The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-02
DRUGGISTS HERE
FOR CONVENTION
American Pharmaceutical Asso-
citation Convenes in Annual Ses-
sion Tuesday Morning.
500 DELEGATES GATHER
Governor Mann Will Deliver Adj
dress Of Welcome-Many So
cial Festivities Planned.

Delegates from all over the United
States, Canada and Cuba ARE ffocking
to Richmond to attend the opening
meeting of the American Pnarmaceu-
tical Association. which convenes at
the Jefferson MOTEL Tuesday morning
at 10 O'Clock.
The associations convention Will
continue until the end of the week,
sessions being hold morning and even
ing. To cover the widest possible
scope the convention has been divided
into five separate sections, In each
OF which only one branch of the drug
gists' business Is to be discussed.
The sections are: /, scientific phar-
macy; z, commercial pharmacy; 3,
pharmaceutical education and lesigla-
ton; 4, practical pharmacy and dis
pensing; 5, historical pharmacy.
Many to Be Here.
Its believed that-ERore -than-bnh
delegates will attend the convention,
as practically every pharmacist In
the United States wishes to attend the
decennial meeting of the United States
PharmacopoeiaI Convention, which
convenes in Washington next week,
and the majority of them elected to
come to Richmond before going TO
the national capital.
dress of welcome to the druggists
Tuesday morning. After the addresses
and organization OF the convention,
the first general session at which
President H IL. Rusby, dean of the
New York College of Pharmacy. Will
outline the work of the week, and
the section meetings will begin.
Weeks Program.
The program for the week follows:
fire
general session; 1890 F. M, meeting
OF the nominating COMMITTEES; p. NJ,
session of section on commercial In
terests; session of section on scien-
titc papers; p. NJ, reception.
Wednesday. May 40 A. NJ, sec
ond general session; T.. NJ, session
of section on scientific papers ad-
journed session of section on com
mercial interests; +. NJ. meeting OF
conference of pharmaceutical facul-
ties,
Thursday, May 5--10 A. M, meet
| ing of National Association of Boards
OF Pharmacy; 10 A. M, session OF
section on education and legislation
adjourned session OF section on scien-
| tific papers
| Friday, May 6--10 A. M. joint ses-
sion of section on education and leg
islation with boards of pharmacy and
pharmaceutical faculties; to F.
NJ, session of section on practical
| pharmacy and dispensing.
| Saturday, May TO A. NJ. session
| of section on practical pharmacy and
| dispensing; session of section on his
/ torical pharmacy: 3 p. NJ, final gen
eral session.
/ Many Social Features.
| Although the druggists are assem-
1 bling primarily for the discussion ot
| business and the advancement of their
profession, the convention will not be
/ without it's social side lights or high
! lights. Almost all the pharmacists
are accompanied by their wives and
daughters, and they have been prom
/ Used a merry round of social galeties,
! dances, trolley rides, card parties and
other functions, eliminating Friday
evening with q reception at the Gov
| ernor's Mansion by Judge Mann ard
| Mrs. Mann.
| The social program, completed by
! the local commtttee on entertain
ment. is as follows: Tuesday night
reception at the Jefferson Hotel; We'd
nesday night, card party at the We
mans Club, Thursday afternoon and
| evening. old Virginia picnic and dane
/ Ing and minstrel show at Lakeside
Park. when a complete negro minstrel
| troupe will entertain the delegates
| Friday night, reception at the Gov
ernor's house by Governor and Mrs
| Mann, from to II o'clock.
! The American conference of phar-
maceutical faculties. and the national
board Of the American Pharmaceuti-
cal Association win hold their an
nual meetings in conjunction with the
| parent association.