The Washington herald., 1910-05-12
PHARMACOPOEIA SUBJECT
ABSORBS CONVENTION

Consideration Of proposed revisions 10
the "Pharmacopoeia" occupied the atten-
ton Of delegates to the Pharmaceutical
convention at the New Willard yesterday
afternoon. Twenty-Five changes for the
Improvement and advancement Of the
book were adopted.
One OF the most important changes IS
the denial of admittance TO the "Phar-
macopoela" Of substances whose "compo-
sition or manufacture is kept secret or
are controlled by unlimited proprietary
or patent rights" This change is In
line with the campaign being conducted
by the association against patent medi-
cines
Considerable discussion was provoked
by the proposed changes regarding re-
Standardization of weights. measures.
constants. and other matters Of phar-
maceutical interest.
The convention will meet at Q O'Clock
this morning at the New Willard.
Following one OF the bitterest fights
the association has ever known. DR..
Harvey w. Wiley was elected president
at the session yesterday morning. de-
feating y. S. Davis by a vote Of rs to 81.
The convention refused to make the
election unanimous.
The election followed an all-night ses-
sion Of the nominating committee. dur
| ing which strenuous opposition was
brought against the naming OF DR..
Wiley At the meeting yesterday morn
| ing Mr. Davis was nominated from the
/ floor after the convention declined TO
accept the nominating committees slate
unanimously. Dr. Wiley's opposition
came chiefly from the manufacturing
| druggists because Of his activity in the
recent pure food campaign. and several
speeches were made from the floor in
support of both candidates.
Davis First Vice President.
Other officers elected were:
First vice president. Dr y. 5. Davis. Of Illinois
| second vice president Charles Caspon, IT,, o.
Maryland, third vice president o. +. Osborn. o.
\ Connecticut: fourth vice president. Loo Eliel d
/ Indiana; fifth vice president w A. BastedO. o.
New York; secretary. VI. g.. Mottcr Of tho Dis
| tnct Il Columbia assistant secrNary. DR.. Nob
p. Barnes, q the District Of Columbia; treasurer
S. L. Hilton Of the District Of Columbia.
The board Of trustees. which cares for
the expenditures of the convention wa.
elected as follows:
J. II. Beal. Of Ohio: f. W. Meissner. Of In
diana: w. j. Schufien. Of New York: G. H. Sim
mons. Of Illinois. and II. NJ Whelpley, Of Mis-
/ SCUM.
The committee on revision OF III,
Pharmacopoeia was elected as follows:
/ J. p. Remington H. Rraemer c. Caspar. II.
| G. L. Diehl. J. o. Schlotterbeck. A. b. Lyons. II
c. Wood. II. J. NJ. osborne. NJ. l. Filbert. II. II
| Rusby Reid Hunt. A. r. +. Dohme. A. Il
Stevens G. NJ. Beringer F. g. Eberle. L. f
Sayre T. Kremers. W. A. Puckner. L. F. Keber
G. S y. Hallberg c. H. Laware. g. d. ROsen
garten. V. Coblcntz. ]. W. Hacher ]. A. Good
! II. V. Army. ]. A. Koch Sadtler. W. Boardman
J. II. Long. O. Raubenheimer. c. f. Yanderleed
T. soman W. II. Nixon. J. @. +. Anderson, y
| $. Davis J. VI. Francis. c. +. Casrari. X. II
| Tuie W. y. Gregory. II. VI. Goedin. J. w. Eng
| land c. W Edmunds z. H. Barley. G.. w
Dickman, P. Marvel W. Haines. w. g. Alpers
L. c. Hopp, Albert Plaut.
Dr. Wiley made brief speech In which
he pledged himself TO a revision OF TIT
Pharmacopoela that would make the bool
beyond criticism.