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Pharmaceutical  Associations. 
f  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
I     October,  1901. 
made  to  the  members  to  assist  the  committee  with  suggestions,  and 
to  aid  it  in  its  efforts  to  get  the  law  pending  before  Congress  (which 
the  committee  thought  had  a  good  chance  to  become  a  law),  passed, 
either  by  personal  solicitation  of  Congressmen  or  otherwise.  The 
committee  promised  to  secure  the  endorsement  of  the  judges  and 
officials  of  the  Territory,  and  of  the  other  associations  to  the  bill 
now  pending. 
The  Secretary  was  instructed  to  ascertain  the  requirements  for 
membership  in  the  National  Association  of  Retail  Druggists,  also 
of  the  A. Ph. A.,  with  the  view  of  sending  delegations  to  the  next 
annual  meetings  of  these  associations. 
The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensui'ng  year  :  Presi- 
dent, L.  Matthews;  Vice-Presidents,  H.  F.  Hancock,  F.  C.  Savage, 
A.  R.  Breeding ;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  H.  D.  Knisely. 
Checotah  was  selected  as  next  place  of  meeting,  May  21-23  being 
the  time. 
IOWA  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  twenty-second  annual  meeting  was  held  in  Storm  Lake,  July 
9-1 1.  The  President,  E.  V.  Baldwin,  delivered  an  address  devoted 
to  a  resume  of  the  important  events  of  the  year,  and  made  a  number 
of  suggestions  toward  the  betterment  of  pharmacy  in  that  State. 
The  report  of  the  Secretary,  F.  Howard,  showed  the  Association  to 
be  of  increasing  interest  to  the  pharmacists  of  Iowa.  The  Treas- 
urer, J.  B.  Webb,  reported  a  balance  in  the  treasury.  The  following 
papers  were  read  : 
"  Is  the  Modern  Prescription  Tending  Towards  the  Mere  Specification  of 
Proprietaries?"  By  J.  H.  Mallard  and  A.  H.  Miles  in  separate  communica- 
tions. 
"The  Sale  of  Poisons.'     By  Carrie  Wood. 
"  How  Can  a  Druggist's  Wife  Best  Promote  Her  Husband's  Business  Inter- 
est?" Mrs.  W.  G.  Beale,  Mrs.  F.  Howard  and  Miss  Lois  Stevens  in  separate 
communications. 
The  following  officers  were  selected  for  the  ensuing  year :  Presi- 
dent, E.  B.  Tainter;  Vice-Presidents,  Frank  Shane,  Howard  S. 
Baker  and  E.  M.  Fuuk;  Treasurer,  Jno.  B.  Webb;  Secretary, 
Fletcher  Howard,  of  Des  Moines ;  Executive  Committee,  F.  J. 
Gressler,  A.  A.  Broadie,  and  A.  H.  Miles. 
It  was  decided  to  hold  the  next  meeting  at  Sioux  City. 
