Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19
MEDICAL MEN.
The State Nedidal Association Now in
Session in This CITY.

The State Medical Association con-
vened at the opera house in this city
at 4:20 Tuesday, DR.. J. NJ. Allen in
the chair; prayer by the Rev. DR..
I Grasty.
DR.. W. H. Lee, of this city, then
delivered the following address of
welcome in behalf of our home ply
sicians:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen Of the Missouri
Association OF Medicine:
As the exponent of the feelings
and sentiments of the medical men of
Mexico aud Audrain county, l, with
pleasure. appear before you this
evening, and bid you welcome TO the
Inequalities of our gOOdly city of
Mexico. l am gratified to see SO
many OF our brethren from all parts
of the State to participate in the ex-
~ercises of the occasion. We feel hon
Ored also that our city has been chos-
en- as the place of meeting for your
deliberations, and shall ever hold in
grateful remembrance the honor
done us. Although we are unable to
present to your admiration any rare
specimens of architecture, or any
wide-extended, or any beautiful and
highly. attractive Shaw's garden,
we can at least, present you as warm
hearts and as open hands as any 9TH
er people in this broad land.
We have met, gentlemen, for the
discussion of medical subjects, and
to advance ourselves in medical
knowledge and science; for medicine
is a science, and one of pre- eminent
usefulness, and I hope we will not be
disappointed in our expectations.
But, gentlemen, | do not consider
that this is the only object. aud duty
devolving on us in assembling an
nually in u conventions. W. are
here also to cultivate our social yir-
tues and to learn to respect and to
esteem one another.
Away back in the early history of
the human family, we find them
mostly employed in war;, the chase
revelry Il riOtous living. and feel
ing the consequences naturally flow
ing from such lives. There was bat
little attention paid to the cultiva-
ton of the social virtues. We pre-
sent in modern society of the present
day a marked contrast to all this.
AS mankind has advanced in the cul-
tivatiOn of the arts and sciences, in
the study Of agriculture, commerce,
philosophy, &c, we have progressed
ID a high degree in the culture and
practice of Il social virtues. The
position of the medical man in the
society in which he moves, qualities
| hi i'm - n-nnninnn ~ SputI1 n&xx,~&
OF those virtues. He is admitted, in
many instances, to the most private
and sacred feelings of the family cir
Gle. He is expected to sympathize
with them in all their troubles and
difficulties. Hence, he naturally and
inevitably las to cultivate the best
feelings of his nature, and develops
into the true social gentlemen.
deubt not then, gentlemen, that
we shall see that beautiful character
lstlc displayed here amongst US dur
ing the sitting of u convention.
That we shall practice all those cour-
tesles and amenities that is due to-
wards II another of the profession,
and not towards them only, but to-
wards every citizen with whom we
meet.
anu INV, Scullelilcu, WllHOut any
further remarks, we again, in behalf
of the physicians of Mexico and Au-
drain county, bid you welcome.
John NJ. Gordon, President of the
City Council, then made a zeal little
welcome speech in behalf of the citi-
gems. President Allen replied in an
appropriate little talk.
Many interesting papers were read.
AS a whole the ASSOCIATION was a grand
success, at least 165 physicians being
present. The association adiourns to-
night with a grand banqnet.
Drs. French, Rothwell and Dodson,
committee on reception, deserve great
credit for the work they have done
this week.
{ Rush Of advertisements compels
US to be brief in our report.