The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-22
STATE PHARMACISTS HERE
KNIGHTS OF THE MORTAR and PES
TIE IN SESSION.

Annual Meeting Held In the Hall of the
Young Mems Republican CIub-Im-
pOrtant Business Transacted Yester-
day-TrolIey Ride Last Night-Elec-
ton of Officers To-day.
The twenty-second annual meeting
of the Connecticut Pharmaceutical as
ISOLATION began at 1870 yesterday
morning in the hall of the Young Men S
Republican club. There were about
fifty members present. President Sa-
vim was in the chair. There were sew
eral delegates of sister associations
present, among whom were l.. G. Helm
ritz of Holyoke, Mass, ]. A. Langston
of New Jersey and E. w. Barns Of
Rhode Island.
There was an election of fifteen
new members, as follows: A. B. Simp-
kins, j. H.Buckley, jr., 7. B. Hull, Har-
ry Good, V. M. Dow of New Haven, j..
A. McEnerny of Ansonia, d. B. Stan
ley st. John of Danbury, w. F. Schlagg
of Hartford, w. L. Lloyd of Nauga-
tuck, Robert Walker of Waterbury, r.
G, Cleveland of Waterville, E. X. Taft
of Stafford Springs, N. P. Forcier of
Meriden, L. G. Pelter of Hartford and
John e. Curran of New Britain.
President Savin then read his annual
address, and after being referred to a
committee was accepted and his recon-
nlendations adopted.
The treasurer's report showed 1887. &c
on hand and it was adopted, after be-
ing audited by a committee of two
r. Fl. Kimball of Hartford, after the
report of the legislative committee,
read a lengthy paper on Pharmacy
and Queries
Vice President John w. Lowe, chair
man of the executive committee, re-
ported on the membership of the or
ganization. He said that the number
of members registered at the last meet
ing was $50. Since then there had been
fifteen elected, five dropped, four de-
ceased and three resigned, making a
present total of 2S3. Adjournment was
taken at o'clock.
ilC lliCOIiliS was again SebiiCu " Va :
der at 2:45, when Mayor Farnsworth
made an address welcoming the dele
gates and rendering them the freedom
of the city. This was followed by short
speeches by the visiting delegates.
The pharmacy commission then read
it's report. There were seventy-two
candidates for examination in phar-
macy, of whom fourteen passed with
an average per cent. of 749. Seven
teen were licensed as having been grad
uated from colleges Of pharmacy. There
We're 729 renewals during the year. The
receipts were $1,709.25, expenditures ST.,
319.05, leaving balance of $4,000, which,
according to tn pharmacy law gues to
the state. This caused considerable
dicussion and 1t was decided to instruct
the legislative committee to use their
endeavors in having the law so amend
ed that this and other balances will re-
vert to the treasurer Of the association
and not the state. An able paper writ
ten by c. F. Williams of Thomaston on
''Apothecaries in Great Britain Versus
Apothecaries in the United States" was
read by w. l.. Kimball.
A H. Barnes was re-instated on the
payment of all dues.
Adjournment was then taken until
o'clock this morning.
Shortly after adjournment yesterday
afternoon a number of the members
of the association joined a party Of
about a. dozen ladies, wives of the
members, in a carriage ride about the
city. The principal points of interest
were visited and the party returned to
the New Haven house for supper.
At o'clock all the delegates and the
ladies enjoyed a trolley ride over the
new road to Cosy Beach and Mans
fields grove They returned at late
hour.
At the session this morning the an
nual election and installation of officers
will be held.
A number of men will be nominated,
from whom Governor Cooke will choose
the state pharmacy board to act until
June, 1899.
Adjournment will be taken at II
| o'clock, when all the delegates and
about two hundred invited guests will
go by trolley to Woodmont for an old
| fashioned Nutmeg state clambake at
| the Hotel Pembroke. There will be a
| number of toasts.
The POSTMASTER will be Charles
Fleischner, and the speakers and
ttoasts will be: Mayor Farnsworth
''The City Of New Haven; Herbert F.
| Benton, "State of Connecticut; Rev
J. E. Twitchell, "The Clergy; DR..
| Joseph Fl. Townsend, "The Medical
| Profession; Colonel G. w. Pickett
M ", n
Ladies'" There will be songs by Will
liam T. Sanford and a recitation by
| Parson Isbell.
| After the banquet the party will take
a sail on the new yacht Nautilus, own
| ed by Colonel j. A. Lakin of Westfield
Mass.