The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-07
DRUGGISTS OF
STATEC0NVENE
IN BISMARCK
President Itrich of AssOcia-
ticn Emphasizes Scientific
Development
BUSINESS CHAN GES
Elaborate Program of Enter.
tainment Is Arranged For
Convention

The thirty-eighth annual conven-
tion of the North Dakota Pharma-
ccutical Association got under way
today in the Masonic temple, with
druggists from all parts Of the state
lin attendance. The number is ex-
pected to grow during the day with
, the arrival of druggists bv train and
automobile until the attendance
reaches at least two hundred.
President w. H. Itrich of Hebron,
calling the association to order, in
troduced Mayor A. P. Lcnhart Of Bis
marck who welcomed the visitors and
Peter Murgens of Fairmont respond
ed. Mayor Lenhart welcomed the
visitors both as president of the city
commission and druggist for nearly
80 years.
"The drug business today is much
different from many years ago" said
Mr.. Lenhart. "The old-tirae apothe-
cary shop was devoted almost wholly
to the business Of filing prescrip-
tions, while today the drug business
is pretty. much q merchandising
game. The public has come tos look
on the drug store as public serv-
ice station, open early and late,
where one can get anything from a
postage stamp to phonograph." :"
Mayor Lenhart said that an unusually
fine program had been prepared by
Burt Finney, local secretary, and
asked the druggists to make them
selves at home while in the city.
Business and Science.
President Itrich in delivering the
Presidents address emphasized the
Importance of the pharmaceutical
business and the necessity for CO.
operation among the druggists in the
development of the business as
science.
without a development in the sci
ence of pharmacy our profession
would be at "A standstill. and to that
development we must look to the
American Pharmaceutical association,
the mother of all pharmaceutical as
sociations," he said. Plans for the
reorganization of that body will be
presented to the state convention.
President Itrich said that the pres
ent state pharmacy law was revised
in 1907 and that he believed that the
time had arrived when the measure
now in force should be replaced by
one conforming to the modern prac-
tice of pharmacy. He suggested that
the legislative committee undertake
to draft q measure to be presented
in the next legislative assembly.
Business conditions throughout the
country, he said, are not in the most
optimistic and stable form but he
said that pharmacists have little to
complain Of as compared to other
lines. He favored the Kelley-Stevens
bill to stabilize the trade.
Praises State School.
Professor Sudro, head of the.
school Of pharmacy Of the North Da-
kota Agricultural College. has re-
nuested that recommend the estab-
lishment Of standing committee on
the school Of pharmacy" he said.
sour school is one Of which we may
we'll be proud. for. it's renutation in
educating well-trained and informed
pharmacists is not confined to this
state alone"
Reports Of other officers and dele
gates from district and national
pharmacists associations occupied
the remainder Of the morning ses-
sion. This afternoon the druggists
listened to an address on "North Da-
kota," by President John Lee Coul-
ter Of the Agricultural College; an
address on the subject, "A Modern
Professional Pharmacy" by d. F.
Jones Of Watertown, 8. D., an address
on "A New Era in Retail Merchan-
dising'' by pr, John w. Gamble, pres
ident STANDARD Chemical Manufactur-
ing company, Omaha, Neb.; address
on Cigars and Tobacco" by H.. w.
Eowiey. Consolidated Cigar Corpora
tion, New York.