The age-herald., 1902-05-09
PHARMACISTS
 EJECT OFFICERS
MT. 1. s. Brigham of Mont-
 go cry Chosen President
OTHER OFFICES FILLED
Effort to Have Montgomery Fixed as Permanent Meeting Place Fails. The Matter Is Left to the
 Executive Commit.ee.

At the meeting of the Alabama Phar- maceutical Association yesterday at Elks Hall MT. L. s. Brigham of Mont gomery was elected president for the en- suing year without opposition; MT. w. s. Bauer of Mobile was elected first vice president; Mir. R. T. Wood of Dadeviile, second vice president; MT. w. D. Bing ham, secretary, and MT. F. F. Ravens croft of Union Springs, treasurer.
 The executive committee elected was MT. W. A. Collier of Tuscaloosa, Mir. F. " Hunter of Montgomery and MT. E. K. Austin of Birmingham.
 The delegates elect ed to the meeting of the National Retail Druggists Associa- ton were MT. Richard Stickney of An- niston, MT. W. A. Collier of Tuscaloosa, MT. R. F. Lovelady of Pratt City, MT. J. D. Sutton of Mobile, MT F. F. Ravens croft of Union Springs. Dr. P. c. Cam didus was elected delegate to the Ameri- can Pharmaceutical Association which meets in Philadelphia next fall.
 An effort was made to have Montgom- cry chosen at the permanent meeting place of the association. but this was voted down and the executive commit tee was given authority to name the time and place for the next meeting.
 Two Years Experience.
 Dr. T. c. Candidus, chairman of the state board of pharmacy, notified the as- sociation that in the future the board would require two years of practical ex- perience in a drug store to every appli- cant to practice pharmacy. This notice was received with applause by the as- sociation.
 A motion was also made that the leg islative committee be instructed to work for the amendment of the laws govern ing the practice of medicine and phar- macy by requiring physicians to stand an examination before the state board of pharmacy before being given a license to practice pharmacy.
 MT. L. s. Brigham of Montgomery of- fered a resolution that article 5 of the constitution be amended to provide that every amendment to the constitution be made in writing and may be voted on at that or any subsequent meeting.
 MT. Brigham presented the following amendments to the bylaws:
 Tn case of death or removal from the state of the president and first vice pres ident shall act in his place, and the sec ond vice president take the place of the first"
 Tn case of inability of the secretary to fulfill his offices the president shall appoint a successor and that the presi- dent shall have power to fill all vacan- cies.''
 That the executive committee shall constitute an auditing committee"
 Printing of Minutes.
 Secretary Bingham was instructed to continue the present plan of printing the minutes of the meetings, and also that affiliation with the National Association of Retail Druggists be continued. This was presented as a portion of the report of the committee appointed to audit the secretary's report.
 Mir McVay amended a resolution to pay the expenses of the delegates to the National Association of Retail Druggists, by limiting them to s1oO. The amendment was adopted. The association voted down the recommendation of the president that the dues be raised to $2.
 The presidents report recommended that the secretary be required to. make an annual report. and that his duties be more closely defined. The recommenda- ton was put in the shape of motion and adopted.
 MT. Bingham made verbal report Of the last meeting of the National Assocfa- ton of Retail Druggists, to which he was delegate MT. c. B. Mcvay offered resolution that the members behind In payment of their dues be written let ter by the secretary, saying they would be reinstated to good standing on pay ment of g, and be given a receipt in full to date. It was adopted.