, 1875-05-08

| Closing Proceedings OF tho National
rscuicut 4Asxoc,uston MT Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. May 7.-rhe American Aed
ical Association met At tho usual hour.
! 4 resolution requesting tho Chief Signal or
flecr 10 mako daily reports OF the amount o.
! ozono in tho atmosphere WAS read aud adopted
DR.. Turner Anderson and Dr.. Wi1oughhy, o
Louisville, and Dr., Gross aud DR.. AtcLlsopt a.
lhiladolphia, wore appointed delcgatos to TIL
Canstlinu Medical Association, Nhiol1 viii NEE
nt Halifax OH the 9Th OF August.
DR.. Hupp. OF West Virginia, onerod sn anond
| ment including in tue Committee Of State Mssai
cno and Public Hyglene phyHician from tl,t
army md one from the navy.
Dr.. Nopds. OF Now York, from the Commit,
| tco on Nominations, then natlo the report oi
| tlas Committee Us follows: President. Dr.
Marion Sims, New York; First Vica-rresidont,
Or. john D. JACKSON. Kontucky; Second Vlco.
President. Dr.. ssnuel Lilly, Nav Jeftey Third
licc-prehidontt pr. N. Pink, Nom York. United
States Army: Fourth Vice-preaitlont, L. D.
Pennsylvania Librarian, Dr. William Los, Bis
trict OF Columbia; Committee on Library, Dr.,
johnson Elliott, District Of Colnmhia AAaiBt-
mt Secretary, DR.. Robert ]. Douglas, Pcnnsyl-
yania.
Tho gentlemen rs nominated wore slected
"IIygiono."
Invitations wero received to hold tho next an-
nual moating OF tho A.sociation In Philadelphia,
phia wAs choso'l tho time Of tho mootinR to be
tho first Tuesday In Juno, 1879.
After the appointment Of Chairman and Bec-
rctaFicH Of tho Section for 1876 President BOWL
ing 1nado farowell address, in tho course Of
which he said
GE.1LxazA: Before the Adjournment Of lhe twsn-
ty-fsa. meeting Ut the American aic]Ieal Asaocia-
tson We may DO permitted to congratulate each other
ss ,aass s ii IL. asf; eherssI .pr.s ,osi Il
our calling have graeed this meeting w!tl, tl,cr pres-
overwhelmed Us With hospitality wIoso abundance
was oy egualed hy its reanesnsnt md eatEaneo. We
tal. good1y spcccnA Of tho beautiful women and gal
.nt E''en Of State uhoto History hrings gorgeous
chaplct TO tlo4ucncc, song, and hsroiant.
At this noint remarks wsre malc BY eeYeral
delegates from the North and South, coneratu-
lattng the country upon tho restoration OF good
feeling Gstween tho two sections, and attention
was called to the fact that tho first boty to send
Expressions Of good will to tho South wau this
hHsocation. Aany delegates roier1ed to tho e1-
traoidnary hospitality which had been oxtcndotl
to tho Association BY tho people ol Louisville,
nr. Eo"dltch. Of Boston, nnying that 10 had
hoard mitch Of Kentucky hospitality. and it had
nattpa.ssd t Any conception he bad formed II;
tingulahed and Venerable Dt. Grosn, OF rllilaici-
phia, for many ysara practic!ng physician in
Louisville referring 70 tl'e hospitality tho dele
Eatsn r. e. hsd 10 seeeiycd al!1ded TO ha own welcome
down, and could proceod no further.
The Convention finally sdtoutuol at 12 noon,
To-niEhs several receptions ut various private
Ioadencos will conclndc an exceptionally bril-.
ISOLATION. Large party Of delegates will atars
for the Mammoth GaTe tonight.
Il ia ntatcd that moro dlAttngn!Bhtd moInbtra
ct tho profession nero IN attendance upon this
Convention than at any previous meeting, and 1t
saa tho third largest convention ever held by
tho Association.
RESOLUTIONS Hero pasted thanking the ci.sxnnn
gopcraliY, tho newspaper proas, railroads, &C.,
for ctTllitsGH rendered.
:, Dr; nowdttch's .Papor today ua. devoted to
Of organizing National Council Of Health, Tho
speaker tttd not think tho matter had yet bceu
huiilcenty advanced to bring tho subject t,efofo
Congress, but suggested that It bo carefully con-
sidsrea by tho State Mottcat Eociet!ea, aud all
dsta bearing on II gathered by those bodies. lie
suBBented that nudhal boards Of health bo organ
led In oTory state composed both Of professional
and ID! members. Ha reviewed. tho vast prac-
conncIl: .1is thoueht there should bo I depart.
mont Of hygiene created by tho Government.
which should bd represented In tA1 Ttcsdont'a
Cabinet. Thla would embrace tho general ssns-
tary M organization Of hospltsla, tnaano asylume,
loris eampa, barracks, eto., a. wh1l ss tho gst-
ersl alpcrylsion oyor tho various inter
oats propctly apportalntng to 1t, embrace
Ing tho study and observation Of public health,
ellmato!ogy. moteoro1oGv, eto. I'D detailed bis
plan ~ to tho compoaition OF the council, but
aaid that tho groat object as present Was to be-
gin to cs.tcats tho people to knowledge Of tbslr
work in tts direction, aud to this end lo offered
tue following resolution, which WAs adoptsd
BY the Association,
!. Msorsd. That eacA yeaz, unM otherwise oriared.
hs Ptealdcnteeet aud ps1tnausat Secretary Of this
Assotsatton 1s directed 10 spFsal In tbs of tho
asoeAfun to tho Authorities Of s1ch State whcte no
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