Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
June,  1909. 
Jacob  Henry  Redsecker. 
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the  local  association  of  druggists  of  Lebanon  we  cull  the  following 
as  a  feeling  and  appropriate  expression :  (i  We  hereby  testify  to  the 
valued  sendee  he  has  always  willingly  rendered  in  season  and  out 
of  season  for  the  advancement  of  the  interests  of  the  profession 
throughout  the  State  of  Pennsylvania,  and  we  are  not  unmindful 
of  his  great  activity  and  intelligent  ability  in  the  service  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association  as  a  member  of  the 
Legislative  Committee  in  the  formulating  and  the  enactment  of 
pharmacy  laws  now  upon  the  statute  books  of  the  State."  Honest 
and  fearless,  he  was  bold  and  brave  in  pursuing  his  convictions  with 
courage.  As  a  member  of  and  continual  attendant  upon  the  annual 
meetings  of  the  association,  his  companionship  and  genial  disposi- 
tion always  won  the  fellowship  of  the  body.  His  contributions  of 
a  scientific  character  as  well  as  the  original  poems  he  so  freely 
injected  into  the  annual  meetings  are  a  pleasing  memory.  The 
writer  quotes  as  apropos  from  the  Druggists'  Circular's  recent 
obituary :  "  Mr.  Redsecker  was  a  large  man  with  a  bright  wit  and 
a  keen  sense  of  fun  and  made  friends  where  he  went.  His  talent 
for  versification  was  considerable  and  on  various  occasions  he  turned 
out  impromptu  verses  of  merit." 
Mr.  Redsecker  felt  a  deep  interest  in  the  Philadelphia  College 
of  Pharmacy  and  for  25  years  was  the  contributor  of  the  Maisch 
Prize  of  $20  to  the  student  that  qualified  in  accord  with  the  re- 
quirements. The  College  honored  him  in  1897  by  conferring  upon 
him  the  degree  of  Ph.  M.,  Master  in  Pharmacy,  the  distinguished 
honor  he  very  highly  appreciated. 
Mr.  Redsecker  held  positions  of  trust.  He  was  for  several 
years  a  Director  of  one  of  the  banks  ;  Director  and  Treasurer  of 
the  Fidelity  Building  and  Loan  Association.  For  quite  a  number  of 
years  he  held  the  position  of  the  President  and  Director  of  the 
Farmers'  Encampment  that  assembled  at  Mt.  Gretna  Park,  holding 
exhibitions  or  bazaars  of  farming  implements  and  machinery  of 
all  kinds ;  as  a  Director  in  the  Cornwall  &  Lebanon  Railroad  he 
possessed  privileges  and  information  that  materially  aided  him  in 
the  assumption  of  the  important  trust. 
His  patriotic  impulses  led  him  to  join  the  Army  for  the  sup- 
pression of  the  Rebellion  and  he  was  a  comrade  in  arms  with  the 
writer  enlisted  in  the  26th  Regiment  of  Pennsylvania  Volunteers. 
He  had  the  rank  of  Corporal  in  Company  E  and  was  in  service 
at  the  Gettysburg  campaign,  having  enlisted  for  the  war. 
