Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-06-02
FORMED.
IHe W. VA. stkIE pHARaactulli
ASS0CiAI ION.
Speeches by Gov. Jackson, Mayor egerter
and Sam'l laughlin, esq.-Committee
Acknowledgements - General
Routine Work-inyita,ions.
LAST EVENINGS COMPLIMENTARY
RECEPTION.

The West Virginia State Pharmaceut
cal Association is decided success. IL
begins with more members at the start
than any other State Society oil hSe
nature has ever had. The work Wa@ ali
done in business like manner
and all seem satisfied. The Execu'
tive Committee which has had
,harge OF affairs may well pride itself on
the success. There we're two sessions
held Yesterday, and the day very peas
antIy closed with complimentary re-
ception rendered the members at the
residence OF Samuel Laughlin, Esq. A
detailed report is found below.
Tine Morning Session
At 10 o'clock Mr.. Heber List called
the Convention TO order AMI introduced
Rev. C p. Masden, OF the Fourth Street
NJ. E. Church. who delivered fcryent
PRAYER appropriate TO the occasion.
Mr.. List then called on Mr.. Samuel
Iaughlin 10 act as temporary chairman
who, on taking the chair, made the iol-
lowing
WE'LL TIMED REMARKS:
GENTLEMEN - The merchants OF
the city, "a class, have
1t themselves oitentin e. IN
debted to many OF you present Tor
courtesies and favors shown, and Tor
the hospitality of your homes. The
city Of Wheeling, we believe, Is surely
entitled to reputation for her business
energy and intelligence. The products
OF her industries are found broadcast
through the land. Her mills employ
busy set Of artisans. Her banks, SOL
vent and sound, yield willing.
assistance to the necessities OF the
manufacturer. Her schools are models
OF excellence. Her merchants untirng
and unceasing in their efforts occupying
every channel or locality for an honor
able trade.
While We hope you will not deem
such encomums too profuse, We could
not be Virginians were We slow
TO learn the art of extending warm
welcome TO those who have SO often
rendered the same to us in Wheeling.
In the person OF one OF our first mer-
chants, and in her chief magistrate, she
desires to receive you and bid you vel
come. introduce to you, gentleman,
His Honor, Mr.. Eger;er, Mayor OF the
| city"
Mayor Egerter on being inhoduced
was received with applause and made
the following short address:
MAYOR EGERTER's ADDRESS.
GENTLEMEN OF THE STATE PHARMA
CEUTICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE or
WEST VIRGINIA. feel after the elegant
address OF the gentleman who preceded
me, there is very little for me TO say in
relation to our commercial, educational
and mechanical resources, there is in
tact nothing, except for me, on behalf OF
our citizens TO bid you hearty welcome
and offer you the freedom OF the city.
Make yourself perfectly at home gentle
men. You have important business to
transact and very likely want but little
speech making, and in fact life
is too short for such work. l my
self know very little about
pharmacy. and therefore | am afraid
that in trying to fill the prescription
you have so kindly given me, | may
give you something unpalatable. Such
being the case | will refrain, as my in
tention is to give you instead something
soothing and sweet, and can no better
do it than by again bidding you warm
welcome to our city"
This witty effort was warmly recog-
nized as His Honor took his seat.
Mr.. Baggs moved that w. |. Foreman,
IT,, OF Petersburg, be made temporary
secretary, which motion was adopted.
Mr.. Lauyhlin said it had been the
hope that His Excellency, Gov. Jackson,
the States representative and exponent
OF the laws, would be present, but he
was unavoidably detained.
Chairman Laughlin then delivered
the following able address on
PHARMACY AND PHARMACISTS:
Whilst the words OF welcome from
gentlemen, our highest city and State
officials, are gratifying to you, permit
me TO say the welcome from the drug
gifts OF the city is not less cordial and
sincere. 1t affords us much pleasure to
welcome you to our midst.
1t has been your pleasure TO
call me to the chair and
act as your temporary president.
l thank you for the compliment.
see many around me who are GER
tainly better qualified to fill the position,
and whose proficiency in the modern re-
Quirements Of pharmacy entltle then! to
the honor more than myself. And yet,
whilst this is true, there are perhaps
few OF you who have had more con.
tinued and constant service in the pro-
fesssion than myself. For forty.three
years without any cessation, have |
been occupied as druggist; twenty.six
OF them in this city, and many have
been the changes and advances made in
pharmacy during this time. Would
time permit, interesting would be the
record, presenting some very pleasing
and amusing contrasts, but would not
attempt it now.
cannot refrain, however, from con-
graduating you upon the important
movement We are about To inaCgurate,
the formation OF State Pharmaceuti-
cal Association" There are 10 many
of us, OF course, clauses in this law regu-
lating pharmacy, which are uncertain
and capable ofdifferent construction.
There may be requirements apparently
arbitrary and unnecessary, for all laws
are liable to imperfections, but laws can
be improved and altered when found to
be either impractical or defective, either
OF which, when so found by this associa-
ton or the commissioners will doubtless
be corrected by the legislature. But the
formation OF State Association, even
had there been no law on the subject,
would have been desirable. Ii would
cultivate a social feeling among large
class OF business men engaged in COM
mon associations, which is at Ill times
pleasant and agreeable. The annual
meeting would form a pleasing antici.
patton and break the dull monotony of
daily duties. 1t would give us new
ideas, new methods, new p.ans as to
the wants and necessities OF the pur-
suits Of pharmacy. 1t would give drug
gists rs q class a power and influence,
only to be secured by unity OF action
and purpose. 1t would bring us into
official communication with the large
and extending organic atoms OF the
most intelligent and scientific chemists