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EDITORIAL. 
parlor  of  the  Eussell  House,  at  8  o'clock,  P.  M.,  so  that  the  social  element, 
in  which  the  ladies  form  so  important  a  part,  and  which  has  added  so 
much  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  meetings  of  latter  years,  was  early  intro- 
duced, rendering  the  sojourn  of  the  visiting  members  who  brought  their 
wives  much  more  agreeable,  and  making  acquaintances  more  thorough 
and  lasting  than  would  have  arisen  from  half  a  dozen  sessions.  As  the 
evening  progressed  an  elegant  entertainment  was  found  to  be  part  of  the 
programme,  which  was  partaken  of  by  all  with  zest  and  good  feeling,  and 
this  was  followed  by  some  excellent  music,  vocal  and  instrumental,  from 
members  of  the  party.  On  Friday  morning,  at  the  adjournment  of  the 
fourth  session,  the  members,  by  previous  arrangement,  were  invited  to  meet 
the  Druggists  and  Pharmaceutists  of  Detroit,  at  2  o'clock  P.  M.,  on  the 
Steamer  Morning  Star,  for  an  excursion  down  the  river  to  Lake  Erie  and 
return.  The  boat  was  large  and  commodious,  the  company  about  two 
hundred  in  number,  many  of  whom  were  ladies.  An  excellent  band  of 
music  was  provided,  and  all  seemed  thoroughly  to  enjoy  the  occasion, 
strangers  and  citizens.  As  the  boat  glided  down  the  noble  river,  the  various 
objects  of  interest  on  either  side,  factories,  country  seats,  villages,  old 
forts,  etc.,  were  pointed  out;  the  weather  was  fine,  the  band  added  their 
quota,  and  all  went  smoothly  and  joyously  along  until  we  rounded  to 
return,  when  other  movements,  which  had  been  quietly  in  progress  while 
the  company  were  engaged  with  the  scenery,  culminated  in  an  invitation 
to  partake  of  the  burden  of  a  long,  elegantly  arranged  table,  groaning 
with  varied  viands,  fruits  and  comfits.  All  seemed  ready  for  the  discussion; ' 
all  seemed  to  enjoy  themselves  and  each  other  ;  and  when  the  boat  ap- 
proached the  city  they  adjourned  to  view  its  river  front,  as  having  passed 
the  point  of  starting  she  rounded  in  view  of  Presque  Isle  and  slowly  re- 
turned to  the  landing,  while  the  band  sent  forth  "  Home,  Sweet  Home." 
Late  in  the  evening,  after  the  adjournment,  a  number  of  members  were 
congregated  in  the  rotunda  of  the  Hotel;  they  were  about  to  depart  to 
their  distant  homes  by  radii  of  travel  varying  from  200  to  1000  miles  east, 
west  or  south  ;  some  by  the  night  trains,  others  in  the  morning.  Suddenly, 
as  by  one  accord,  the  idea  of  "  Auld  lang  syne  "  seized  on  the  group,  and, 
joining  hands^in  a  circle  of  twenty  feet  diameter,  the  heart-stirring  tones 
of  the  old  song  were  brought  out  with  an  emphasis  and  feeling  that  will 
long  be  remembered  by  the  actors  in  that  spontaneous  effort  of  parting 
friendship. 
An  invitation  received  from  the  New  York  College  of  Pharmacy,  de- 
termined the  place  of  meeting  for  18G7  to  be  New  York  ;  and  the  time 
was  made  agreeable  to  the  Western  members, — the  second  Tuesday  of  the 
month  of  September. 
Pharmacy  in  Spanish  America. — Whilst  watching  the  progress  of 
Pharmacy  at  home,  and  recording  its  developments  in  Europe,  it  is  pleas- 
ant to  be  reminded  that  our  professional  brethren  in  Buenos  Ayres  and 
