Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-05
Tha State Medical Society.

Tbs State Medical society.
At the Wednesday afternoon ses-
sion of theState Medical Society
the following business was trans
acted :
The following resolutions, by DIR.
Livingstone, were adopted:
Resolved, That the President be,
and is hereby empowered to nomi-
nate a member of this society from
each county in the State, to repre-
sent to the next Legislature the pro-
priety of enacting laws relative to
the establishment of a State Board
of Health, and that said committee
meet at Lincoln for this purpose on
the second Tuesday of January,
1879.
Resolved, That ]. H. Peabody be
constituted a committee to draft a
bill establishing a State Board OF
Health, and that he meet with the
Society's committee for securing the
passage of bill at Lincoln, on the
second Tuesday of January 1875.
Resolved, That the chairman of
each section is hereby instructed
and directed to prepare and circu-
late among the profession such
questions as will secure full and COM
plete reports upon all matters of in
terest in charge of said sections, and
that it is the sense of this society
xLot Tho napflan,an ~ocmnosipn said
section should make their reports
without fail at each annual meet
ing.
The following were elected per-
manent members: DIR. David Z.
Beadle, graduate of University of
New York, 1856, now residing at
Papillion;Dr. J. c. Clingman, Belle
view Hospital, graduate 1872, now
residing at PapilliOn.
DIR. Livingston offered the fol-
lowing, which was adopted, viz !:
Resolved, That the treasurer of
the society notify all those men,
bers who r in arrears for dues OF
the amount of such arrearage, and
that unless paid by the first day OF
September next, they will be so pub
lished in the next annual transac-
tons.
STATE FUNDS WANTED.
DIR. Benjamin offered the follow.
ing:
Resolved, That the committee
who were instructed to secure leg.
islation in favor of a State Board OF
Health, be also instructed to procure
a charter for the State Medical So.
ciety from the Legislature, and thai
they have incorporated in said
charter that the State pay for the
printing of the annual volume Of
transactions.
The resolution was adopted.
The Chair appointed DR.. Benja'
min, DIR. Tilden and DR.. Peabody {
committee to procure a charter.
DIR. Bowen was added to the com
mittee at the suggestion of DIR
Campbell.
The following resolution by DIR
Livingston was adopted:
Resolved, That the committee au
thorized to draft a bill for a Stat
Board of Health be also directed L
prepare a bill for a charter and ali
in securing its passage.
DIR. Livingston offered the fol
lowing, viz:
Resolved, That the followin.
committees be hereafter approved
by the President at each annual
meeting, to wit:
A committee of ClimatOlOgy an,
7 Prevalent Diseases, whose duty i
shall be to make an annual repOr
upon the health of the State, an,
the prevailing diseases, tOgethe
with such matters of interest a
may be proper.
| A committee on Neurology, who's
duty it shall be to prepare a memoi
!. on each member of the society wht
dies during the coming year
Adopted.
f The election of officers for the en-
I suing year was done by ballot ant
resulted i'm the choice of DIR. Johi
\ Black, of Plattsmouth, for Presi
> aeht III. fhgttsa, ot Eaneoih
First Vice President; DR.. Link, o
Willard, Second Vice President ID
Livingston, of Plattsmouth ; Cor
responding Secretary; DIR F G Full
Ter, of Lincoln, Recording Secre
tary, and Dr. H Peabody, of Oma
ha, Treasurer.
The eloetiqn Of delegates to repre-
sent the society at the next Amer
can Medical Association and tn
appointment of committees for mex
year, concluded the business Of tn
session.
In the evening the members o
the Society were banquetted at thu
Grand Central by the Omaha Medi
cal Society