in two national contests. In the council halls of the nation Nashville has furnished some noted men, among whom may be mentioned two presidents, Jackson and Polk, leaders of distinction before the Civil War, and in recent years two justices of the Supreme Court, Howell E. Jackson and H. H. Lurton; two cabinet officers, J. M. Dickinson, President Taft's secretary of war, and J. C. McReynolds, the present attorney general.

And now to prove that all this praise of Nashville is not "home grown,

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must before closing, quote what Dr. Winchell, in his "Sketches of Creation," has to say regarding Nashville and her surroundings. He says: surroundings. He says: "I ascend the cupola of the magnificent State House at Nashville and take a survey of the surrounding country. surrounding country. On every side spread out the broadly undulating fields of grass and corn into the illimitable distance. A finer agricultural scene was never witnessed. A more beautiful landscape diversified with broad clearings, waving crops, tufts of magnolia and poplar, shining mansions, withdrawing

vales and purple atmosphere-it has never been my privilege to gaze upon.'

Now in conclusion, Nashville makes her best bow to the American Pharmaceutical Association and extends a pressing invitation to every member to come on August 18-23 to the Land of the Magnolia and Mocking Bird, where the watermelon is smiling and good fellowship waits, and receive a true and hearty Southern welcome, and, don't forget, "You'll never be happy 'till you see Nashville." JAMES O. BURGE.

NASHVILLE HOTEL RATES.

MAXWELL HOUSE.

European Plan-80 rooms. $1.00 and $1.50, Without Bath $2.00 and $3.00, With Bath

SAVOY.

European Plan-80 Rooms.

$1.00 and $1.50, Without Bath $2.00 and $2.50, With Bath.

BISMARK.

West Virginia State Pharmaceutical Association.

The West Virginia Pharmaceutical Association held its seventh annual meeting at White Sulphur Spring, W. Va., July 8th, 9th and 10th. We had a very good attendance and an exceedingly pleasant time. The following officers were elected for the coming year:

President, W. E. Dittmeyer, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.; Vice Pres., John P. Elston, Wellsburg, W. Va.; 2nd Vice Pres., Mrs. Virginia Mankin, Thurmond, W. Va.; 3rd Vice Pres., P. A. George, Ronceverte, W. Va.; Treasurer, W. A. Ream, Morgantown, W. Va.; Secretary, C. A. Neptune, Parkersburg, W. Va. Council: S. T. Tierney, Weston, 3 year term; S. S. Rose, Hinton, 2 year term; H. C. Comerford, Grafton, 1 year term.

The Association passed resolutions. instructing the Legislative Committee to take up with the Governor and see if something could be done in regard to the

$1.00 Without Bath.

$1.50 With Bath.

HOTEL TULANE.

American Plan-200 Rooms.

$2.00 and $3.00, Without Bath
$3.50 and 4.00, With Bath.

DUNCAN HOTEL.

American Plan-125 Rooms.

$3.00 and $4.00, Running Water

in every room.

OFFICIAL HEADQUARTERS:

HOTEL HERMITAGE.

European Plan.

250 Rooms with Bath, $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 per day.

$2.00 rooms, 2 persons, $4.00

$2.50 rooms, 2 persons, $4.50
$3.00 rooms, 2 persons, $5.00
Parlor bedrooms, $8.00

Parlor bedrooms, 2 persons, $10.00

An Attractive Remedy. Sufferer-"I have a terrible toothache and want something to cure it."

Friend-"Now you don't need any medicine. I had a toothache yesterday and went home, and my loving wife kissed me and so consoled me that the pain soon passed away. Why don't you try the same thing?" Sufferer-"I think I will. Is your wife at home now?" -Household.

The same committee was also instructed to see if the State could provide a pure food and drug inspector who will also act as field man for the State Association and the State Board of Pharmacy.

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Indiana Ph. A. Convention.

The 32nd annual convention of the Indiana Pharmaceutical Association was held at Lake Wawasee, June 24, 25 and 26, 1913.

The convention was called to order by President Haupt, of Terre Haute. The address of welcome was made by F. D. Warner, New Carlyle, and response was by T. C. Basye, Rockport.

The President's address was not lengthy. One of the recommendations made was for the Association to select five names to present to the Governor asking him to select one from the list for appointment on the State Board of Pharmacy.

The new narcotic law was lengthily discussed and was greatly commended. It was hoped that the law would be strictly enforced.

Mr. Barrett explained the work done in the last Legislature and was commended for his work.

A paper read on "Drug Store Advertising," was by Ed. McCullough, of the

Manning Advertising Service, of St. Louis. Mr. McCullough was unable to attend the meeting and the paper was read by Mr. A. F. Sala.

Professors J. Newton Roe and Gidley read papers of a scientific nature, which were well received.

Prof. Roe presented the members as well as the new members of the Association with beautifully framed certificates of membership. These were greatly appreciated and no doubt will contribute toward getting many new applications of membership in the Association. The record for new members was broken, there being over fifty on the list.

The members were greatly pleased with Lake Wawasee as a meeting place. for the Association, which fact was shown when the committee on the next meeting place recommended Indianapolis for next year's meeting, but the recommendation was voted down by the Association and it was decided to go back to Lake Wawasee.

It was very hot in the cities during the meeting, but there was always a fine breeze blowing over Lake Wawasee and covers were needed at nights, it being cool.

The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, C. L. Hackett, Roanoke; 1st Vice Pres. E. W. Stahluth, Columbus; 2nd Vice Pres., R. H. Hubbard, Kokomo; 3rd Vice Pres., D. H. Wallace, Veedersburg; Secretary, M. P. Schwartz, Indianapolis; Treasurer, F. H. Carter, Indianapolis.

Executive Committee: E. W. Stucky, Indianapolis; F. A. Green, Knox; O. M. Kadel, Terre Haute.

The Travelers Pharmaceutical Association which held its meeting at the same time, elected the following officers: Pres., John Stutz, Ft. Wayne; Vice Pres., Ford Rodgers, Elkhart; Secretary, Court Warner, Indianapolis; Chairman of Entertaining Committee, Harry M. Kepler, Elkhart.

Ammonia bombs are being tried out on some of the national forests for the purpose of extinguishing forest fires. They are said to have worked well in the case of brush fires where the fire fighters find difficulty in getting near enough to the burning area to beat out the flames. Each bomb exploded will extinguish fire in a circle of about five yards in diameter.

We respectfully call to the attention. of all affiliated Associations and their respective Delegates, that Ohio, in the history of this Association, has never been honored with the Presidency. We do not complain, but desire to emphasize the absolute need for representation on the Executive Committee, through the election of a member thereof, or by virtue of office through the honor of the Presidency.

The Ohio Valley Druggists' Association has among its membership one who is short on talk, but long on work. Work of the unselfish, painstaking, constructive kind. Quiet and unassuming, but fearless and thorough. A man of ability, discretion and common sense.

A business man, whose judgement as a member of the Executive Committee will be of great value. He has served the National Association and served it well, but not long enough. Ohio is entitled to representation, and the Ohio Valley Druggists' Association Association desires such representation through a man, who without ostentation and flowery oratory is accustomed to accomplish.

RESOLVED, That we urge upon the Delegates to the Cincinnati N. A. R. D. Convention the election of E. H. Thiesing to the Presidency or for Membership upon the Executive Committee.

Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical

Association.

When President Louis Saalbach of the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association, turned over the gavel of office to his successor, Richard H. Lackey, on the evening of June 26, at Forest Park, Pa., he completed a most enjoyable session which was marked throughout by harmony and a prompt disposal of

business that was most commendable. Not marked by drastic action, yet the closing hours of the convention were marked by news from Harrisburg that the anti-narcotic bill, fathered by the State Association and earnestly striven

for throughout the session of the Legislature, had been passed by the Senate and was then before the Governor for his signature. Chairman John C. Wallace of the Committee on Legislation, who had led this fight for more stringent regulations for the manufacturing and sale of habit-forming drugs, was given an ovation when he read a telegram, containing the news, just received by him from Harrisburg.

From the standpoint of general interest and general good, the actual accomplishments of the convention were as follows: Petitioning Congress to enact legislation premitting the President of the United States or the Commissioner of Patents to have the authority to suspend a product-patent if it can be shown that the product patented can be made by a process of manufacture that is entirely new and original; calling upon the Pennsylvania Senate to pass House Bill No. 532, which it did the same day; asking the Surgeon General of the

United States Public Health Service Bureau to issue revised editions of the digest of the laws and regulations in force in the United States, relating to the sale and manufacture of posions and habit-forming drugs, annually or semi-annually, so as to keep such a digest both practical and up-to-date; going on record as favoring the inclusion of whiskey in the Ninth Revision of the United States Pharmacopoeia; favoring re-affiliation with the N. A. R. D.; the election of James Hartley Beal, secretary of the American Pharmaceutical Association, to honorary membership; authorizing the preparation of the digest of the laws pertaining to the practice of pharmacy in Pennsylvania; urging the elimination or the reduction of the Internal Revenue tax on the sale of

liquor by retail druggists and the changing of the classification of the latter from that of a retail liquor dealer; calling upon Governor Tener to sign House Bill 532, the anti-narcotic measure, and instructing the delegates to the meeting of the Pennsylvania Medical Society to urge upon that body the necessity of further legislation that will result

in the entire elimination of the narcotic drug evil.

The reading of papers, thirty-eight in number, brought about discussion and action of a most valuable nature. Fol

lowing papers by F. M. Apple, of Philadelphia and F. M. Niece, of New York, on the deadly bi-chloride tablet, the meeting voted to instruct its delegates to the N. A. R. D. convention next August, to bring the need of national legislation which would make it neces

sary to manufacture these tablets in some form which would be totally different from harmless tablets, to the attention. of the national body. Another address of marked interest was that by L. L. Walton, of Williamsport, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Examining Board, upon the proposed antinarcotic law and its provisions as they applied to the retail druggists.

The prize for the best paper as well as the most scientific one read at the 1912 meeting went to C. E. Vanderkleed, of Philadelphia. The subject was "A New and Reliable Method for the Preservation of Ergot Preparations." F. M. Siggins, of Meadville, Pa., received the prize for the best commercial paper presented at the 1912 session. The subject

was "The Druggist's Duty Concerning Coal Tar Derivatives.

Reports showed there were 1688 members. Secretary Heffner reported the tendency of magazines and other journals to print misleading statements concerning drug stores and pharmacy in general. He urged the members to make such attacks personal matters in the future. and suggested that the members write to the editors of such publications.

Officers were elected as follows: President, Richard H. Lackey, Philadelphia; First Vice President, Charles R. Rhodes. Hyndman; Second Vice President, Geo. J. Durbin, Plymouth; Secretary, Edgar F. Heffner, Lock Haven; Assistant Secretary, Lewis H. Davis, Philadelphia; Treasurer, F. H. E. Gleim, Lebanon; member of the Executive Committee, W. J. Sturgeon, Kittanning; local Secretary for the 1914 meeting to be held at Buena Vista Spring, June 23, 24 and 25, Harland J. Mentzer, Blue Ridge Summit.

The Traveling Men's Auxiliary were most conspicuous at this meeting both individually and as an organization. They contributed largely to the success of the entertainment, always a feature. of the Pennsylvania meetings. At the annual meeting of the auxiliary, the following officers were elected: President, Edward T. Hahn, Philadelphia; Vice President, Joseph M. Schilling, Philadelphia; Secretary J. H. Barlow, Philadelphia; Treasurer, Jeremiah D. McFerren, Philadelphia. The membership of the organization is 175.

President Lackey re-appointed the veteran committee on entertainment, D. E. Bransome, chairman; H. C. Byers and Howard E. Smith. He also appointed H. C. Byers, Charles Leedom and C. H. Marcy the Committee on Time and Place of Meeting.

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National Drug Clerks' Convention.

The third annual convention of the National Association of Drug Clerks was held at the Druggists National Home, Palmyra, Wis., June 10 and 11, when the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, F. M. Blank, Akron, Ohio; 1st Vice President, A. B. Wallace, Savannah Ga., 2nd Vice Pres., H. J. Weinke, Indianapolis, Ind.;

3rd Vice Pres., Frank Schachleiter, Hot Springs, Ark.; Sec. and Treas., P. A. Mandabach, Chicago, Ill.; National Organizer, Leon Tuholski, Pittsburgh, Pa.

The president appointed the regular standing committees for the year 19131914, the departments being: Auditing; Publicity; Home Advisory; Fraternal; Finance; Transportation; U. S. P. and N. F. Propaganda; and Foreign Relations. Resolutions were adopted as follows: Favoring Sunday closing and shorter hours, with a petition to druggists to co-operate with drug clerks, who were advised to take the initiative when necessary and in conjunction with employers to work for the conservation of mutual interests.

Favoring the raising of the standard of the profession and recommending that members take an active interest in politics that they may secure needed legislation.

Favoring provision for reciprocal registration whereby older pharmacists may avail themselves of privileges accorded recent graduates and others as provided for at this time by many of the state board regulations.

Condemning the exclusiveness and much of the indifference and great laxity of law enforcement on the part of many state board members as well as objecting to the reappointment and retention of men upon the state boards for from 20 to 25 years, as through the work of the association where these conditions exist, very unsatisfactory results have been secured when the pharmacal laws were flagrantly violated.

Favoring the compelling of physicians who dispense medicine to do so under registration and criticising drug clerks who work for employers who are not druggists.

Thanking the trade, the press and the manufacturers for their assistance in establishing the Home.

The secretary's report showed 290 flagrant violations pertaining to the business during the past year; 71 were for violation of the pharmacy law and 219 for illegal sales of habit forming drugs. All cases prosecuted were heavily fined, and 24 licenses were revoked. Through this work the association has met with some ill feeling, but have had the commendation of the best elements among clerks and employers and organized pharmacy as a whole. The work is the result of a clause in the original object of the association for a rigid enforcement and strict observance of all laws relating to pharmacy.

The association has organizations in forty-six states and territories. They are represented on two state boards of pharmacy and are trying to secure the appointment of other members to fill the three vacancies now occurring on three other state boards.