Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
To MEET IN ATLANTIC CITY
NATIONAL CONVENTION OF
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS.
Every Section of Country Repre-
sentsd by Members of the Trade
and Manufacturers.

Washington pharmacists and chemists
are taking considerable interest in the
thirty-fourth annual convention of the
National Wholesale Druggists AssoCia-
ton to be held at Atlantic City begin
ming tomorrow.
More than 400 delegates and their fami-
lies are already on the ground. Every
section of the United States is represented
not only by members of the wholesale
trade. but by the manufacturers who
supply them. the latter being identified
with the association as honorary MEM
berS.
The Banquet.
At the banquet Ma hlon n. Kline. prcsi-
dent of the Smith. Kline e French Co.
of Philadelphia. will act as POSTMASTER.
and the speakers will be Gov Fort of
New Jersey, who will be accompanied by
members of his staff in uniform; Gov.
Stuart of Pennsylvania. Francis A. Lewis
of the Philadelphia bar and William II.
McElroy Of New York.
The convention will continue through
out the week. The bulk of the work of
the association is done throughout the
wear by its committees. and the months
that have elapsed since the convention
last year at Denver have been marked
part of these committees. The time that
Will elapSe between this and the next con-
vention holds forth the same prospect.
This condition has been due largely to
the passage, the Interpretation and the
enforcement of the national pure food
and drugs act, and the parallel legislation
that has been passed or is pending IN
states throughout the country. The final
outcome naturally has a most important
bearing upon the public health. and the
intelligent efforts of the representatives
of the National Wholesale Druggists AS
ISOLATION have been directed not only TO
the guidance of Legislators. who as lay
men were not as thoroughly qualified to
handle the technical side of their sub
iect, but in cooperating with the officials
of the government who We're called upon
TO interpret and enforce the laws passed.
That they have labored wisely is indt-
Gated by the expressions of appreciation
by authorities in Washington on what
has been done by the drug trade in COM
parison with other lines of business.
The Druggists Association.
The National Wholesale Druggists AS
sociation was the development of the
Western Wholesale Druggists Associa-
ton. which was organized at Indianapolis
in 1876. At that time it's membership was
largely in the western part of the coun-
try. but at the Cleveland convention in
east became affiliated and the present
title was adopted. The membership in
cludes all but thirty-five of the wholesale
druggists IN the United States as active
members, the few outside being for the
most part retail houses in small cities
with but moderate jobbing or wholesale
business. The associate members number
236. all of whom are manufacturers of
pharmaceutical preparations and pro-
prietary medicines, selling almost eXclu-
sively to the wholesale trade.
The officers are: Edgar D. Taylor.
Richmond, Va. president; S. E. Strong,
Cleveland, Ohio. treasurer; ]. +. Toms.
New York, secretary. The committee of
arrangements for this convention, which
also constitutes the banquet committee, is
as follows: Mers Busch, Philadelphia,
chairman: Anthony NJ. Hance. Charles r.
Hires. Clarence NJ. Kline Albert ]. Koch,
Dr. Adolph w. Miller, a. r. McIlvaine,
Adam Pfromm. II. b. Rosengarten,
Thomas f. Shoemaker, Joseph IL.
Schenck, jr., Walter V. Smith, William
r. Warner. Stuart Wyeth of Philadel-
phia. Thomas p. Cook. William CT. Cook,
r. S. Johnston, Clarence G. Stone, b. L.
Van Allen. New York.