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Trade  Association  of  Philadelphia  Druggists. — This  is  the  title  of  an  associa- 
tion organized  at  meetings  held  at  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  on  May 
27th  and  June  5th,  the  object  being  "the  promotion  of  the  general  welfare  and  pro- 
tection of  the  material  interests  of  the  trade  in  all  its  branches."  Any  person  may 
be  eligible  to  membership  who  is  engaged  in  the  retail  or  wholesale  drug,  paint  and 
medicine  business,  manufacturing  chemists  and  co-ordinate  branches  of  the  drug 
trade,  and  those  who  having  received  a  druggist's  education  feel  interested  in  the  wel- 
fare of  the  profession.  Mr.  Caleb  H.  Needles  was  chosen  president,  Thos.  S  Wie- 
gand  secretary,  and  C  W.  Hancock  treasurer,  and  an  executive  committee  was 
appointed  representing  each  of  the  thirty-one  legislative  districts. 
In  view  of  the  fact  that  objectionable  measures  are  not  unfrequently  introduced 
into  the  State  Legislature,  such  an  organization  would  seem  to  be  a  necessity,  and 
if  it  can  harmonize  its  action,  whenever  such  becomes  necessary,  with  that  of  the 
committee  of  the  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association,  which  has  similar  ends 
in  view,  the  druggists  of  the  State  are  not  likely  to  suffer  from  unjust  legislation 
without  having  been  heard. 
The  objects,  as  quoted  above  from  the  call  for  the  meeting,  are  very  comprehen- 
sive, and  besides  the  legislative  feature  may  perhaps  be  intended  to  include  dealing 
with  such  evils  as  are  known  to  exist  to  a  greater  or  less  extent  in  large  cities,  like 
the  "  cutting"  of  prices,  the  lowering  of  strength  of  officinal  preparations,  the  sub- 
stitution of  cheap  for  high-priced  medicines,  the  percentage  business,  the  writing  of 
prescriptions  in  ciphers  or  factitious  names,  the  starting  of  drug  stores  merely  for 
the  purpose  of  disposing  of  them  as  soon  as  possible,  and  perhaps  others.  An 
organization  for  the  protection  of  the  material  interests  certainly  deserves  the  hearty 
co-operation  of  all  engaged  in  business. 
Kentucky  Pharmaceutical  Association. —The  second  annual  meeting  was  held 
In  the  hall  of  the  Louisville  College  of  Pharmacy,  on  Wednesday,  May  21st,  Presi- 
dent W.  H.  Averill,  of  Frankfort,  in  the  chair.  In  his  annual  address  the  President 
spoke  at  some  length  of  the  objects  and  importance  of  the  Association  to  the  mem- 
bers, as  well  as  to  the  general  public,  and  recommended  that  some  action  be  taken 
to  secure  a  more  general  pharmacy  law  than  that  at  present  on  the  statutes. 
Reports  were  also  received  from  the  Treasurer,  the  Secretary,  Executive  Commit- 
tee, Committee  on  Legislation,  the  Delegation  to  the  last  Meeting  of  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Assoc'ation,  and  the  Special  Committee  on  By-Laws,  all  of  which 
were  appropriately  disposed  of.  On  motion,  the  President  was  requested  to  send  a 
telegram  to  the  convention  of  druggists  and  pharmacists  at  Utica,  N.  Y.,  conveying 
hearty  wishes  for  their  success  in  organizing  the  New  York  State  Pharmaceutical 
Association. 
At  the  second  session,  held  on  Thursday,  the  consideration  of  and  action  upon 
the  reports  was  continued.  Invitations  to  visit  several  industrial  establishments  were 
received  and  accepted.  A  number  of  queries  for  investigation  were  read  and 
accepted  for  report  at  the  next  annual  meeting. 
The  following  officers  for  the  ensuing  year  were  elected  :  Vincent  Davis,  of  Louis- 
ville, President;  M.  H.  Webb,  of  Simpsonville,  E.  C.  Reiss,  of  Covington,  J. 
Colgan,  of  Louisville,  O.,  Vice  Presidents;  W.  G.  White,  of  Richmond,  Recording 
Secretary;  C.  Lewis  Diehl,  of  Louisville,  Corresponding  Secretary;  Peter  Nodler, 
of  Covington,  O  ,  Treasurer. 
The  next  meeting  will  be  held  at  Owensboro'  in  the  month  of  May,  1880. 
On  the  evening  of  Thursday,  the  members  were  the  guests  of  the  pharmacists  of 
Louisville  at  a  pleasant  reunion  at  Rufer's  Hotel. 
Cincinnati  College  of  Pharmacy. — The  following  gentlemen  received  the  degree 
of  Graduate  in  Pharmacy  at  the  Commencement,  held  March  19th: 
