Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-17
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Of he llM A~nss! Meeting Of sIAs &lsss Ned
zeal Sssiety Of Iosasy held ct Dsbs -. bsa.
Nay 9M AID lOtAs 1890.
Iowa Stars MsDseAL SocrsrY.--Mst in Globe
Hall on the 9th, .tlG>1 AN. I'LL
DR.. Barrows, Of Davenport, in tho Chair, who
called the meeting to order. There were present
at the annual meeting besides the fou- officers:
Presidsat-Dr. f. s. BArrows, OF Davenport,
Scott County,.
Wee Presidess-Dr. George Reeder, Of Ausca-
tine-1.
Recordisg Sse,sary--Dr. Allsn Phillips, Of Du-
buque County,.
TreasHrer-Dr. N. B. Cochran, (arrivsd second
day. of Iowa City, johnson County,.
Fourteen (I4) old members, out Of upwards Of
one hundred and 6fty, viz:
Is.
Scott Gunty.-Drs. Baker, Fountain, LANCER,
McCarn-4.
-Xusca'ine County.-Dr. CoOver-l.
les Noines Ca"asy.-Drs. Knowlson-l.
lee County.-Dr. Hughes-l.
Henry Counsy.-Dr. irwin.
Wapello County.-Dr. Gutch--l.
Cinton Coun,y--Dr. Thorn son--l.
M.mpk.e Coanfy.-Dr. Flint.
Thirteen { ls) new members were elected in the
afternoon, viz DR.. Robbins, Of Manchestsr-the
rest all members Of the Dubuque County Medical
Society-and those constituted the Eleventh An
nual Meeting of the State Medical Society OF
Iowa.
The following are the officers ef the organ'za
| ton:
P,e.ident-Dr. E. 8. Barrows.
Vice President-Dr. George Reedor.
| Recording S.cretlry-Dr. Allen Phillips.
| Co,res,,sudinq Secretary-Dr. Oliver George.
| Treasurer II. b. Cochrane.
| Censors--Drs. McGugin, Z. J. Fountain, a. nc
Clure, J. S. Dimmick and r. >. Lewis.
| Upon CALL report of the proceedings OF the
| last annual meeting, was read.
DR.. LANCER requested that the names 0! tho
committee on Simultaneous injections OF Med'
cines be read. His name, he said, had been ieit
out in the notice for meeting, which had been
extended to all other chairmen Of committees. ne
also asserted that one or two other corrcc''onS
ought to be made in the minutes.
Dr. Lewis moved that the minutes DO adoPted
| as real, which was carried.
DR.. Horr thought that the request to read the
names of the committee, was not an unreasonable
one.
DIR. LANCER said the names Of all the other COM
mittees had been read. He proceeded TO make
some remarks, but was called to order py the
Chair, who announced that ths next business OF
the meeting would be to listen to the annual ad'
dress of the President.
Dr. Bsrrows then read paper whole SUBJECT
was the "Iniuence of Mini upon Matte. lie
suggested the theory that there is distinct quail
ity in the composition Of man, which IN many
cases operates with perfect distinctness-as for
instance in the case of subject undergoing
severe operation While under the influence Of An
esthesia. The body writhes IS it undergoing
great suffering, and yet the mind knows nothing
of it, and during all the time is wrapped in bliss
full dreams. He interspersed the Lecture with
pertiaent illustrations drawn from personal knowl-
edge, and concluded by arguing the almost abso-
lutte inf uence Of mind o7er matter in the relations
Of health, ct cetera.
Tho next business was declared to be the re-
ception Of members.
DR.. Fountain said that but two Of the Board OF
Censors were present--as it required three to con-
stitutc quorum, he would move the appointment
of DR.. Hughes, which was agreed to.
The meeting then adjourned till 2 Pm.