The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-22
PHARMACISTS COMPLETE WORK:
 WILL MEET NEXT IN MOBILE
John [. Parker Chosen as
 President.
Interesting Debate on Proposed Legislation-Price Cutting Was Discussed-Work of Phar-
 macy Board.

After a protracted session in which John L. Parker of Birmingham was elected President and Mobile was selected for the next meeting place, the Alabama Phar- maceuticak Association adjourned sine die yesterday afternoon at o'clock
 For the Presidency, rather spirited contest took place between the friends of John l.. Parker, of Birmingham ana David s. Bauer of Mobile, who was not present at the meeting. The nnal Vote' however was: Parker. 20 and Bauer l4.
 Mir Parker is one of the best known dr uggists in Alabama. having, prosper ous business in Birmingham. He is one of the three members of the State Board of Pharmacy.
 There was no other contest for the of- fcial places of the Association. The fol- lowing officers were unanimously elected: First Vice-President. R. D. Ward of Dadeville; Second Vice-President. 8. J. Goff of Ozark; Secretary, w. E. Bingham of Tuscaloosa; Treasurer. F. F. Ravens croft of Union Springs.
 Members of the Auditing Committee. E. K Austin of Birmingham, E. H. Cross of Gadsden, c. T. Ruff of Mont- gomery.
 Delegates to the National Association of Retail Druggists. E. H. Cross of Gads- den. J. D. Sutton of Mobile and W. E. Bingham of Tuscaloosa.
 Next Meeting Place.
 For the next meeting place of the As- sociation Gadsden and Mobile were put in nomination. G ID. McVay of Birming- ham suggested that 1t would be better for the Association If a fixed meeting place should be named when the Association should gather each year. The hotel property at Blount Springs. he said, was being greatly improved and the springs would be a fine place for the annual meetings of the Association. He sug gested that the place as well as the time for the next convention be left to the Executive Committee.
 A number of members opposed the sug- gestion. It would be monotonous to meet every year in one place, they said. If the Association met at different places each year. 1t would arouse local interest and induce more members to attend.
 In the vote. Mobile was an easy winner, securing 26 votes to six cast for Gads- den. The time of the convention will be fixed by the Executive Committee.
 As soon as Mobile had been selected as the meeting place, the Mobile delegation named J. D. Sutton as the Local Secre- tary to look after the twenty-third an- nual convention of the Association
 In Session Four Hours.
 The Association was in continuous ses- sion from a. m. to D. m. Part of the time was spent in the discussion of more stringent laws for the protection of phar- macists. When the Legislature reassem- bles in September. important amend ments to the present pharmacy laws will be urged by a special committee from the Association.
 In view of an impending rate war in drugs in Montgomery rate cutting and methc ds of defining rate cutters were discussed in executive session H. H, Sinnige of Birmingham gave the Mont gomery druggists the benefit of his ex- perience in the Birmingham rate war, and the successful methods by which the druggists had met the rate cutters. The local druggists were told that rate war was not at all a serious question.
 The Association inaugurated three changes in its methods. It was decided to have an official reporter named bv the President who should make an annual report to the Association on the improve ments and progress of pharmacy of the year. Heretofore the Association has paid the way of the delegates to the National Association of Retail Druggists conventions. This year the three dele gates will themselves bear the expense The President was instructed to name a committee of three to attend the conyen-, tion of the State Medical Association nexr year.
 The Association since Miss Alice Ross,s marriage still has one female memher Miss M. A. McAfee of Mobile. who is :. registered pharmacist and Is now ectiveIv engaged in business.
 Atter adjournment yesterday. the phar- macists were the guests of the local drug- glsts on trolley ride. after which they attended reception given by Mr ana Mrs w. F. D D,nt
 Morning Session Begins.
 The Association began It's work at Q o'clock. the attendance being good
 President Brigham announced tba on pointment of the Committee on ResoIu- tions as follows: Messrs Young Christie and Cowart ''e
 He named on the Committee on Nc crology Messrs. Collier, Upchurch and Taylor. "'iu
 The President announced that as only one member of the Executive Committee was Tn attendance, the election of two other members of the committee wouId be in order. c. A. Sedberry of Selma and M. F. Northington of Birmingham were unanimously selected for the vacancies
 The report of the Committee on Lesis- latlon precipitated one of the most inter esting debates of the session. The Asso- ciation has been deeply interested in se- curing legislation which would benefit the Alabama pharmacists. It was gener- ally agreed among the members of the Association that changes as to the pres ent laws for the regulation of pharmacy were neded, but they differed as to how far the changes should go.
 The committees report was read hv Chairman J. L. Hulsbush of Mobile. The body of the report was an important and far-reaching bill for a State pharmaceu- tical law as substitute for the present law. MT. Hulsbush explained that he had drawn the bill after examining the phar maceutical laws of all other States.
 Pharmacy Law Proposed.
 The bill increases the membership of the State Board of Pharmacy from three to five members. It provides for a more rig orous examination and registration of ap- plicants. It requires physicians who have heretofore been granted certificates on application without examination to be examined although 1t allows a physi- elan to compound his own prescriptions. The bill excuses druggists actively en- gagged in business from jury duty
 On the floor President Brigham en- dorsed the bill as a whole but intimated that there were features of it which were subject to revision. He suggested that 1t might be too radical