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Henry  N.  Rittenhouse. 
(Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
1  November,  1905. 
firm  was  incorporated  in  1886  under  the  name  of  the  Mellor  &  Rit- 
tenhouse Company.  Though  the  name  of  the  company  remained 
unchanged  until  recent  times,  Mr.  Rittenhouse's  retirement  took 
place  in  1890,  after  which  he  was  not  actively  engaged  in  any  busi- 
ness. His  interest,  however,  in  the  affairs  of  the  drug  world  never 
lessened,  and  with  the  subject  of  licorice  still  of  the  greatest  possi- 
ble interest  to  him,  he  conducted .  numerous  experiments  and  lines 
of  investigation  looking  toward  the  introduction  of  the  growth  of 
licorice  root  in  this  country,  some  interesting  articles  on  the  subject 
having  appeared  at  various  times  in  this  Journal. 
While  the  affairs  of  his  immediate  business  absorbed  his  time  and 
attention,  he  still  found  opportunities  during  his  active  career  to 
devote  to  other  interests,  public  as  well  as  personal.  In  1867  he 
became  a  member  of  the  Philadelphia  Drug  Exchange,  and  retained 
his  membership  for  thirty-eight  years,  twenty-four  years  of  which 
he  was  a  director;  vice-president  in  1874-75,  and  president  for  one 
year,  in  1 88 1.  He  also  served  on  many  committees,  representing 
the  Philadelphia  Drug  Exchange  in  matters  relating  to  their  imme- 
diate interests  and  in  affairs  calling  "or  their  co-operation  as  a  rep- 
resentative organization.  He  was  also  closely  identified  with  the 
affairs  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  being  elected  a 
member  December  18,  1854.  He  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
Board  ot  Trustees  first  on  March  29,  1858,  he  having  served  the 
College  in  this  capacity  for  a  number  of  years  at  different  times. 
He  was  also  elected  a  member  of  the  Publication  Committee,  March 
30,  1874,  having  been  the  chairman  of  the  committee  from  1874  to 
1894,  and  treasurer  from  March,  1894,  to  April,  1902.  The  long 
faithful  service  which  he  rendered  the  College  as  a  member  of  the 
Publication  Committee  has  been  commented  upon  in  highly  compli- 
mentary terms,  and  a  unanimous  vote  of  thanks  was  extended  to 
him  for  the  twenty-five  years  of  faithful  work  he  gave  the  College 
in  that  important  position.  He  was  a  life  member  of  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death,  one  of  its 
oldest  members,  having  joined  the  association  in  1857.  During  the 
year  1864-65,  he  served  as  recording  secretary. 
He  was  not  identified  with  any  clubs,  his  greatest  interests  being 
centered  in  his  home.  His  society  connections  were  few,  but  to  him 
a  source  of  pride.  He  was  a  member  of  Montgomery  Lodge,  No. 
19,  F.  and  A.  M.,  Pennsylvania  Society,  Sons  of  the  Revolution, 
