National Republican., 1883-09-10
THE DRUeeIsTs' CONVENTION.
Preliminary Meeting and Organization
DrIcaates Who Are Now Here.


Delegates Who Are Row Here.
Tho retail druggists of this city are ener-
getcally at work preparing For the pharma-
ccutial convention. which will assemble in
the national musem building tomorrow. All
Of the principal druggists in this city are
taking deep interest IN the matter, and del
egates will be courteously and magnifcently
treated.
meeting of representatives of tho retail
trade was held Saturday evening in tho par
lors of the Riggs. There was fair attend
ance, and the meeting was finally called to
order by Mr.. W. G.. Milburn, who was elected
chairman pro tenn, with Mr.. j. N. Colcord,
of Ma sachusetts, as temporary secretary.
After somo discussion n constitution was
adopted, which will bo presented to tho ma
tional convention for its concurrence. The
subject of q name was then considered, and
"The National Druggists Association I"
adopted. Another meeting will he held at
the national museum at 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
The pharmaceutical exhibits in tho museum
building occupy two corridors in tho south
eastern portion of the building, and is u most
complete display, containing everything con-
nectcd with the business. This display was
arranged by force of nearly twenty mon,
that fully two hundred delegates will be In
attendance
Tho National Retail Druggists association
will meet at 10 o'clock this morning and at
the same hour tomorrow. when its sessions
will close.
The sessions of the American Pharmaceu-
teal association will begin its thirty first
annual meeting at 3clock Tuesday afternoon
and continue from day to day. The meeting
of the retail druggists will bo devoted prin-
cipally to tho adjustment of the prices of
patent medicines. Tho latter organization
has appointed reception committees, who will
wear red badges, as follows:
Sept. 10, 0 a. MR.. A. Bacon, w. T..
Baldus, Charles Becker, George A. Bentley,
4. s. Nairn, G. S, Price, William Berlin, l.. G..
Bishop, w. G. Duckott, K. H. Eliot, t. r. Pet
tingill, ]. ii. Purdy, Il. Il. Ferguson, c. II.
Fickling, j. ID. Franzoni, j. A. Healey, 9. ~
Prentiss.
Sept. II, a. m. and 3 p MI. A. Butler,
q. Il. Byng, j. r. Cassin, G. Chrstiani, II. Il.
Cissol, ID. B..Clark, II. Helmsen, H. X. Help
hcnstino, d. T.. Hickling, Il. A. Howard, II.
A. Johnston, j. =. Jones, r. T. Pywell, A. J.
| Schafhirt 7. X. Shelter, l.. Stevens, S. i.
Shreeve, G.. G. G. Simms.
Sept 12, o q. nj. Coughlin, o. II. Coumbc,
y. Cromwell, G.. w. Cropley, T. i. Cropley,
McC. Criswell G. il. Lockhart. j. h. Major,
w. c. Milburn, w, Il. Stone, G. l.. Stoney
Charles Stott, w. T. Thompson, +. A. Tschif.
fely, c. b. Van Syckel, S. Waggaman, and j
r. Walton,
Sept. 49, 3 p. NV. b. T. Davis, w. H.
Daw, f. ID. bowling, ]. w. Drew, George
Woodbridge, George Boyd, L. j. Mcpherson
J. A. Milburn, G. i. Moore, A. Nattans, M
Muncaster, T. J. Jones, b. p. Suffer- B. Il
Wbitcside, w. G. Williams, L. L. ogram, L.
ID. Walter, and j. A. Clarkridge.
The pharmacists of Washington have sent
| 1,500 invitations to members OF the American
Pharmaceutical association to go to Mount
| Vernon on the steamer Corcoran Friday morn.
ing They have also had printed special
guide books of Washington, appropriately in.
scribed and containing copious illustration:
and fino map of the city and surrounding
points of interest Copies will be presented
to each visitor. Nearly all of the Washington
druggists contributed $50 piece to the gen,
eral entertainment fund.
Among the delegates already here are the
following, who are quartered ut the Riggs
George l.. and Edward A. Wilson, j. McElroy
DR.. j. M. Cushing, DIR. j. w, Heaton, w
w. Bartlett, b. L. Davenport, DIR. Henry
Boston, Mass; 4. g. rockingham, Mas
sachusetts; Charles b. Emmerson, Brad
ford, Mass; +. NJ. Pease, Lee Mass
p. j. Seith William X. Green. III. j. Alfreds
Providence, X. l.. M. Eismer, J. d. Chevalier
w. r. Williams William b. Burt, Philadel
Phia; DR.. J. W. Coloart, Lynn, Mass F; II
Butler, Lowell, Mass; +; o. Pillsbury, Wal
pole, Mass; Frank Wilcox, A. II. vii
son, Pittsburg, Pa; IL. &. NJ. Car
don, l.. Richardson, II. w. Hargroves
N. c.; Charles o. Clark, Elizabeth, n. j.; NJ
Williams Taylorville ILL.,; Dr. William Gil
lathy, DR.. David White, David s. Robson
Samuel ]. Cawley, J. w. Watkins, Now Yorl;
DR.. II. Robert Baker, DIR. N. b, Randolph
Richmond, Va; F. w. Scheller, Colum
bus, Ohio; l.. Leonard, Mt. Leonard
Mo-; s. +. sanderson, Rochester, n. H.
G. w. Peek, New York; Il. II. Whiting
Massachusetts,; l.. W. Hunt, Georgia; Ii. j
Richardson and II. J.. Menninger, New York
o. c. Qui'cnburG. Kentucky; George Slosson
Kansas; j. d. Wells and G. b. johnson, Ohio
Most of the delegates are accompanied BY
their wives and families.