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MINUTES, PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND PAPERS READ,
ALSO
LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS.
BALTIMORE.
OFFICERS FOR 1896-7.
H. B. GILPIN, Presideyit, P. O. Drawer 248, Baltimore. ROBT. S. Me KINNEY, First Vice-President^ Taneytown, Md. STEINER SCHLEY, Second Vice-Preside7it, Frederick, Md. THOS. H. JENKINS, Third Vice-President^ Easton, Md. HENRY MAISCH, Secretary, 1342 Penna. Ave., Baltimore. DAVID M. R. CULBRETH, M. D. Treasurer, 203 E. Preston St.
Baltimore.
PAST OFFICERS.
Presidents.
1883— J. J. Thomsen.
^884— D. C. Aughinbaugh. ^885— Edwin Eareckson, M. D. -1886— A. J. Corning.
1887— William Simon, M. D.
1888— J. Walter Hodges.
1889 — M. L. Byers.
1890 — E. M. Forman.
1891— Columbus V. Emich.
1892 — ^John Briscoe, M. D.
1894 — ^John F. Hancock.
1895— Henry P. Hynson.
1st Vice-Presidents.
1883— C. W. Crawford.
1884— Steiner Schley.
1885 — Levin D. Collier.
1886— Jos. B. Boyle.
1887— C. W. Crawford.
1888— C. H. Redden.
2nd Vice
1883— Thos. W. Shryer.
1884— A. J. Corning.
1885— Henry T. Wooters.
1886—
1887— J. Walter Hodges.
1888— J. F. Leary.
3rd
1889 — D. M. R. Culbreth, M. D.
1890— Charles Caspari.
1891 — John Briscoe, M. D.
1S92 — T. W. Smith.
1894 — Henry P. Hynson.
1895— J. W. Cook.
Presidents.
1889 -Jos. B. Garrott.
1S90 — D. C. Aughinbaugh.
1891 — F. A. Harrison.
1892— J. Fuller Frames.
1894 — C. B. Henkel.
1895— Geo. E. Pearce.
-Presidents.
1883— Hugh Duffy.
1884— Levin D. Collier.
1885— T. W. Smith.
1886— J Walter Hodges.
1887 — Henry A. Elliott.
1888— John Briscoe, M. D,
1889— E. M. Forman.
1890 — ^J. H. Hancock.
1891— J. E. Henry.
1892— C. B. Henkel.
1894— George E. Pearce.
1895— J. W. Smith.
Secretaries.
1883 — ^John W. Geiger. i884-88 — M. L. Byers.
188^4— John W. Geiger. 1895— J. H. Hancock.
Treasurers.
1883-85— E. Walton Russell. 1886-94— Sam’l Mansfield.
1895-96— Henry B. Gilpin.
COMMITTEES.
Executive.
H. P. HYNSON, Chairman^ Baltimore.
CHAS. E. DOHiME, Baltimore. JNO. C. MUTH, Baltimore.
Legislative.
J. W. Cook, Chairman^ Hagerstown.
A. J. Corning, Baltimore.
J. O. V. Truitt, Salisbury. Thos. G. Forward, Bel Air.
Dr. C. B. Henkle, Annapolis. L. H. Dielman, New Windsor. J. H. Marley, Towson.
E. M. Forman, Centreville.
J. E. Henry, East New Market.
C. W. Crawford, Gaithersburg. Colin F. Stam, Chestertown. W. S. Merrick, Trappe.
Geo. E. Pearce, Frostburg.
A. G. Sturgis, Oakland.
John Lowe Moore, North East. T. W. Smith, Ridgeley.
Omar A. Jones, Princess Anne.
Steiner Schley, Frederick.
Pharmacy.
John F. Hancock, Chair^nan, Baltimore.
W. C. Powell, Snowhill. A. R. L. Dohme, Baltimore-
J. N. Gilbert, Annapolis. John M. Weisel, Baltimore.
Trade Interest.
Albert E. Thompson, Chairman, Baltimore.
J. C. Henry, Easton. • C. H. Ware, Baltimore.
R. H. Whitworth, Westernport. J. H. Winkelmann, Baltimore.
Business.
D. C. Aughinbaugh, Chairman, Hagerstown.
Alonzo Thomsen, Baltimore. J. G. Hermann, Cumberland.
H. R. Steiner, Frederick. Sam’l Mansfield, Baltimore.
Laws.
Prof. Wm. Simon, Chairman, Baltimore.
Chas. H. R. Waters, Centreville. Chas. Caspar!, Jr., Baltimore,
Entertainment.
I. E. Emerson, Chairman, Baltimore.
J. Webb Foster, Baltimore. Louis Dohme, Baltimore.
Geo. L. Muth, “ H. I. Thomsen, “
Harry Winkelmann, “ Wm, Caspar!, “
Next Annual Meeting,
“ Plimhimon,” Ocean City, July 14, 15 and 16th,
1897.
• DELEGATKS TO • .
American Pharmaceutical Association.
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CHas. Caspari, Jr., |
Baltimore, Md. |
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John F. Hancock, |
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Steiner Schley, |
Frederick, Md. |
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Henry P. Hynson, |
Baltimore, Md. |
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A. R. L. Dohme, |
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. . . DELEGATES TO • • •
The Pennsylvania State Pharmaceutical Meeting.
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John F. Hancock, |
Baltimore, Md. |
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D. C. Aughinbaugh, |
Hagerstown, Md. |
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Dr. D. M. R. Culbreth, |
Baltimore, Md. |
. . . DELEGATES TO • •
The Virginia State Pharmaceutical Meeting.
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Chas. Caspari, |
Baltimore, Md. |
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H. P. Hynson, |
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Geo. W. Truitt, |
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. . DELEGATES TO • • .
The District of Columbia Pharmaceutical Meeting.
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Steiner Schley, |
Frederick, Md. |
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John H. Hancock, |
Baltimore, Md. |
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Joseph B. Boyle, |
Westminster, Md. |
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fD>ar?Ian5 State pbarmaceuttcal aasociation.
Baltimore, May 13, 1896.
The Association met in the parlor of the Carrollton Hotel. Some of the members present were : President H. P. Hynson, Secretary John H. Hancock, J. F. Leary, W. E. Row’ens, Chas. H. Ware, James R. Waters, John H. Zwanzger, J. D. Brown, Thos. W, Wickes, A. A. Quandt, Henry Maisch, Steiner Schley, Chas. Caspar!, Jr., Louis Schulze, John A. Davis, J. Fuller Frames, Charles C. Walts, Robt S. McKinney, J. E. Henry, D. C, Aughinbaugh, H. Duffy, W. Simon, Thos. H. Jenkins, David M. R. Culbreth, J. F. Hancock, Columbus V. Emich, John Ayd, Daniel Base, Mary A. Watts, Charles E. Dohme, Alfred R. L. Dohme, L. H. Dielmann, John H. Winkelmann, H. Jarvis, N. Hynson Jennings, G. Clinton Blades, Chas. Schmidt.
Among the visitors were Caswell A. Mayo, of New York ; Prof. V. Coblentz, Ph. D., New York; Wm. Osier, M. D., Charles R. Scarff, Baltimore ; James E. Dwinelle, M. D., Baltimore ; Charles T. George, Harrisburg, Pa. ; J. H. Redsecker, Lebanon, Pa. ; J. M. Peters, New York; Eugene F. Cordell, M. D., Baltimore, and S. W. W. Schafhe, New York.
The Convention was called to order at eleven o’clock, A. M.^ President H. P. Hynson in the chair.
Drs. Wm. Osier, R. W. Johnson, I. E. Atkinson and J. W. Chambers were announced as delegates from the Maryland State Medical Chirurgical Faculty.
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The President welcomed the delegates in the following words: —
“ I extend to you all a very hearty welcome and to our visitors every privilege I have the power to tender. I trust sufficient time will be taken to transact whatever business that may come before the Asso¬ ciation deliberately, and without haste. We meet but once a year and it is our duty to settle matters only after due consideration and thought. The printed program is somewhat different from that designated by the By-Laws. I would like to entertain a motion to the effect that the one arranged by the committee shall be adopted for this meeting.”
Dr. Culbreth moved that the arrangements as mapped out by .the committe be adopted. Motion was seconded and carried.
Roll call was next in order. On motion it was dispensed with and each member requested to register his name at the Secretary’s desk.
The Secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting, which were adopted.
Dr. William Osier, representing the Maryland State Medical and Chirurgical Faculty, was introduced and addressed the meeting as follows :
“Mr. President and Members of the Maryland State Pharmaceuti- •cal Association! — We constitute three links in a chain which consists of four links only. Your President represents the first. The second is represented by our friend Dohme the manufacturer. I represent the third. The fourth, the undertaker, is not present. I am delighted in looking over the programme to see how much you have here of inter¬ est to the medical profession. You must bear in mind, that probably, we have a larger number of pharmacists within our ranks in this country than you have ; that the pumber of physicians who actually dispense their own medicines is very much greater than the number of dispensing pharmacists. We, therefore, have a vital, living interest in the problems which concern you. There are two thoughts which come to my mind in connection with the whole question The first is, that we, members of the medical profession, are becoming very largely appendages of the wholesale drug houses. There was a time when the dog wagged the tail, but now-a-days the tail wags the dog. I have a number of friends who do not prescribe by any text book or by what they think out, but according to the formulae of Sharp & Dohme, Wyeth & Brother, McKesson & Robbins or some other large house, treating the poor public at the dictation of the wholesale pharmacist. The other thought is a very much more satis¬ factory one. It is to know, that the universities throughout the coun¬ try are waking up to the science of pharmacology. There are now at
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least three fairly well equipped pharmacological laboratories in con¬ nection with the universities of this country, and within ten or twelve years there will be a great many more. It is, indeed, a hopeful sign to see these laboratories, for the study of the action of drugs, estab¬ lished in our large universities.
I beg leave to express to you, Mr. President, and to the Members of this Body, fraternal greetings from the State Medical and Chirurgical Faculty.”
The President thanked Dr. Osier for his attendance and Jcindly greetings and added that the State Medical and Chirurgical Faculty had appointed delegates to confer with the State Pharmaceutical Association on matters about which both were concerned. He also announced that Messrs. Redsecker and George were present, repre¬ senting the Pennsylvania State Pharmaceutical Society, and intro¬ duced them to the Association.
Mr. Redsecker. — “We come here, I am happy to say, to repre¬ sent the State of Pennsylvania. We believe that in many respects Pennsylvania is the greatest State in the Union. It has the largest city, not in numbers, of course, but in its homes, conveniences for living, and in the amount of its manufactures. We have the largest railroad corporation, — the best managed in the Union. Then there are some other things in which I think we quite excel : we have one of the best political organizations in the country ; we have larger republican majorities than you have votes, in Maryland ; we have the best system of bossism in the Union ; our political bosses are wonderful institutions. If I go out of the drug business, I am going into politics, because in the drug business one has to think ; not so in politics — the boss does the thinking. The politician’s motto in business is that of the Light Brigade :
“ Yours not to reason why, yours but to do and die.”
In Maryland sometimes you unhorse the bosses, not so in Penn¬ sylvania. We bow absolutely to them and do just as they say. Our Pharmaceutical Association is one of the greatest in the Union. There¬ fore I am proud. Gentlemen of the Maryland Pharmaceutical Associa¬ tion, to be here to represent the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Associa¬ tion at your meeting. It is a happy day to me. I thought we had a fine association in our State, and we do have very nice entertainments at our meetings, but I must take off my hat to Maryland’s Association after last night’s specimen of what you can do. We are not in it. We have a very good organization, and have found it, as you have, a very good thing to meet under one roof. We have been going to summer resorts and getting our people together in one hotel, in this way our social pleasures have been increased, by the very fact that we are
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together. We also admit ladies to our meetings, this makes these occasions very attractive to us young fellows. Altogether we have pleasant meetings, and I am come to-day bearing the greetings of our Association to the Maryland Association, trusting that the day is not very far distant when we shall have, somewhere on the borders of Pennsylvania and Maryland, a joint meeting of the Pennsylvania and Maryland Associations ; and what more pleasant place could there be for both States than Pen-Mar ? There we could join forces and without leaving our respective states, shake hands over the border line. I hope that at>no distant day Pennsylvania and Maryland will be united in one meeting.”
President Hynson. — “We are very much pleased with this ad¬ dress and I think it will be well, if during the meeting, some action be taken in regard to a general meeting of the pharmacists of the two States. We would like to hear from Mr. George.”
Mr. George. — “ Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Association ! — It gives me a great deal of pleasure to meet with you to-day. I shall be very glad to hear the reading and discussion of some of the impor¬ tant papers which are likely to come before this Association, especially the one in reference to Pharmacy Law. You have about the same ideas and difficulties that we in Pennsylvania are troubled with and I hope that you will be better able to find a remedy than we have. One of our difficulties has been to get all the pharmacists in the State to become members of the Pharmaceutical Association. Naturally you are having the same trouble in the State of Maryland. We have been unable to get even one-fourth of our pharmacists, — in fact we have not one-tenth of all, in the State. The Pharmaceutical Association would be a big thing if we could accomplish this object. Then pharmaceutical legisla¬ tion would be an easy matter ; the solution of the cut rate system would be a comparatively easy matter, if all the pharmacists of Maryland and Pennsylvania were united in one Association. The great difficulty in the way of the. greater success of retail pharmacists is the extreme J’ealousy entertained, one toward another. That seems to be the great stumbling block ; if it could be overcome and perfect amity could exist among them in all the States of the Union, many more of these prob¬ lems could be easily solved adding to the improvement and advance¬ ment of pharmacy at large. I am not so much of a stranger in this Association as I first thought, because I find in your midst some promi¬ nent pharmacists just as well known in the borders of Pennsylvania as in Maryland, and not only there but through the whole length and breadth of this land. Maryland may well boast of her eminent men. I have often had the pleasure of meeting some of them, not only as representatives to the Pennsylvania Association, but also as represen¬ tatives to the American Association in years past, and it has increased my pleasure in this meeting to see them here on this occasion.
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I heard some one say something in reference to Pennsylvania’s law. A member of this Association, in conversation an hour ago, said he wished you had as good a law for Maryland as the State of Pennsylva¬ nia has. It sounds very well to hear that, but I want to say to you that the law of Pennsylvania is by no means a perfect law. The clause in relation^ to the sale of patent medicines is an extremely weak portion of the law and ought to be amended by all means. So should another, in reference to the adulteration of drugs and chemicals. At first glance 3'ou would think that the Examining Board should have no difficulty whatever in enforcing that section o/ the law and yet, it is the most dif' ficult of all and one of the weakest articles of the Bill. Whilst the arti¬ cles in reference to registry and examination are fairly good, they are not what they ought to be. We thought we were getting it splendidly amended at one time. The former President of the Examining Board took it to Governor Pattison to get him to sign the amendment. “ Why, “he said, “ I don’t like to do it, I would like to please you, and I am in perfect sympathy with the movement for pharmaceutical legis¬ lation, I believe it is the right thing to do, but I can only see it in this light, that you will weaken your cause instead of strengthening it.” He was right. While we cannot get everything we want at first, we must be satisfied at the start with something that the representatives of the people are willing to give, and gradually, year after year, we will be able to strengthen any bill that may be at first approved by the rep¬ resentatives of the people. We must make a beginning and by degrees strengthen the bill by proper legislation and in that way get a pharma¬ ceutical law brought finally to a higher standard for the pharamcists of Maryland as well as Pennsylvania. I thank you for your patience, for your kind reception, and I bear you the greetings of the Pharmaceuti¬ cal Association of the State of Pennsylvania.”
President Hynson. — “I congratulate the Pennsylvania Associa¬ tion upon the versatility of its delegates. I hesitated to call upon Mr. George, thinking the first representative from that State had covered the whole ground, but Mr. George has not been outdone by his col¬ league even though he followed him.”
The next thing in order was the recognition of visitors.
Prof. Culbreth moved that visiting pharmacists should be allowed the privileges of the floor in all discussions. Motion sec¬ onded and carried.
The President stated that the Executive Committee had invited the Associations throughout the country to send delegates to this meeting and many kind acknowledgments had been made.
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The President presented a communication from Mr. Hallberg on the subject of Education and Legislation, saying it was lengthy and asked whether it was the pleasure of the convention to have it come up at the proper time for the discussion of such matters, or at once.
Prof Caspari moved to postpone the reading of the leUer and have it read when pharmaceutical education was discussed. Motion carried.
The next thing in order was applications for membership.
Those having applications were requested to hand them to Mr. Jno. A. Davis of the Executive Committee.
Mr. Davis read the report :
The following applications have been received and acted upon favorably by your Executive Committee, and it now wishes to present them for your consideration :
Albert E. Thompson, Baltimore, Md.
J. Newton Gilbert, Annapolis, Md.
John B. Thomas, Baltimore, Md.
W. C. Powell, Snow Hill, Md.
James W. Westcott, Baltimore, Md.
Thos. W. Wickes, Chestertown, Md.
W. T. Hassinger, Vienna, Md.
Eugene Worthington, Annapolis, Md.
J. Thomas Holland, Centreville, Md.
J. A. Carnes, Cockeysville, Md.
Alfred R. L. Dohme, Baltimore, Md.
W. S. King, Baltimore, Md.
W. E. Rowen, Wye Mills, Md.
John H. Zwanzger, Baltimore, Md.
George G. Smith, Baltimore, Md.
J. Harry Stutt, Jr., Baltimore, Md.
C. C. Watts, Hagerstown, Md.
A. Weilepp, Baltimore, Md.
The following gentlemen were also proposed for membership :
James W. Swartz, Baltimore.
Jno. C. Muth, “
Jno. S. Muth, “
Louis Hoffstetter, “
Charles Schmidt, “
Maryland State Phannacentical Association.
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Prof. Caspari moved that the Secretary cast an affirmative vote for all the names recommended by the Executive Committee, and proposed from the floor. Carried. Secretary announced all, duly elected members.
The President’s Annual Address being next in order, Vice- President Smith was called to the chair and Mr. Hynson read as follows :
PRESIDEKT'S ADDRESS.
“ The mission of State Pharmaceutical Associations and the duties of their members ” would be a suitable caption for such an address as seems best fitted to fulfil the requirements of your by-laws, so far as they relate to the duties of the president.
A year’s experience, however, of the executive officer of an associa¬ tion like this, carefully noted, together with the ooservations that may be taken while following the courses over which his duties will lead him, would, I am sure, make a paper of no little interest, one much more readable than any effort of my own, based upon knowlege less generally gathered or elaborated with the singularity of mere personal deductions, could possibly be. ‘
In winning conspicious attention from the world, the actor upon life’s real stage has invariably taken liberties with the conservative rulings of the time — liberties with the established truths, which through pricking, startling, perhaps, yet are soon stamped under foot by the stern hard tread of fact— liberties with prevailing error, overpowering^ encouraging and resulting in a clearer light, a better day — liberties with the law even, whereby a greater freedom is gained and a larger field is flushed and made to yield a richer harvest. If then, I am tempted to take liberties with the conventionalities surrounding annual addresses, ambition must be my excuse, even tho’ it be a grevious fault. If too, I beg this association to diverge from the well beaten tracts followed by bodies of this kind and take liberties w'ith the usual methods and plans, it will be, because I am sincerely anxious to help the association thereby assisting Pharmacy and pharmacists. Organization, frater¬ nity, concentrated efforts, are the ends most desirable to attain. They are themes harped upon continuall^q treated from ever/ point of view imaginable, approved and commended in every instance and by every one acknowledged to be the condition most needed to build up and strengthen Pharmacy and to make the life of a pharmacist less burden¬ some. And yet just now when all other trades are closely welded together in their most creditable associations, every other profession is
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bound tightly as one, in its fraternal societies, when the whole commer¬ cial world is teeming with trusts and combinations, Pharmacists are still content to hold apart, preferring to make the struggle alone, fighting vainly the encroachments of every thing and every body mar¬ shalled against them, in well formed, thoroughly drilled bod es, — regu¬ larly organized armies.
This observation, so patent, so unmistakable, in its meaning makes me exclaim impatiently, “ why can we not be like others, why can we not follow examples, which have won successes ? ”
Looking beyond the present moment, forgetting personal ease, living not for ourselves alone, sacrificing individual opinions and respect for the majority are some of the avenues through which must surely go those who would reach the general goal — Fraternal Organi¬ zation.
To attain this then will cost perhaps a reduction of present reve¬ nues or the contribution of funds. It will cost some moments of ease or require a part of our busy days. It will cost the surrender of some pet theory or the adoption of some other’s idea. It will cost a graceful bow to the power of numbers or a hearty support of the rule that has carried. Are we ready to pay the price? Does notour experiences and observation teach us that such an investment will be most profit¬ able ? Go over the items of cost carefully and tell me in your future actions, after a due consideration, you have concluded the object worth the price.
Aye, my brothers, it is a matter of too great import, of too much concern, too vital to be treated in this cold commercial way. Terms of the battle are better suited to convey its truer meaning and when I cry “ awake to the bugle call — to arms and with faces set firmly to the front, keep on ! Forward ! Until you have won what you know you deserve, what you have a right to demand, ” I believe I do the situa¬ tion fairer justice.
Organization means larger and more associations and then— what then ? What are the missions of these associations ? The two-fold nature of our vocation — the professional and commercial features linked together renders the discovery the mission of a Pharmaceutical Association difficult indeed.
To my mind there are but two courses to follow in its management either of which will bring about a condition from which will follow satisfactory results. It is scarcely necessary for me to call your atten¬ tion to the fact that there are pharmacists, who measure success by entirely different standards — whose ambition leads their efforts into to¬ tally different channels. With these, who have singular motives, special ideas, you will find quite a number versatile enough to be greatly inter¬ ested in, and concerned about both the professional and commercial part of Pharmacy. It is true, however, let me repeat it, that there are
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quite a number of our most prominent members, who have actually no direct interest in the mercantile part of Pharmacy ; there are pharma¬ cists also who have no greater concern about pharmaceutical theories than that which comes through an advantage they give them in the commercial part, then besides these, are two other classes, which have their separate interests, the jobber and the distinctive manufacturer.
While I admit all should be interested in the application of the general sciences to pharmaceutical development and advancement and own at once, that this is the common ground upon which all can best stand, yet there are those whose tastes and best judgments do not lead them even to regard this as profitable, and their wishes should be consulted.
I have said there were only two courses to follow. Will any of you agree with me that this must be a body devoted exclusively to scien¬ tific discoveries — to professional pharmacy, including, it may be, efforts made toward securing proper legislation, if such legislation has a strictly professional bearing, or shall it be a body holding together three or four distinct sections compassing the interests of all con¬ cerned ? The latter plan appeals to me most strongly because by it the union of all would be maintained and the general brotherhood of the several classes better understood. Larger meetings at less expense would follow than would result from separately organized bodies.
Should the operations of this association be restricted to matters containing some one class, the other interests would be compelled to secure separate organization.
I am not at all unmindful of our comparatively small membership. I am looking toward its enlargement by making our association useful to all who are now upon or may be upon its roll. These sections should be as distinct in management as possible with not only the chairman but a secretary as well, elected by the general body and they could vie with each other in amount of interest awakened. Shall I name them scientific, retailers, wholesale or jobbers and manufac¬ turers ? Kindly think over the establishment of these sections, give the matter all the attention it deserves, if any at all, it claims.
The possibility of establishing associations in each county, and the larger cities of the state, not separate bodies but organizations auxiliary to this general association, offers an opportunity of effecting much good.
The county and city associations should hold meetings at least quarterly and in most instances would result in bringing about general conditions, at this time particularly desirable, and local improvement totally impossible through the State Association, I beg you, gentlemen, to give the matter some consideration. I am unwilling that the for¬ mation of the auxiliaries be left to the members of the several counties or the city but suggest that their formation be delegated to a commit-
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tee of regular officers and that such delegates be instructed to submit to the committee on laws for revision, such changes and additions tO' our constitution and by-laws as may seem necessary to make these county and city bodies a part of the state association. I believe if eco¬ nomically administered there need be no necessity for other dues than those now levied for the general body and all claims could be paid out of its treasury in the usual way.
I am seeking through the several suggestions to secure a larger membership, a better organization of our state Pharmacists. This I conceive to be an essential part of a State Association.
Having secured this strong and complete organization, other most desirable objects can be easily obtained. Our power would be felt in any direction it might be used. We could better influence legislation and put our almost disgraced state in line with her sisters. Sadly did we feel the need of a more concerted action at the last session of the legislature. Let me add in this connection that we must be sincere in our efforts to secure a Pharmacy law. Our true aim should be to pro¬ tect the citizens of the state in a matter in which we best know they need protection and incidently protect ourselves but do not, I beg of you, let this selfish end be the incentive for our action, because I believe as I have faith in the final success of virtue, it will in every instance, bring disaster.
This association as far as I know, has never issued certificates of membership. I note in the early minutes steps were taken in this di¬ rection and went as far as the adoption of a design but nothing farther seems to have been done. This should be at once taken up as part of our work and through it, I believe, much could be accomplished both in increasing membership and bringing about the enactment of proper laws.
It appears to me that these certificates should be issued to every present member in separate classes in respect to the particular branch of Pharmacy in which they are engaged. To the retailer only in case he has been actively engaged as a Pharmacist four years the time generally acknowledged to be necessary to acquire a good practical knowledge of the business. I apprehend that this rule would result in the with-holding of the certificate from a few members for a short time but I believe these will at once see that its greatly increased value to them after the lapse of necessary time will be compensation quite enough and will win their approval of the plan.
After sufficient time had passed to grant all our present members certificates, which should be made forfeitable upon non-payment of dues, the frequent publication in the daily papers of those entitled to certificates would, I think, result in bringing about just what we are
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seeking to secure by legislative enactment. It certainly would answer a good purpose until our ideas are satisfied in law. It would also I believe increase our membership outside of the city and in some in¬ stances be a reminder that dues were unpaid.
No matter w^hether the suggestions here given are adopted or not, some presentable evidence of membership should be issued.
It seems entirely within the province of State Associations to lend their influence and help toward the proper education of pharmaceuti¬ cal students. While they should be and I know they’ are in perfect ac¬ cord with all honorable teaching colleges of Pharmacy, they should be entirely apart from and independent of these.
State boards of Pharmacy should undoubtedly be from these asso¬ ciations members and while they should invariably be in sympathy with all efforts of the colleges toward the attainment of higher pro¬ fessional standard, they should be at the same time in a position to earnestly protest against any movement which would seem to result in placing unnecessary burdens upon students or in sending out gradu¬ ates not equipped with the kind of knowledge best fitting them for the real emergencies of the hour or poorly qualifying them to offer the public the protection it rightfully expects from such an education.
I deem it not the least too much for any State Pharmaceutical As¬ sociations to request the colleges around it for reports of their methods of teaching, character of examinations and percentage- requirements and feel confident that compliance with such requests would in almost every case greatly increase the popularity of the colleges.
State associations, as such, should be felt in our national associa¬ tion. If possible delegates to the meetings of the American Pharma¬ ceutical Association should be paid mileage, at least, and be held re¬ sponsible for their attendances and the creditable representation of the association sending them. Proper reception and return of courtesies from sister associations is a matter that must not be over-looked and should be developed to as great a degree as possible.
Winning a proper recognition of Pharmacy from our general gov¬ ernment by securing the advancement and rightful ranking of Pharma¬ cists in its employ, is strictly within the province of State Pharmaceu¬ tical Associations. Efforts should be directed solely toward securing the help of the state’s own representation in Congress and much good can be accomplished by this direct action.
This recognition by the law either in state or nation is what we need most to bring us proper consideration from the general public and the other professions.
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The power of the law as an educator is but poorly understood. For this same strong reason State Associations should establish and maintain a code of ethics not so much for their strict enforcement as laws but as pictures of the ideal. Let us know and see what we should be and how we should deport ourselves.
The mission of State Associations is truly to stimulate consistent ethical action and to improve and change our professional and business conduct to suit our condition and advancement. Yet the daily need, the hours difficulty is within the most useful scope of the State Associa¬ tions power. Some plan whereby the association can learn and know these needs, these difficulties is the scheme most desirable of all — some way by which daily notes will be taken and regularly transmitted to an approved head. It calls to mind the attempt and failure of the American Association but will we not try to effect it just for one year or one month or even one week. Every body comply — anonymously if need be. Successfully carried out it would result in a report more interest¬ ing and instructive than anything yet conceived pharmaceutically. It cannot be accomplished, however, without active individual effort and this brings me to the second part of my imaginary heading “ The duties of the members.”
The best man is great and good, the best member must be great and good. He should be interested enough to be enthusiastic— conscien¬ tious enough, through a proper appreciation of the responsibility mem¬ bership brings, to make sacrifices, willing to use the talents he owns, no matter whether one, five or ten. These qualities as a member make him a desirable officer and a helpful committee man — ready to take on the work assigned him.
The failure to accomplish sought for ends by Pharmaceutical Asso¬ ciations is brought about many times by the in-attention and ineffi¬ ciency of officers. Men are often totally unmindful of the responsi¬ bility their acceptance carries and reckless about the losses they bring others. Unwillingness to act upon committees is another fault un¬ worthy a member except he live for himself alone. Selection must be made with respect to the peculiar fitness of the person and an admin¬ istration can be greatly interfered with by this non-compliance, yet better this than an acceptance and non-attention or carelessness.
I count it no little honor done any member if he is called upon to take active part in the work of an association and I take occasion to say here in reiterating my very sincere thanks to you for the honor you did me a year ago that it was and has been a real honor to me from then until now. Nothing has happened in my life of public notice which has brought me more flattering congratulation, more personal gratification than the Presidency of The Maryland State Pharmaceutical Associa¬ tion.
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While I make this acknowledgment without hesitation, with pleas¬ ure, I do so the more willingly to assure any of you who may be elected to office in this association or be placed upon committees that you will be amply compensated for the work connected therewith by the honor done you.
Let me add in conclusion that I believe from personal experience that activity in the affairs of your profession, interest in its associations of all kinds will afford you a legitimate relief from the exaction of your business and lessen to a marked degree the weight of the burden we must carry. That I have found the duties of my office a pleasure I must confess. In trying to help the association I am sure I have helped myself and I have only to thank you for your kind valuable aid harboring close within my heart the hope that my efforts have won your approval.
J. F. Hancock : — I move that the President’s Address, which we have heard with so much pleasure, be referred to a committee to consider the suggestions contained therein. Seconded by the Sec¬ retary. Carried.
Chairman appointed the following Committee of three to act on the matter; — Dr. D. M. R. Culbreth, Messrs.]. F. Hancock and Hugh Duffy.
President resumed the Chair.
Next in order was the report of the Executive Committee. The Chairman of the Committee not being present, Mr. Jno. A. Davis was called upon.
Mr. Davis ; — I would like to say that this Executive Committee has had as members the best workers I have ever seen engaged in pharmaceutical labors in this city. A great many matters have been referred to it and it has acted promptly and efficiently.' The success of the meeting so far is evidence enough of its work and is an earnest of what is to follow.
The Secretary read his report : —
The Secretary reports that the Annual Proceedings of the State Pharmaceutical association has been published at a cost of - I244.50 Stamps and general Postage - - . . . 28.02
TOTAL. $272.52
A copy was duly forwarded to every member of the Maryland Phar¬ maceutical Association and to every pharmacist of the State of Maryland, and to the various pharmaceutical associations and journals. We have
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received copies of the proceedings of the Wisconsin, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Washington State, Maine and American Pharmaceutical Associations. All correspondence has been properly attended to.
Very respectfully,
John H. Hancock, Secretary-
On motion the report of the secretary was accepted.
The Treasurer read the following report : —
Baltimore, May 13, 1896. TREASURER’S REPORT.
Balance received from Sami. Mans¬
field, Ex-Treasurer. - - $ 54.78
Membership Fees . 133.00
From Advertisements in 13th An¬ nual Proceedings - - - 176.00
363-78
Disbursements . 234.40
Unpaid Membership Dues - - - - 1151,00
Adv. in 13th Annual Proceedings,
remaining unpaid - - - 48.00
Total Assets . $328.38
Liabilities
E. B. Read & Son, for Printing 13th
Annual Proceeding $244.50 244.50
Net Balance .
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