Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
July,  1895. 
Obituary. 
385 
health  and  was  sent  to  Friends'  Select  School,  Philadelphia,  where  he  received 
his  early  training,  and  afterwards  was  sent  to  Westtown  Boarding  School, 
Chester  County,  Pa.,  where  he  finished  his  education.  September  6,  i860, 
when  17  years  of  age,  he  Went  to  learn  the  drug  business  with  Amos  H. 
Yarnall,  at  the  southeast  corner  Fifteenth  and  Market  Streets,  and  remained 
with  him  four  years  ;  during  his  apprenticeship  he  attended  the  Philadelphia 
College  of  Pharmacy  and  graduated  with  the  Class  of  1864,  being  second  in 
class,  his  thesis  being  entitled  "  Leptandra  Virginica." 
During  this  year  the  Alumni  Association  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of 
Pharmacy  was  organized,  and  Edward  was  one  of  its  projectors,  and  through 
his  untiring  efforts  in  the  early  days  of  its  existence  is  due  the  high  place  she 
holds  to-day  among  the  graduates  of  the  College.  In  1868,  he  was  elected 
Treasurer  of  the  Association,  and  has  held  that  honorable  position  up  to  the 
time  of  his  decease,  a  period  of  twenty-seven  years. 
On  the  13th  of  March,  1866,  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  College,  and 
has  always  taken  an  active  interest  in  its  affairs.  On  the  30th  of  March,  1874, 
he  was  elected  by  his  fellow-members  of  the  College  as  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  and  he  continuously  served  the  Institution  as  Trustee  up  to  the 
day  of  his  death,  over  twenty-one  years.  In  1864,  he  became  a  member  of  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  and  was  present  at  the  meeting  held  at 
Cincinnati,  O.,  and  has  attended  almost  every  annual  session  since. 
He  became  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  State  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion at  its  organization,  and  has  attended  almost  all  of  its  sessions  and  was  a 
faithful  and  zealous  advocate  of  any  improvement  or  advancement  in  the 
Pharmaceutical  profession. 
After  his  graduation  from  the  College  he  went  to  Chicago,  111.,  and  spent  a 
short  time  in  the  laboratory  of  E.  H.  Sargent,  and  afterwards  in  the  drug  store 
of  W.  J.  M.  Gordon,  Cincinnati,  O.;  but  his  health  failed  him,  and  he  returned 
to  his  native  city  and  entered  into  business  with  his  former  preceptor,  at  the 
old-established  store,  southeast  corner  Fifteenth  and  Market  Streets.  In  1877, 
his  partner,  Mr.  Yarnall,  died,  when  Mr.  Jones  succeeded  him  at  the  head  of 
the  firm  of  Jones  &  Shaw,  and  shortly  afterwards  Mr.  Shaw  retired  from  the 
firm  ;  when  Wm.  B.  Thompson  was  associated  with  him  under  the  firm  name  of 
E.  C.  Jones  &  Co.,  and  still  later  Mr.  Thompson  also  retired,  when  Wm.  H. 
Earl  entered  the  firm,  which  continued  until  1889,  when  they  became  involved 
and  Mr.  Jones  retired  from  the  business,  since  which  time  he  has  been  with  the 
firm  of  Robt.  Shoemaker  &  Co.,  Fourth  and  Race  Streets,  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
as  salesman. 
Edward  C.  Jones  was  highly  esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him,  and  had  a  host 
of  friends  among  the  graduates  of  the  College.  He  had  always  taken  an  active 
interest  in  all  the  affairs  of  the  pharmaceutical  profession. 
He  was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Orthodox  branch  of  the  Society  of 
Friends,  and  took  a  deep  interest  in  all  of  the  affairs  of  the  Society. 
His  sudden  death  was  a  great  surprise  and  shock  to  his  many  friends.  The 
day  previous  he  was  at  his  usual  avocation,  visiting  many  of  the  drug  stores 
in  the  western  portion  of  the  city.  He  returned  to  his  home  in  Media  appar- 
ently as  well  as  usual  and  quite  cheerful.  He  retired  to  his  room  about  11 
o'clock,  after  having  spent  the  evening  in  writing  ;  early  the  next  morning 
his  sister  called  to  him,  and,  receiving  no  response,  she  entered  his  room,  and 
