Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-07-11
STATE PHARMACISTS.
st,ta Association Meets at Chamber
lain's Hotel Old Point.

Hampton, Va, July 1.-THE Phar-
maceutical State Association conVen-
ad in its second days session IN the
dancing pavilion of the Chamber
lin Hotel with about 100 members
nresent The reports Of the various
officers showed that the ASSOCIATION
has wonderfully prospered during the
past year and is in better CONDITION
now than ever before.
C. B. Fleet, of Lyncirburg, va, VINO
has been the State secretary from
1888 to 1911 began the principal
work of the association. He spoke on
the early History" Of the associa-
lion. He told what the association mad
done and how it had prospered in the
last 80 wears and declared that the
drug men of the State OF Virginia
were becoming much better qualified
for their work each year and that
soon they would be second to none IN
this country.
Prof. A. Bolenbaugh Of the chair
of pharmacy of the State Medical
College of Virginia at Richmond,
spoke of the association work and the
betterment of the educational STAN
]. dard, and also touched on the narcotic
faw which was recently passed. He
suggested many valuable hints to
the members who were present.
H. S. Arlington, of Norfolk, Va,
president of the State Board of Phar-
macy, and T. Ramsey Taylor, also Of
Norfolk, made short addresses before
the meeting. They discussed fully
the laws recently passed to prohibit
the sale of narcotics to inants and
persons addicted to the drug habit.
The association offered resolution
elevating the educational standard
for the practice Of pharmacy in the
State of Virginia, and in it set forth
that every applicant must spend one
year in high school instead of be-
ing permitted to take up the study
after passing through the grammar
school.
Newport News, Va, July 1.-THE
Virginia Pharmaceutical Association,
in thirty-second annual convention at
Old Point yesterday, elected officers,
selected Richmond as the meeting
l place for next year, changed the date
Of meeting frofh July to September,
and adopted resolution practically
placing the druggists of the state
on record as favoring slate prohibi-
ton. The resolution touching on the
Statewide question and enabling act
was strong one, and carried with il
the decision Of the pharmacists not
to ask any special favors of the Vir,
ginia Legislature as regards the sale
of whiskey and patent medicines
containing alcohol in the event that
Virginia. becomes a dry state. The
druggists declared that the restric
tions on the. sale of ardent spirit:
should be made severe as to pre-.
vent any intimation that the drug
stores Of the state would become
barrooms in the event of the prohi.
bition movement carrying.
The committee on nominations o.
officers presented its report, recon-
amending the following, who were
unanimously chosen: President, c.. D
Owens, of Wytheville; vice president
Fl. D. Pettijohn, Of Leesburg; second
vice president, J. F. Bauer, Of Rich,
mond; secretary, E. l.. Brands, oil
Richmond; treasurer, II. S. Eley, Of
Suffolk; local secretary, E. C. Toone
of Richmond; member Of entertain
ment committee, c. A. Spencer, Jr.
of Richmond; member executive com
mittee, c. D. Fox, of Roanoke.
Candidates for appointment to the
vacancy of the State Board Of Phar.
macy, T. A. Miller, Richmond; C
II. Lunsden, Lynchburg; w. 7
Reeves, South Boston; J. T., Young
Roanoke; j. l.. Hagan, Danville
trustees National Druggists Home
T. A. Mann, Falls Church; T. Ramsay
Taylor, Norfolk; ]. F. Bauer, Rich