104  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  { 
(Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
February,  1909. 
THE  CITY  OF  WASHINGTON  BRANCH  OF  THE  AMERI- 
CAN PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  first  regular  meeting  of  the  City  of  Washington  Branch  of 
the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  was  held  in  the  hall  of 
the  National  College  of  Pharmacy,  which,  contrary  to  the  predic- 
tions of  the  more  sceptical  was  filled  to  overflowing,  "  standing  room 
only  "  being  available  even  before  the  meeting  was  called  to  order 
by  Dr.  H.  W.  Wiley. 
After  calling  the  meeting  to  order,  Dr.  Wiley  presented  an  appro- 
priate and  timely  address  in  the  course  of  which  he  outlined  the  work 
that  the  local  branch  might  well  essay  to  do,  and  also  pointed  out 
some  of  the  needs  of  the  hour  and  the  imperative  necessity  that 
pharmacists  all  over  this  country  recognize,  that  the  abuse  of  habit- 
forming  drugs  presents  one  of  the  most  serious  problems  of  the  day, 
and  one  that  well  merits  the  careful  thought  and  the  co-operation 
of  every  right-thinking  pharmacist  in  the  country. 
Dr.  W.  O.  Emery  outlined  and  reported  on  the  efficiency  of  a 
method,  that  has  been  shown  to  be  both  simple  and  satisfactory,  for 
separating  the  several  constituents  of  headache  mixtures. 
Dr.  C.  E.  Parker  read  a  paper  on  "  The  Assaying  of  Drugs," 
in  the  course  of  which  he  pointed  out  the  need  for  pharmacists  apply- 
ing themselves  to  the  development  of  the  official  assay  methods  and 
thus  demonstrating  both  their  willingness  as  well  as  their  ability 
to  live  up  to  the  professional  demands  of  their  calling. 
The  concluding  communication  consisted  of  a  demonstration  of 
"Adulterated  Drugs,"  by  Dr.  L.  F.  Kebler,  the  Chief  of  the 
Drug  Laboratory.  This  demonstration  only  served  to  emphasize 
what  the  other  speakers  had  endeavored  to  make  clear,  namely,  the 
constant  need  for  watchfulness  on  the  part  of  the  pharmacist  who  is 
anxious  to  protect  his  customers. 
The  members  also  unanimously  adopted  a  resolution  recommend- 
ing that  the  Council  of  the  A.  Ph.  A.  arrange  for  a  consecutive 
meeting  with  the  N.A.R.D.  in  1909,  at  some  readilv  accessible  cen- 
tral point,  preferably  Niagara  Falls. 
M.  I.  Wilbert,  Secretary. 
