Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-10
DINED AT THE ELTON
Pharmaceutical Association Sal
 Down About 300 Strong.

ticut Pharmaceutical association which is converting in this city for two days was held in The Elton last evening and was attended by almost 800 hun dred guests including many ladies.
 Joseph D. Hartigan of Bridgeport, president of the association acted as He said that the address to have been given by the mayor would have to be omitted as his hon. or did not put in an appearance. ''I suppose it was too much for Us to expect him this morning and this evening" said Mir Hartigan. Never theless we are content with the cor, dial welcome which he extended to us at our opening session.
 Naturally those present eagerly awaited the address of Congressman George l.. Lilley who was to be the last speaker of the evening. When the congressman's turn came the hoilr was late. and as result the guests did not hear the address which MT Lilley had intended to give on the currency question. He made few humorous remarks in connection with the submarine investigation at Wash ington and then went on as follows:
 Gentlemen, there is need for the It is true that law-making requires the skill of the jurist to draft the satutes that they may fulfill their in- tent, but the legislative bodies are chiefly boards of directors to regulate the public business and upon these boards of directors are needed men trained in business; men who have learned by experience the value of a dollar.
 It is true that in expending the money of others there is not that same tendency to watchfulness and care that there is in drawing checks from ones personal account; but the training of the successful business man has been along the lines of pru- dence and economy and he has the natural antipathy for wastefulness.
 In every legislative body there are numbers of fine-hearted men; of high ideals; who favor this project and that project, which seems of benefit to the people. They seem to little ap- preciate that there Is limit to a governments as to an individuals s purse-strings; to realize that econo- mics are essential in spending the millions for the nation as in spending tho dollorc of opo'c ou,n
 And as much as we regret We must admit that there are those who have little concern in the appropriations and expenditures except as they seem likely to affect their political for tunes. have not time to go into de- tail, but the national expenditures do not come home to us as do those in our own communities. Gentlemen, would put forcibly before you the country's need for your service each in his own community.
 There is an unfortunate distaste for politics among business men. It is indeed hard to overcome the natural retirement and dislike of publicity which seems inherent In the man of practical affairs. But, gentlemen, there is wastefulness and unwise ex- penditure of public money by almost every political body in the world.
 There is need for you in the politi- cal life of your country. It Is you who have laid the foundation and built up our prosperity. It is the perfection of your commercial or- ganization that has made our country the leader of the world.
 The pride of other nations has been in the conquest and acquisition of territory; the call upon the pa- triotism of their citizens has been to put the flag into new lands. The pride of our nation is its wonderful industrial development. The call of patriotism upon you is service in the the no less arduous task of managing our public affairs. Of all men in the country it is you who are most ca pable and, therefore, upon you de- wolves the duty.
 It is the duty of patriotism. IL often takes you into the field of criti. cism and abuse. It will take you into field where your motive is often unjustly questioned and your charac- ter Is maligned. Yet, urge it upon you, for 1t will bring upon you t<e greatest of all rewards. the con. sciousness of duty done.
 Other speakers were the Re, Frederick D. Buckley, rector ot Trinity church: pr E. H. Jenkins director of the experimental station at New Haven; Dr A. A. Crane ana Food Inspector Crittenden, who wal called upon in the absence of I. D Noble of Hartford, state dairy com missioner, who was down for ar address. but was unavoidably absen. Dr Jenkins. after relating a few good stories. confined his remarks f, the experiments which have beer made throughout the s.ate. H, said the pure food laws were no made to make life obnoxious fol druggists but were for the benefit o the people who were compelled f, patronize drug stores.
 The Rev Mir Buckley delivered ar eloquent address on the ladies ans his remarks were among the mos interesting Of the evening. Amonl other things he said that higher edu cation among women was greatly ad
 mired by him but in his opinion woman is never so high as when sh, embraces vifehood and motherhood He said that Robert E. Lee, the con summate flower of sou hsrn chivalry declared that duty" was the great est word in the English languag, and that every girl should be taugh
 by her mother that virtue Is price
 less. pr Crane told some amusinJ s.ories and also cracked pui about the submarine investigation