,38o         Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations,  { 
'dations  :  ist.  To  pay  the  secretary  ^50  per  annum.  The  salary  of  the  treasurer, 
on  motion  of  Prof.  Remington,  was  also  made  the  same.  2d.  To  elect  delegates  to 
the  New  York  and  New  Jersey  Pharmaceutical  Associations.  3d.  To  appoint  a 
committee  to  draft  a  bill  on  the  regulation  of  pharmacy  to  be  presented  to  the 
Legislature.  4th.  To  appoint  a  committee  to  prepare  a  code  of  ethics  for  the  Asso- 
ciation, and  a  committee  on  local  and  private  formulas.  5th.  To  appoint  a  committee 
to  prepare  an  article  relating  to  apprentices  in  the  drug  business.  6th.  To  pass  a 
resolution  endorsing  the  action  of  the  Western  Druggists'  Association  in  the  repeal 
of  the  stamp  tax  on  proprietary  medicines  and  perfumery,  and  send  a  copy  of  the 
same  to  the  Commissioner  of  Internal  Revenue  and  the  proper  committee  of  the 
'Senate  and  the  House  of  Representatives. 
The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  Geo.  W.  Kennedy,  of 
Pottsville,  President;  George  A.  Kelly,  of  Pittsburgh,  ist  Vice  President-;  Alonzo 
Robbins,  of  Philadelphia,  2d  Vice  President;  Joseph  L.  Lemberger,  of  Lebanon, 
Treasurer;  Jacob  A.  Miller,  of  Harrisburg,  Secretary;  James  A.  Meyers,  W.  F. 
Morn  and  Jacob  H.  Stein,  Executive  Committee,  Prof.  Remington,  from  the  com- 
mittee on  certificate  of  membership,  reported  that  seventy  certificates  had  been  issued 
■during  the  past  year. 
A  communication  from  the  druggists  of  AUentown,  inviting  the  members  and 
their  friends  to  partake  of  a  banquet  at  the  Allen  House  on  Wednesday  evening  at 
9  A.  M.  was  received  with  thanks. 
Prof.  Remington  offered  the  following  resolution,  which  was  adopted: 
Whereas, The  custom  of  providing  entertainments  of  various  kinds  for  the  members 
of  the  Pharmaceutical  Association  is  one  which  greatly  impairs  the  usefulness  of  such 
association  by  consuming  valuable  time,  interfering  with  the  regulur  business  and 
imposing  upon  the  local  committees  such  an  amount  of  responsibility,  trouble  and 
•expense,  which  dignified  scientific  bodies  should  refuse  to  exact  ;  it  is  therefore 
Resolnjed^  That  the  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association  record  their  disap- 
probation of  such  entertainments,  and  instruct  the  association  hereafter  to  decline  to 
make  arrangements  for  the  purpose. 
Mr.  Turner  read  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  the  Exhibition  of  Drugs,  etc. 
Articles  were  there  from  eight  different  houses.  The  committee  regret  there  was  no 
•creditable  display  of  home-made  chemicals  and  pharmaceutical  preparations. 
Mr.  Cressler,  chairman  of  the  committee  on  the  time  and  place  for  holding  the 
•next  meeting,  reported  in  favor  of  Williamsport,  and  the  2d  of  June,  1881.  The 
report  wa^  accepted,  and  Mr.  Edw.  A.  Cornell,  of  Williamsport,  was  elected  Assis- 
tant Secretary. 
Prof.  Remington  moved  that  a  committee  of  five  from  the  Philadelphia  Trade 
Association  be  invited  to  co-operate  with  a  similar  committee  from  the  Pennsylvania 
Pharmaceutical  Association,  which  was  adopted. 
President  Kennedy  read  a  paper  in  answer  to  the  following  query : 
Phosphate  of  sodium  is  said  to  be  adulterated  with  carbonate  and  sulphate  of 
•5odium.    Is  this  correct .?    A  qualitative  analysis  of  the  article  is  desirable. 
Prof.  Remington  read  Louis  Emanuel's  paper  in  answer  to  the  following  query  : 
What  addition  to  epsom  salts  will  diminish  its  bitter  and  nauseous  taste  without 
^materially  altering  its  properties  } 
The  Association  adjourned  at  12  M.  to  meet  at  2  P.  M. 
