St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-18
THE PILL COMPOUNDERs.
They Finish up their Annuai NAee'-
ing and Hold a Banquet.

THE PILL COMPOUNDERS.
They Finish up their Annual uee'-
ing and Hold a Banquet.
There was about the same attendance al
the meeting of the State Pharmaceutical
association yesterday as on the frst DAY.
On opening telegram of greeting was read
from the New York Pharmaceutical asso-
citation. which asked that all possible steps
he taken to solve the trade difficulties now
existing. r. o. Sweeny followed with a
paper. the body of which was devoted to
urging the druggists to compound their own
medicine rather than buy ready made. f.
B. Smith. William Porter, Duluth; D. A.
Petre, William Parett, Moorhead; William
Bethune, st. Paul; A. f. Barker, Z. w.
Hawkins, G. Frye, st. Paul; b. +. Mackel,
Moorhead, were elected to active member
ship.
In accordance with communication a
committee consisting of Messrs. Getty,
Sweeny and McMasters was appointed to
canvass the question of organizing druggists
associations by counties throughout the
state, the committee to report at the next
annual meeting.
d. A. Petre. Duluth; F. NJ. Coole, Brain
erd: A. o. Slade, WinOna; ID. Wlscke, New
Ulm, and Fl. l.. Simmons, Glencoe, were
reported by the committee as the five from
whom the governor is to select one Tor the
state board of pharmacy. DR.. X. y. Craig,
GAINESVILLE. was elected an honorary member
of tbe association, after which the board
adjourned. to meet at Minneapolis, June 8,
1886.
Immediately after adiourning the drug
fboTo calVpS on the stems at
the Cedar avenue entrance to the capitol
and were photographed by j. Smith, after
which the gathering scattered. In the
afternoon nearly all the visitors and many
of those resident in St. Paul enjoyed an eX-
cursion to Minnetonka, returning late III
the afternoon.
THE BANQUET.
In the evening the association was the
guest of the st. Paul Pharmaceutical asso-
citation, which did the hOnOrs at the Metro
politan. 1t was few minutes past 9
o'clock when the druggists, some ninety in
number, and all in good humOr, sat down
to the tables, which were loaded with edi-
bles and graced with numerous bouquets.
Seibert's orchestra, stationed just outside
the door. rendered selections at Intervals.
From soup to cigars the crowd was
a Jolly one, and it was nearly an
hour and half after the COM
pany sat down before President Melendy
raped the company to order and vote OF
thanks was rendered the hosts for the COM
pliment of the banquet After this S. r.
McMasters was introduced as toaSt-maSter.
THE ToAsTs.
The Pharmaceutical Associations OF
Minnesota; may it emulate the Good Work
which it has so Nobly Begun, was re-
sponded to by the late president, r. o.
SWeeny.
The Progress of Pharmacy, was re-
sponded to by DR.. Day, who was introduced
as one of the pioneers of pharmacy in the
state. He made a very neat speech that
was fully appreciated.
d. r. Moves was called on to respond to
the wholesale druggists, our friends on a
large scale, at so OF 60 days. Hemade sew
eral good hits on the retailers, saying that
he had heard them characterized as a''half-
way station between the old lady and the
DOCTOR His speech was loudly applauded.
The retail druggists; our friends how
ever" was responded to by the president,
S. w. Melendy, who spoke briefly. j. G.
Eliel of Minneapolis responded to The
State of Minnesota. He said he knew
nothing of his subject, having heard of the
great resources of the bright North Stal
state and moved in recently. S. E. Allen fol-
lowed on The Manufacturer. Nh. Englehart
of Chicago was called on. He said, among
other things, that he believed the Mime
sofa pharmacy law was the best in exist
ence in any state III the Union, being the
strongest fullest and most protective Of any,
and that, too, though Minnesota was the
youngest state in the West.
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respond to Our Guests. He spoke in
highly complimentary terms of the st. Paul
association and of the associations through
out the state.
The Southern Pharmaceutical. Associa-
ton was responded to by Nh Haigesheimer,
who said this organization had about full
filled its mission and was willing to be
swallowed UP by the state association.
SHORT SPEECHES.
This completed the regular list of toasts,
but several gentlemen were called on fol
general talks on matters of interest. Mr..
Henning said he believed the druggists
were assuming their proper position
and were being recognized as professional
rather than merely trading men. Messrs.
Westche. George HUM, Craig and others
made brief remarks.
A rising vote of thanks, moved by Mr..
Inglehart was extended to st. Paul and
Minneapolis for their hospitality, and to
the state officials and members of the legis-
lature for their work in securing the passage
of the pharmacy bill.
Dr. kellogg was then called on. He said
he was the first druggist in the state, hay
ing begun business On the corner of THIRD
and Cedar streets in 1850, short time in
advance of DR.. Day.
The last speaker was Mr.. Eliel, who vel,
coined the association to Minneapolis one
year in advance of the meeting there mex
June The orchestra then played Home
Sweet Home, and save some mild hilarity
coincident with the breaking up of. al
banquets, the exercises were over.