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The  chair  appointed  the  following  Committee  on  Exhibition:  Prof.  H.  D.  Gani- 
•son,  Chicago;  Chas.  C.  Spannagel,  Philadelphia;  J.  B.  Dill,  Indianapolis;  A.  R. 
Bayley,  Cambridgeport,  Mass.,  and  Emil  L.  Boerner,  Iowa  City. 
The  report  of  the  Executive  Committee  was  now  read  by  the  chairman,  G.  W. 
Kennedy,  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  the  President's  Address,  after  which 
the  Association  adjourned  until  the  next  morning  at  9  o'clock. 
Second  Session,  Wednesday  Morning,  September  10th.— After  the  meeting 
had  been  called  to  order  by  the  President,  the  minutes  of  the  first  session  were  read 
and  approved.  The  Nominating  Committtee,  through  Mr.  T.  R.  Baker,  presented 
the  following  nominations  :  President,  George  W.  Sloan,  Indianapolis  ;  First  Vice- 
President,  T.  Roberts  Baker,  Richmond,  Va. ;  Second  Vice-President,  Joseph  L. 
Lemberger,  Lebanon,  Pa.  ;  Third  Vice-President,  Philip  C.  Candidus,  Mobile,  Ala.; 
Treasurer,  C.  A.  Tufts,  Dover,  N.  H.  ;  Permanent  Secretary,  John  M.  Maisch, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.  ;  Reporter  on  the  Progress  of  Pharmacy,  C  Lewis  Diehl,  Louis- 
ville, Ky. ;  Executive  Committee — George  W.  Kennedy,  Pottsville,  Pa  ,  chairman  ; 
Adolph  W.  Miller,  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  William  Silver  Thompson,  Baltimore,  Md. ; 
Thomas  W.  Casper,  Springfield,  Ohio;  John  M.  Maisch,  ex-officio,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.  Committee  on  Drug  Market — Louis  Lehn,  New  York,  chairman  ;  Henry  W. 
Fuller,  Chicago  ;  Solomon  Carter,  Boston  ;  Benjamin  F.  Morse,  Charleston,  S.  C.  ; 
James  G.  Steele,  San  Francisco.  Committee  on  Papers  and  Queries — J.  U.  Lloyd, 
Cincinnati,  chairman;  Robert  H.  Cowdry,  Chicago;  Charles  Mohr,  Mobile.  Bus- 
iness Committee — H.J.  Menninger,  Brooklyn,  chairman  ;  Eli  Lilly,  Indianapolis ; 
Charles  L.  Eberle,  Philadelphia.  Committee  on  Prize  Essays — C.  Lewis  Diehl,  Louis- 
ville, chairman  ;  John  F.  Judge,  Cincinnati,  O  ;  Emil  Scheffer,  Louisville.  Committee 
on  Legislation — John  M.  Maisch,  Philadelphia,  chairman  ;  Jesse  W.  Rankin, 
Atlanta;  Samuel  A.  D.  Sheppard,  Boston. 
The  report  was  accepted  and  the  nominees  balloted  for  and  elected,  Messrs. 
Eberle,  of  Philadelphia,  and  Griffith,  of  Niagara  Falls,  acting  as  tellers.  The  chair 
appointed  Messrs.  Gordon,  of  Ohio,  and  Ross,  of  Pennsylvania,  a  committee  to 
conduct  the  President  and  Vice-Presidents  elect  to  the  platform,  when  they  were 
introduced  to  and  briefly  addressed  the  meeting. 
The  annual  report  of  the  Secretary,  which  was  now  read,  contained  various  sug- 
gestions looking  towards  curtailing  the  expenses,  and  was  referred  to  a  committee 
consisting  of  Messrs.  Joseph  Roberts,  of  Maryland ;  E.  H.  Sargent,  of  Illinois,  and 
C.  L.  Eberle,  of  Pennsylvania  ;  the  Permanent  Secretary,  Treasurer  and  Chairman 
of  the  Executive  Committee  being  subsequently  added  to  it  by  special  vote  of  the 
Association. 
The  Treasurer  presented  his  annual  report,  showing  a  balance  on  hand  at  the 
beginning  of  the  meeting,  amonnting  to  $980-98.  It  was  referred  to  an  auditing 
committee  consisting  of  Messrs.  John  Ingalls,  of  Georgia ;  Charles  A.  Heinitsh,  of 
Pennsylvania,  and  George  Buck,  of  Illinois. 
The  Report  on  the  Drug  Market,  written  by  Mr.  W.  H.  Wickham,  and  a  sup- 
plementary report  on  the  California  Drug  Market,  by  Mr.  James  G.  Steele,  were  read 
by  the  Permanent  Secretary  and  referred  for  publication. 
On  motion  of  Mr.  Diehl,  a  committee  of  three  was  appointed  to  aid  the  Com- 
