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judiciously  arranged  therein.  Most  of  the  plants,  which  were  kindly  loaned  for 
the  occasion  from  the  hot-house  of  Prof.  Geo.  B.  Wood,  represented  some  officinal 
articles,  such  as  sago,  sugar,  coffee,  tea,  cinnamon,  &c.  The  entrance  hall  had 
been  handsomely  decorated  with  the  flags  of  the  nations  represented  in  the  inter- 
national exposition,  a  glass  tablet,  with  the  following  greeting,  being  suspended 
from  an  arch  in  the  centre  of  the  hall : 
*'  Collegium  Pharmaceutic™  Philadelphiense  arti  Medicamentari^e 
operam  dantes  ubicumque  gentium  salutat." 
In  the  lower  lecture  room  the  company  was  treated  to  an  exhibition  with  the 
College  stereopticon,  the  oxy-hydrogen  lamp  being,  for  the  evening,  in  charge  of 
Mr.  D.  S.  Homan,  of  the  Franklin  Institute  ;  J)r.  J.  G.  Hunt  exhibiting  a  number 
of  Microscopical  preparations ;  Mr.  Charles  Bullock  following  with  an  exhibition 
of  American  and  foreign  sceneries.  The  company,  afterwards,  repaired  to  the 
lower  hall,  where  an  acceptable  collation  of  ice  cream  and  cakes  had  been  pro- 
vided, and  small  bouquets  were  handed  to  those  present.  After  further  social 
intercourse,  the  company  dispersed. 
Great  credit  is  due  to  the  hall  committee  (Messrs.  C.  Bullock,  T.  S.  Wiegand 
and  Wm.  Bakes)  for  the  manner  in  which  the  improvements  were  made,  and  the 
very  satisfactory  arrangements  for  this  opening  reception. 
The  Alumni  Association  of  the  Massachusetts  College  of  Pharmacy 
has  elected  the  following  officers  for  the  ensuing  year  :  Edward  S.  Kelly,  Presi- 
dent ;  Chas.  M.  Howe  and  James  S.  Whall,  Vice-Presidents;  S.  A.  D.  Sheppard, 
Secretary  ;  Jas.  C.  Lowd,  Treasurer,  and  Wm.  W.  Bartlett,  auditor. 
At  the  annual  supper,  at  the  Revere  House,  on  April  ai,  more  than  eighty  were 
present ;  speeches  were  made,  and  harmony  and  good  feeling  prevailed  until  the 
hour  of  separation  arrived. 
The  New  Jersey  Pharmaceutical  Association  held  its  sixth  annual  meet- 
ing in  the  assembly  room  of  Masonic  Hall,  New  Brunswick,  on  Wednesday,  May 
17th,  1876.  The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  the  President,  J.  L.  DelaCour, 
and,  after  delivering  his  annual  address,  an  election  for  officers  for  the  ensuing  year 
was  held  with  the  following  result :  President,  H.  P.  Reynolds,  of  Plainfield ; 
Vice-Presidents,  A.  S.  White,  Mount  Holly,  and  Wm.  M.  Townley,  Newark  ; 
Treasurer,  Wm.  Rust,  New  Brunswick ;  Recording  Secretary,  A.  P.  Brown, 
Camden;  Corresponding  Secretary,  C.  B.  Smith,  Newark;  Standing  Committee, 
G.  A.  Mangold,  Trenton  ;  J.  H.  Van  Deursen,  New  Brunswick;  Charles  Holz- 
hauer,  Newark  ;  R.  J.  Shaw,  Plainfield. 
On  account  of  the  Centennial  Exposition,  in  Philadelphia,  the  local  committee 
were  unable  to  prepare  an  exhibition  of  drugs,  but  invitations  were  extended  to 
visit  the  hard  and  soft  rubber  factories,  the  brussels  carpet  factory  and  the  hosiery 
factory,  and,  after  the  morning  session,  the  members,  with  their  ladies,  spent  about 
two  hours  in  examining  the  above-named  places. 
The  next  annual  meeting  will  be  held  in  Newark,  and  the  Association  decided 
not  to  hold  any  summer  meeting,  and  not  to  issue  any  proceedings  this  year. 
