Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-01
STATE PHARMACISTS
| IN ANNUAL MEET|NG'
Deputy Collector Says volstead
Law Was Not Made by Inter.
nal Revenue Department buf
1t Must Be Enforced, Neverx
theless-New Officers Elected

The 9th annual meeting Of the val
mont State Pharmaceutical associated
began yesterday morning at the Nod
sherwood hotel. The entire dav vat
given over to business and last evenin
ana to-day Will supply the pleasure mari
of the program
There was a good attendance Of drug
gists and ladies from all parts of the
state. The morning session was called
to order at ten o'clock by President Fred
ID. Pierce, now of Boston. Alderman 81
II. Beecher gave the address of welcome
in the absence of Mayor J. Holmes JarkI
son and the response was made by PresiS
dent Pierce. Following that came thst
Presidents address and tho reports oH
the ofhcers The report of Secretary
Lambert showed the membership Of tho
organization to comprise about 90 per
cent of the druggists in Vermont or "a
members. There was q gain in mem ber-
ship during the past year and the repord
of the treasurer showed a similar prose-
porous condition
One of the principal speakers of the
day was Eugene G. Brockmeyer, attor1
ney for the National Association of Re-
tail Druggists and representative for tho
association in Washington. Mr. Brockj
meyer took up the subject of handling
narcotics and alcohol, and enlightened
the druggists on some of the knotty prob
lens which continually arise in tha1
branch of the business.
Dean T. j. Bradley of the Massachu1
sets Institute of Pharmacy was another
speaker, and he spoke on his schools re.
lation to the business. Another speaker
was Prof. F.. Fl. La Pierre of the SAND
school. Other speakers spoke briefly. in 4
Guiding j. L. Kennedy, internal revenua
collector.
Deputy Collector Niebold spoke 10 the
druggists in regard to the enforcement
of the Volstead law He wanted them TOD
remember that the law was not made by
| the internal revenue department and saih
that it differed from other laws In Al
! hundred different ways. but it was the
| law and it was the business of the del
partrnent to enforce II. He said that hef
did not think a druggist IN Vermont was
| handling Jamaica ginger lleea III
! this was being done the department had!
not heard of it. He wanted to max Al
clear the situation in regard to pepsin. )!
and said that pepsin. which was com 4
| pounded with alcohol, must contain ad
! least eight grains of pepsin to the ouncej
! or it would be classed as an alcoholid
drink. When the mixture was perhaps
two years old largo amount of the
| psin had been assfnifated and the ar
, ticle would be pretty nearly alcohol. Ha
also took up the subject of getting re-
ports in on time and accurately. promis+
ing trouble for those who did not.
The election of officers closed the bust-
/ ness of the day. The officers are as fol<
! lows: President. Harris Alexander of ST.
| Adams; first vice-president. Z. B. HYDE
! of Brandon; second ce-presdent, A o.
Austin of Orleans; third vice-president,
- UN,f
John B. Lambert of Burlington: treasur-
I err w +. Terrill of Burln gton; trustees
of the permanent fund. w. F. Root &C
Brattleboro. O. w. McShane of Poultne y
and w. B. Shangraw of Rutland.
Last evening entertainment Was held
in the New Sherwood. when Roneoe or
chestra furnished the music and Ja-neu
| B. Thrasher and Bennett Springer OF
Boston ente rtained with program.