Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-09
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS
OPENING SESSION OF SD AN
NUAL CONVENTION.
Former Mayor of st. Louis Responds
to Welcome Extended by Com
missioner Mcfarland.

The opening session Of the thirty-second
annual convention of the National Whole
sale Druggists Association began at the
New Willard this morning at IL o'clock,
with President Lucian B. Hall of Cleve-
land. Ohio presiding over a large number
Of delegates. who compose the firms Of
many Of the leading drug houses OF the
country. So
After the meeting had been called to order
by the president, Commissioner Macfar-
land made the address Of welcome, during
which he said, that ''as representative
business men, coming from all states, and
seeking to improve one Of the great bust
nesses Of our country, you are heartily
welcome here
Every national association should hold
Its national convention in the national cap
ital. he said. I'VE are glad to make
them all realize that this Is the capital of
every American citizen and that he ought
to feel at home here. Every one of you
has one share in the undivided half in
terest of the country in its capital. We of
the District, who pay the other half of the
expenses. are anxious to have you feel the
full pride of your interest here. We want
you to know Greater Neutrality-suspicious.
ington to be greater in beauty, in COM
merce. In the laws and customs. in INTEL
lectual and spiritual life. We want you to
tell the peple Of your states that we invite
their cooperation In the further Develop
ment Of Greater Washington.
I'VE ask you to tell them to support
their senators and representatives in every
act that Congress can do toward this end
We ask you to tell your business men,
your capitalists, that we welcome their in
vestments here. and the investors them
selves We want larger commerce and
greater financial and Industrial develop
ment, always Of course. without hamper
ing the esthetic progress of the capital
Mr.. Walbridpe,s Resnonse
Mr.. C. P. Waldridge. former mayor of st.
Louis. acknowledged the welcome on the
part of the convention, during which he
said: Your position is unique, your juris-
diction is limited and your constituency is
as wide as the bonds of the Union We all
feel our interest in this great captal
Remarks from members of kindred asso-
Citations were then heard. These Included
Mr. S. L. Hilton of Washington. represent
ing the National Association of Retail
Druggists; DR.. William Jay Scheff1in Of
New York. Mr.. Caswell A. Mayo of the
Pharmaceutical Association w. Fl. Kline of
Philadelphia, A. H. Beardsley of Elkhart
Ind. representing the Proprietary Associa-
ton of America, and Thomas F. Main Of
the New Jersey Association.
Most of the speakers referred to the fact
that the Attorney General of the United
States has included the National Wholesale
Druggists Association with others as CO.
defendants in a recent indictment alleging
a violation of the Sherman antitrust law
The statements today We're that the object
of their association was to give the small
capital man an equal opportunity with the
large capital man.
Presidents Annual Address,
President Hall then called DIR. Schieffelin
of New York to the chair and read his an
nual address. During the course of his re-
marks lie spoke particularly of Washington
and also spoke at length upon the new pure
food bill. Concerning the former subject he
said:
Our association is to be congratulated in
the selection of this beautiful city for it's
more tit place for our meeting than the
capital of this great nation, situated on this
historic river-the Potomac
This city is a pivot around which our
whole country revolves. The interests Of our
government center here Not only our own
country. but the nations of the whole
world turn to Washington when in trouble,
or in act of war. and not in vain do thew
seek our good services. as history will show.
1t Is not necessary for me to describe
the many attractions of Washington You
no doubt are familiar with or have heard
OF its beautiful avenues it's public buildings.
its parks and driveways and its places OF
amusement. l am reliably informed that
during the last five years the annual expen-
dlture. both private and governmental In
beautifying and expanding the national cap
ital has averaged $22OOOOOO or nearly
$110OOO0O0 since 1901.
Every citizen of the United States should
have a special interest in this city az in
a sense 1t belongs to all of us, and we
feel proud to call 1t ours No other place
has name which stands for more and
means more to an American citizen than
Washington"
New Food Law
Concerning the new national food law
the president said: Our association has
always favored national pure food law
with proper limitations. The bill which has
just been passed by Congress to take effect
January l. 1907. is, however, very made
quate and incongruous in many RESPECTS.
While at first reading 1t may seem clear. 1t
Is found. after analysis, to be very imper-
feet, and unless the board appointed to in
terpret and frame regulations for the en-
forcement OF the law shows broad spirit
or Justice 1t will be q very serious matter
and prove great hardship to the whole
saler who Is sincere in his desire to carry
out Its requirements; for II he is held under
strict ruling Of the law 1t will be inn
possible to live up to it."
In conclusion President Hall said: 1--WE
feel sure and have every reason to believe
that these imperfectionS which now n,Iz-
zie us Will be corrected by our next Com
gress. and when this national pure food
law Is perfected every member Of our ASSOC
citation should endeavor to have similar
bills enacted in all the states"
An adjournment was taken shortly after
O'Clock. when the reading of ddIerent
committee reports was taken up.