Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-06
REVISING THE PHARMACoPGI.
An Important Medical Convention to
Assemble Here Tomorrow.

An important meeting of medical men viii
be held in the law lecture room Of the Colum-
ban University, beginning At noon tomorrow.
IL will be the convention FOR the revision Of the
phArmacop9ia, which is held every ten years.
Tins will be the seventh decenniAl meeting,
and the object Of the gathering is to make such
changes as may be deemed necessary in the
pharmaeopGia. which is a collection Of the
Formulas used by the doctors in their prescrip-
lions The members Of this convention con-
sist Of delegates from state medical schools and
colleges, state colleges and schools OF phGr-
macy, the American Pharmaceutical Assoe,.-
ilon and state pharmaceutical associations
follows:
University Of Georgetown. Medical pepar,-
meni-C: n. A kleinschmldt MD, a. L Ma
gruder, MD. j. l. stafford MD Altarna,es,
q. W II. Lovejoy, MD, FRANK Baker. MD
j. b. Hamilton, MD.
Howard University Medical Department-
W. a. Seaman, MD, J. Z. Bracket. M.D., q.
n peionr MD. Alternates: L. b. Hood NJ D.
Robert Reyburn. NJ. d., {. b. Puryis. MD
National University Medical Deusrtmep.
John l. Winter. MD, Samuel = Adams, MD.
Louis hollipInskL MD. Alternates: q. Wyeth
Cook. NIB, William West, MD. J. b hodg-
kan, MD.
National Medical College. Columbian Inn
VI W. y II IL
MD. T.. 4. Fristoe. MD.
Medical Society of the District OF Colum-
6ia.-Samuel 9. Busey. NJ d.. Robert I. Edes.
Mp Henry ID. Try, MD. Alternates: q. W
johnson. MD.
MD. ~" Ni''
Marine Hospital Seryice-SurSeon c. s ID.
fessenden, MD. Surgeon Walter NyInAn. n.
-, surgeon John Godfrey. MD.
Navy.-SGrgeon }. NJ. Flint MD
National College of Pharmacy.-W : Thomp.
son ). * Walton, II. +. kalusowski. Alter
Mates mates; W. u. Duckett, q. u. c. Simms, 4. l.
Eliot
ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY THE COMMITTEE
Ihe committee Of arrangements for this
meeting Is composed of the following: Dr.
Samuel {. Busey, chairman; Or. c. Il. A. Klein
schmidt. Dr. Robert I. Edes Of Washington.
Mr.. 4. W. Bedford of New York " = Ihomn,
son secretary; J. A. MIburn and s. 4. Wagya-
man. NJ d., Washington. ID. e.
An attractive program for the entertainments
OF The delegates has been arranged by the COM
mlttee. tomorrow at o'clock thew will be re-
celFed by the President On Thursday even
ing from TO 10 Mr.. Thos. 4. Maggaman viii
give a reception at his residence. $500 y street,
On Friday there will be an excursion 20 Mouus
vernon and the party wall stop at Marshall
haii' where they Will enjoy = shad bake. The
ooat VIII leave the wharf at 3:l5 pm
NJ" PHARMACEUTICAL Okl0INATFD.
The history Of the pharmacopaia Is as fol-
lows:
In January, 1917, DR.. Lyman spaiding OF
New York city submitted TO the Medical So
clety OF the county OF New York project for
Ihe formation OF national pharmacoppla
III. Spaidlng plan was as follows: The United
states to be divided into four districts north
ern, middle, southern and western-the New
England states TO form the northern district,
New York. New Jersey, PENNSYLVANIA, Della.
ware, Mary land and the District of Columbia
the middle district, and the states south aud
west OF these TO constitute the other two dis
tricts.
The plan provided that convention should
De called IN each district. TO be composed OF
delegates IRON all the medical societies and
schools situated in them. aud that general
convention should aiterward be held IN Wash-
lngton.
his was done and the result was embodied
IN the first edition of the United States Phar-
macopGla, published in both Latin and
Lhgllsh. IN Boston, December 10, ls20. A Sec
ond edition APPEARED in Is9s