Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-23
HOW PHARMACISTS COOPERATE
FOR THEIR COUNTRY'S DEFENSE.

I ference, as he is mobiliZing the phySt-
| clans and surgeons of the country to
meet the needs of the Medical Corps or
the Navy and War departments.
The meeting was also addressed by
F. A. Scott. chairman of the general
munitions board, who pointed out the
general character of the work to be
Done. Representatives of both army and
j navy medical supply departments indi-
Gated some of the methods by which the
| manufacturers could he of great assist
ance to the government
Organization of Groups.
| The various groups of manufacturers
then separated under their several units
and organized for the work laid upon
them.
| Glass /, comprising manufacturers Of
pharmaceutical. chemical and disinfec-
tant products. discussed the situation
and elected the following committee to
proceed with the work: Willard Ohlin-
ger. chairman; Frank C. Ryan. secre-
| tary; Charles J. Lynn of Eli Lilly & Co..
| Indianapolis. Ind: Theodore Weicker OF
+. +. Squibbs x Sons. New York city;
Milton Campbell of H. X. milford & Co..
Philadelphia. Pa; r. C. Stofer of Nor
witch Pharmacal Company, Norwich.
n. V; c. Mahlon Kline of Smith, Kline
& French. Philadelphia. Pa. A. G. Rosen-
garten Of Powers, Weightman, Rosen-
4
Jayne of II Battery place. New York
city: A. J. Marcuse of IL East 42d
street. New York city; S. Norvell of 81
Fulton street. New York city: Herbert II.
Dow of Dow Chemical Company, Mid
land, Mich.
Executive Committee for This City.
The following executive committee waA
chosen to take charge of the work in
W. rfa In hA
Munsey building in cooperation with the
council of national defense and its allied
defense organizations: Willard Ohlingef
of Frederick Stearns & Co.. Detroit Mich.a
chairman; Frank G. Ryan Of Parke%
Davis & Co, Detroit, Mich, secretary
Charles ]. Lynn of Eli Lilly & Co. In.
dianapolis. Ind; A G. Rosengarten OK
Powers. Weightman, Rosengarten & Coz
Philadelphia; Pa: S; Norvei OF u Ful>
ton street, New York city.
The list as first prepared by the govs
eminent on which bids were asked was
not in such definite shape as to mean
most to the trade or in such form that
il could be readily filled. There were Q
number of trade problems that first had
to be adjusted.
This list of medical supplies requireS
by the army and navy has been cares
fully studied by the executive commits
tee and will soon be whipped inta
shape so that it can be reported back
to the government departments Sug<
gestions will be made to the various
departments as to how best their wants
can be quickly and most satisfactorily
supplied, and an earnest effort is being
made to coordinate the requirements
of the government with customary
practices in the trade for the purpose
of removing as many difficulties as pos
sible. This is in harmony with the des
sires of the government Offices where
the officials are responsible for the purs
chase of medicinal supplies.
AS soon this work is accomplfshed
specifications will be sent out in the
usual manner by the departments and
proposals will be asked for.
Not a Purchasing Agency.
The pharmaceutical committee is iu
no sense a purchasing agency. 1t ioe
giving the government. gratis, the.
benefit of expert advice and informa-
tion as to how best to meet conditions,
in the trade for prompt, efficient andS
economic filing of the order.
1t is expected that every manufac-
turer having facilities for producing
the various products will exert every
effort to meet the wants of the gov
eminent and thus aid in the patriotic
work
Those manufacturers who have not
heretofore regularly received specinca-
lions from the army and navy medical
supply departments should request that
their names be placed on the mailing
ply Depot, U. s. Army, 543 Greenwich
street. New York city: Field Medical
Supply Depot, 81 NJ street northeast
washington, p. c.; Bureau Of Medicins
and surssrv. Navy Department. Ms&As~