New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-24

Association of Wholesale Druggists
and National Association of Retail
Druggists, after which an uniform
schedule of drug prices was presented
for consideration. It was accepted for
discussion and made the first order OF
business Thursday. The special com
mittee having in charge the establish
ment of a scholarship at the college OF
pharmacy was confined for another
year and that upon the form alton Of a
ladies auxiliary was not in shape to
report, nor did it arrange to do so be-
fore the convention adjourned. Three
members were assigned the task OF
| drafting resolutions of respect upon
the deaths of Arthur Sweeney Of Du-
luth, one Of the founders, and Charles
Marelius of ST. Paul, a former member
of the association; which were adopted
and ordered spread upon the records.
Prof. F. j. Willing, dean Of the
College of Pharmacy of the University
of Minnesota, talked to the delegates
in the afternoon. His address was de-
voted largely to describing the school
and the advancement which tits making
and was followed by the reading of the
prize papers. Two ofthese were offered;
the judges, Prof. F. j. Willing of
Minneapolis, DR.. G. B. Weiser and
Prof. M. A. Endres of this city, award
ing the first prize of Sl5 to H. W.
Rietzke of ST. Paul, and the second Of
$40 to Stewart Gamble of Minneapolis
Officers were then elected as follows:
President-Jos. W. Lauer, Winona
First Vice President-R. H. G.. Metz,
Owatonna. -.s ..-m
Second Vice President-Chas.W W.
Willing, Little Falls. ~
Third Vice President Mrs. r E..
Remer, Waconia. 49,. ..# .et
Secretary-T. F. Leeb, Winona.
Treasurer A. Campbell, st. Paul.
Executive Committee F. Danek,
Minneapolis: Thos. Voegeli, Mime
apolis; H. w. Reitzke, ST. Paul.
John F. Danek of minneapolis, secre-
tary of the Minnesota Pharmaceutic cal
Manufacturing company of ST. Paul,
in which the majority of the delegates
present were interested, reported upon
the condition of the company. He told
of it's progress since it's organization
eight years ago and said that itEIwas
now in a prosperous state; thatscon-
siderable stock had been sold last year
and more would be issued this season.
The Minnesota Pharmaceutical Com
mercial Travellers auxiliary sent in a
list of the officers they had elected for
the approval of the convention. They
were: r. =..
President r. Ford, Minneapo-
lis. ".%, r.,
First Vice President L. n. Nor
wood, Minneapolis.
Second Vice Presidential. F. Dill
worth, St. Paul.
Third ENTHUSIASTICALLY. E. Cannon,
ST. Paul. -&- in
Secretary and Treasurer E. King,
Minneapolis. @..s
Before adjourning Prof. Willing
offered an important resolution which
indorses the action of the last legis-
lature. By it the committee on legis-
lation is empowered to draft a bill
making it unlawful and misdemeanor
for any druggist to dispense cocaine in
any of it's forms except when prescribed
by a licensed physician. This is in
tended as a preventative of persons
forming the drug habit and was
adopted without a dissenting vote.
Wednesday evening the Commercial
Travellers auxiliary gave its dance in
Turner Hall, every lady being pre-
sented with delegates badge upon
her arrival. The programs we're out
of the ordinary, each dance being
dedicated to some prominent member
of the association, and the music pro-
vided by the Turner Hall orchestra
was above the standard usually pre-
served by the local musicians. Shortly
before O'Clock President and Mrs. A.
J. Eckstein headed the grand march
and from that time until the wee sma'
hours fun and gaiety were at their
height. At Ii O'Clock the entire at
tendance participated in the cake walk
which preceded supper and they were
then banquetted deliberately in the
gymnasium, this feature of the enter
tainment being furnished absolutely
free Of charge by the New Ulm drug
gists-
Thursday morning the officers were
installed and the schedule of prices
adopted. These are not binding but
are to be adhered to whenever practic-
able. Five druggists, a. D. Thompson,
Minneapolis; Henry Rauch, Mime
apolis; Jos. Poetz, st. Peter; a. G..
LeRichleaux, Duluth, and F. ".
Cummings, Blue Earth, were honored
by being selected as the ones from
whom Gov. Van SAINT will choose his
next appointee on the pharmacy board
and then the committee to whom was