Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-12
D. c. MEN AMONG
OFFICERS CHOSEN
BY NATIONAL BODY
PharmacopoeiaI Convention,
in Session Here, Hears New
Presidents Address.

Four District of Columbia men were
elected to serve as officers for the
next ten years and six chosen MEM
bers Of the revision committee Of nifty
Of the United States pharmacopoeial
convention in session at the New Will
lard Hotel today. DR.. Reid Hunt of
Harvard University was elected presi-
dent of the pharrnacopoeial. succeeding
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley of this city
Other officers chosen were: Dr. F. B.
Power OF the Department OF AgricuI-
ture. District Of Columbia. first vice
president; DR.. NJ. Howard Russell of
Philadelphia, second vice president:
DIR. w. A. Bastedo Of New York city.
third vice president: Prof. l. E. Sayre
of the University OF Kansas. fourth
vice president. DIR. J. F.. Anderson.
New Brunswick. y. j.. fifth vice presi-
dent. DIR. Lyman r. kebler, bureau of
chemistry: Department Of Agricul-
ture. District of Columbia, secretary:
Or. W. w. Stockherger. Department
OF Agriculture, District Of Columbia.
assistant secretary. and Samuel l..
Hilton, District of Columbia, re-elect-
ed treasurer.
The board of trustees elected was as
follows: Prof. James H BeaL re-
elected. Urbana, ILL.,; Prof F. ]. wul-
ling. University OF Minnesota; DR.. n.
NJ Whelpley, reelected. st. Louis:
DR.. George ii. Simmons. Chicago. and
DR.. S. Soiis-Cohen. Philadelphia
! Members OF Revision Com mittee.
The committee of revision. which
will labor ON the tenth decennial re
| vision of the United States Phar-
| macopoefa. the book Of standards of
drugs used by the medical profession,
was elected as follows:
Medical-Dr. J. F. Anderson, New
Brunswick, n. j.: DIR. H. G. Barbour.
New Haven. Conn: DR.. w. A. Bastede,
New York city: DIR. H. A. Christian
Columbia; Or. A. r. Craig, Chicago;
| DR.. c. w. Edmunds. Ann Arbor, Mich.
Dr. B. Fantus. Chicago: Dr. l.. p.
| Hamburger. Baltimore: DIR. r. A.
Hatcher. New York city: DR.. E. r.
| Hodge. U. S A.. District Of Columbia;
DR.. l. E. Leonard. Atlantic City, N. J.:
! Dr. q. NJ. Mccoy. Public Health Serv-
| ice. District Of Columbia: Or. L. q.
Rountree. Minneapolis; Dr. T. Soflman,
Cleveland; DR.. E. r. Stitt, u. S. ~.
| District of Columbia; DR.. H. c. Wood,
Philadelphia. and Dr. M. H. FusseIl'
Philadelphia.
PharmaceuticaIH. V. Arney. New
! York city: c. l.. Alsberg. chief bureau
OF chemistry. District of Columbia: q.
n a. B,sringer, Camden. n. j.: T. J.
| ouiSss A1oStOIi, j. LOOK, Pnll2del.
phia: J. Culley. Ogden. Utah: c. f.
Caspari. st, Louis; A. H. Clark. Chi
cago: A. G. Du Mez hygienic laboratory.
| District Of Columbia; A. r. l.. Dohme,
5aT n J: Diner New York city; c.
Indianapolis; J. NJ. Francis, Detroit: e.
~: Gathercoal, Chicago: L. D. Haven
null. Lawrence, Kan: E. NJ HouRhton.
Detroit; c. b. Jordan. Lafayette, Ind:
Z w. Johnson. Seattle, Wash; E. F.
X 10
Arbor. Mich: c. H. La wall, Philadei-
phia; B. l.. Murray. RAILWAY n. i: =
L. Newcomb. Minneapolis; F. w.
Nitardy. New York city; p. S. Pitten-
ger Ma a,. Philadelphia; W. Q. Richtmann.
Philadelphia; E: A. Ruddiman, Nash.
vile, Tenn: A. Schneider, Lincoln.
Neb.: L. A. Settler. Detroit; w. L. SEQ
Slne. Detroit. and w. H. Ziegler,
New President's Address.
The new officers of the pharma
eepoeiai convention were installed in
once Immediately following their
election. In taking the chair, Presi-
dent Reid Hunt declared that many
physicians today will have to read
Just themselves to changed conditions
and realize that great RESPONSIVENESS
rest on them far beyond the mere Civ
ing OF relief. He urged that the newly
appointed committee on revision
maintain the advance made as the
result Of the war in supplying of
American made drugs.
The convention devoted itself today
to the adoption of general principles
to be followed in revising the Phama-
copoeia. Among the more important prin-
ciples adopted was the ninth. relating
to the alcoholic percentage in official
preparations. The convention accept
ed the principle. as follows:
1T is recommended that a range of
the content of absolute alcohol, by
volume. be stated in the Pharmaco-
poeia. accompanying the text, for eac
preparation containing alcohol
Action ON Liquor Issue Expected.
1t is expected the convention, be-
fore adjournment today. will take ac-
ton on the readmittance of whisky
and brandy, now excluded from the
National Pharmacopoeia. and low
cred alcohol content for medicines.
Two local women were honored at
the election of the woman's section
of the American Pharmaceutical As
ISOLATION. which just closed its con-
vention at the New Willard. They
were Miss Genevieve Simms, elected
secretary, and Mrs. l.. F. Kebler.
elected chairman of the executive
committee.