The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-21


CINCINNATI, June 2o.-The 3lst ami.
yersary meeting Of the Ohio State Medi.
cal Society was opened at 2 o'clock with
prayer by Mr.. Bowen, Of Put.in.Bay.
The retiring President, DR.. W. w,
Jones, Of Toledo, in a few we'll chosen
words introduced the President elect, DR..
A. Q. Williams, Of Cincinnati, who in a
facetious little speech gracefully accepted
the situation. 4-a,-44's
The address Of welcome and the report
Of the Executive Committee were given
by DR.. Donohoe, Of Sandnsky.
The report was accepted after changing
the hour for the election Of officers from
Thursday to Wednesday.
The motion OF DR.. Jones that the Com.
mittee on Ethics be abolished and It's
work given to the Judicial Council, was
first lost, then reconsidered and finally
laid on the table. The vacancies In the
Committee on Ethics were filled by the
appointment Of Drs. Jones and Muscrait.
The Publication Committee reported an
expenditure Of S345 So.
The Roscoe Medical Society being IA.
vorably reported upon was accepted as an
auxiliary.
DR.. Rldenour brought up the amend
ment proposed last year that all officers,
except the President, be nominated by
committee Of nine, appointed by the
Chair, whose report shall be either ac-
cepted or rejected bodily by the society.
DR.. Leonard thought this would be
putting too much power in the hands of
the President and that We had better
stick closer to our fundamental law.
The amendment was lost.
Dr.. Birrage, OF Indiana, was intro
duced and responded briefly.
The Treasurer reported Sl75 in the
treasury. Report referred to the Finance
Committee. .....
The President appointed Drs. Leonard,
Thorne and Buckner to gil vacancies in
the Finance Committee.
None Of the standing or special com.
mittees being ready to repert, DR.. Leon
ard reported in a very feeling manner
the deaths Of DR.. George Mendenhall, Of
Cincinnati; ]. w. Russell, Of Mt. Vernon;
J. W. Kinsman, Of Lancaster, A. Metz, of
Massillon; G. E. Dean, Of McComS; IS.
Closon, Of Bellefontaine; Amos Mosgrove,
Of Urbana.
Ou motion Of DR.. Hodlack, the Associ-
alton Of Underwriters were allowed the
use OF the hall for lecture to be deliv-
cred by the great American actuary, Mr..
Fackler, OF New York, this evening.
Mr.. McVey, OF the Underwriters, in
vited the Society to attend the lecture.
The Finance Committee reported that
the annual dues would be the same as last
year-S2O0.
DR.. Reamy, from special committee,
reported on the death Of ex.President
Smith, Of Columbus, and DR.. Leonard re-
quested permission to file one or two
other obituaries which be had not time
to prepare. Granted, the whole TO be
referred to the advisory Committee on
Publication.
DR.. Reamy thought we had better dis
pense with the obituaries and have
them published in the transactions with
out being read before the society, or else
observe due decorum while they we're be-
ing read. This remark was called out
by the confusion and inattention which ex
listed during the reading oi DR.. Leonard's
and his own reports.
The motion OF DR.. Ridenour, that the
Secretary be instructed to prepare list
OF the auxiliary societies and publish It
in the transactions Of the Society, was
adopted.
Adjourned 10 meet at 0 A. NJ. tomorrow.