The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-03
Our Medical Correspondence.

BOSTON, Nliy j, 1917.
Great Gathering o. the Doctors-Annuat Meeting
ofthe american Medical dissertation, at Boston,
For some days past, doctors from all parts OF the
Union have been pouring, in II continued stream
into the city of notions and wooden nutmegs, I'M
til the hotels have become thoroughly crammed,
Crowded would be feeble term.) and the poor
reporters who stayed at home as long they could,
in order TO save expense have hardly place Tor
the soles of their boots, 10 say nothing OF what
they are to do when bedtime comes. To-day
(Tuesday) the session commenced at the Lowell
Institute.
1t may be proper before going further to state
that this Association is a representative body,
composed of delegates from, the various medical
societies and institutions of the United States; II
grew out of the National Medical Convention, held
in the year. 1916, in the city Of New York, IN
pursuance of call OF the New York State Medl-
cal Society. The proceedings OF that convention
were reported at the time in the Herad:, The
attention of the convention was principally oc-
cuped with the subject of medical education,
and the consideration OF the means to be employed
for obtaining uniform and elevated standard of
Qurements for the degree OF M. ID. In order to
carry out their objects, 1t was deemed advisable
TO institute National Medical Association, which
should meet annually, in different parts OF the
Union, where the profession as body might con
suit as to means for the protection OF their In,
terests, for the maintenance OF their honor and
responsibility, tor the advancemento Of their Know
ledge and the extension of their usefulness.
Measures were accordingly taken to accomplish
this desirable end A committee was appointed to
report plan OF organization tor such an as5o-
Caton. AT meeting 10 De Htiu III IHlldueiPiiia III
the month of May. 1S47.
Accordingly, delegates, representing twenty
three States of the Union, assembled III Phlladel-
phia at the appointed time At this meeting, Sc
yeral important and interesting reports were pre-
sented by the committees appointed at the previous
convention, among which we find. In the printed
proceedings, valuable papers on medical education,
medical ethics, preliminary education, the union
Of tea e.
gistration of births, marriages, and deaths AT
this convention the present American Medical AS
sociation organized, and Or. Nathaniel Chap
man, of Philadelphia. elected Its hrst President.
The succeeding year, 1913, the first meeting Of
the Association was held at Baltimore.
The printed transactions of that meeting compose
a vol ume of more than tour hundred pages, EN-,
bracing many valuable reports and much statistical
information OF high interest to the profession. The
present is the second annual meeting OF the Asso-
Citations and, with this preliminary information,
we proceed with our report.
AT eleven o'clock, the President and officers
entered and took their respective seats, About
five hundred persons were present, three hundred
and fifty of whom appeared with credentials as de-
II. Stephens, of New York Vice Presidents, DR..
John G. Warren, Mass; DR.. Samuel Jackson, Pa;
Dr. Paul F. Eve, Ga; Dr. W. M. Avn, OHIO
Secretaries, DR.. Alfred Stllle, Pa; Dr. H. J Bow
ditch, Mass. Treasurer, DR.. Isaac Hays Pa.
Dr. Warren, Sen, in behalf of the Massachu-
sets Medical Society, welcomed the delegates in
short but neat and appropriate speech, after which
the President, DR.. Stephens, delivered his annual
address, In which he dwelt upon the objects and
duties Of the Association, the advantages which
had been already derived from 1t by the partial re-
forms which had been commenced In accordance
with its recommendations, as well as the great
good which must necessarily follow, from bringing
the profession in various parts of the country into
personal intercourse, at stated periods :,
The address being concluded, the names OF all
the delegates present were read by DR.. Bowdltch,
the Secretary, after which, the next business in
order being the annual election for officers, COM
nnttee, of one from each State, was appointed to
retire and nominate suitable candidates.
While this committee was absent,the Treasurer
report was read, and some resolutions thereto
adopted after which (at halt-past one) the Associ-
alton adjourned until hali-past three T. NJ, when
they will meet hear the report OF the committee,
and elect their officers for the ensuing year.
1t was not expected that much would be accom-
pehed to-day farther than to elect oihcersa and pre-
pare for business which will commence tomorrow
In earnest