Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18
COMPETITORS NOT WANTED
Three Kinds DisapprOved by President
of State Pharmacists.
ASSOCIATION IN CONVENTION
President KTneu Crfbici-es Peddler-.
Doctors who operate Drug
stores and the Cut
Price Men.

The dispensing physician. the cut price"
druEEist and the travelling drug peddlers
were condemned by DR.. D. J.. K21en OF
Adams. Neb.. president OF the Nebraska
State Pharmaceutical association In his an
nual address at the convention which
opened Wednesday at $50 a m. at Hotel
Rome. He affirmed that the peddlers ira
versed the farming communities and thus
deprived pharmacists OF legitimate trade
ard the other two Objectionable competi-
tors. the one in the small town and the
other in the city. impaired the pharmacist
revenues President KIllen indicated in
his address that the association is more
prosperous today than 1t has been for
twenty-seven years.
DIT. H. A. Lyman OF the University OF
Nebraska delivered a short address, giving
a brief report OF the meeting Of the Ma
tional Pharmaceutical ASSOCIATION at Chi
cago, where over 5000 druggists from ali
parts Of the country were in attendance.
He touched upon the alleged practice Of
prohibition in Kansas driving many OF the
drug stores Of that state into selling liquor
to young men. He believed that II such
was the case the sale Of liquor under such
conditions should be stopped by legislation
Il bring you greetings from the State
university he said. "and am grattfied TO
notify you that the state Board Of Regents
has recently authorized the establishment
OF a school OF pharmacy at the university.
This school will be put into practical oper-
alton this fall. This school is not designed
to enter into competition with any OF the
excellent pharmaceutical schools already
established in this state. but to work with
them
Gift to a Bride.
One OF the delegates made the ~announce-
ment that the daughter Of the late James
Reed. a charter member Of this association
OF Nebraska City. was to be married
wednesday evening TO Allen Wilson. a
young banker OF that city. He moved
that the association send a bridal present
to the bride, Miss Lulu Reed. at once. The
proposition caught with the delegates and
a dozen seconds were made One PROPOSE
ton was that a sum OF money be appro-
priated from the funds OF the association
to buy the present. and this was about to
carry. when a delegate suggested that the
members be permitted to contribute to the
purchase OF the bridal present. The sum
OF about $50 was quickly contributed and a
committee was sent out to make the pur-
chase of a silver set. which was sent.
The late James Reed was a constant at
tendant OF the meeting Of the association
since its organization. up 70 his death dur
ing the last year. Miss Reed frequently
accompanied hIm. The present was given
as a testimonial TO the late Mr.. Reed, and
when the vote was taken the delegates all
rose. standing in silence for a moment, in
silent prayer. as a tribute to Mr.. Reed.
Telegrams of Greeting.
kilograms of greeting were received
from the Missouri Pharmaceutical associa-
ton in st. Louis. from the Kentucky Phar-
macheutical association and from the sec
Rotary OF the National Pharmaceuticai as
ISOLATION in Chicago. The secretary Of the
Nebraska association was directed to send
telegraph8c replies to thar greetings
The announcement was made that fifty
applications had been received. at this meet
ing and under a suspension of the ruleS the
secretary was directed to cast the vote OF
the association for the election Of the APP
plicants to full membership. An applica-
ton for life membership in the association
was read from RolIin c. Sherman, son OF
c. r. Sherman OF Omaha, who is also a
life member of the association. Under a
suspension OF the rules the name of the
applicant was enrolled as No. l on the life
membership roll. RoIlin c. Sherman is but
Is years OF age and was vOuched for by his
father. He enjoys the distinction OF being
the youngest member Of any pharmaceu-
teal association in the country.
A committee Of three was appointed to
draft an amendment TO the constitution pro-
viding more fully for life memberships in
the association, TO report at the next an
nual meeting.
A committee consisting OF Dr.. Raynor,
H. c. Hanson and A. V. Pease was ap-
pointed to consider the time and place for
the next annual meeting. to report Thurs
day morning.
Paper on Qualifications.
The morning session concluded with
paper by o. V. McCracken OF st. Pau
upon The Qualifications OF a Pharma
cist." The four essential features. he held
were general education. experience, educa.
ton in pharmacy and examination in phar
macy.
A committee on resolutions consisting Of
]. H Schmidt, Mr.. ChrIstoph and MI
Ryerson was appointed by the chair t
report ThurFday morning.
The entertainment committee reported
that II had about $500 OF an ~unexpendeC
balance in its hands. which was turned
over TO the treasurer by check. and vii
be invested as a permanent fund OF th'
association. This. with about 500 add
tionaI in the treasury. puts the association
on a sound financial basis.
Convention Notes.
Among the pioneer pharmacists attend.
ing the convention are W. NJ Widener Of
Lincoln, who has attended every meeting o.
the association for the last t~wenty-sever
years. He was for twenty-six years con,
nected with the Lincoln Drug company