428  Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations.       {^auS  isss"* 
PHARMACEUTICAL  COLLEGES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS. 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association.— The  Thirty-first  Annual 
Meeting  of  this  Association  will  be  held  in  the  city  of  Washington,  D.  C, 
on  the  second  Tuesday,  the  11th  day  of  September,  at  3  o'clock  P.  M.,  in  the 
Smithsonian  Institution,  where  also  room  has  been  provided  for  the  exhi- 
bition of  articles  possessing  pharmaceutical  interest.  It  is  expected  that 
the  meeting  will  be  largely  attended  by  pharmacists  from  all  sections  of  the 
country,  and  that  the  reports  of  committees,  the  replies  to  queries  and  the 
volunteer  papers  will  furnish  much  interesting  material  for  discussion. 
The  national  capital  is  easy  of  access,  the  accomodations  for  a  large  assem- 
blage are  ample,  and  many  of  the  institutions  afford  considerable  opportu- 
nity for  profitable  study. 
Delegates  are  reminded  that  their  credentials  should  be  sent  to  the  Per- 
manent Secretary,  Prof.  J.  M.  Maisch,  Philadelphia,  at  least  two  weeks  in 
advance  of  the  meeting. 
Applicants  for  membership  should,  if  possible,  send  their  applications 
with  the  requisite  funds  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Member- 
ship, Mr.  G.  W.  Kennedy,  Pottsville,  Pa.,  at  least  two  weeks  before  the 
meeting. 
The  Local  Secretary,  Mr.  Charles  Becker,  West  Washington,  D.  C,  will 
give  all  information  to  those  who  may  wish  to  exhibit  suitable  goods. 
The  Committee  on  Entertainments,  Mr.  George  J.  Seabury,  New  York, 
Chairman,  will  soon  issue  circular  with  the  programme  of  the  entertain- 
ments projected  for  the  time  when  the  Association  will  not  be  in  session. 
Lancaster  Pa.,  July,  1883.  Charles  A.  Heinitsh,  President. 
The  National  Retail  Druggists'  Association  will  doubtless  be 
organized  in  Washington,  September  10th  next.  The  convention  will 
assemble  at  10  o'clock  A.M.,  on  the  date  given,  in  the  lecture  room  of  the 
Smithsonian  Institution.  To  facilitate  the  organization  a  carefully  con- 
sidered draft  of  constitution  and  by-laws  has  been  prepared  and  distrib- 
uted by  the  Massachusetts  delegation,  the  proposed  annual  dues  being 
fixed  at  $2.   
Indiana  State  Pharmaceutical  Association.— The  first  annual 
meeting  was  held  at  Indianapolis,  May  22-24.  At  the  first  session  Presi- 
dent G.  H.  Andrews  delivered  his  annual  address,  and  the  various  officers 
and  committees  made  their  reports.  On  the  following  days  a  number  of 
papers  were  read  and  the  following  officers  were  elected :  N.  W.  Yeakle, 
Lafayette,  President;  H.  J.  Watjen,  Vincennes,  F.  H.  Carter,  Indianapo- 
lis, and  A.  W.  Binford,  Crawfordsville,  Vice-Presidents;  E.  Martin,  Indi- 
anapolis, Treasurer ;  and  J.  R.  Perry,  Indianapolis,  Secretar3\  The  next 
annual  meeting  will  be  held  at  Evansville,  the  time  to  be  fixed  by  the  Ex- 
ecutive Committee. 
Alabama  State  Pharmaceutical  Association. — The  second  annual 
