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American  Phamiaceutical  Association. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm 
Oct.,  1883. 
iDvitations  were  received  from  the  pharmacists  of  Washington  for  an 
excursion  to  Mount  Vernon,  and  from  Mr.  C.  B.  Shafer  for  visiting  a  depot 
of  natural  mineral  waters.  The  various  committee  reports  were  read  by 
title,  and  Mr.  Gordon  made  a  preliminary  report  for  the  delegates  to  the  Lust 
meeting  of  the  National  Wholesale  Druggists'  Association  at  Cleveland. 
The  Nominating  Committee  was  appointed  in  the  usual  manner,  each 
accredited  delegation  naming  one  member,  and  in  addition  thereto  the 
President  appointed  from  the  Association  at  large  Messrs.  E.  Scheffer,  of 
Kentucky;  J.  H.  Redsecker,  of  Pennsylvania;  J.  Bassett,  of  New  Jersey; 
A.  R.  Bayley,  of  Massachusetts;  and  R.  England,  of  Pennsylvania.  The 
Chair  also  appointed  Messrs.  W.  J.  M.  Gordon,  of  Cincinnati;  J.  A.  Mil- 
burn,  of  Washington,  D.  C;  W.  J.  Jenks,  of  Philadelphia;  N.  A.  Kuhn, 
of  Omaha  ;  and  T.  Whitfield,  of  Chicago,  the  Committee  on  Exhibits. 
Mr.  Kennedy  read  the  minutes  of  the  Council  meetings  held  during  the 
past  year,  which  were  approved;  and,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Ebert,  the  thanks 
of  the  Association  were  tendered  to  the  Council.  The  report  of  the  Publish- 
ing Committee,  giving  the  cost  of  publishing  the  last  volume  of  Proceedings 
and  the  stock  on  hand,  was  read  ;  likewise  the  introduction  to  the  report 
on  the  Progress  of  Pharmacy,  and  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Legisla- 
tion. The  latter  referred  to  the  repeal  of  the  obnoxious  law  of  Pennsylvania 
imposing  a  special  tax  for  the  privilege  of  selling  patent  medicines,  and  of 
the  San  Francisco  pharmacy  act,  the  opposition  to  whicti  seems  to  have 
arisen  chiefly  in  consequence  of  the  annual  registration  required,  and  to 
have  been  successful  under  the  plea  that  the  new  constitution  forbids  the 
enactment  of  local  laws  ;  the  new  pharmacy  law  for  Delaware,  and  a  recent 
amendment  to  the  West  Virginia  pharmacy  act  were  explained,  and  both 
laws  reported  in  full.  The  proposed  law  giving  a  military  rank  to  apothe- 
caries of  the  army  and  navy  was  likewise  discussed. 
After  an  appeal  by  Mr.  Ebert  for  abolishing  the  legal  recognition  of  all 
diplomas  in  the  registration  of  pharmacists,  the  Association  adjourned. 
Second  Session,  Wednesday  Morning,  Sept.  12th. 
After  the  reading  and  aj^proval  of  the  minutes  of  the  first  session  and  of 
the  Covmcil  meeting,  the  Nominating  Committee  reported  the  following 
nominations  :  For  President,  Wm.  S.  Thompson,  Washington,  D.  C.  ;  for 
Vice-Presidents,  Chas.  Rice,  New  York,  Fred.  H.  Masi,  Norfolk,  Va.,  and 
Edward  W.  Runyon,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  for  Treasurer,  Chas.  A.  Tufts, 
Dover,  N.  H  ;  for  Permanent  Secretary,  J.  M.  Maisch,  Philadelphia ;  for 
Reporter  on  Progress  of  Pharmacy,  C.  L.  Diehl,  Louisville ;  for  Council, 
unexpired  term  of  W.  S.  Thompson  to  1885,  Albert  E.  Ebert,  Chicago,  and 
for  the  term  1883-1886,  J.  P.  Remington,  Philadelphia,  G.  W.  Kennedy, 
Pottsville,  Pa.,  and  H.  J.  Menninger,  Brooklyn;  for  Committee  on  Drug 
Market,  Wm.  A.  Gellatly,  New  York,  E.  W.  Cutler,  Boston,  M.  N.  Kline, 
Philadelphia,  D.  Myers,  Cleveland,  Wm.  Simpson,  Raleigh,  N.  C. ;  for 
Committee  on  Papers  and  Queries,  J.  U.  Lloyd,  Cincinnati,  G.  W.  Sloan, 
Indianapolis,  Wm.  W.  Bartlet,  Boston  ;  for  Committee  on  Prize  Essays,  C. 
L.  Diehl,  Louisville,  A.  W.  Miller,  Philadelphia,  E.  SchefTer,  Louisville; 
for  Committee  on  Legislation,  J.  M.  Maisch,  Philadelphia,  S.  A.  D.  Shep-' 
