5 12  Pharmaceutical  Associations.        {A  October ^9oaLm' 
pharmacists  of  the  State  had  been  carefully  considered.  Many  bills 
were  presented  which  might  have  caused  trouble,  but  all  had  been 
adversely  reported  and  had  been  rejected. 
M.  P.  Gould,  of  New  York,  read  a  paper  on  "The  Business  Side 
of  Pharmacy,"  which  was  followed  by  a  spirited  discussion,  in  which 
a  number  of  members  and  visiting  delegates  expressed  their 
opinions  regarding  various  questions. 
The  officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year  were :  President,  Charles 
Fleischner ;  Vice-Presidents,  Thomas  R.  Shannon  and  A.  C.  Dickin- 
son ;  Secretary,  Charles  A.  Rapelye,  of  Hartford  ;  Treasurer,  John- 
B.  Ebbs.    Seventy-three  new  members  were  elected.^ 
DELAWARE  PHARMACEUTICAL  SOCIETY. 
The  fifteenth  annual  meeting  was  held  on  June  6th  at  Delaware 
City.  One  of  the  most  valuable  features  of  the  meeting  was  an 
address  on  Pure  Foods  and  Drugs  by  Professor  Robin,  Bacteriolo- 
gist of  the  State  Board  of  Health.  This  paper  will  be  printed 
later.    The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year  : 
President,  J.  T.  Challenger ;  Vice-Presidents,  W.  C.  Taylor, 
Henry  McDaniel  and  T.  F.  Hammersley  ;  Treasurer,  Oscar  C.  Dra- 
per ;  Secretary,  F.  W.  Fenn,  Wilmington ;  Executive  Committee, 
N.  B.  Danforth,  Albert  Dougherty  and  T.  Harry  Cappeau. 
GEORGIA  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION.1 
The  twenty-fifth  annual  meeting  was  held  at  Atlanta,  May  2 1st. 
The  President,  M.  H.  Taylor,  delivered  an  address  devoted  to  a 
resume  of  the  work  accomplished  by  the  Association  during  the 
year. 
A  number  ot  papers  were  read,  among  them  the  following: 
"  How  to  Advertise  the  Retail  Drug  Business,"  by  J.  C.  Kidd,  Mil- 
ledgeville;  "On  the  Manufacture  of  Pharmaceuticals  by  Retail 
Druggists,"  by  J.  C.  Persee,  Atlanta;  "Hydrophobia:  Its  Treat- 
ment, Prevalence  and  Prevention,"  by  Dr.  H.  R.  Slack,  and  "Turpen- 
tine," by  Dr.  George  Payne. 
The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  Presi- 
dent, W.  S.  Elkin,  Jr. ;  Vice-Presidents,  J.  H.  Polhil,  Charles  D.  Jor- 
1  Nat.  Drug.)  p.  194. 
