434  Twenty-fourth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  \  A%JcT^76arm: 
mittee  was  engaged  in  examining  the  credentials  of  delegates,  the  Pres- 
ident read  his  annual  address,  in  which  he  reviewed  the  labors  of  the 
Association  accomplished  since  the  time  of  its  organization  in  1852; 
the  present  meeting  is  the  twenty-fourth  since  the  organization  of  the 
Association,  but  the  twenty-fifth  since  the  initiatory  meeting  of  the 
Colleges  of  Pharmacy  of  Massachusetts,  New  York  and  Philadelphia 
took  place  in  the  city  of  New  York,  October  15th  and  1 6th  1851. 
The  following  invitations  were  laid  before  the  Association  :  From 
the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences  to  visit  their  extensive  museum  ; 
from  the  Union  League  to  visit  their  hall  on  Broad  street,  the  badge 
of  the  Association  being  in  both  cases  sufficient  in  lieu  of  regular  ad- 
mission tickets  ;  also,  from  Mr.  James  W.  Tufts,  inviting  the  mem- 
bers to  make  use,  at  their  pleasure  and  convenience,  of  his  pavilion 
erected  near  the  Globe  Hotel,  and  in  the  vicinity  of  one  of  the  princi- 
pal entrances  to  the  Exposition  ;  also,  through  Mr.  Delacour,  an  in- 
vitation to  visit  the  Masonic  Temple  on  Friday  forenoon  at  10  o'clock. 
The  invitations  were  accepted  with  the  thanks  of  the  Association. 
Mr.  Bullock  moved  that  a  committee  be  appointed,  to  report  at  the 
next  meeting,  on  the  articles  of  pharmaceutical  interest  contained  in 
she  International  Exposition.  Mr.  Menninger  amended  that  the  com- 
mittee report  to  the  Executive  Committee,  and  that  the  report  be  pub- 
lished in  the  next  volume  of  Proceedings,  but  that  the  publication  of 
the  latter  should  not  be  delayed  in  case  the  committee  should  be  unable 
to  complete  their  labors  in  time.  The  motion  as  amended  was  carried, 
and  the  number  of  members  to  serve  on  this  committee  fixed  at  nine. 
The  following  were  appointed  at  a  subsequent  session  :  Prof.  Joseph 
P.  Remington,  James  T.  Shinn  and  A.  W.  Miller,  of  Philadelphia  ; 
Prof.  J.  F.  Judge,  Cincinnati  ;  Wm.  Saunders,  London,  Ont.  ;  Prof. 
S.  P.  Sharpies,  Boston  ;  A.  P.  Sharp  and  John  F.  Hancock,  Balti- 
more, and  Prof.  Emlen  Painter,  San  Francisco. 
The  Committee  on  Arrangements  being  called  upon,  Dr.  A.  W. 
Miller  read  the  report,  containing,  among  others,  the  suggestion  that 
the  iVssociation  meet  on  alternate  days,  and  devote  the  intervening 
days  to  visiting  the  International  Exposition  under  the  guidance  of 
some  of  the  local  members.  This  proposition  created  some  discussion, 
but  was  finally  adopted  with  the  understanding  that  the  Association 
could  finish  its  labors  during  the  same  week,  and  with  this  object  in 
