The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-05-26
State Medical Society.

state Medical society.
This body convened in Lafayette on last
"Wednesday, 18th inst, at 8 O'clock, A. NJ,
and was called to order by DR.. Bobbs, of this
city. The President, DR.. Brewer, of Law
renceburgh, then took his seat anu delivered
short opening address. DR.. Bowman, of
New Albany, was appointed Assistant Sec
rotary. Or. Hunt, of this city, Recording
Secretary, read the proceedings of the last
annual meeting, held at New Albany.
The following physicians were in attend
ance: Drs. Brewer, Harding, and Sutton,
Dearborn CO.. Jessup, Ohio CO.. Sherrod,
Washington co Brown. McMechan and Fry,
Montgomery CO.; Moffeth, Rush co.: Deming,
Chestnut, Mayo, III FarIani, Clark, O'Ferrall,
Jewett, Wilstatch, PRESLEY, Taylor. Johnson,
Yeakel, Ingersol, Jennings, and Isler, Tip
pecanoe co.; Beck and Grimes, Carroll CO.;
Reagen, Morgan co.; Coleman, Cass CO.;
Reid, Washington CO.; Bobbs, Mothershead,
Mears, Hunt and Gall, Marion CO.; Bowman
and Link. Floyd co.; Bray, Vanderburg co.;
Lomax, Grant CO.; McClelland and Wilson.
Clinton CO.; Angel and Fahnestock, Carroll
Co.; Spotswood, Vermillion co.; Kersey, PEN
nington and Johnson, Wayne CO.
| Drs. Bobbs, M'Farland, Bowman, Reid and
Jessup, were appointed committee on IL
nance. The committee on numbers, &C., of
medical pra ctioners in Indiana, were allowed
continuance of another year. DR.. Brewer,
from the Committee on Vital Statistics, made
an able report, which was adopted and refer
red to the Committee on Publication. Dr..
Brewer was appointed Chairman of the same
Committee for the ensuing year, with power
to appoint the other members of the Commit
tee. Drs. Bray, Bowman, Lomax and BobDs
were appointed Committee on Resolutions.
Adjourned till II O'Clock, p. NJ.
In the afternoon, on motion OF DIR. Brown,
resolution, fixing indianapolis as the perma-
n ent place of holding the meetings of the
| Convention, laid over at the last meeting, was
postponed until Thursday, and then indeti
niteiy postponed DR.. Hunt, on behalf of
DIR. McLane, presented paper to the Socie-
.lty on the Progress of Medical Chemistry.
which was referred to the Committee on Pub
LEGATION. The 9th article of the Constitution
vas amended so tEat Uira rOce, instead OF a
ballot vote, be given upon the report OF the
Committee on nominations. DIR. Bobbs, from
the Committee on Surgery, presented an able
rep ,rt, which was referred to the Committee
on Publication. Drs. Sloan, Fry, Harding,
Clark and Lomax, were appointed Commit
tee on Nominations. DIR. Harding from the
Committee on the Practice of Medicine, read
an able report, which was referred 10 the
lCommittee on Publication.
Rev. DR.. Uphold, OF the Episcopal Diocese
of Indiana, was unanimously elected an hon
orary member OF the Society. Dr. Sutton,
from the Committee on Medical Topogr iphy,
made an able report in reference To Milk Sick
/ ness. Reports on the same subject were al
so presented by Drs. Kersey, Pennington and
"a alker, who were granted an extension of
time till next annual meeting TO make further
reports. The papers were referred to the
Committee on Publication. Much valuable
information was also gwen by Drs. McClel-
LAM /, Brewer, Chestnut, Clark, Mears, and
others. DR.. McCleland was added TO the
Committee on Medical Topography. Ad-
: iourned till Thursday morning.
i Thursday mornir e, the following members
were reported: Drs. Johnson, Wayne CO.;
Hard, Benton CO.; Sexton, Rush co.; Barnet
and Johnson, Tippeeanoe CO. DIR. Bobbs,
from the Commtt.e on Finance, recommend
ed an assessment of 81 on ePch member, to
defray expenses Of printing. The assess
meut was made. DIR. Mothershead offered
the following resolutions:
Resoued, That the Committee on Pubca-
ton be instructed to publish in the regular
proceedings of the Society full list of the
names OF all members of the Society from
. its organization. Adopted.
Resolutions were adopted providing that
each member of the Society, not h av ny paid
the annual assessment, BE- requested to for
ward the same to the Treasurer upon receiv-
ing the published proceedings OF the Society
for lS53-off cred ~ DR.. Mothershead; and
fhat tI,p Cpmnir FOO Publication he in
structed to have bound in durable manner ten
copies of the proceedings of all the sessions
of the Society, to be kept with the books and
, papers for future reference-ofered by DR..
Sloan.
The several committees fer the ensuing
year were reported and adopted. DR.. Sutton
read an able and lengthy report on Epidemic
Cholera in Indiana. Adjourned until 2
O'Clock, PM.
In the afternoon, the Committee on Nom-
nations reported the following officers for the
ensuing year, which report was adopted:
Pres,deat--Dr. Deming, of Lafayette. Vice
: Presidents-Dr. Johnson, Milton, Wayne CO. !;
Dr.. James McClelland, Clinton county; DR..
NJ. Ii. Harding, Lawrenceburgh; DR.. Samuel
Reid, Salem. Sscretary--Dr. Charles Bow
, man, New Albany; Assistant Secretary-Dr.
Jessup, Rising Sun. Corresponding Sscreta-
y-Dr. 7. Bulald, Indianapolis. Treasurer
, DIR. ]. l.. Mothershead, Indianapolis Ii
brarian-Dr. II. Links, Greenville. Delegates
TO American Medical ASsociation--Drs. G. F..
: Wistach, Lafayette. w. ii. Byford, Evans
a vile; II. w. Fry, Charlottesville; VIM. Coop
= er, New Albany; NJ Ii. Harding, Lawrence
. burgh; ]. s. Bobbs, Indianapolis; NJ. Sexton,
/. Nashville; f. w. IL. Be- k, Delphi; A. NJ
e Hunt, Indianapolis; Samuel Reid, Salem;
Amos Reagan, Mooresville. Contingent Del
egqtss-Dr. John Sloan, New Albany; NJ. J..
H Bray, Evansville; l.. Jewett, Lafayette; s.