The Portland daily press., 1898-07-09
THE DRUGGISTS.
Meeting Of the Main e PharmaeeuIi-
cal Association.
SAIL DOWN CASC0 Bay PRO
GRAMME YESTERDAY FORENOON.

Dinner at the Ottawa House and Bust
ness Meeting in tina Afternoon-EIec
tion of Officers and Interesting Papers
Road BY Me inbers.
Yesterday daWned auspiciously and this
is all that was necessary to make the
second days proceedings of the ninth
annual meeting of the Maine Pharma-
ceutical association crowning success.
for every other element which might con-
tribute to the pleasure of the members
had been carefully looked after by the
Portland druggists whose responses, in
the way of money were most liberal and
whose attention TO details was painsta k.
ing.
At about nine O'Clock in the morning
the members with their ladies to the
number of quito 1850, took special trolley
cars at the Preble house to the wharf of
the Casco Bay Steamboat company where
the Pilgrim gaily decorated with flags
and bunting was in readiness to receive
them.
The party Immediately embarked and
were accompanied by the American Cadet
band of twenty pieces who enlivened the
sail down the bay with several selections.
A light lunch was served on the team
er and about eleven O'Clock. After de-
lightful sail, Cushings island was reached
where the party disembarked, and, headed
by the band, marched to the Ottawa
house where the business meeting WAS
soon opened in the music hall of the
house.
President t. II. Wilson of Brunsw lex
called the meeting to order and the first
business was the appointment of G. IA.
Hay as COMMITTEES to prepare roll OF
those present.. applications for member
ship were then received and referred to
the executive committee.
j. W. Perkins an honorary member of
the association, now resident of New
York, being introduced, expressed his
happiness in being able to be present, and
to see so many old familiar faces, and he
was followed by Mr.. Hagar of the "New
England Druggist, who said that he
was deeply impressed with the good fell
lowship which parvaded the association,
and that it exceeded any he had ever wit
messed and he closed his brief remarks by
happy reference to the spirit of the
journal which he represented.
Then came an interesting address by
the president, in which he spoke of the
delightful harbor and picturesque features
of the Forest City in unmeasured terms
He also referred to the exorbitant war
gists had been made the special target Of
the BILL He also advocated closer
affinity between the physicians and drug.
gists and decried emphatically the intro
duction of pharmaceutical goods into
large department stores. The address was
warmly applauded.
Messrs. Dorr of Waterville, Jordan OF
Auburn and Pencil of Portland were
appointed q committee to take action on
the presidents recommendations, after
which the report of the secretary was
read, accepted and spread upon the
records
The report of the treasurer, which
showed balance Of $222 90 was accepted
and filed, and the following committee
was chosen 20 nominate officers for the
ensuing year: Messrs Heseltine Parcher,
Foilansbee, Scates and Kempton.
Report OF the committee appointed last
year TO revise constitution and bye-laws
was then read by NJ L. Porter, III. D.,
which was followed by reports of legisla-
tive committee and that of COMMITTEES on
commercial interests.
1t was the sense Of the meeting that the
State Board of Health should enlarge the
scope of it's duties SO as to include an in.
spection Of drugs, and motion was made
and carried that the matter be referred
to the legislative committee.
W. A. Robinson next brought before
the members report of the secretary of
the College of Pharmacy and a letter was
read from President A. A. harris of the
Maine State university.
AT ~. 80 short recess was taken and
the party assembled in the spacious parlor
of the Ottawa where many of the ladies
mad gathered awaiting the musical en-
tertainluent in store for ALL Hatch and
Skillins assisted by Mr. NJ. bennett of
Lewiston, the humorist, and by Miss
Pauline Devraux of the city as accom-
PIANIST made the time pass most DELIGHT
1uliy and at two o'clock the march for
the banquet hall was taken up.
There were handsome menu cards bear.
ing the picture of Dewey encircled by a
wreath over which were crossed flags with
eagle and at several tables delicious.
bounteous and well served banquet was
heartily enjoyed by all who partook and