Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-24
American Institute of Homeopathy

| F'thIH AND LAST DAYS SESSION.
The institute resumed its session this morning.
The first business taken UP was the receipt of
airport 81 the bureau of or ganiz alton, regstra-
ton and statistics The convention then directed
the bureau to prepare a new constitution and
I bylaws, which shall embody the resolutions
| that have been offered during the proceedings of
NE convention, for it future government.
following, which was adopted:
h.sortd. tn copy o. the resolutions orFered by
under the sign and this society to the chair.
man Of the house Of Representatives AID the pr
| Several other resolutions were adopted. look
/ ing to the general interests of the cause of
! want Of utility caused them 10 be voted DOWN
TEE MKT MEETING To BE HELD AT cLEvE-
| LAND.
| tOnsiderable discussion then arose over the
next proper place for the meeting of the insti-
| tute. Some advocated the claims of California,
| while the majority seemed in favor OF taking
| Ohio. 1t was finally agreed TO meet at the
| latter place, and the time was appointed as
| Tuesday, June Sd, 1873.
DIR. Schneider was then appointed as a com
mittee on railroads his duties 10 be the securing
OF reduced fares for the members of the conyen-
ton TO and from Cleveland.
DR.. Beckwith.-When we do get there 7 hone
that We will have
But ONE BANQUET
given rs by the physicians there.
III Games thought that there was nothing to
complain of in their Washington entertainment
lLaUghttrl.
Tie report of the necrologist was then called
lot; but statement was made by one of the
members, that DIR. Samuel Il. Borland. the
chairman OF the bureau, was 50 Ill that he had
not been able to touch pen 10 paper tor several
months.
President Talbot Hadn't we better appoint
him over again?
voice:-He may have departed this life
The special committee TO whom had been re-
ferred the presidents address, tnsn reported
that there were many points therein that were
OF such vital Importance to the cause of hOmeo-
patty, that they should be preserved among the
archives OF the institute; adopted.
The next business in order being the
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
for the ensuing year, Drs. Small, Of Chicago and
Nerol, OF Washington, were placed in nOmina-
ton Tor President, with the following result
small, OF; Verdi, ID. The election Of DIR. Small
was then made unanimous.
DR.. j. q. Burgher, of Pittsburgh, was then
elected to the office of vice president; Il. j.
MCClatchey, of Philadelphia, general secre-
tary; DR.. b. NJ. James, Of Phiiadelphia, pro
visional secretary, and DR.. +. NJ. Kellogg, treas
uTer.
The following were then nominated as a
Walton Williamson, n. Sneider, j. p. Dake s.
5. Guy, J.. +. Ober, r. q. Moffatt. K. G.. Beck
the following selections :-Drs. F. r. McManus,
5. 5: Guy, alton Williamson, Il. y. Rush and
y. Sneider.
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS
DR.. McCIatchey, of Philadelphia, then Of
fered the following; which was adopted:
RsSoirsd, That the thanks Of the institute be ten
aered TO the newspaper press Of the city for their
mlttee OF arrangements for the cordial reception
rendered he members of the convention.
A resolution OF thanks was then rendered to
DR.. and Mrs. Verdi for the generous manner in
which they had been received; also, one OF
thanks to President Grant for similar notice:
also, one to congressional librarian TOR his kind
ness in extending to the members OF the conyen-
ton the use OF the library; adopted.
AN HONORARY HOMEOPATHIsT.
AT TINS point DR.. Verdi was accorded the plat
form, and, advancing to the edge thereof. Hold
IEg by the hand beautiful little girl, robed in
white and sashed in red, he made the following
speech:
GENTLEMEN: 1 have the henor TO present to
you Tor your election as an honorary member
this little lover of the principles of homeopathy.
lGreat laughter and cries OF '.name ;" .sname' 81
DT. Nerdi.-Miss Sophie Wilkens Verdi; aged
years.
a VOICE. move the election be made unani-
nous. Carried amid much amusement.O
The members Of the various bureaus were
then appointed by the chair to serve for the en-
suing year.
The chair then called attention to a standing
resolution to the effect that all papers having
any bearing upon the business OF the conyen9
ton be handed TO the secretary within thirty
days after the adjournment.
On motion of DIR. BeckWith, the convention
then, at II m, adjourned.