The world war marked an epoch in the existence of the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry as it did in all human endeavors. The information and experience which had been accumulated by the Council during its thirteen years' existence was drawn on by our government, directly or indirectly, and it also received consideration in England, France,1 Belgium, Holland,2 Italy,3 Sweden and elsewhere. In the world wide readjustment that has begun, the efforts of the Council, past and present, will influence the plans of those who engage in the manufacture or sale of medicines, and, undoubtedly, will be the incentive to the establishment of similar bodies in other countries.
As secretary of the Council almost from the time of its organization in 1905,4 and knowing the work of its members and its collaborators, I am firmly convinced that this body has deserved the endorsement and support given