On  behalf  of  the  city  of  Richmond,  I  take  great  pleasure  in  extending  an  invitation  to
the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  to  hold  their  next  annual  convention  in  this
historical  city.    Trusting  it  will  be  your  pleasure  meet  in  our  city  in  1898, 1  remain,
Yours  truly,  Richard  M.  Taylor,  Mayifr,

Richmond,  Va.,  August  19,  1897.
To  the  President  and  Members  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association^  Lake  Min^

netonka,  Minn  :

Gentlemen  :  At  a  called  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  The  Richmond  Chamber
of  Commerce,  held  the  1 8th  instant,  a  resolution  was  unanimously  adopted  extending  to
your  honorable  body,  on  behalf  of  the  Chamber,  a  hearty  invitation  to  hold  its  Forty-sixth
Annual  Meeting  in  the  city  of  Richmond,  Virginia.
In  conveying  this  invitation  it  is  proper  to  say,  that  in  addition  to  the  very  lively  feel-
ing of  interest  which  exists  on  the  part  of  your  members  resident  in  Richmond,  a  feeling
of  civic  pride  and  hospitality,  existing  with  all  organizations  and  classes  in  the  commun-
ity, will  be  highly  gratified  should  your  Association  honor  the  city  by  your  presence  in
1898.  It  will  then  have  been  just  a  quarter  of  a  century  since  your  last  meeting  in  Rich-
mond, and  it  is  sincerely  believed  that  the  increased  facilities  for  agreeably  entertaining
and  interesting  visitors  would  render  your  sojourn  here  a  pleasant  one  in  many  respects,
besides  meeting  old  and  making  new  friends,  and  justifies  the  hope  that  your  Association
will  favorably  consider  the  present  invitation.
Should  a  decision  be  reached  in  accordance  with  its  earnest  wishes,  the  Chamber  takes
great  pleasure  in  tendering  its  Assembly  Hall  for  the  daily  sessions  of  your  Association.
Very  cordially.  The  Richmond  Chamber  of  Commerce.
S.  H.  Hawes,  President,

R.  A.  DUNLAP,  Secretary.
Harrisonburg,  Va.,  August  19,  1897.
