Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-13


sued as to some Of the firms the question
Of their eligibility to membership beinl
raised. A motion made to elect tn
list as whole. was. however ,hnall.
made, and II prevailed. Several firm
whose names were not presented, Blu
who desire membership in the associa
ton. were taken up, and their applica
lions were referred back to the Execu
tive and Membership committees for re
port.
ADVERSE LEGISLATION.
The Committee on Legislation, through
| It's chairman, Or. V. Mott Pierce. made
! report, calling attention to adverse
legislation that had been enacted by the
/, Colorado General Assembly. restricting
| the sale of all patent medicines to drug
| gists. Bills of like nature, which had
| been introduced In the Illinois. New York
| Kansas, Michigan. Minnesota. Massa-
| chusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and In
| diana, and other Legislatures. were
! touched upon and many of them shown
| to have been defeated. The report sug-
| gested that the future did not look bright
for proprietary goods, and II was further
suggested that a press bureau be estab-
lished to have the association kept adj
vised concerning bills to be introduced
excellence OF the report was referred to-,
and 1t was referred to the Executive
Committee. vote of thanks was ten
dered to Or. Matt Pierce for his in1e-
fatigable work in defeating adverse
legislation.
The report OF the Committee on Fra
ternal Relations was submitted by the
chairman, Mr.. Newman. The most har-
monious relations were shown to exist
between the State associations and the
Proprietary Association. This report was
referred TO the Committee on Pub
lication, and Dr. Pierce's report on trade
interests was called for. 1t being SHOWN
that this report was quite lengthy, and
the hour being late. its submission was
postponed until this afternoon. The body
then adjourned.
The Reception and Dance.
At 9 o'clock President Purcell, of the
National Wholesale Druggists Associa-
ton, and Dolber, of the Proprietary AS
ISOLATION, held joint reception in the
east parlor Of the Jefferson. They were
assisted in receiving by their wives and
a large number of the visiting drugmen,
together with their wives and daughteIA
and many Of Richmond's elite called TO
pay their respects. After the reception,
the entire party repaired to the main
dining hall, which had for the nonce
been converted into a ballroom. and
there dancing was INDUCED in until some
time after midnight, light refreshments
being served during the evening. Many OF
the visiting ladies and gentlemen wor-
shipped at the shrine Of Terpsichore, as
did the following of this city, who were
especially invited for the occasion: Misses
Mary Hayes, Adele Archer, Julia Lee,
Carrie Coleman, Matte Purcell, Maria
Moseley. Annie Gray, Halle Cooke, Mary
Hill. Marian Meade. Berta Wexford,
Nellie Boykin, Kathleen Anderson. Dor
sey, Nina Randolph, Lizzie Boyd, and
Lucy Wormeley. tt--
Messrs. Phil. Powers, Cliff Miller. Lewis
Brander. Percy Bosher, Jack Detreville
James n. Valentine Bev. Tucker, John
Young, Frank Blankenship. Walter Clai-
borne, DeGraffenreid Hobson. Spat Well
ford, j. l.. Antrim, s. S. p Patteson.
Julian Binford, Gustave Breaux, John
Rutherford, Roosevelt Page. E. Tucker
Harrison, Albert Alsop, Joseph Jackson,
and G.. @. Valentine.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
There will be three meetings to-day.
At 10 A. NJ. the druggists will meet, and
again at $50 o'clock they will assemble
At 4:S0 p. NJ. the Proprietary Association
will meet.
From IL A. NJ. to 1 P. NJ. carriage
drive will be given the visiting ladies, |
and at p. NJ. delightful musicale will |
be given at the Jefferson. The Webb |
Quartette, the Old Dominion Sextette. |
Miss Booker, and Captain Cunningham |
will render the programme.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Mr.. Charles f. Weller, of Omaha, Neb.,
Is one Of the most popular druggists
present at this meeting, and there is just
a bare possibility that he may have a
high honor conferred upon him before the
National Wholesale Druggists Associa-
ton finally adiourns.
Among the Proprietary men are many
faces one sees in the daily papers quite
frequently. and are many men who are
known throughout the length and breadth
Of the country. Mr.. Thomas Doliber, OF
Boston, is the one man who prides him.
self on what he has done for the coming
generation. He has charge of the distri-
button of Mellin's Food. and it is he who
has converted a baby into pig. h. L.
Hazetine of Warren, Pa, is the friend
IF consumptives. He makes Piso's cure.
John w. Cox. of Sc. Louis. is the man
who invented Antikamnia. the headache
cure. and he is a popular delegate at the
uttlluBs
Charley Pinkham, the son of Lydia II.
Pinkham, is the butt of much good-na-
.ured amusement, but he takes it all in
good part.
Mr.. NJ. j. Breitenback is attending the
meetings. He is the man who introduced
O the physicians Of the United States
hat famous remedy, Pepto-Mangan, and I
10 is proud of It, For the last two years
70 has had nothing to do but tell how
much good is in the medicine.
DIR. r.. V. Pierce Of Buffalo. an ex
resident of the Proprietary Association.
, an entertaining speaker. He was
nee a member of Congress, having been
,ulfalo's representative.
one OF the pencil pushers in the
arty is Editor John r. Peters, Of the
oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter.
ACCIDENT TO AMBULANCE.