The Van Buren press., 1877-05-08
HOT SPRINGS.
State Medical Society.

Episcopal Church, tonight. Besides the
numerous delegates present there was
within the church, an immense throng Of
visitors, male and female, all seeming to
take decided interest in the proceed
ings. After music on the church organ
and prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hughes, an ad
dress Of welcome was read by DR.. Sid
ney W. Franklin, of Hot Springs, res
ponse, emanating from DR.. Lenthicum
being made, after which DR.. Welch made
an exhausting annual address, taking in
its bearings the condition of the society
the position of the physician under Ar
kansas law, the duty of the members OF
the fraternity, the sanitary condition ol
the State, the needs of the profession
etc. 1t is an able document, and should
be carefully read by all.
The Committee on Credentials rcpor
ted the following delegates as prescn,
and entitled to vote:
DR.. II. II. Stayton-Lee County Med
ical Society.
Drs. A. A. Horncr, A. D. Lenthicum
Phillips County Medical Institute.
DR.. A. Dunlap-Sebastian County
Medical Society, and Fort Smith Medi
ical Association.
Drs. J. E. Woods and 7. c. Brunson
Woodruff County Medical Society,
Drs. T. E. Murrell and J. II. Lenow--
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Lit
tie Rock ..
Drs. J. c. Grace and Thomas J. Poll
ard-Washington County Medical So
ciety.
Drs. G. S. Gray, Drake Mcdowell, and
Henry Sauve-Hot Spring and Garland
County Medical and Surgical Society.
Drs. J. 7 Clegg and ]. NJ. Holcombe
Pine Bluffand Jefferson County Medi
cal Society
Drs. J. A. Stinson, r. L. Boyee, and
F. A. Dow-Jackson County Medical So
ciety. -t
Drs. r. B. Christian and Z. r. Par
kcr-Hempstead County Medical Soci
ETY..
The same committee presented the
names of the following physicians as
candidates for admission to the Society.
DR.. I. G. Brunson, recent graduate
DR.. l.. P. Gibson, of Little Rock ; DR.
b. s. Medlock, Collegeville, Saline Coun
ty; DIR. A. J. Graham, Traskwood
Saline County DR.. J. W. Meek, Allan
ia, Columbia County; DIR. Henry Owen
Jacksonport; Dr. W. s. Walker, Jack
sonport DR.. J. w. Collins, Hot Springs
DR.. Horny suave, Hot Springs; DR.. r
II. Taylor, Hot Springs DR.. W. r
Rook, Hot Springs; DR.. james W. Reid
Hot Springs DR.. C. NJ. Blocker anc
DR.. G. II. Wooten, Texarkana.
HoT SPRINGS, ARK, May 2.-Thc State
Medical Society closed its convention n
a p. m, to-day, after harmonious anc
pleasant session, filed with encourage
ment to the organization and profession
DR.. Easley, of Little Rock, was unani
mously admitted as member of til,
Society.
a resolution, offered by DR.. Murrel
asking Congress to pass the Nor
rison bill, to relieve quinine from taxa
ton, was passed.
The President appointed DR., +. T
Easley, Of Little Rock, to deliver lee
ture on " Surgery at the next mcetin.
Smith, sae'1i,S fo lecture s' on the e apratice o
Medicine" and DR.. Iinthcum, of Hole
ma, to lecture on Obstetrics and Gync
Zoology"
Quite large number of scientific pa
pcrs, on various subjects pertaining t.
medicine, were presented and referred
to tho committee on publication, for revis
ion. A paper from Dr. Murrell of Lit
tic Rook, on diseases of tho eye, wa
read, and eulogized in high terms by OK
pcrienced physicians. The secretary or
dered its publication in leading medi
cal Journal of the country.
The following officers were elected fo
the ensuing year: President, Dr. A. N
Corrigan, Hampstead county; Firs
Vice-President, DR.. Pollard, of Washing
ton Second Vice President, Dr. A. A
Horner, Of Phillips Third Vice Prcsi
dent, Drake. Mcdowell, of Hot Springs
Fourth Vice President, J. A. Stenson, o
Jackson; Secretary, DR.. II. E. jennings
of Little Rock Assistant Secretary, /.
r. Gibson, Little Rock; Treasurer, A
l.. Breysacker, of Little Rock; Librari
an. DR.. T, E. Murrcl, Little Rock.
After votes Of thanks to all who ex
tended favors to it, the society adjourn
ed to meet in Fort Smith, the frs
Wednesday in May, 1873.