The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-09

The Virginia Pharmaceutical Associ-
alton was called to order in the rooms
OF the Real Estate Exchange yesterday
morning at IL o'clock by President Ed
ward r. Beckwith, of Petersburg.
There were about twenty-five NOM
bers present who signed the roll. 1t
was stated that the majority of the Nor
folk druggists had not arrived but would
be presente to-day.
Mr.. c. Ii. Fleet, of Lynchburg, tho
genial secretar OF tho association, was
at his desk, and was assisted by stenog-
rapher.
j. f. Christian, Chas. Lyle, Mr.. Mas
sic and number of othor Roanoke drug
gists were present.
Mr.. Christian introduced William A.
Glasgow, Jr., who delivered tho address
of welcome. Mr.. Glasgow said:
ut is great pleasure To welcome YOU
to Roanoke. am not an old inhabi-
tant, nor have grown gray in the city,
yet givoyou cordial welcome. Gen
tlomen, your association could not ii nd
better place to como than Roanoke.
We are always ready to receive visitors
and assure you that speak for the
entire community when again give you
a cordial welcome"
Mr.. u. Roberts Baker, of Richmond,
responded. to the address Of welcome.
lie had grown gray in the service. They
did not come to Roanoke because OF it's
entertainment and it's handsome drug
gists, but they came as ma 5ter Of
business Tho principal thing we
have in view is to perfect our calling
and Tn rnalxa nurcn1ync Il
our felloWmen. We hope to accomplish
a great deal In this line, and thank
you for your cordial welcome and know
we shall enjoy ourselves in your splcn-
did young city"
Mr.. Baker offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
That the physicians of the city and
all visitors who may desire be invited
to soats on the floor"
President Beckwith then read his adj
dress. It.sas an able paper and dwell t.
upon the profession, its virtues and pos
sibilities. He gavo an outline of the
model druggist, and spoke of how the
profession now stood in the State. He
was sure tho pharmacists of Virginia
had reached higher attainment than
ever before. He suggested the founda-
ton of more local associations and urged
them to live moro in harmony and
unto for the greatest good. Petty
jealousies will then be abolished, and
the association throughout tho State
will be greatly benefited and looked
upon with more dignity by tho public
lio spoke OF the law governing thu
ability of pharmacists. and how every
prescription must DO stamped with the
dignity Of tho State seal
He referred to the local organizations
~ f.N1tr
upon tho manners in which they carried
out their local laws. lie thought the
State law was deficient, in that i. al
lowed pharmacists to practice thcir pro-
fession without being registered. He
believed that every drug clerk should
De compelled to stand an examination.
That was tho law, and when it was
made tho salaries were increased in
consequence. There was then demand
LOT clerks, and as consequence they
began to study to achieve knowledge
of the profession. They became more
numerous, and salaries were again re-
duced to minimum. The law govern
ing these questions still needed atten-
ton.
He spoke of Sunday labor in tho drug
store and said he had found by practice
that 80 per cent. of the drugs put up OH
night. He regretted that druggists
took advantage of the medicine box TO
sell cigars and soda water on Sunday
lie did not believe in dcsccration of
the Sabbath because it pays. This was
the object of the lowest Of grog shops,
and he hoped to SEQ the day when all
druggists in the State would give their
clerks shorter hours and be elevated TO
the standard Of their profession by
STRICT observance of the moral law.
The presidents address was referred
1 , the proper committee for consiGe era
tion
Tho executive committee reported
the following applications for member
ship: Andrew &. Brgg, Riclmond; S.
p. Christian, Jr., Roanoke; Thomas NJ.
Newton, Lynchburg; w. G.. Burgess,
Danville; j. NJ. +. Carter, Lynchburg;
II. e.. Daily. Roanoke; j. w. ). Butt,
Portsmouth,; r. Ii. Thomas, Norfolk; j.
a. Dinnett, AlcXan1ria; w. NJ. Brown,
Buena Vista.
The rules wero suspended requiring
them to lay over for twelve months, and
being put to vote they were uaani-
mously elected.
Secretary Fleet presented his report,
showing that 206 members were on the
rolls at the close of the last session.
There had been three deaths, the late
Walter Budwell of this city, being one
Of the number. Since that time twenty
three new members had been added
and the total membership was now 226.
In his report the secretary embodied
several communications from promi
nent druggists and different associations
regarding the cut in prices OF prepare
f.sw.