The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-23
DRUGGIST MEET
Jerseymen Discuss the Work
Of the Association
at Trenton.
Especial to .'The Jersey city News."l


TRENTON, May %, 19O1.-The New Jer-
sey Pharmaceutical Association held It's
thirty-first meeting yesterday in the
Trenton House. With the report of the
nominating committee this morning and q
selection of a place for the next annual
meeting, the session closes. 1t is prob
able that the meeting of the association
next year will be held at Atlantic City.
The sessions of the association were
held in the Colonial room of the Trenton
House. The meeting was opened with
prayer by the Rev. Charles H. Elder, pas
tor of Trinity M. E. Church.
This was followed by an address of well
come to the druggists by Assemblyman
Ira w. Wood. President Stephen B.
Woolley of Asbury Park made a short
speech in which he reviewed the good
work that has been accomplished by the
association since its organization and
prophesied even better for the future.
The reading of the reports of the various
officers followed.
One of the important matters that came
before the association was the motion
made by J. c. Gallagher of Jersey City,
that the association endow free schel-
arship in the New Jersey College Of
Pharmacy at Newark.
The motion was followed by a lively de-
bate, which resulted in the appointment
of committee to consider the ma tier and
report.
The committees report, made later III
the day, favored Mr. Gallaghers motion,
which was adopted by the association,
and the secretary was instructed to COM
municate with all the registered pharn1-
acists ir. the State, requesting them to
contribute their share toward the endow-
At the afternoon session the associa-
ment
ton was treated to stereopticon lecture
by F. B. Kilmer of New Brunswick, on
the growth and gathering of narcotic
drug products. The views were taken by
Mr.. Kilmer in Jamaica and Europe. The
talk was very interesting.
Papers were read by Prof. H. Lohmann
and Prof. P. e. Hommen of the New
Jersey College of Pharmacy at Newark.
An interesting feature of the afternoon
session was the report of the committee
appointed to organize branches Of the
State association in the various counties
of the State. The committee reported
that it has established societies in Essex,
Union, Camden, Burlington, Monmouth,
and Passaic counties.
A committee to nominate officers was
named composed of w. R. Laird, George
A. White, Jersey City; H. o. yRerson,
Newton; w. T.. Brown, Madison; c. H.
Smith, Newark. The committee will
make its report this morning.
The committee on place of meeting,
composed of Charles A. Bye Lakewood;
w. #. Cox, Trenton; Richard Stralls,
Elizabeth, will also report this morning.
The association concluded its session
yesterday with a banquet and dance at
the Trenton House last evening The
banquet was served in the hotel dining
room, and was attended by upwards of
one. hundred members of the association
and their wives. The dance which fol-
lowed the banquet was held in the Colon
ial Room During the evening and for
the dance Winklers orchestra rendered
the music.
Among the local druggists present were
Charles H. Young, George T. Fitzgeorge,
w. Scot Taylor, ]. M. Tidd and w. F.
Cox.