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John  F.  Hylan  escaped  being  "  received  and  not  read  "'  when  one  of 
the  members  called  attention  to  the  fact  that  such  disposition  would 
be  construed  as  scant  courtesy.  The  reading  of  the  letter  elicited  a 
round  of  applause. 
The  Presidential  Address  was  then  presented  and  referred  to  a 
committee  of  which  Prof.  T.  J.  Bradley  of  Boston  was  chairman  to 
give  due  consideration  to  the  recommendations  contained  and  report 
at  the  subsequent  meeting  of  the  Association.  The  remainder  of  the 
first  session  was  consumed  in  calling  for  reports  of  standing  com- 
mittees and  in  selecting  the  all  important  Committee  on  Nominations. 
A  special  adjourned  general  session  was  held  on  Tuesday  even- 
ing, devoted  to  the  presentation  for  the  first  time  of  the  Remington 
Memorial  Medal.  The  presentation  on  behalf  of  the  New  York 
Branch  of  the  A.  Ph.  A.  was  made  by  Dr.  Jacob  Diner,  whose  elo- 
quent and  sympathetic  tribute  to  the  memory  of  one  whose  influence 
had  helped  materially  in  shaping  his  own  career,  touched  a  respon- 
sive chord  in  many  of  his  audience  and  whose  reference  to  the  serv- 
ices that  the  recipient,  Dr.  James  H.  Beal,  had  performed  in  behalf 
of  pharmacy,  was  heartily  applauded. 
In  responding,  Dr.  Beal  read  a  prepared  tribute  to  Professor 
Remington,  expressing  his  personal  appreciation  of  the  character 
and  services  of  this  distinguished  teacher,  author  and  pharmacopceial 
revision  leader.  Prior  to  this  function,  the  surviving  "  ex-presi- 
dents "  present  at  the  convention  accompanied  by  the  members  of 
their  families  had  a  reunion  and  an  informal  "  Italian  "  dinner  at 
which  it  was  decided  that  in  order  to  arrange  for  the  continuance  of 
their  duty  as  a  Committee  of  Award  of  the  Remington  Memorial 
Medal,  the  retiring  president  should  become  automatically  the  chair- 
man of  the  committee  and  the  Secretary  of  the  New  York  Branch 
should  continue  as  the  Secretary. 
The  reports  of  the  Treasurer,  Dr.  H.  M.  Whelpley,  and  of  the 
Secretary,  Prof.  W.  B.  Day,  showed  that  despite  the  general  upset 
conditions  the  Association  had  a  successful  and  prosperous  year. 
Nearly  six  hundred  members  were  added  to  the  roll.  At  an  early 
session  of  the  Council,  the  following  distinguished  scientists  were 
elected  honorary  members :  Professor  L.  Guignard,  honorary  presi- 
dent Paris  School  of  Pharmacy;  Professor  M.  Emile  Bourquelot, 
president  Pharmaceutical  Society  of  Paris  ;  Professor  Eugene  Collin, 
chemist  Central  Laboratory  for  Repression  of  Frauds,  Paris;  J.  H. 
