Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-05-10
DRUGGISTS In COUNCIL.
Ninth Annual Convention OF the State
Association.
Business Transncted--The Pharmacy
Law Discussed--Deatho OF Nr.
Waish.

The ninth annual meeting of the Iowa
State Pharmaceutical Association con-
vencd in Dcs Moines May end, and was
called to order by w. c. Bryant, of Cedar
Falls, President of the Association. After
prayer by Rev. Geo. G. Henry. welcoin-
ing address in behalf of the city was DO
livered by Hon. Carroll Wright, which
was listened to with great earnestness
Mr. Ii. Torbert, of Dubuque, responded
in a happy vein. The president followed
in the delivery Of his annual address,
which is we'll worthy of publication did
space permit.
The death Of George II. Maish, first
treasurer of the association, was fcelingly
announced by Mr.. George Ii. Schafer,
and a committee was appointed by the
chair to draft resolutions of respect. The
committee appointed by the chair was
Messrs Webb, of Dewitt, Wallace, Of
Independence. A. III. Miles and Norman
Lichty.
The names Of the following druggists
were presented for membership and ac-
cepted by the executive committee: Il. f.
Winchester, Eldora; Roland Lewis, Ne
vada; Charles G. Barnard, Des Moines:
w. c. Arthur Odebolt; ]. Il. Bean. Cedar
Rapids; Otto c. Bechmann, Cherokee; J.
Killheffer, Hull; Peder Jensen, Story
City; j. l.. Simcoke, Adel; Chas. III.
Thompson, LeMars; A. f. Robbins,
Waukon; F. 4. Heskett, Corinth; L.
Walter Scott Ames, j. r. Bidenberg,
Keystone.
At the afternoon meeting the report Of
Committee on Resolutions of respect to
Geo. III. Maish, deceased, was read and
adopted. MessrS. Schafer and Wilkinson
presented credentials from the National
Wholesale Drug association, and Mr..
Schafer presented an appeal from said
association to the State association to use
its influence to have the tax on liquor re.
pealed, similar appeals fIom other State
associations were also read, and com
mittee was appointed to draft memorial
to Congress The Legislation Committee
made the following report, which after
some debate was adopted:
Your Committee report that there
seemed to be a disposition on the part Of
the twenty. second General Assembly to
make laws relating to the sale or intoxi.
eating liquors, regardless of any ideas,
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Iowa, might entertain. This was 80
manifest by the House Committee on
Suppression of lntemperance that your
committee, in view of the discouraging
surroundings, could see but little pros
pect for accomplishing anything in this
respect, and devoted their energies more
especially to prevent any interference
with the the pharmacy law proper, which
at times was in great danger. this with a
view to prevent, If possible, the more
Objectionable features of proposed legis-
lation relating to the sale of liquors was
the line mapped out. There were many
bills prepared and introduced, prominent
among which were the Custer, Redmon,
the committee and Teale bill, resulted in
a bill being enacted which on the face of
it plainly shows that the main object
sought was to work in little of each
bill proposed in order to crafty the
authors of the various bills introduced
and the various temperance and prohibit
ton organizations. The convenience of
the public, the necessities of the phar-
macists the rights of both were entirely
ignored. Other bills were proposed
among which was one providing that all
physicians who held a diploma should be
registered pharmacists, and others equal
ly as unreasonable. Oyer these your
committee were able to exert sufficient
influence to defeat them. We had occasion
to deplore at various times the absence
of any instructions from the association as
a body. We most strongly urge
upon the convention the necessity of
concerted action on future occasions.
The legislative committee can not work
alone but must have the unqualified
support and assistance of every regular
pharmacist of the State to accomplish
the end desired We submit for your
consideration a proposal to reinstate the
former plan of holding meetings on
legislative years in February. thereby
affording an opportunity for discussion
and instructions to the legislative com
mittee at a time when most needed.
Means should be provided by which
members Of the legislative committee
should be compensated for at least the
actual expense incurred.
JOHN Fl. PICKETT,
J. B. WEBB,
NORMAN LIGHTLY