Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-16
PURE FOOD AND DRUGS
National Congress to Open in This City
Wednesday Next
Six Governmental Departments and
Thirty-FOur States and Territor-
les to BE Represented.

The second session of the National Pure
Food and Drug Congress will open at the
Columbian University Halt 18th and H
streets, at noon next Wednesday, the 18th
instant. The first meeting of the Congress
was held here last March AT the session
opening Wednesday greatly increased at
tendance of delegates Is: assured, thirty
four states having appointed delegates.
Mr.. John B. Wight, president of the board
of District Commissioners, will deliver an
address of welcome to the delegates, and
the Rev. DR.. Byron Sunderland will offer
prayer.
Six departments of the government will
be represented as follows Department of
Agriculture, the fish commission, internal
revenue bureau, the medical departments
of the army and navy and the marine hos
pital service.
National Organizations.
The following national organizations will
be represented: The National Grange, the
American Pharmaceutical Association, the
United States Brewers Association, the Of
fetal Agricultural Chemists, the National
Retail Grocers' Association, the National
Confectioners' Association, the National
Wholesale Druggists Association, the
Northwestern Millers' Association, the Ma
tional Milers' executive committee, the
American Chemical Society, the Vital
Friends, the Association of American Agri-
cultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
the National Preservers and Syrup Re-
finers' Association, the National Pure Food
Association, the National Dairy Union, the
Proprietary Association of America and the
Fishing Industry.
Headquarters of the congress was estab-
iished in parlor u, National Hotel today,
and badges will be distributed to local dele
gates this evening. Mr.. II. D. Perky of
NJ. l.l,, odd
Thursday evening on Proper Food
The Program.
The following program Of the congress
has been arranged:
First day, January IS, 1S99-Prayer by
Rev Byron Sunderland; address of the
president, Joseph e. Blackburn, dairy and
food commissioner, Columbus, Ohio; adj
dress of welcome on behalf of the District
of Columbia, by John B. Wight, president
of the board of Commissioners; address of
welcome on behalf of the local association,
by Frank Hume, president: address by
James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture;
address by j. II, Brigham, assistant sec
rotary of agriculture; resolutions may be
offered for reference to committees without
debate; announcement of committees by
President Blackburn; statements of meet
ings of committees by chairmen thereof.
Delegates are requested to hand the cor
responding secretary their certificates, so
that the same can be entered up, and
properly vised and returned.
Second day, Thursday, January 19-The
convention will meet at 10 O'Clock. Report
of the committee on credentials; address
by Charles j Faulkner of West Virginia,
patron of the pure food bill, in the Senate;
address by Marriott Brosius of Pennsyl-
vania, patron of the bill in the House of
Representatives; address by DR.. Harvey
W. Wiley, chemist of the Department of
Agriculture, on the Ethics of Pure Food"
Introduction of resolutions, to be referred
without debate; reports of officers. After
noon session. address of Prof j. II. Beal,
president of the Ohio Pharmaceutical AS
ISOLATION, Scio, Ohio; address by Mr.. Au-
gust Drescher Newark, n. j.. address by
Mr.. George Close, representing the Confec-
TONERS Associa ton, Cambridgeport, Mass;
Introduction of resolutions, for reference
without debate; unfinished business. Night
session, address by H. D. Perky, Worces-
ter, Mass. subject: Proper Food"
Third day, Friday, January 20-Mornng
session: Address by Senator William E.
Mason of Illinois; address by Prof. J. Ros-
sat, representing the Department of Agri-
culture of Italy, in the city of New York.
Afternoon session, address by Prof. w. A.
Nlthers, director of the North Carolina
experiment. station, Raleigh, subject:
Food Adulteration in North Carolina; -
address by Augustine Gallagher, secretary,
Millers' Association, st. Louis, Mo-; ad-
dress by d. w. Wilson. representing Elgn
board of trade, subject: History of Pure
Butter legislation Night session, ad-
dress by Mr.. r. Monarch, Owensboro', Ky;
address by Mr.. Paul v Flynn, Newark,
N. J.
Fourth day, Saturday, January 21-Morn-
ing session. Address by Charles NJ. Ans
Of Max Ans Preserving Company. New
York City; address by Prof Henry Krae-
mer, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy,
Grains