Dr. A. B. HUESTED, of Albany, said: Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Association: This is rather unexpected to me, and I cannot say why it is that I am called upon to respond on behalf of the Association, except that the President seems. to have a particular spite against me for something. I am no hand at speech-making, and shall occupy but a very few moments of your time. I feel assured when I say that we feel very grateful for the reception that has been extended to us here both by Judge Bacon on behalf of the City, and by Dr. Bagg on behalf of the Medical Profession, that I express the feeling of the entire assemblage of druggists and apothecaries who are present; I hope that the measures that we shall take and the results we shall accomplish during these sessions in your city will be entirely successful in promoting the good of this organization, and in making a permanent association which shall be a credit not only to ourselves but to the City of Utica, for having been selected as being the place of its first meeting. I do not know what further I can say, except that we will try and conduct ourselves in such a manner as to show that we appreciate all the favors and courtesies that may be shown us (applause). I would move that a vote of thanks of this association be tendered to Judge BACON and Dr. BAGG for their words of welcome. The motion was unanimously carried.

THE CHAIRMAN: (Prof. BEDFORD.)

In order to incorporate us as an organization, it is necessary that we should take some action regarding a Constitution and By-laws. Foreseeing this, and with the expectation and belief that such action would be entirely in harmony with the feelings of those who should assemble here today, those who were present in Utica last evening assembled in the parlors of the Butterfield House

to informally discuss what would be a proper Constitution and By-laws for this organization. Based on the experience of the organization known as the American Pharmacutical Association, and also similar organizations of other States, measures were taken and propositions discussed as to what would be a suitable and desirable basis on which

to organize. Not a self appointed committee quite, but a committee was selected from those who were present, and a meeting held last evening and this morning, in which these propositions were discussed at some length. The results of these meetings are here, and it would be proper at this time, to either appoint a committee to consider the propositions which were made by this committee of last evening, or to appoint a committee to propose a Constitution and By-laws. I make this as a suggestion, and await your pleasure.

The chairman suggested the desirability of having our proceedings reported quite fully, in view of their future publication. A motion was made that a stenographer be employed to report the discussions and business of the meetings of this body, and the motion was duly adopted.

On motion of Mr. DE FOREST, of Brooklyn, the report of the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, referred to by the Chairman, was read by the Secretary.

After they had been read Prof. BEDFORD said: Gentlemen, you have now heard read the results of the deliberations of the informal committee at their meeting of last evening and this morning. They are before you for discussion, or such changes or disposal as you may think proper. In the meantime, let me read a telegram which has just been received from Louisville, Ky:

LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 21, 1879. To President New York State Pharmaceutical Association:

The Kentucky Pharmaceutical Association, now in session in this city, sends fraternal greetings to your body, and herewith offer you their earnest wishes for your success as an association.

W. H. AVERILL, President. W. G. WHITE, Secretary.

It seems particularly pleasant that our own meeting should be coincident with that of two other State organizations, and that we should receive from each of them such hearty greetings for our success. (Applause).

The Secretary was instructed to answer the telegrams as soon as an organization had been ef fected.

On motion of Mr. M. MCINTYRE, of Fonda, the Secretary was instructed to read the report of the informal committee by sections.

(The Constitution and By-laws, as finally adopted, will be found complete on pages

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are not printed here, but the discussions that occurred are printed at length, for the better information of members and others who were not present at the meeting.)

The preamble and Articles I, II, and Section first of Article III, were adopted without discussion. On the reading of Section second, of Article III, Mr. L.E. NICOT, of Brooklyn, said:

That section seems to be rather loosely put together, as it does not require any particular qualifications for the employees of wholesale druggists. It says in a former part of the section that they shall have four years experience, but later on it "wholesale druggists" without any reference to their business as pharmaceutists.

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The CHAIRMAN: I would like to explain the matter according to my idea. It refers, I think, to an employee of a wholesale drug house, who has had four years' experience in the drug department, but it does not apply to bookkeepers or porters. The first portion of the paragraph requires four years' experience in pharmacy. The chemist, however, should not be required to have four years pharmaceutical experience. Now suggestions as to the alteration of that wording are in order.

Mr. NICOT: The whole of the latter section seems to be defective in definition, especially for chemists: any person may call himself a chemist, and unless there is something in that article defining what we consider a chemist, or wholesale druggist, or an employee eligible for membership, we might be imposed upon. I think it should be definitely expressed as to what we do mean in this case.

MR. S. H. AMBLER, New York: I move that the latter part of this section complying with the first section be added to it, and that we take in the whole thing under one head.

The CHAIRMAN: That leaves it indefinite. Professors of botany and materia medica are not expected to spend four years in the business, so you cannot put that qualification in there.

J. T. WATSON, of Clinton: It seems to me that a gentleman who has graduated from a medical college is certainly competent to belong to this association, whethera Professor of Chemistry or of Botany; and the wholesale druggist is competent, because he would naturally take the primary steps in pharmacy. I think there is nothing there relating to wholesale druggists.

EWEN MCINTYRE, of New York: You can get at it by adding the words "wholesale druggists' after the first clause. Wouldn't that remedy it?

Mr. WATSON: I think a qualification in the Bylaws would settle that question.

The CHAIRMAN: I think in view of the By-laws to be proposed, that it covers the case as well as any one could ask for reasonably.

W. COULSON, of Buffalo: I do not see why students of medicine should be compelled to serve in a drug store before they qualify. I should think they were as eligible as those that serve one year.

The CHAIRMAN: I can answer that in one respect not as to graduates of medicine, but as to graduates of pharmacy. They are required by the rules of all Colleges of Pharmacy in this country, to have four years' experience in a store, and in no college are they allowed to come up for examination with less than three and one-half years' experience in a drug store. Therefore, if a college passes a young man, I do not see how we can exclude him.

On motion of W. H. ROGERS, of Middletown, the section was adopted as first read.

Article IV was read and adopted. Article V, section one was read,

Mr. J. H. COOL, of Palmyra: I should think the number should be larger. Instead of ten members, as proposed, we should have more to call a special meeting. It would seem more proper to have a greater number of members in order to call the Association together at any time, than ten.

Mr. J. A. ToZIER, of Brockport: It seems to me that it ought to be larger, and I think the number that makes the quorum should be increased also. Still I would suggest that the number necessary to call a special meeting be increased to twenty.

Dr. F. A. CASTLE, of New York: In relation to this subject, of the number necessary to call a meeting, I would like to say that while it is often necessary to hold special meetings, it is again often