, 1859-06-14
ILLINOIS srATE MEDICAL, SOCIETY.
ANNUAL MEETING AT DECATUR


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The annual meeting for 1859 Of the Illinois
State Medical Society. met according to previ-
GUS appointment In the city 0. Decatur, on the
7th Of june, and vas called TO order bg the
President, Dr.. II. 4. Johnson, Of this city
Or. Trowbridge, Of Decatur. in behalf of the
profession md citizens Of that citr, in O neat
aud appropriate address, extended a hearty
welcome to the Society, and insured it's mem.
bcrs Of tue interest which tho people and phjsi
clans Of Macon would continue to feel in its
prosperity and usefulness. The roll was called,
utter which the order Of business was suspend.
cd to allow of the election Of permanent mem
hrrs.
The Society elected the following officers for
the ensuing year:
P1ys;dtnt--Dr. DAVID Pa1Sce, Of Jacksonville.
lat tIet Rfesid<nt-Dr. II. W. DAVIS, ofParis.
I'd EIfe Pr<sidtALDz, S. 7. TaowaR1pGE, Of
Decatur.
7r<asure-Dr. ]. II. FREEn, Of Chicago.
Drs. Luce, Young and Chambers, were ap-
pointed Committee on Unfinished Business.
Dr. stormont. of Grand View, presented a 1e-
fS'A 'A"AA ~osA1''.s~~ "FP~A-~
meeting Of the Society, to memorialize the Leg
islature to enact law for the registration OF
births, marriages md deaths, in this State.
From the report it seems that the Legislature
did not think the matter OF mueh importance.
The difficulty, We presume, is, that they did not
rightly understand the objects to be attained.
All experience goes to show that the interests
Of society mag DC very nuen advanced oS toe
provisions prasea 'or IN thas memorial Ane
Committee was continued LOT anothef sear.
d. oung' from tue aurora lily neo'ca' as-
soc1atlon' presented pfeamo'e anu feso'u'lon
recommending tne o1a'e ooc'e'5 u 'Pp'1n' u
committee whose onIs II shoo'a oe !" USE III
proper means 10 secure uae appo'n'"en' .. eon'
Peten1 meu"a' nien ~ 'aAs 'n7 ssnsu' - AA''o'
IN Inc ota'e o' ''''no's' ana a,so ~ 'eeo."e4.
Will s'a'4'''s o'eus - ,e 1891 ~ ,eoes
u SCIENCE aua nsa4'n' o.ue' 'nan .aooe 1''eA4'
PFo''oeo LUZ ~ '1" LUG p1eA1.o40 al" 'e.o
'us'ou my -: re'e y t.e ~ ~oee n w 1''e''
: t'a..on o' n'F'ns' nas.'aseS aau ,. Dea'us
Ane ooe'ets 'neo au'ou'neu I'LL a4'e'no'A'
!. A"Soo" " a
An' mee'.us ~ s94,ea ~ ~'4'' 81 - 9''~A
~ .nc les'ueu~' ~ : ''n's
1"e 'epo'A ~ 1ue o n TT ~ - ~ 49,,
anu u'seases u J" "on4en' y III w. L. o,'o'u'
u .o'cas'o' eua'fa'"", WIS r.sea'e'' w Anu a.
aohtfact eau " ~, D. H. oohs's' =. en's@"
Co. Inc report. WINCH "as quAe .ene'ns, was
,eee.''o aoo 'e's''e1 ~ %A' o'NN'''s' W = ~
neas'on.
1ne 1oe'e'' pt'.eeeso !" ee,s~' P'A.e 4o'
t"e Ut nea' aou"a. n'ee''s 'Ae''',e' s4oA
ua' .us'so Aoo At''' w. Pssp'.1
uAA''s Ne.e. s''n,1 ~ . - '1'' - 3'' w
luz secunu 1uesoa' " 10y,
" r'snoaeA' aPP',u.ea ~ 'ue 1n'."A" s.a.' s.,.
Aeoiea' '7o.ie.. 10 oe'e'1'e ~ aese"o .u7 4n
nois *''''e ~4ee'ea' .oe's'' "A' -n1 49,
s''eo ~ pa'''''pA0e Au '"' p'oe1s" " 'u'
oess'r. c.
N'' - o"e' ~ ~n""5o' ~A'4' "'A" " tue
eon'u''s'.e on surgery 'eao 'l,' "pee1ss ~ .n'
''t.' ""'~'A ""s - '"0 ~ '"o
pup''sn'og co'.'4t'ee -.,,
pf' D. H. iios'ls'e', u ta'eaeo' P.esen'e"
report on Nursing oorc Aoutn WHICH WASTE
cel'eo' 1no a'so le'e'teo ~ lne eon'in''see on
Paol'eat'on: .
ihe regular coh'n''1,ee on prac''ea' aeole'oe
ana 1nal On drugs aao "eo'c'hes paaoc "o IT,
port.
1T. 'oau"1n'o o. 1'ocA'o'o' opec'al eon'tn'a'
'ee~no report or. fteef' o. 'o'cago-no re-
lo'' ou' eoat'pueo ~ us request IT, sna'n
'sfs' u enaf'es'o'' 'oana 'a's Nv nao 'ei' us
report on y ho'u lcser III nome gave Eefoa
>snors's. nc was requested 10 forward " &c
Inc committee on puoicat'on'
| The COMMITTEE Oh Lcsahz'ng uisseetlons
''ade no formal report Members OF the CON
"lttee stated ta' t the matter was suggested te
>eEera' members Of tue Legislature ut the 'as
session, but It was belleTcd that noth'ng coule
he done, and therefore no formal action "as ta
Sen. 1he committee was coa11nueo'
The oociety ADJOURNED I'LL eonesoay morn
ing.
SECOND DAY
society caIiod to order n5 the fsesaoent' LIT
l'11nee' at - O'Clock
minutes OF previous oa5 teao anu aoop'eo'
| the co"a1''ee " atf4nsements fepot's'
'lo''ea non'oe8 VI aoo''i'na' oe'es''es auu pe1
D'1Aen' ''.ea'os!7, .-.--....-
VI 'No'''' Vi H. s'es'' 'nos' P'opo9"s Ae'
j
eus sanuuA'es Pfoposea .
| 4"e committee Oh p'1e essass fcpor'ea 'na
'nes nao "e.'fa'nea " =" aaa .ne p Ns VI s"eA
oo''.l's onereo y IT. o. u. o'eel u o'.'"'
''e"' 'o' luz oest ess's VI .ue oees .. op1uA
'npaniina'o.y n, u, o'seases' 10 IT, a. - nauso'
OF o1efane, ns'' ano 'ne pre- y. ui'5 oo'at
onefea " 'ne ooe'et' ~ IT, fn'''.ps - D'1ou
tnc SUBJECT ol 'nls essay "a' 'ne innueHce
climate On 'uoe'ea'os's os copsu.np''oa
LIT LAWS 'ro" spee''A somu''''ee VI A'.e' !:
tfon OF olooa IN continued ie'et' iepo''so
par' anu was con''nueo 'of ano'nes 'sA'.
pr' iouns eAteH"eu ~ ln'''"@'oA ~ 'us o0
c'ets 10 naee. III tau'o1a Ill A7oi' " LII" "A9 1e
ce'seo a"o i'aceo W n'e mr.,
IN "ot'oo' Dfs' n1aiitafu "no ~
'cf Of tnaeaso una pa'1s o' ras's "e'e appoin'
"a oe'ega'es 10 &tteno the meeting Oh tue ~
diana staae Medical society.
Ut: =. : Da''s' OF Chicago "as appointed i
deliver the annual address ut the next regula
meeting Of this Society.
poip.ed a committee on prize css.vs for the en-
DR.. Whituire offered twenty do1lars a.