used for the binding, which, it is hoped, will overcome the objections made to former bindings. It was found necessary also to bind in cloth 40 copies of the 1897 volume of Proceedings, the stock having become exhausted. Owing to the smaller size of the 1899 volume, the cost of publication and delivery was much less than last year, as shown by the following items:

Composition, paper and presswork (1400 copies)

Binding 1050 copies in cloth, @ 23 cents

$1597 59

$241 50 8 00

5 20

Expressage and postage: Expressage (cloth, 26 cents; paper, 21 cents); Postage (cloth, 27 cents; paper, 24 cents)

254 20

320 30

45 24

45 64

Illustrations

Journals for the Reporter.

Expense of assistance in proof-reading, etc.

Salary of the Reporter on Progress of Pharmacy

$3,199 22

In accordance with a motion adopted by the Council, January 17, 1900, your Committee has undertaken the publication of a Physicians' Epitome of the National Formulary, as authorized by the Association at its last annual meeting. A contract for printing 10,000 copies has been awarded to the Wickersham Printing Co. as the lowest bidders, and the text has been cast in electrotype plates for future use.

The binding of the Epitome will be in flexible cover of linen cloth (samples of the bound booklet are ready for inspection). It is urgently hoped that members will avail themselves of the opportunity now presented for supplying themselves and their respective State Associations with this very desirable and convenient synopsis of the National Formulary for physicians' use. For prices and further information, application should be made to the General Secretary. CHAS. CASPARI, JR., Chairman.

The Centennial Fund Committee reported that no application had been received for the benefits of the fund.

S. A. D. Sheppard moved, seconded by Chas. Caspari, Jr., that our hearty thanks be and hereby are tendered to the Chairman of the Committee on Membership for his valuable services, which was unanimously adopted.

Chas. A. Rapelye, Chairman, submitted the following report of the Auditing Committee, which was on motion accepted:

HARTFORD, CONN., April 26, 1900.

To the Chairman of the Council of the American Pharmaceutical Association : Sir: The undersigned Committee appointed to audit the books of the Treasurer, General Secretary and Chairman of the Council report that they have examined and compared the books, accounts and vouchers of the said several officers, that they have compared and checked all items of receipt and expenditure, have examined and counted the bonds and certificates representing the invested funds of the Association, and have also checked the bank books for the sums deposited during the period covered from July 1, 1899, to April 1, 1900. We further report that the books and accounts of the several officers are carefully and accurately kept, and that all disbursements have been properly made and are attested by properly executed vouchers, and that we find all funds of the Association carefully recorded and accounted for.

Respectfully submitted,

CHAS. A. RAPELYE,
PHILO W. NEWTON,
T. R. SHANNON.

The Treasurer, S. A. D. Sheppard, presented his report for the nine months ending April 1, 1900, which was, on motion, referred to the Association.

S. A. D. Sheppard moved, seconded by G. W. Kennedy, that in order to bring the payments of salaries within each current fiscal year, said payments shall be made in December and June, instead of as heretofore. This was unanimously adopted.

In order to carry into effect the action of Council in reference to the payment of salaries in December and June, the Finance Committee recommended an appropriation of of $1400.00 to be added to the appropriations on account of salaries for the present fiscal year. On motion of J. M. Good, duly seconded, the recommendation was adopted.

It was moved by J. M. Good, seconded by C. E. Dohme, that the Treasurer be instructed to send to the General Secretary, for publication in the Proceedings for 1900, a statement of receipts and expenditures from April 1 to June 30, 1900; also, the usual list of payments and a summary of disbursements for the fiscal year 1899 to 1900. This motion was unanimously adopted.

On motion of S. A. D. Sheppard, seconded by G. W. Kennedy, the General Secretary was instructed to drop the names of life members from the list when their residence has been unknown for five consecutive years, and to have a note of such action printed at the end of the roll of members for that year.

It was moved by S. A. D. Sheppard, seconded by G. W. Kennedy, that the Chairman of the Council and the Treasurer be instructed to sell the bonds belonging to the General Fund, and to place one thousand dollars of the proceeds into the treasury and the balance in the Life Membership Fund. This motion was adopted.

S. A. D. Sheppard moved, seconded by H. M. Whelpley, that another rule be added to the General Rules of Finance, the same to be as follows:

Fourteenth. Whenever, in the judgment of the Finance Committee, it shall be necessary, they shall send a written order to the Treasurer, signed by at least two members of said Committee, directing him to use the whole or a portion of the interest of the Life Membership Fund for the current year to defray the expenses of the Association. This motion was unanimously adopted.

It was moved by C. E. Dohme, seconded by C. A. Rapelye, that the Chairman of the Council, and the Treasurer, acting jointly, be authorized to pay the promissory demand note for one thousand dollars, now outstanding against the Association, at such time during the coming year as they may deem expedient. This motion was adopted.

C. Lewis Diehl having asked for instructions as to the time when his Report on the Progress of Pharmacy for 1899-1900 shall be ready for publication, it was moved by A. B. Prescott, seconded by Lewis C. Hopp, that the date of the issue of the Proceedings for 1900 be extended to November 15, 1900, and that the pharmaceutical press be requested to publish the reason for this exceptional delay, namely: to enable the Reporter on the Progress of Pharmacy to make his annual report cover publications up to July 1, 1900, irrespective of the unusually early date of the present meeting, and in accordance with Article IV. of Chapter V. of the By-Laws. This motion was unanimously adopted.

On motion of H. M. Whelpley, seconded by G. W. Kennedy, the subject of remuneration for the work in preparing the Epitome of the National Formulary was referred to the Chairman of the Publication Committee and the Committee on Finance.

On motion of S. A. D. Sheppard, duly seconded, it was agreed that the Council hold daily meetings at 9.30 a. m.

On motion, Council adjourned.

GEO. W. KENNEDY, Secretary.

Mr. Whelpley, seconded by Mr. Simpson, moved that the minutes of the Council be adopted as read. Carried.

THE CHAIRMAN: It is time now for the appointment of the Nominating Committee,

and it is customary to take a recess of five or ten minutes, in order that the members present from the various States may select their representatives on the Committee. A motion to that effect will be in order. Before that motion is put, however, I would like to read a part of Section 6, of Article XI, Chapter VIII, of the By Laws in regard to this Committee:

"Delegates who are not members must complete their membership before they are eligible to serve on the Nominating Committee."

On motion of Mr. Mayo, the convention took a recess of ten minutes for the purpose indicated.

After the recess, the Chair called the Association to order.

THE CHAIRMAN: I wish to make the announcement that the memorial of Prof. William Procter, prepared by Mr. Remington in accordance with the resolution passed last year, will be read to-morrow morning after the report of the Nominating Committee.

MR. REMINGTON: I think a little explanation is needed in regard to this matter: At the meeting at Put-in-Bay a motion was made-I think by Mr. Ebert-that inasmuch as this meeting here at Richmond would be a reminder of the last meeting that Prof. William Procter attended, which was at Richmond in 1873, and inasmuch as he was one of the founders of the American Pharmaceutical Association, some recognition ought to be made of that fact, and I was requested to prepare a memorial of Prof. Procter to be read at this meeting, and if it is the wish of the Association I will read it to-morrow after the report of the Nominating Committee.

THE CHAIRMAN: I do not think it will require a motion at all. We will all understand that this memorial will be read to-morrow morning at the time indicated.

The Secretary will now call the roll of the States for the members of the Nominating Committee.

President Prescott resumed the chair.

The Secretary called the roll, and the following were named as members of the Nominating Committee from the various States, Territories and Provinces:

Arkansas-E. F. Klein, W. H. Skinner.
California - Miss J. E. Barbat, W. J. Jack

son.

Missouri - H. M. Pettit, H. M. Whelpley.

New Jersey D. L. Cameron, Geo. H,
White.

Connecticut -- Jno. W. Lowe, Chas. A. New York—Geo. C. Diekman, R. G. Eccles.

THE SECRETARY: The President has also appointed as members-at-large of the Committee Messrs. Ebert, of Chicago; Hynson, of Baltimore; Good, of St. Louis; Remington, of Philadelphia, and Ruddiman, of Nashville.

MR. REMINGTON: I move we now adjourn.

THE PRESIDENT: Before we adjourn I want to appoint the Committee on Time and Place of Next Meeting. On that Committee I appoint Mr. Sheppard, of Boston, Chairman; and Messrs. Oldberg, of Chicago; Whelpley, of St. Louis; Alpers, of New York, and Thompson, of Washington.

I also desire to announce as the Committee on President's Address Mr. Lewis C. Hopp, Mr. William S. Thompson and Mr. Henry P. Hynson.

If there be no further business, Mr. Remington's motion to adjourn will now be in order.

Mr. Mayo seconded the motion, and the Association thereupon adjourned until to-morrow (Tuesday) morning at 9 o'clock.

SECOND SESSION-TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1900.

The second general session of the Association was called to order by the President at 9:30 a. m., in the large committee-room of the hotel (where all the succeeding sessions were held).

The Secretary read the minutes of the first session.

The Chair announced that if there were no corrections in the minutes as read, they would stand approved, and it was so ordered.

The Chair called for the report of the Committee on Nominations, and Mr. Whelpley read the report as follows:

REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE.

The Committee on Nominations beg leave to submit the following names of members selected after due deliberation, as desirable candidates for election as officers of the Association and members of the Council for the ensuing year:

For President-John F. Patton, of York, Pa.

For First Vice President-Jas. H. Beal, of Scio, O.

For Second Vice President-Jno. W. Gayle, of Frankfort, Ky.

For Third Vice President-E. A. Ruddiman, of Nashville, Tenn.

For Treasurer-S. A. D. Sheppard, of Boston, Mass.

For General Secretary-Chas. Caspari, Jr., of Baltimore, Md.

For Reporter on Progress of Pharmacy-C. Lewis Diehl, of Louisville, Ky.

For Members of the Council-T. Roberts Baker, of Richmond, Va.; Lewis C. Hopp, of Cleveland, O.; Henry P. Hynson, of Baltimore, Md.

H. M. WHELPLEY, Secretary.

JAS. M. GOOD, Chairman.

The Secretary explained that it was customary, in the matter of the candidate for President, to go through the form of taking a ballot, and the Chair ordered it to be done, and appointed tellers to take the vote.

The Secretary announced as the result of the vote that 44 votes had been cast for John F. Patton, of Pennsylvania, the nominee of the Committee, for President, and no negative votes.

Mr. Patton was thereupon declared by the Chair to be duly elected

President of the American Pharmaceutical Association for the ensuing year, and the announcement was heartily applauded.

Upon motion of Mr. Oldberg, the Secretary of the Council was ordered to cast the affirmative vote of the Association for the rest of the nominees named in the report.

Mr. Kennedy announced that he had obeyed instructions and cast the vote of the Association as follows:

First Vice President-James H. Beal, Scio, Ohio.

Second Vice President-John W. Gayle, Frankfort, Ky.
Third Vice President-E. A. Ruddiman, Nashville, Tenn.
Treasurer-S. A. D. Sheppard, Boston, Mass.

General Secretary-Chas. Caspari, Jr., Baltimore, Md.

Reporter on Progress of Pharmacy-C. Lewis Diehl, Louisville, Ky. Council T. Roberts Baker, Richmond; Lewis C. Hopp, Cleveland; H. P. Hynson, Baltimore.

The Chair accordingly declared these gentlemen duly elected to the offices designated.

Mr. Alpers rose to a question of privilege and stated that he had noticed in one of the morning papers a detailed account of the doings of the Nominating Committee last night, which surely was not in keeping with previous customs of the Association, and calculated to hurt the feelings of over-sensitive members. After prompt explanation by the Chairman and Secretary of the Committe that the information had not been given out by the Committee, but had been obtained by some over-zealous reporter, accidentally present in the room, apologies were offered and accepted, and the regular order of business was resumed.

THE PRESIDENT: We have now as a special order at this hour the memorial report upon Prof. William Procter, of Philadelphia, written by Mr. Remington. Mr. Remington will kindly favor us now.

MR. REMINGTON: I will say, Mr. President, that the significance at this time of reading this memorial is due mainly to the initiative of Mr. Ebert, of Chicago, who last year at Put-in-Bay called attention to the fact that the great work which was done by Prof. Procter as one of the founders of this Association was in danger of being set aside by the lapse of time, and that the younger members should know something of his work. After consultation, it was decided to ask me to present this memorial. It may be proper to say that the last meeting which Prof. Procter attended, which occurred at Richmond 27 years ago, was one of the first meetings I had the honor of attending. At that time I was an assistant to Prof. Procter, and Mrs. Procter, knowing that he was in ill health and had heart disease, made the request that I should be with him all the time. This was not only a duty I owed him, but a pleasure as well, and I occupied the same room with him here, and looked after his health as best I could. As you probably know, he only lived a few months after that meeting, dying in March, 1874.

Mr. Remington then read the following memorial: