Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-03
BONE DRY Laws
WILL INTEREST
DRUGGIST MEET
Legislation Affecting Medic
al Use Of Alcohol to be
Discussed Here.

The latest North Dakota rulings at
|fecting the sale of alcohol and alco-
holic preparations win be discussed at
the ~thirty-second annual convention
of the North Dakota State Phar-
m~aceutcal association which will be
held in this city August Z, 8 and 9.
Members of the association think 1t
highly important that every phar-
macist learn first hand what the latest
decisions are, and those who have dis
continued taking out the federal re-
tail liquor dealers license will want
to know what proprietary prepare
tons are classified as alcoholic bever-
ages by the Internal Revenue depart
ment and hence not to be o under
the new law.
Among the topics which are to be
discussed, President A. A. Bradley OF
Williston mentions the following:
The direct effects which the war has
had upon prescription compromising;
war taxes and the proprietary medi-
cine business; the Bone Dry law In Its
relation to the manufacture of phar-
maceuticals and the preparing and
compromising Of medicines; federal
legislation and cooperation with the
National Association of Retail Drug
gists; federal recognition of phar-
macists and the work of the A. Phi. A.
During the last session Of h North
Dakota state legislature a number of
suited in the dividing of opinion
|among the pharmacists Of the state.
Many Of these probably
will be discussed again at Bismarck,
and for this reason the sentiment of a
majority of the members Of n state
association is that the subjects should
be thoroughly studied with a view to
bringing about some unantm1ty OF
opinion with reference to these
measures which all r Of special In
terest to the trade of the druggist.
convention, the current issue OF the
Northwestern Druggist" published
in st. Paul, pays the following COM
pliment to Grand Forks as a conven-
ton city:
"The city Of Grand Forks is. by rea'
son of its location, its accessibility
and its local equipment, a fine con
vention city for the great territory o.
which it is q, commercial, industrial
and educational center. The Crane
Forks Auditorium is one of the hes
meeting places in the northwest fol
large gatherings. It is a substantial
brick, building, well heated and light
ed, with excellent acoustic. properties
and with a seating capacity. of $500
The first two days Of the convention
will be given over to the transaction
of business and to a discussion of IN
terests, vital to the retail pharmacist
Of North Dakota. Several addresses
some Of them by men of nattona
reputation, will be delivered, and tn
policy of the association regardtnl
pharmaceutical legislation will be de
termined. ~
On the closing day Of the meetin
the program will consist solely of en-
} tertainment features, sports, heate
parties, auto rides, etc. A committe
Of local pharmacists have prepared
very attractive program.
It is expected that probably mo-
than two hundred pharmacists fror
all parts of the state willgather her
for the convention-in fact, locs
2 druggists are free to predict that
. will most Nlikely be the largest an
most important convention ever r.
corded in the annals Of he associs
, ton. The conventions of late veal
have been rather unsatisfactory a
= tended, but SO many assurances OF q
. tendance at this years conventio
= have already been received that on
Gals Of the association venture I
= predict an unprecedentedly large a
tendance.
John H. Void who is the second vic
president Of the state association.
also the local secretary. All the men
bers of the convention entertainmel
committee are local men.