The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-25
The Bulletin.
THIRD ANNUAL MEETING
Og the southern Illinois Medical A..
sOctatiOn nj CarbOndale.
GISinOis.

Dr. j. A. Robinson. ID. D., alter which
DR.. James Robarts delivered a very clo-
| quent address Of welcome.
The secretary then called the role,
when the following named members
were found to be present: Drs. ii.
Wardner, ID. :. Booth, r. Il. Smith, w.
A. Looney. II. j. Stalker. VIM. II. Cor
don, s. II. Bundy, A. y. Lodge, j. Il.
Penyman, VI. W. Clendenin, &. w. Dun
ming, J.. Dyer, NJ. G.. Parsons, James
Robarts, j. Il. Rainey, Noel. X. Gordon.
w. $. Marshall, +. Il. Chaplin. II. G.,
Hacker, W. &. Lence, j. I. Hale, John
McLavc, 4. 5. Dodds, b. +. Ross, r. II.
Mitchell, q. W. Elkins. j. Il. Rosser and
+. Day.
The minutes OF the last semi-annual
meeting were read and approved.
On motion, the president appointed
Drs J. l.. Perryman, w. A. Gordon, W.
:. Marshall. j. Il. Rainey and W. A..
Looney TO act a. a board of sensors, who
recommended the following named appli.
cants Tor membership: l.. 5. Williams.
NJ. D., Tamaroa A. +. Baker, VI. u.
and NJ. ID. Baker, VI. d., Cottage Home.
Williamson county L. =. Moore, NJ. d.,
Bellevile l.. Bremmer, NJ. d., Belle
Vile; J. NJ. Wilson, NJ. D., Evansville,
and l.. Day. NJ. d., Grand Tower.
The secrctary's report was read,
adopted and ordered to be placed on file
The ASSOCIATION then proceeded to the
election of officers tor the ensuing year
with the following result: l.. Dyer,
NJ. ID. president; James Robarts, NJ. ID.
lst vice-presideGt -. Booth. NJ. d..
End vice prcsidcnt; c. w. Dunning, NJ.
ID. secretary: II. Wardner, NJ. u. treas
urer.
On motion the following named gen
tlemen were elected sensors tor the ell
suing year Drs. j. l.. Perryman, A. n.
Lodge. ". A. Looney. John Il. Rosser
and w. : Marshall.
Ii was moved and carried that the adj
| dress OF welcome of DR.. Jas. Robarts, of
Carbonate. and Dir. c. w. DHnning, at
Cairo. De furnished the secretary to he
preserved ia the archives OF the associa-
| ton.
On motion committee was appointed
! 10 induct the president elect TO his sta
| ton. Upon being introduced Or. Dyer
said
Gentlemen OF the association, I AIN
/ 2ratilied for this mark Of your confidence
| aud kindness. | shall need your indul-
| gencc shall need your cooperation in
order that may discharge the duties OF
the office TO which you have called me
satisfactorily. | will endeavor to serve
you faithfully. hope our meeting will
/ be pleasant to Us and profitable. You
do not expect of me a speech. Again |
thank you,
! IL was moved aud carried that the reg
nlar order of business be suspended until
tomorrow at s am.
DIR. Bundy offered the following reso-
I luton which was unanimously adopted !:
| Inasmuch as il is the sense of this as
I ISOLATION that the practice of medicine
and surgery should be regulated by some
suitable statutary provision, aud as bill
has been presented to our state legisla-
ture with that view; therefore,
| Resolced, That a committee of five be
! appointed 10 take the subject under con-
sideration and report to this meeting.
Whereupon the president appointed
the following as committee: Drs.
Bundy. Booth, Wardner, Gordon and
! Roberts.
/ DIR. Dunning offered the following res
olution as an amendment to the bylaws
which was adopted.
ReSoired, That all moneys paid into
this association be received by the sec
rotary, and paid by him to the treasurer
taking the treasurer receipt for the same
On motion adjourned until Z O'Clock p
N. to hear the annual address delivered
by DR.. Wardner.
Evening session met pursuant to al
iournment.
The hall being well filled with thu
members Of the association and citi
Zens OF Carbonate, who listended witt
great pleasure and interest to the abb,
address of DIR. Wardnei.
Adjourned till Q am, 18th inst.
January 18th, 0 am, association me
pursuant to adjournment.
DR.. ID. Booth, of Sparta, chairman o
standing committee on Surgery, re
ported, first, a paper on Potts disease
and history of case as treated by Sayers
! method; second, case of hepatic abcess
treated successfully, and third, dlslocs
ton of astragalus, successfully reduced
DIR. Rainey reported case OF avariol
omv.
DIR. j. l.. Perryman made verbal re
ports of several interesting cases.
I DIR. j. ii. Stalker moved the fOllOwn
: amendment to the constitution, whlc
5 was laid over under the rules: That a
ticle second be changed so as to add I
the list of officers an assistant reeordin
S secretary.
! The following communication was r
c ceived from Prof. Allyn. principal of Il
Southern Illinois Normal University