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22  and  23.  The  able  address  of  the  president,  Mr.  G.  A.  Pfeiffer, 
reviewed  the  important  problems  affecting  their  industry  and  the 
difficulties  that  have  been  so  greatly  increased  by  reason  of  the  war 
and  the  taxes  resulting  therefrom. 
A  number  of  interesting  papers  were  presented,  that  by  Mr. 
Christian  Beilstein  of  the  firm  of  Dodge  &  Olcott  on  "  Raw  Ma- 
terials "  being  among  the  notable  topics  discussed. 
Mr.  G.  A.  Pfeiffer  was  reelected  as  president ;  Mr.  Francis  W. 
Jones  was  elected  as  vice-president. 
Messrs.  Fritzsche  Brothers  Incorporated." — Fritzsche 
Brothers  of  Xew  York  who  have  long  been  established  as  among 
the  leading  manufacturers  and  importers  of  essential  oils,  aromatic 
chemicals,  drugs,  and  perfumers  materials,  have  been  incorporated 
under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Xew  York  with  a  capital  of  Si,- 
000,000.00. 
The  officers  elected  are:  President,  F.  E.  YVatermayer ;  Vice- 
President,  F.  H.  Leonhardt ;  Secretary,  Julius  Koehler;  Treasurer, 
Wm.  A.  R.  Welcke.  The  main  reasons  for  incorporating  assigned 
are  the  desire  to  perpetuate  their  long  established  good  will  and 
business  and  to  afford  an  opportunity  for  some  of  their  old  em- 
ployees to  become  interested.  Mr.  Leonhart  has  been  with  this 
firm  for  twenty-five  years  and  Mr.  Koehler's  connection  dates  back 
thirty-two  years  and  that  of  Mr.  Welcke  thirty-four  years. 
Further  Changes  in  the  Management  of  the  H.  K.  Mul- 
ford  Co. — Mr.  A.  Homer  Smith,  who  served  as  assistant  to  the 
chief  of  the  medical  sector  of  the  Council  of  National  Defense  dur- 
ing a  considerable  portion  of  the  war,  has  been  made  secretary  of 
this  company  and  also  the  general  sales  manager.  Air.  Smith  is  a 
native  of  Smyrna,  Del.,  and  is  a  graduate  of  the  Philadelphia  Col- 
lege of  Pharmacy.  In  1905  he  engaged  as  a  salesman  with  the  H. 
K.  Mulford  Co.  His  energy  and  ability,  coupled  with  good  nature, 
tact  and  diplomacy,  has  brought  to  him  continuous  advancement  and 
success. 
Air.  A.  E.  Wills,  formerly  in  charge  of  the  London  office  of  the 
firm  and  later  the  district  manager  in  Boston,  has  been  made  as- 
sistant sales  manager  and  transferred  to  the  Philadelphia  office. 
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Dr.  Fischelis  in  the  Advertising  Field. — Dr.  R.  P.  Fischelis, 
the  genial  secretary  of  the  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
