Evening star., 1902-08-26
IN ANNUAL SESSION
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN
PHARMACISTS TO MEET.
Golden Anniversary to Be Celebrated
With Special Ceremony-Wash-
ington to Send Delegates.

AT the next regular monthly meeting OF
the District of Columbia Pharmaceutical
Association. which will be held the latter
part of this or early next week, dele
gates will be appointed to attend the ff-
tieth annual convention of the American
Pharmaceutical Association, to be held in
Philadelphia, Pa, from the 8th to the 90
proximo. The delegates representing the
local association will make detailed re-
port to the national body upon the drug
trade of the capital city. It is expected that
a large number of the Washington pharma-
cists will attend the sessions Of the con-
vention in addition to the duly appointed
representatives.
The coming meeting of the national body
is expected by local druggists to be mem
orable one for all who attend, for the rea-
son that it will be in the nature of golden
jubilee of the association, 1t being the fif-
tieth anniversary of its organization.
Heretofore the sessions of the national
association have only extended over four
or five days, but 1t has been decided to
celebrate the semi-centennial occasion by a
convention of two weeks. The sessions will
be presided over by DR.. Fred Hoffman,
formerly editor of the Pharmaceutical Re-
view, but who has made his home in Ber-
lin, Germany, for several years past Dr.
Hoffman, comes to the United States ex-
pressiy for the purpose of participating
in the anniversary.
Date of Jubilee.
All the sessions of the convention will be
held in the assembly hall of the Hotel Wal
ton. The national body has designated
Thursday, September H. as the day for the
jubilee session. This session is expected
to be especially interesting on this account
Arrangements have been made to hold an
exhiD1tlon in connection with the conveE-
ton, at Horticultural Hall, on Broad
street, near the headquarters of the drug
g1Sts. The special committee of the semi
centennial convention has arranged spe-
cial exhibition to be held in the lobby of
horticultural Hall, consisting of portraits,
autograph documents rare books, appara-
tus, etc, the property of the members of
the association, which will undoubtedly
prove rare treat to all to see them. This
feature of the convention has been arrang-
ed in addition to the liberal and instructive
exhibit prepared by drug manufacturers
and dealers.
Program of Exercises.
The following has been arranged as the
program for the first eight days of the con-
vention:
Monday, September $3.50 am, council
meeting; pm, first general session; s
pm, reception rendered to the visiting
members and their ladies at the Hotel
Walton.
Tuesday, September 9-1O am, second
general session; 5 pm, meeting OF section
on commercial interests.
Wednesday, September 1910 am, third
general session, devoted to discussion of
exhibits; pm, session of the section on
scientific papers
Thursday, September lilo am, session
Of the section scientific papers: 3 pm,
golden jubilee meeting of the association.
Friday, September 12-1O a m, session of
the section on practical pharmacy and dis
pensing; pm, session of the section on
scientific papers.
/ Saturday. September 1910 am, sess on Of
the section education and legislation
Monday, September 1910 am, session Of
the section on education and legislation; 3
pm, last general session.
In addition the following preliminary pro-
gram has been perfected:
Sunday, September 7-Reception of ncom-
ing delegates.
Wednesday, September 1920 pm, drive
through Fairmount Park, along the banks
of the Schuylkill and Wissahickon to Chest
nut Hill.
Thursday, September lis pm, jubilee
banquet.
Friday, September 12-1 80 pm, steam
boat excursion and lunch on the Delaware
river, rendered by the Philadelphia Asso-
citation of Retail Druggists.
Arrangements have also been made
whereby all visitors may spend Saturday
and Sunday, September 13 and A. at At
lantic City, at reduced hotel rates.