Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-12
THE DRUG MEN HERE.
THEY ASSEMBLE IN THEIR ANNUAL
SESSIONS AT THE JEFFERSON.
TWO ASSOCIATIONS BEGIN WORK.
Business Of Organization Perfected
by Both bodies, and Considerable
work Observation-Disclosures of
Meetings and Entertainment.

Richmond has once again thrown opei
| her gates. and the city has been invade,
| by a host of representative business
men from all parts Of the Union They
came TO attend the annual meetings o.
| the National Wholesale Druggists Asso
! citation. and of the Proprietary Associa
| tlon. a most influential organization
which meets in conjunction with the drug
gists.
The two bodies have their headquarters
at the jefferson, and there on yesterday
and last night they held their first meet
ings. There are in attendance upon the
sessions of the two bodies probably l5'
gentlemen. representing not alone the
great drug business of this country, but
the wealth, culture. and intellect of al
most every State in the Union. These
men came here to discuss and further
the interests of their ever increasing busi-
ness and to devise means whereby the
suffering masses may be furnished with
panaceas for "the ills which human flesh
is heir to-" Many of them are accom-
panied by their wives and daughters
and while they are here on business
mission, they are also here for pleasure,
and 10 this end the local Reception Com
mittee, who are doing their utmost to
make their sojourn in Richmond a plea
SAINT one are carrying out most excel
lently arranged programme of entertain
ment, the features of which have already
been announced.
THOSE WHO ARE HERE.
The meetings of the two organizations
are being held in the spacious committee
room on the top floor OF the Jefferson,
and thus far the sessions have been ex-
ceedingly entertaining and instructive.
Most of the delegates to the two meet
ings came in yesterday, though others are
expected to-day, and as they arrive eacn
registered his name in a book Kept Tor
that purpose by the two secretaries.
Thus far there have registered
George A. Newman. of the California
Fig-Syrup Company. Louisville; William
j. Pinckney OF the Humrod Manufac-
turing Company, of New York; Francis
H. Sloan OF Dodge * Olcott, New YORK;
Daniel X. Noyes, of Noyes Brothers d
Cutler, ST. Paul; James Il. Davis, Of Will
liams, Davis, Brooks A. Co, Detroit;
William J. Walker, OF Walker @
Of Merck Co., New York; Thorn
as Il. Shoemaker, OF Robert Shoe
maker & Co., Philadelphia; Thomas
Z. Cook, of the New York Quinine ana
Chemical Works, New York; John NJ.
Peters. of o. p. and ID. & ID. Company
New York; Harvey S. Sears of Billings,
Clapp q Co., Boston; James b. Horner.
of the same firm; Otto Stein, or the
Stein-Vogeler Drug Company, Cincinnati;
John ]. Lourmine, delegate Of NJ. S. Z. A,
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delegate OF the same from Detroit; W. II.
Marshall. Strong, CObbs & Co., Cleyeland,
o.; ID. w. Cressler. of the Brooks Medl-
cine Company, of Chicago; Henry -.
Martin, of the Mollnckradt Chemical
Works St. Louis; James Milford, OF
James McCord, La Crosse, Wis; IL. r.
Dickinson, of T.. Il. Dickinson & Co.,
Essex, Conn; j. II. Jefferis OF Jeneris
Glass Works, Philadelphia and New
York: Henry Lee Valentine. Of the Valen-
tine Meat-Juice Company, Richmond
Va; Clarence G.. Stone, of the Dohoer-
Goodale Company, Boston; g. b. Ieilln,
of j. ri. Zeilin x Co., Philadelphia; Gran
Vile G. Valentine, OF the Valentine Meat
Juice Company, Richmono, va; a. n
Beardsley, Dr. Miles Medical Company,
Elkhart, Ind; Thomas Lord, of Lorp:
Oroent l2 Co, Chicago: @. ID. Searle, or
the Searle & Henth Company, Chicago;
George A. Kelley, president OF the George
A. Kelley Company. Pittsburg; George A.
kelley. Jf.. Nltt-pItSlutnl VI Ai' S"hi'
company: Thomas f. Mann, president OF
Tarrant & Co, New York; Henry White
Iy. of Whitley & Co.. Bridgton, New Jer-
sey; ]. c. Fox, of Atchison, Kan; r. a.
FOxon. of Kansas City. Mo-; j. X. Cath-
renes. Of Milwaukee: A. B. Lambert, or
ST. Louis: Franklin Black. of New York;
Samuel Myers, of Cleveland, o.; Or. W.
T. Rayden, of New York; ]. S. Kinnon,
of Toledo; w. j. Walden, of ST. Louis; A.
s. Hines, of Portland Me-; Charles COOK,
AaE
Alexandria Va. John w. Cox. of 81.
Louis; william r. Warner. of Philadel-
phia; w. l.. Cliff, of Philadelphia; John
n. Cary, Of Indianapolis; II. ). johnson,
of St Louis: II. T.. Jarrett, OF 81. Louis;
John A. Gilman, of Boston; Charles r.
Detroit William f. Case. Of New York
A. G. Robertson. Of Pittsburg: c. r.
Lichelsteel. Of Philadelphia. and 5. II.
Corrigan of Detroit.
The ladies registered are Mrs. Ashen-
bach. of Philadelphia; Mrs. c. N. Ander-
son, OF Detroit: Mrs. w. o. Blanding. OF
Providence; Miss Grace Benjamin. OF New
York: Miss Buehler. OF Chicago: Misses
Calhoun. of New Haven: Mrs. |. 5: Comm:
OF New York; Mrs. Thomas Doliner, OF
Boston; Mrs. A. II. Duncan. OF st. Louis;
Mrs r. f. Dickinson. OF EsSeY, conn;
Mrs. w ID. Faris. Of New y *; Mrs, j..
A. Fuller of New York; Miss EVelyn
Grove. of Cleveland Mrs. Charles {.
Goodwin, Of Boston; Mrs. f.. ID. Griswold,
of New York: Mrs. +. ID. Griswold, OF
New York: Miss NJ Gray. of New YORK;
Mrs. A. S. Kinds, OF Portland, Me-; MISS
Harner, of New York; Mrs. George A;
Kelley. OF Pittsburg; Miss Kelley, OF
Prtsburg; Mrs; Kline Of Philadelpah3iia; a3ia;
Annie w. Lord. OF Chicago; Mrs. George
Merrill of Cincinnati; Mrs. NJ. Campbell,
OF Philadelphia; Miss Helen Matchett, OF
New York; Mrs. James McCord. OF La
Crosse. Wis. Mrs. g. A. Newman, OF
wich. Conn: Mrs. W. ]. Pinckney. OF
New York; Mrs. l.. L. Pope, OF Cleveland;
Mrs. C. II. Pinkham, OF Lynn, Mass;
Mrs. j. NJ. Peters. Of New York; Mrs
II. H. Parsons, of New York; Mrs. A. A.
Stilwell. Miss Alte Stilwen. and Miss
Ethel stilwell, of New York; Mrs. c. w
Snow. OF Syracuse: Miss c. F. Snow, or
Syracuse; Miss G.. +. Shoemaker. OF Phil
adelphia; Miss Aline Sloan, Of New York;
Mrs. o. Stein, OF Cincinnati; Mrs. H.
Wells. OF New York; Mrs. w. o. Allison,
and Miss Courser, Of New YORK; Mrs
Emma Cowan, OF Buffalo; Mrs. John n.
Gary of Indianapolis; Mrs. Charles Cook,
~ Portland Me-; Mrs. James n. Halman.
of Indianapolis; Mrs II. 7. Jarrett, OF
ST. Louis. and Mrs. j. 5. hinnon, OF To-
edo.
rhe Proprietary Associations Meet
Ing.
The Proprietary Association met at II
A. NJ and again at p. NJ, and the drug
gists assembled first at $50 O'Clock In
he evening. The Proprietary Associa-
ion was called TO order by President
Thomas Dolibar. OF Boston. and the secre-
ary. Mr.. James Neemlng, OF New York
allied the roll The attendance was un-
Usually large for an initial meeting. and
much interest was manifested by all