Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-05-07
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

We have already mentioned that this association com
menced its annual session in the city of New York on
tuesday, Dr. BEvERLY r. WEXFORD, Of Virginia
presiding
Inc treasurer reported that his receipts during the
past year had been only 81 905, while the expenditure
amounted to $2Ol5, showing deficiency of Sl1O The
committee on publication reported that they were moi
supplied with adequate to the proper conduct ~
department. and recommended that the
for the next year should be So per member 1t was said
in this connexon that the Illustrations alone one of the
papers to be presented would cost 81 900.
DIR. WEXFORD delivered the annual address, in the
Of which he urged the necessity of rigid
animation Of domestic and imported drugs and
mended the establishment of medical board of law in
each State with exclusive power to grant licenses to
practice.
The following officers for the ensuing year were unan
mousy elected:
observation-disclosures KNIGHT, Of Connecticut
Vice Presidents-UsHER PARSONS, Of Rhode Island ;
LEWIS CoSDlT, of New Jersey HENRY R. FROST of South
Carolina h. L. HOWARD, of Ohio.
Secretaries-EDwARD L. BEDELL, Of New York EDWIN
L. LEaoNE, of Missouri.
Observation-Disclosures CoSDIE, of Pennsylvania
Being conducted to the chair Dr. KNIGHT expressed his
acknowledgements of the honor conferred upon him. and
vote of thanks passed to the retiring president for
the courtesy and efficiency with which he had performed
his official duties.
DR.. HAsEs read paper from the Medical Association
Of Virginia, enclosing copy of resolution passed
their last meeting, to the effect that the American
Medical Association be recommended employ an able
chemist to anayze the different nostrums of the day. and
that ne be directed to publish the result monthly in
newspaper enjoying the largest circulation in each Sate
Dr. EMERSON presented abstract of his report the
influence Of radiation in producing disease.
DIR CAMPBELL offered n yarhaI statement of HE 70
port typhoid fever and report the epdemics of
Tennessee and Kentucky given by Dr. W. L. SUTTON,
of the latter State
DR.. r. PITCHER read report the state of medical
education, urging thorough acquaintance with the
natural sciences previous to clinical instruction
DR.. SMITH, chairman of the committee on volunteer
communications stated that fifteen essays had been re-
ceved twelve of them with the authors names in sealed
envelopes The two deemed worthy of the prizes offered
then announced be- one entitled "The Cell its
Physiology, Pathology, and Philosophy, by WALDO J.
BURNETT, Md, Boston and another ssThe Treatment
of Certain Fbrous Diseases of the Uterus by WASHING
TON d. AT LEE, Philadelphia.
The Association has resolved to hold its next annual
meeting at ST. Louis, Missouri.
On Tuesday evening the members Of the association
were present by invitation the elegant mansion of the
Hon. HAMILTON FIsH The Commercial Advertiser says:
1t was agreeable reunion the pleasure of the
evening being enhanced by the hearty hospitality of the
honorable Senator The members of the Association
justly appreciated the attention shown them and animated
and interesting conversation sustained throughout
General ScoTT also among the Senator's guests and
appeared in excellent health and spirits greeting many
old friends among the vsters with very cordial frank
ness and ardor Altogether the guests greatly enjoyed
the interview which will be of the agreeable
"reminiscences of the visit Of the members of the
ton to the Empire City"