The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-10
DOCTORS IN COUNCIL.
mrET1NG or THE LOUISIANA STATE
MEDICAL SOCIETY AT GRuNE-
VALID HALL.

Yesterday morning there assembled at drune
valid Hall about fifty Of our most eminent ply
alelsns of the State on the occasion OF the an.
uual meeting Of the Louisiana State Mediea'
Society. Every portion nf the State was repre-
scented by some leading physician. and the gain
ering was one Of rare intelligence anu cuitiVa-
ton.
DIR. J. q. Engan. the president OF the assooia-
tion who was expected. did not arrive. ana inc
meeting was called VI order ~ fiee Ifesldent
DIR. A. M. Uemiss. who introduced Rev. H. nj.
Emith who delivered an eloquent prayer.
The regular business Of the session was then
commenced.
The secretary read an excuse Tor non-atlend-
anoe from Or. o. r. Langworthy. who resides
mt of the city. which was received and placed
upon the minutes.
Nominations for membership being then In
order. some fifteen physicians names were pre-
scented from the several districts Of the State.
On molten. all these gentlemen were unani-
mously elected to membership.
Vice President DIR. @. A. d. Hayes now took
the.char. and Dr. \. q. Richardson chairman
or the committee of arrangements, read his re-
port.
In his report he suggested that several physl-
clans, nom residents Of the state, be elected
members by invitation. which was agreed 10.
He then spoke or some changes In the pro-
gramme which II became necessary to make.
and urged that the report OF the committee on
constitution and bylaws be taken up ut once
and acted upon. He also referred I'd the absence
OF the president. DR.. J. q. EaRan. and said that
instead Of an address from him. DIR. Bemiss who
had just returned from session of the National
Board Of Health at Washington would explain
at Tsso o'clock the objects of that body, about
which there seemed 10 be much mlsapprehen-
sion.
DIR. Richardson then informed the members
that this morning. at n o'clock. there would be
an exhibition of the Windhausen Kefrigeratinp
Machine. and M It gave promise of being d
means of killing febrile germs. 1t was import
ant that the members should be promptly on
hand to witness its operation.
On Friday morning there viii be given an elk.
hibition to the members Ia microscopic Patio.
logical anatomy. by Dire. II. ID. Schmidt, A
Emythe and g, Devron. In the west wing of the
University building
The report Of the commitee on constitution
and bylaws was then called for and DR.. Il. IL
6haille, the chairman. after stating that the
committee had carefully examined the consti-
tutions Of aome twenty medical societies, had
prepared the one he was about 70 report as pre-
sentinE the best features taken from MI.
The sh constsa a Which f,r w. IT, quite Lengthy
AuopIeu pToVlslonallv unlli .ne next annual
and submitted 10 the consideration Of the mem
beers,
On motion Mr.. John johnson, the chemist 81
the Charity Hospital. was unanimously elected
honorary member.
vote of thanks was then passed to the com.
mittee on constitution aud by flaws for the able
manner In which they had performed their
duty.
Short reports or aevaral standing committees
were then presented and received, with also the
reports of the treasurer. corresponding secre-
tarr and librarian.
The meeting then adjourn until 7 40 o'clock.