The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-22
DRUGGISTS DEBATING.
The Pharma ceutica Associa tion-New Mem
hers Elected-Re porfs.

bers Elected-Reports.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
LYNCHBURG. VA, May 81, 1884.
The Pharmaceutical Association met ut
10 O'Clock to-day. c. A. Santos, president,
presiding. MessrS. John J. Thomson.
n. II. Jennings. and Horace Burwell, OF
the Maryland, Messrs. Gish and Sayers, OF
the PENNSYLVANIA, and Mr.. Marstello, OF
the South Carolina Pharmace utical Asso-
Citations. were accorded the privileges OF
the session.
On motion OF J. T. Thomas, Jr., OF Nor
folk, congratulatOry kilograms were sent
the iollowing-named associations in ses-
sion: st. Louis College OF Pharmacy, Lou
isiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, and New
Jersey State Associations, and the New
York Protection College OF Pharmacy.
NEW MEMBERS.
The Executive Committee reported twen-
weight names for membership.
Twenty-Five were admitted without de-
bate. as follows: S. d. Craig and Charles
J. 10th, Jr., OF Richmond; T. III. Ingram,
George A. Dibnam, and j. L. Senica, OF
Norfolk; f. C.. Schaatmann and o. &.
Cole, OF Cuipeper; j. s. Doak, John l..
| Hagan, r. w. McCarge, and \. j. Fittle-
John, OF Danyille; r. B. Mitchell and
Monte Griffith, OF Berryville; II. L. Smith,
OF Amherst; NJ. j. w. White, OF Wayerly !;
| Thomas w. johnson, OF Roanoke; l.. Il.
| Hvsop, OF Portsmouth; John L. Gibbs
and J. Il. McCrum. OF Lexington William
A. Wright, of ClaremOnt; f. X. Irwin and
IL. S. L. IRWIN, OF Woodstock; A. G.
Briggs, OF HicksfOrd; X. Il. Macoy, OF
Orange Courthouse; q. W. Britain, OF
Lynchburg.
The other applicants for membership
! were refused.
Mr. Benson, OF Charlottesville, who at
tended the last annual meeting OF the
National Association as delegate from the
State Association, presented his report,
which was adopted.
THE PHARMACY BILL.
John b. Purcell, Richmond, chairman
OF the committee appointed ut the last an
nual meeting OF the Association to endeayor
to secure the passage OF a pharmacy bill,
which bill was defeated in the State Legis-
latllre, sent a report recommending the APP
pointment OF committee composed OF
druggists from the small towns, inaSmuch
as the impression prevailed that the bill
was intended to crush out small drug firms
and give large concerns monopoly OF the
business. The matter was tabled.
NIGHT SESSION.
! The Association resumed its deliberations
at $50. President Santos read his annual
report-a lengthy and well prepared doe
| ument. containing much matter OF interest.
| Among the important recommendations oil
! the report was one looking to the appoint
ment OF committee on legislation to take
! in charge the matter pressing before the
Legislature-the pharmacy bill-and use
every proper means OF securing its early
passage.
The President also referred to the stamp
| tax ana the tax on alcohol so extensively
used in medicinal preparations. and con
graduated the Association on the pros
pective repeal OF the aforementioned tax, q
measure having this end in view being be-
fore Congress. The report recommended
that in case it was determined by the Asso
citation to adopt code of ethics, the code
OF the American Pharmaceutical Associa'
zion be adopted.
I'm reference to the formation OF local as
sOciations the report was decidedly pro
nounced in the view that such association:
should be organized in every community
i'm the state.
| OH inc SuDitCl vi apprenticeship thC io
port urged the importance OF the employ
ment OF none but young men OF lntelli
gence and fair education, and young mel
who shall at least have primary know
ledge Of the Latin language and OF sulli
cient acumen to acquire clear understand
| ing OF the natural and physical sciences.
The report contained much more OF in
terest, which cannot be stated here.
The recording secretary, Il. Roberts Ba
ker, Esq. stated that the active member
ship was 219. and that there were honor
ary members. There were no deaths du
ring the past year.
A number Of interesting papers wer
presented and read; after which the Con
vention adjourned till tomorrow, whe
officers will be elected.