The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-12
DRUGGISTS IN CONVEN TION
STATE PHARMAC ACEUTICAL ASSOCIA-
 TION MEETS IN BRANFORD.
Election of Officers nt Twenty-fi fth An- niversary-TOpics Discussed Include Early Closing and the Postage stamp,
 Telephone and Directory Nuisances-
Festivities of To-day

Telephone and Directory Nuisances Festivities of To-day.
 Druggists of the state, that is, abou
 250 members of the Connecticut Phar-
 maceutical association, are celebrating
 the silver wedding of their society ir
 very jolly style at the Branford Point
 houes, Branford, the annual meeting
 opening yesterday, which was devoted
 to business, and continuing to-day
 which will be devoted to pleasure, in-
 cluding games, sports, fishing, and a
 fine shore dinner at D. m.
 Yesterday forenoon was chiefly given
 to welcomings and disposal of baggage
 Everybody was in the best of spirits,
 and the weather cleared just in time.
 Before noon so many people had come
 that the expectations of the reception
 committee were more than fulfilled.
 The business session in the morning
 was brief. President Charles S. Finch
 of Stamford presided and various re-
 ports were read. Following dinner
 Captain J. K. Williams of Hartford re-
 ported that during the past year no
 change had been made in the laws af- fecting pharmacists; no legislation pre-
 judicial to their profession had been passed. The interests of the pharma-
 clsts of the state had been carefully
 considered. Many bills were presented
 which might have caused trouble, but
 all had been adversely reported and
 had been rejected.
 Discussion of what may be termed
 matters in general of interest to the
 profession" consumed almost all of the
 afternoon, the ball being started by a
 paper by M. P. Gould of New York, ad-
 vertising agent of the Druggists Circu- 1 lar. He is Yale man, 1900, and he had many suggestions and observa-
 tions to make. He opened with the proposition that superiority will assert
 itself, and thus accounted for the merg- l ing, consolidation and centralization of | business including the departmet stores, grocery stores and drug stores. The man who discovers the way to serve the public in superior way is al ways the winner. The policy of "money back if not satisfied' has greatly add ed to the prestige of our leading mer- chants in all lines; has done more, commercially than all the golden rules even lIlNNUl&u. It ullNtS tlic lClcliclo back on the manufacturers and puts blame where it belongs. Apprentices should be more thoroughly educated, should be told how toothbrushes are made, for instance, and educated to distinguish between good and poor brush. Just the same about sponges, soaps, soda water and pretty much ev- erything else found in drug store. MT. Gould advocated early closing and said the sale of postage stamps, a free directory, use of telephones and other public privileges were distinctly good and beneficial.
 The discussion of this paper was general and somewhat spirited. Cap tain Williams of Hartford favored early | closing of drug stores and elaborated | on the advantages of such a move, | Hours are too long and 1t Is hard to | get the right sort of boys as apprentices | because of long hours. Delegate Brun- dage, from the New York Pharmaceu- tical association, was of the same | mind. MT Mix. corner of Chapel and | Church streets, this city, "whose store Is central and whose awnings are | broad" as somebody explained, had word to say for the other side of the question He had been in the business thlrty-f four years, and was posted, He the requests for stamps "a nuisance: no money in it. and after he sold the stamp he was asked, if not ordered to stick 1t on the envelope He was perfectly willing to wait on the public and be as accomdating IS possi- ble, but he would enjoy some evidence
 2 L,,t l,1'1 Eha darned if he'd be alarmed servant for Tom, Dick and Harry nor cater to folks who demand this sort of favors. The druggist is expected to be at the beck and call of anybody who drops in and it's getting to be an old story.
 Charles Fleischner of New Haven that the time had come to combine against late hours, and said druggists were too kind, to lenient, too to the public He emphasz- ed the postage stamp, telephone and di- rectory abuses. Drug stores were com Ing to be little else than intelligence of fees, he thought. c. A. Mayo of New York editor of the American Druggist, vas of much the same opinion and ad- located the use of slot machines for telephones. postage stamps and direc- ory. Some action on the question may 1e taken at the session this morning,
 These officers for the ensuing year were elected: President, Charles of New Haven; first vice president Thomas R. Shannon of Hart ord: second vice president, A. J. Dick rman of Danbury; secretary, Charles s Rapelye of Hartford treasurer. John }. Ebbs of Waterbury. The retiring president, Charles S. Finch of Stam- ord. was presented with handsome old badge of office, suitably inscribed, nd a similar badge was given to eX- President Charles r. Williams. in re- urn for which happy responses were nade. As the afternoon session clos q the newly elected officers were in- tailed and there was brief session - f felicitous speech making on all ides. After supper an entertainment was C iven in charge of the ladies, Mrs John I. Coburn of this city chairman. There \ ras whist from ' till 9 o'clock, recita- Ions by Miss Justine Ingersoll, fancy ancing by Miss Irma Daley, and q eneral good time. Including luncheon 1T o'clock.
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