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which  were  lavished  upon  the  travelers  was  the  St.  Louis  welcome.  In  this 
city  the  delegates  from  the  East  arrived  at  7.15  a.m.,  on  Sunday,  August  11th, 
and  from  that  hour  until  late  in  the  evening  of  the  same  day,  the  resident  phar- 
macists displayed  a  hospitality  of  the  true  Western  stamp.  The  committee 
escorted  their  guests  to  the  Planter's  Hotel,  where  an  informal  reception  was 
given  them,  from  9.30  to  10.30  a.m.  At  the  close  of  the  latter  entertainment, 
the  party  was  conducted  to  the  plant  of  the  Anheuser-Busch  Brewing  Associa- 
tion, where  they  were  permitted  to  inspect  the  machinery  and  apparatus  em- 
ployed in  the  production  of  malt  beverages.  From  the  brewery  the  visitors 
returned  to  their  hotels,  and,  after  a  midday  repast,  were  driven  in  carriages 
across  the  famous  St.  Louis  bridge,  from  which  a  magnificent  view  of  the 
Mississippi  River  was  obtained.  Returning  to  the  Missouri  side,  the  procession 
passed  through  the  main  thoroughfares  of  the  city,  as  also  through  some  of  the 
quiet  and  beautifully  cultivated  private  streets,  and  through  some  of  the  smaller 
parks  to  the  destination  of  the  drive,  the  Cottage  in  Forest  Park.  At  the  latter 
place  a  lunch  was  served  and  the  speech-making  of  the  day  inaugurated — 
Adolph  Braun  representing  the  St.  Louis  committee  and  Prof.  J.  P.  Remington 
replying  for  the  delegation. 
At  Jefferson  City  and  also  at  Kansas  City  the  delegation  was  cared  for  by  the 
local  pharmacists.  A  floral  design  of  the  mortar  and  pestle  was  presented  to 
them  at  the  first  place,  and  at  the  last-named  place  the  party  was  tendered  a 
cable  car  ride  over  the  hills  of  the  city. 
Besides  these  given  entertainments,  which  were  participated  in  by  the  Eastern 
and  Southern  delegations,  other  evidences  of  welcome  were  shown  by  the  phar- 
macists of  Lawrence,  Topeka,  Emporia,  Newton  and  Hutchinson— towns 
through  which  the  Chicago  delegation  passed. 
The  several  special  trains  were  met  by  members  of  the  Denver  local  committee 
of  arrangements,  who  were  enabled  to  instruct  the  travellers  regarding  hotels, 
sight-seeing  and  other  matters  of  general  interest  and  concern. 
The  Association  had  its  headquarters  at  the  Brown  Palace  Hotel,  in  the  ordi- 
nary of  which  structure  all  of  the  business  meetings  were  conducted. 
FIRST  GENERAL  SESSION. 
The  first  general  session  of  the  Association  convened  on  Wednesday,  August 
14th,  at  3.30  P.  M.  The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  First  Vice-President 
C.  M.  Ford,  who,  after  speaking  of  the  good  attendance,  introduced  Governor 
Mclntire,  of  Colorado.  The  Governor  extended  the  hospitality  of  the  State, 
and  referred  to  the  importance  of  the  business  that  the  Association  had  met  to 
transact.  The  Mayor  of  Denver,  Mr.  McMurray,  was  next  introduced  by 
Vice-president  Ford.  A  hearty  welcome  to  the  city  was  given  the  members 
by  its  executive.  President  Simpson  then  introduced  Second  Vice-president 
J.  N.  Hurty,  who  replied  to  the  courtesies  of  the  previous  speakers. 
Vice-President  Hurty  then  took  the  chair,  while  the  President,  William 
Simpson,  of  Raleigh,  N.  C,  read  his  annual  address.  He  referred  to  the  small 
number  of  graduates,  as  compared  to  the  large  number  of  pharmacists,  advised 
more  education  and  training,  and  suggested  that  the  Association  recommend 
the  standard  of  education  necessary  for  entrance  to  the  ranks  to  be  made  the 
same  as  that  required  for  entrance  into  high  schools  ;  and  that  each  State  Board 
of  Pharmacy  be  informed  of  the  Association's  attitude  in  this  matter.  With 
