The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-10

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vened in the rooms of the Real Estate
Exchange yesterday morning at 10
o'clock. President Beckwith in the
chair.
Tho minutes of Tuesdays session
were read and approved. The following
committee was appointed to take charge
Of tho presidents report: L. r. Baker,
M. E. Church and w. a. Strother.
The following applications were re-
ccived for membership: Thos. W. John
son and C. f. Ridenour, Roanoke. Tho
rules wero suspended and they were
elected unanimously.
Tho question of electing a time and
place of the meeting, next came up and
on motion Of the president appointed
Mr.. Hail. OF Fredericksburg, MIR. Har-
grove, of Tazewcll Courthouse, and Mr.
Gorroll, OF Lexing ton, to present a report.
II. Roberts Baker, chairman o. tho
committee on the circular issued by
Mr. Sca5ury requesting the cut in prices
of preparatory medicines, reported ia
vorably as to the objects set forth, and
the same was adopted. The report is
TO the effect that all druggists adopt
uniform scale of prices.
The president appointed Mcssrs. Bry-
don,of Danville; Payne, of Lynchburg;
Miller, of Richmond; johnson, OF Roa-
noke; and Mills, of Charlottesville, to
nominate officers to be elected for tho
next term.
On motion the list of dclinquents and
those who ha1 rendered their reSigna-
tions were taken up for action.
a list OF about twenty dclinquents
was read, and on motion of Mr.. Brydon
it was resolved to suspend all who had
left the State, but that tho bylaws be
suspended in the cases of those remain
ing in the State and the secretary
notify them to pay up within thirty
days, else they would be suspended.
TIE NEXT MEETING AT FREDERICKSBURG
Mr.. Hall, chairman OF the committee
on selecting the time and place of the
next meeting, reported in favor of
Fredericksburg, and thu second Tuesday
in September as the time.
Mr.. Baker, of Richmond, thought the
question should not be settled till other
places were heard from. Tho question
of accommodation was to be considered.
"llave you accommodations there sufi-
cient to entertain us?" he asked of Mr..
Hall.
80, yes" replied that hospitable old
Virginian. 1--WE have the Exchange
Hotel, and the Opera House that will
hold 500 people to meet in it,"
"How does your Exchange Hotel COM
pare with Hotel RoanoLe?" asked the
patriotic Richmond man.
''No moro favorably than your Eek.
change of Richmond" was tho reply
amid storm OF applause and especially
from the local druggists.
The report Of the committee recon-
mcnding Fredericksburg was unani
mousiy adopted.
THE SOCIAL FEATURE.
Mr.. Fleet the secretary, advocated
the adoption OF the social feature in the
meetings. 1t has always proved sue
ccssful, and he urged that that feature
be made prominent. On motion of Mr..
Fleet it was decided to appoint a COM
mittee Of three on amusements. The
president appointed Mr.. Miller, Mr..
Fleet and Wills.
Mr.. Hall, of Fredericksburg, was
elected local secretary Of the next SEES
sion.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Mr.. Brydon, chairman of the commit
tee on nominating officers to serve for
the next term, reported as follows:
M. f. Church, Falls Church, presi-
dent; j. C. Johnson, Roanoke, first vice.
president; II. A. NNiseman, Danville,
second vice-presidcnt; a. Buff Ports
mouth, third vicc-president; Edgar War
field, Alexandria, fourth vice president;
B. b. Fleet, Lynchburg, secretary; u.
Roberts Baker, Richmond, correspond
ing secretary; c. IL. Lums den, Lynch
burg, treasurer; w. L. Ingram, Norfolk;
E. c. Jackson, Norfolk, and DR.. A. L.
Bilisoly, Portsmouth, executive COM
mittee.
The above report was accepted and
w. a. Strother, Of Lynchburg, cast the
vote of tho association, declaring them
elected.
THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY.
MIR. Brydon's term having expired as
a member Of the State Board of Phar-
macy, the following members of the
association were recommended to tho
Governor from which to select one to
fill the vacancy: r. II. Stratton, Cor
louisville; c. n. Santos, Norfolk; b. III.
Gorre1, lexington; Jos. A. Jeffrey.
Warrenton, and M. G. Hall, Fredricks-
burg.
A long and tedious discussion arose in
reference to the communication read
Tuesday from the Norfolk and Ports
ing of dispensations by the Board of
Pharmacy to persons who had not an
peared before the board at its regular
session.
The Norfolk and Portsmouth associa-
ton makes very strenuous objection,
and claim that the practice is hurtful to
their profession.
1t was argued by several members
that such All irOnclad rule was an in