510  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  {Amo^'1f^T>'i 
Messrs.  Jos.  Roberts,  of  Maryland ;  E.  H.  Sargent,  of  Illinois,  and  C.  F.  Hildreth, 
of  New  Hampshire,  to  consider  and  report  upon  the  recommendations  and  sugges- 
tions contained  therein. 
A  large  number  of  invitations  from  public  institutions  and  business  houses  were 
received,  and  since,  in  many  cases,  the  appointment  of  a  time  for  a  visit  by  the  mem- 
bers and  their  families  was  requested,  all  invitations  were  referred  to  Messrs.  J.  M. 
Good,  of  Missouri;  F.  M.  Harper,  of  Indiana,  and  Chas.  W.  Hancock,  of  Penn- 
sylvania, with  the  view  of  ascertaining  whether  the  Association  could  pay  these 
visits  without  interfering  with  the  business  before  it. 
On  motion  of  the  Business  Committee,  a  cordial  invitation  was  extended  to  the 
members  of  the  Medical  College  of  Indiana,  the  Central  College  of  Physicians  and 
Surgeons,  the  Marion  County  Medical  Society  and  of  the  Lyceum  of  Microscopy ; 
also  to  the  Governor,  the  State  officers,  the  Judges  of  the  Supreme  Court  and  the 
Mayor,  to  attend  the  sessions. 
The  Committee  on  Credentials  presented  a  report,  according  to  which  delegations 
had  been  accredited  to  this  meeting  from  nine  colleges  of  pharmacy,  nine  State 
pharmaceutical  associations,  three  local  pharmaceutical  societies  and  seven  alumni 
associations  of  pharmaceutical  colleges.  In  addition  to  these,  Mr.  Henry  P. 
Thorn  was  admitted  as  a  delegate  from  the  New  Jersey  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion, whose  credentials  had  not  been  received.  Several  associations  being  represented 
for  the  first  time,  the  President  extended  a  hearty  welcome  to  their  delegations.  The 
roll  being  called,  seventy-four  members  were  found  to  be  present. 
The  Executive  Committee  reported  the  names  of  fifty-eight  candidates  for  mem- 
bership, who  had  duly  applied  and  been  recommended  by  members  in  good  stand- 
ing. Objection  being  made,  one  name  was  withdrawn,  and  a  ballot  was  ordered  for 
the  remaining  candidates,  Messrs.  Candidus  of  Alabama  and  Gardner  of  New  Jer- 
sey acting  as  tellers.  Several  black  balls  having  been  deposited,  supposed  by  some 
members  in  mistake,  another  ballot  was  had  with  similar  results,  but  the  black  balls 
accompanied  by  slips  of  paper  referring  to  one  of  the  candidates.  Since,  under  the 
rules  of  the  Association,  a  separate  ballot  for  each  candidate  would  now  have  been 
required,  a  motion  was  made  and  carried  that,  with  the  exception  of  the  one  objected 
to,  the  remaining  fifty-six  be  declared  elected.  As  soon  as  the  result  was  announced 
a  motion  for  reconsideration  of  the  ballot  was  made,  but  lost,  when  a  point  of  order 
was  raised  by  the  Business  Committee  that  the  fifty-six  candidates  were  not  elected 
under  the  existing  rules.  The  point  of  order  was  sustained  by  the  chair,  and  no 
appeal  being  taken  a  ballot  was  now  taken  on  the  fifty-six  candidates,  who  were 
unanimously  elected.  Considerable  time  had  been  consumed  by  these  proceedings, 
and  a  motion  for  the  appointment  of  a  committee  to  make  definite  and  uniform 
the  manner  of  balloting  for  members  met  with  unanimous  response.  Messrs.  Jos. 
P.  Remington,  J.  U.  Lloyd  and  J.  F.  Judge  were  appointed  this  committee. 
One  member  from  each  delegation,  of  which  one  was  not  represented,  although 
the  credentials  had  been  sent,  was  appointed  to  serve  on  the  Nominating  Committee, 
to  which  Messrs.  C.  E.  Ferris,  of  Indiana ;  F.  H.  Butler,  of  Massachusetts;  R.  W. 
Gardner,  of  New  Jersey,  E.  Bocking,  of  West  Virginia,  and  G.  A.  Newman,  of 
Kentucky,  were  added  from  the  Association  at  large. 
