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Pharmaceutical  Associations, 
/Am.  Jour.  Pbarm. 
\     October,  1901. 
chants  handling  domestic  remedies,  only  a  few  of  whom  had  licenses. 
There  have,  however,  been  131  licenses  issued.  Finally,  the  report 
states  that  there  are  in  the  state  1,451  pharmacists  registered  and 
in  good  standing  and  sixty-two  registered  assistants. 
The  following  is  the  result  of  the  election  of  officers :  President, 
F.  A.  Snow  ;  Vice-Presidents,  J.  W.  Cookson,  M.  S.  Ingalls  ;  Secre- 
tary, E.  E,  Lair,  Topeka  ;  Treasurer,  G.  Gehring ;  Librarian,  L.  E. 
Sayre;  Local  Secretary,  Walter  Henri. 
The  Executive  Committee,  W.  S.  Amos,  E.  C.  Tritsche,  George 
Seitz,  A.  O.  Rosser  and  J.  R.  Fay. 
MAINE  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION.1 
The  thirty-fourth  annual  meeting  was  held  at  Portland. 
President  H.  Boynton,  of  Biddeford,  was  unable  to  be  present  on 
account  of  illness,  and  his  address  was  not  read.  The  report  of  the 
Secretary,  M.  L.  Porter,  showed  an  active  membership  of  281.  Fif- 
teen new  members  were  elected  at  this  meeting.  The  report  of  the 
Treasurer,  W.  J.  Drew,  showed  the  finances  of  the  Association  to  be 
in  good  condition.  Percy  L.  Lord,  President  of  the  Maine  Com- 
mission of  Pharmacy,  reported  that  the  board  had  examined  ninety- 
one  applicants  for  registration  during  the  year. 
The  following  papers  were  presented  : 
"  A  Brief  History  of  Cinchona."    By  J.  F.  Sanford. 
"  Our  Customers  ;  How  Shall  We  Treat  Them  so  as  to  Increase  their  Num- 
ber?"   A.  G.  Gilmore. 
"  Cinchona  :  History,  Methods  of  Cultivation  and  Collection,  Products  and 
Alkaloids."    B.  T.  Bowers,  Lewiston. 
The  following  officers  were  elected  :  President,  F.  R.  Partridge ; 
Vice-Presidents,  D.  P.  Moulton,  F.  T.  Crane,  G.  W.  Wiley ,  Secre- 
tary, M.  L.  Porter,  Danforth ;  Treasurer,  W.  A.  Drew;  Executive 
Committee,  five  officers  with  George  W.  Dorr  and  S.  F.  Clark. 
MINNESOTA  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION.2 
The  seventeenth  annual  meeting  was  held  June  18-20,  at  Lake 
Minnetonka.    The  President,  B.  O.  Kyseth,  delivered  an  address 
1  New  England  Drug.,  p.  503  ;  Ph.  Era,  p.  117. 
2 Pharm.  Era.,  p.  27. 
