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and  means  for  their  extermination,  and,  if  we  will  apply  ourselves  to 
the  task,  success  will  eventually  attend  our  efforts.  So  much  has 
been  said  and  written  concerning  the  adverse  circumstances  sur- 
rounding our  business  that  many  have  come  to  believe  that  no 
remedy  will  ever  be  found  to  alleviate  present  conditions,  but  per- 
sistent and  well  directed  effort  will  overcome  almost  any  difficulties. 
What  is  needed  is  patient  and  united  effort  against  our  common 
foe." 
Thomas  N.  Wooten,  Secretary  of  the  N.A.R.D.,  made  an  address 
in  which  he  called  attention  to  the  need  of  closer  association  with 
physicians  and  surgeons  and  the  development  ot  the  professional  as 
well  as  commercial  side  of  pharmacy. 
F.  VV.  E.  Stedem  exhibited  samples  of  circulars  and  other  papers 
which  have  been  actually  used  as  advertising  mediums  during  the 
past  year  by  pharmacists  in  various  parts  of  this  country.  He 
strongly  recommended  the  continual  distribution  of  samples  with 
circulars  reminding  prospective  buyers  of  the  advantages  offered. 
J.  H.  Beal  read  a  paper  on  the  "  Control  of  Prices  "  and  showed 
contrary  to  his  expectations  that  the  Worcester  plan  is  the  best 
plan  yet  devised  and  cited  numerous  instances  showing  that  it  was 
legal. 
William  Mittlebach  read  a  paper  on  "  Containers,"  in  which  he 
called  attention  to  the  excessive  charges  not  unfrequently  made  for 
containers,  and  a  resolution  was  passed  by  the  section  bringing  the 
matter  to  the  attention  of  the  N.W.D.A.  for  their  consideration. 
Louis  Emanuel  read  a  paper  on  "The  Profitable  Side  of  Phar- 
macy "  and  Frank  R.  Partridge  presented  one  on  "  Some  Commer- 
cial Aspects  of  Pharmacy."  The  following  officers  were  elected  for 
the  ensuing  year :  Chairman,  F.  W.  Meissner ;  Secretary,  E.  G. 
Eberle ;  Associates,  F.  B.  Lillie,  Charles  L.  Meyer  and  Wm.  Mit- 
tlebach. 
SECTION  ON  PRACTICAL;  PHARMACY  AND  DISPENSING. 
This  new  section  which  has  recently  been  organized  held  two  in- 
teresting sessions,  the  first  being  held  on  Thursday  morning  when 
Henry  P.  Hynson,  the  chairman,  read  an  address  in  which  he  called 
the  attention  of  the  members  to  the  importance  of  the  work  of  the 
section  and  the  substantial  aid  it  has  received  through  Dr.  Enno 
Sander  in  offering  a  cash  prize  of  $50  for  the  most  worthy  paper 
