Practical Druggist and Pharmaceutical Review of Reviews Volume 33, No. 7 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ... was called to order at 8.30 P. M. in the Auditorium. The feature of the evening program was the election of officers, which resulted in the selection of the following men, who will guide the destiny of the association during the coming year: President, E. L. Tarkenton, Wilson; first vice-president, E. G. Birdsong, Raleigh; second vice-president, G. A. Matton. High Point; third vice-president. S. E. Welfare, Winston-Salem; 3ecretary, J. G. Beard, Chapel Hill; treasurer, G. E. Burwell, Charlotte. Executive Committee--C. J. O'H. Home, Greenville; L. L. Haywood, Durham; P. A. Lee, Dunn; Jesse Carter, Aberdeen; J. G. Beard, ex-ofncio, Chapel Hill. Member of Board of Pharmacy--C. P. Greyer, Morganton. A good deal of rivalry was shown among representatives of Asheville, Wrightsville, Charlotte and Morehead City, who desired the next meeting of the association for their respective towns. Upon balloting, however, Wrightsville was chosen as the meeting place, June 20th-22d, 1916. D. A. Elvington of Wilmington was elected local secretary. ERIE COUNTY PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION. A The Erie County Pharmaceutical Association held a meeting in the University of Buffalo, Buffalo, N. Y., on June 10th, when resolutions were adopted urging druggists to refuse to fill any prescriptions that call for narcotic drugs. R. K. Smitherspresided. It was pointed out that they had to take this attitude because of the vague and conflicting state and federal laws now on the statutes. They pointed out that until the laws governing the filling of narcotic drug prescriptions are clarified by court interpretations and decisions they are subject to the danger of indictment and arrest because of technical violations of the law; that by endeavoring to comply with the state law they become liabl...