The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-12
PHARMACISTS MEET
IN RICHMOND
American pharmaceutical Con
vention Met Here Twice Before,
1873 and 1900-Mayor Rich
ardson There to Repre-
sent the City.
RICHMOND. VA. - SpecIaI.

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lean Pharmaceutical Association be-
gan in the auditorium of the Jeffer-
son Hotel Tuesday. Some 200 del
egates had registered up to the hour
OF assembling, and the members were
coming in on every train.
Many of those who had arrived
yesterday and last night were up
early in the morning, had breakfast
and were off to the Police Court to
see the one John dispense justice of
the homemade Variety-embeliishe
with wisdom and wit. To the visitors
Justice John is a source Of never
tagging interest, and had they had
their way the chances are that he
would have been given a prominent
place ON the program.
The members were inclined to
loaf just a bit today. They are
mere 10 spend a week, and long hours
70 them rs nothing new. For instance,
the council was scheduled to meet at
. o'clock and il was half an hour later
when the body got to work. The cOun-
ell. be NJ known, is a sort Of advisory
BOARD and maps out the policy OF the
association.
Many Seek Convention.
Already there Is a contest on for
lhe next convention. Three cities are
rn the Struggio-\cw Orleans BOSTON
and Cedar Point. Ever hear of Co
OAR Point. There are few persons in
the convention who can tell you any
thing about the place. but those WHO
40 kno" aro willing Co tell you aI
about 1.-THE beauties. it's location. tho
climate. the bathing. the boating. tho
u>hinE the scenery. Wen. Cedar Point
rs three m.ics from cleveland. O.. is
"i"hE the shores of LAX" Erie. and
the folders distributed show il TO be
an attractive place. And Cedar Point
3 very much i'm the running. making
d bid and is i'm earnest about having
the association.
But Won can put it down that New
Orleans VIII get the next convention. -
said FhiHp Asher of the Crescent
city, and IN SO saying he tipped a
wink tina; he knew what he was stat
ing.
Some Sunragettes.
Nearly one-half OF those attending
the opening session were ladies. They
expressed their prerOgatiVe precedinE
the opening Of business and talked
Few subjects could have escaped
Judging from the merry chatter anC
laughter. Some wag said to the news
paper men that the meeting looked
IKE Suffragettc convention. The
ladies' were most agreeable and min
Slcd and introduced themselves to
each other and apparently were much
interested in the proceedings.
Work Begins,
II was 1880 O'Clock when President
Henry H. Rusby, of New York. rap
ped for order and declared the fifty
e.Ehth session ready for business.
tie hrSt Introduced the Rev George
W. MCI'anlv,, OF the First Baptist
church. who made the opening in
vocation The brief prayer ended
With the Lords Prayer in which the.
delegates joined with fervor.
fresident Rusby next presented
Governor Mann, who made the ad-
dress ri welcome. The Governor said
that hc was glad the delegates had
brought their wives and daughters.
TOR Il showed that the ladies Were.
possess"d Of wisdom and were not
disposed to trust their husbands awaN.
from home. But the Governor was
glad TO welcome them, and hoped that
thelr stay would be pleasant. lie had
expected 10 make a speech OF wei
come Oh behalf Of the city and State
hut the presence of the Mayor adj
i'i""'shco hlm 10 Keep hands off the
city ano give the Mayor a chance.
The Governor then struck out alon..
historical hnes-thoSe phases of tho
states history which were the herit-
age OF the people OF all parts of the
United States
The Governor said he would have
brought the keys TO the State of Nir-
Slnia and presented them to the con-
NentiOn But there were no locks and
consequently no use for KEYS Ere
quentlN the members broke forth i'm
applause and were often laughing at
sallies. The Governor said he did
not know what good men the drug
glsts were until he commenced to
think about what he must say. The
only thing he had against them was
the name and he could not pronounce
the WORD "pharmaceuticar with ease
and correctness. He closed with a
cordial expression of welcome
Mr.. WhelpIey Responds.
henry M. Wheipley, treasurer of
the association, st. Louis, Mo. de-
spOnded 10 the Governors welcome
at the request of President RHsi,T'
Mr.. Whelpley expressed great Llcas-
ure al the sentiments of the Coz
nor. He declared that in Missouri
people from Virginia were welcomed
and ne believed that everywhere the
same thing was true i'm every part Of
the country. The association knew
what Virginia was, for on two pre-
vious OCcasions-1S73 and 19OO-tiie
association had held meetings in
Richmond. Mr.. WheIpley made an
attractive talk. declaring that the as
ISOLATION was not composed of talk
ing men. but having been welcomed
by the Governor. the proper thing to
do was 10 enjoy the same.
The Mayor Facetious.
Mayor Richardson was next intro
duced, and he commenced to get
next TO the audience at the very out
Governor Mann and to the response
OF Mr.. Wheepley. He had seen some
thing ina the newspapers about the
Governor Of Virginia being dry. but
he was ready to deny the allegation
that the Governor was dry if his
speech was to be the standard for
Judgment.
The Mayor denied that the delegates
had brought their wives along to
keep them straight. He defended the
men, declaring that the delegates had
brought their lady friends in order
that they might see and that the peo-
pie of Richmond might see that beau
~ among women was a heritage Of
the American people.
Mayor Richardson then took up the
history OF the city and briefly dis
cussed some OF the noted events since
its foundation.
Druggists Politicians.
Professor ]. n. Beal. OF the Pitts
burg College of Pharmacy, replied to
the Mayor. The president had de-
clared that the Mayor was a politician,
but that the association had some pol
iticians. The speaker declared that
the members OF the association exer-