, 1863-06-03
Fourteenth Annual Meeting Of the
American Medical Association.

| E0anecifcGk-stephen g. Hnbbarf L. n. Beard
Ntw .1ereey--Wm, Pierson, Jr., o. II. sayze
7ohn Bain, 1e4ae 9. ctaraer3 .,n.~
Dtlaafdre.-,A r; AskeT, James 9H GpopeF.
aHsgtW snsWa1,ncs Rtchsrdsen Jnhn Thn1oas
n Mason. Wm. t. HchsIdson. +. N. Ttoth.
I7rgInIa.J 6. Hnpp.
0Aio.-W. s. Battles. J: n. Tsggert, ". y
Jones, A. 3. Aga.d; 3. G. Thomas, So. Almy,
n; 1d1sa, Lamaon, p waeds,-.b VIII. !, v3c.e,v
tErse ErMin F. + Ferris f. n' Fe1sonett. samue
Ferris, s, i. Freeman, L. D, Glazf brook, James +
nibbarl.
Mehigan:ZA. 3. Palmer, T. 4. Eggery. q. g
Hitchcock SD. Richardson, Lewis Davenport +
" Mta1IEE, l., Holmes, Geo, Z. Anas.,nan, Ed
ward Andrews. ;Iohn TenRroeE 6. 4. Parks. d
b. Fisher, Geo. ", Hall. David Plince, E. Andrews
n, Wright ". o. Chamberlain, ]. 2. Ronae. E. A
Steele, A. Fisher. II: J. johnson; ]. Il. uolliate,
+ - fieITson, q; r. geW3tt 2. ,MiEsefsf9E' =: y
Motc sasf T1E -tn Sa1iiSs Hs3ia, Fl G19e nb
snn: r snftier. a. Fiji. r. Noble. D. II THrkes
o1rin Smith. 4, j. Craine. T, K. Edmiston. +. j
Lake; Hiram Nance, 4. t. Merriam. V. G. Secord
H.W Jones, 2; : D; BEsagle. I. Desan. II. N. Hurl
but1 ;Ida p: Ealgle, H.. 1: ~ FitSh. ,a.+ .s .>
,non Vsn nxecn roq Ia, II s, WWh, nas
II, BjcIncrds N~' 49, y sSS' y
| Waa--J, ". q. Baker, Samuel c. Lay, Joscpl
sprugue, D. L. McGnggin.
EaAsa*-D.W y. storaont, Q. A. Logan.
| Iennestee-W.k " +. BOILING - =,
,ra5 ar@g Xxx oHa RaTgG. H@-.c = Goz' s!mPgon
LeI7y; yGhn hx! II Porter. Henry Palmer, II. &. Tay
fbe delihe rntfons of tf,e session wera nrs
| sided over by the First Vice Prcs,ient H.
/ Wilson Jewell. Of Prnnsvlyan;n snnnnrta,
| by Vicc President Dr.. 4. K Palmer ~ SJich
/ ;1an Secretnr;ez Ira 9 q Hnhhsrd nfNa,, srse
rrcticnt and II Ichnenn ~ Ti1;uas, ~ r. eon
Da'- "'u ra;,t -; -. goHnson, " 4ntit9ois; ni;
nev & e l.. Goiifer I insoked the Distne bless
f}r n Daris we1con,eS fIS nemhore T.
| the city Of Chfcaro They Ind hcrcfnfota mn
nrnt IA Wrouaht ,nora ;,e1fct;aa - po's 4Eao T.
Mh;aa,n % ht no!a ne LILLY -, taan II
to those cities, IN their tncipiency- He could
t. oSa gtst oa! e our g1pt
lies, md our every element of c5vii;1atinm a.
Where recently the Indian and untutored i'll
was re, WltA prlae. NE" as Cn1caso ID. sue
| - hot pco1nu t4c .G1' 4Ae e1ttun Pat3IoI1sl0,
ard he a7ain we,cnn,rd 45a, y. ~ III tho
.1;,. ~ t'i. rh;",. sn1u aH ~ 't 'os Aospl'
| The Committee 81 Arrangements then ma;1e
| their renort. throt1rh the Chairman. n II
S. Davis expiafninp Why M reruInr mcetInc
Of tlr Association has i3cen l,eiil since fSGtSs
which may be summed up in very few words
The 1ebcllion~and the irdisnosition ~ Of the h
| yarinus railroads ia convey 1nr,nhcrs ~ 70.
t1ucri 1,tes-.t1e 1stter - t1;ff,c,,1tv which wo
| harnilv rrInove; Nv tbe orronwe,ncnta nrtored
infu for tll, Shin E}nal Cnnysnt;on. The d.,
tails Of the work tjnriner tl,e scssjon vere then
@ weli as fr tbe cnt.rtainmcnts % nrnr,Isd s9 f,7 ~
rnch eyr1 inn The rc,,nrt was arcenteJ AM
oan-.o5 "t"7 ~eeP@eu "nt'
at ,ho o,oso of 1,te ,1dro.. h, ro,, = .,o.o
,n.nt ~ Tho reasons f"r ti,n nn.+nanan,o ~ 1 -,
i,,c ,"n,or ANIMAL Nactint,p po 'f ihn aaenc,o1 =.
l!en, ,ttN uHu Ivy anahim.y u sun.luient N lNo1
Th;s nn!5;,,nrrfaat;n, ~. on.hr.aaS -, nr;ef -
s ~ .h ,ni r. r. 80. -
i,lm,afirrs r. tIn r1rscnt }ima N A's f'7' Nc
The chairman of Tho cnmm;tten cf A..
r,n1rments then ,nnonnced The fnfioxinr a.
-naa@ a 49,. 4Anoso w Ao1lo"Aos
PROGRAMME or EXERCISES ETC.
General session. from 9oc clock ?. n. to1 clock
nr1ock r. ~ r. :, N T., rnons nc E,;a.s Ho'a .
Section on Surgery, In Bryan Hall.
Section on Practical Medicine aud Obstetrics, In
Bryan Hall No :.
SECTION On Anatomy and'Physfology, IN Mctho-
Section oil Chemistry and 3Iatera Nedica in the
ASshoa'ss s Ch15rh r9ta blosk, 4sh 1oor
EpiGcme DIsesses' Medical t noPossspny
Hy";ens IN Metho,iat Ghurci Bnci q s10t anu
Stats vii Be reserreil in the ~ gallsrs ~ for % Indies
during all the general sessions.
A recess Of ten minutes was announced by
their number nominating delegates. AffcT
which the retiring acting President. Wilson
Jewcll, Of Pa, lst Vice President, delivered
his valelictory, which was an able, patriotic
and scientific address. and which. under other
circumstances, re should publish entire.
On motion Of d; spruguc, Of New York.
Tue thanks Of the Convention were rendered
for the address, and copy requested for pub
ication;
Lie chairman OF the Committee Of Arrange
n1tnts presented the na1ncs Of the following
physicians, who were duly elected members
OF the Association:
Waller Hay. Thos. Bcvan. John McAllstcs, Jno,
Bartlett. n; 9; HeJdoek, n. r. Peterson. h G.
Hsain. u y Hurlbnt. L. Haflout and Il. y.
ypHes, ~ ot Ch1eafo >; =. Ga 'a4sr, Vermont Ill;
" " srtrwirs ssn|IGic, aS e@t.e, ~ vha5s2; III;
Beloit. wis: E. WJerss, St ess, Mich: Danisi
B,E1rn:c. .Winchcstrr. lii ". e. Secnrl. t!aiyn T.
Z. samael. catlolten, jas: $. King, Lemont, and
u.f' c1onse. Mt tal1ol, III.
AFIERSooN SESSION,
On motion, meeting adjourned to three
o'clock. 0. m,
Dr. Haswell Of Delaware, read the Treasur-
of greatest importance shonId be publishei in
the transactions, owing to Increased expense
~ pflAt1ne anu publishing. Expended since
i:s1 a y, n3,ee11ne, S9,3f9e6. Balance On hand
s,.:a - s. ta, aiso read the report Of the Com
mittee OF publication, which was accepted.
Dr. Dt1scomb, Of New York, read an &C.
count Of q remarkable case of dfarrhea, adj
posa, Ehich las no parallel in medical records
". u. L. McGuEtn Of Iowa, from the Com
mittee on Prize Essays, reported an Essay,
entitled: IAN inquiry into the Physio1ogi-
cal and Medicinal properties OF the Veratrum
VlIside, together with some Physiological
1hd chemical observations upon the A1saloid
rs nsratf1a oofadned from this and other species,
~ ;aa In 80 = nelcy, ~. u. ffo!; OF ointerla
WoMana rSuss a1a therapeutics I'VE" 1orh Meulca1
toiiege.
After commendatory remarks from several
members, the Essay was decided to be worthy
Of publication in tbt Transactions. and nlsf,
entitled tn the nriza-s1fII and 4 waa thns
received md f1isnnsad - 0A0 ~ "'~' '118
TIE T,m,Sn;t.d da ~. SM,.,
tha4 tbo., haL.a ~ Not,lnaeons tl 1epottea
were snh*ennent1V aiacted IHs ~ gao"the' ~ WIZ
suose4uent5 e'ee1e1 u 1o
Ixesident--Dr.A Alden March. Of New York.