Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-23
CONVENTION. OF PHYSICIANS.
A National Gathering Mt st. Paul
Oven One Thousand Doctors In At
tendance scraps by the Wayside-

The greatest assemblage of doctors of
this country was held al st. Paul last
week. 1t was the meeting of the
American Medical Association.
The primary objects of the associs
ton are the advancement of medical
science by the reception of a host of
theses, carefully prepared by acknowl-
edged experts, on a wide variety of
topics, and the opportunity for the
formation of mountaineering among
members of the profession widely sep.
arated in this la I'd of leagues by the
legion but one in interest and aim. So
successful were the first meetings that
it soon became a desideratum among
the regulars to belong to the conclave,
and to-day the membership is more
than 4, 900 representing a clientele OF
more than $1,000 doctors. The num-
Der In attendance upon the annual
meetings has varied in the last decade
from 600 to nearly twice that number,
and any delegate sent by State Medi-
cal .Socie'y to any meeting becomes
thereby lifelong member of the main
association. There were about eight
hundred present at the meeting in st.
Paul; some of them highly distinguish
ed in their profession.
The mission opened on Wednesday
at the opera house in st. Paul. The
view from the stage was striking one.
There was no cause for sentimental
musings, but ne could rank with british
beasts who failed to grasp the fact that
the eccentric circles of faces were those
/ of pna,, ~ M bnpn thoI,0htf1l ootiar ho "A
| grown into second nature. The pre-
valence Of men who have reached or
passed middle life was noticeable,
though there was by no means lack
OF the younger type.
DIR. Stone, of St. Paul, chairman oil
the local committee of arrangements,
called the meeting to order, and intro
duced Gen. Lucius F. Hubbard, COVER
nor of Minnesota, who, he said, would
welcome the doctors right royalty
Gov. Hubbard stepped to the front OF
/ the platform and standing at ease and
with much fervency of manner deliv.
cred welcoming address that was
loudly applauded. Right Rev. Bishop
Ireland (Catholic) read an appropriate
prayer. Chairman Stone invited the
vice presidents and ex-presidents to
take seats upon the platform, and the
! following gentlemen were provided
with seats, the advent of each being
hailed with applause: DR.. Sayre, New
York; DIR. Davis, Chicago; DIR. Toner
W ashington, and DR.. Cole, California
First Vice President P. o. Hooper
of Arkansas, then delivered the annua
address.
After calling the roll, the convention
divided into seven different sections
that ON medical practice holding SEES
sions at the opera house, and those or
surgery and anatomy, on eye, ear anC
! throat, obstetrics and women's diseases
dental specialists, etc., seven in all
holding meetings IN different halls o.
the city, where valuable papers were
read and interesting discussions took
place. This arrangement continued
during Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, the mornings being devoted
to regular meetings of the whole body
the proceedings of each day being
opened with prayer by various clergy.
men of the city DIR. ]. A Octerlony
of Louisville, KY, chairman of the see,
ton of practice of medicine. etc, de
livered lengthy and interesting nd
dress, reviewing the great progress
made in medical science in the last
century. An address was delivered by
DR.. H. D. Marcy, of Boston, on sob.
stetrics and Diseases of Women" in
which he claimed greater progress had
been made than in any other branch Of
the medical profession. DIR. Marcy il
Illustrated the subject matter of his ad
dress as he proceeded, by solar stere.
optican set in the rear of the stage, and
throwing the object upon canvas
stretched well forward, showing durin:
the lecture some thirty different views
of the effect of disease upon the uri
nary and associate organs.
A large number of addresses were
delivered at the regular meetings oil
the association, and a very much larger
number of papers were read before
the different sections. The titles alone
and names of authors, to say nothing
of the names of those who discussed
various topics, would fill much larger
space than can be given in this notice
1t is said by those competent to Judge
from attendance at previous meetings
that the papers and discussions were
neve excelled.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year, each name being
greeted with great applause
President -Dr. John IL. Atlee, Philadelphia
First Vice Presiient-Dr. Eugene Grissoms
| North Carolina.
Second Vice President DIR. A. J. Stone, Min
nesota
Third Vice President DR.. J. A. octerlony
Kentucky.
Fourth Vice President DR.. Ii. S. 0rme, Calf
| ornia
Treasurer-R. j. DungleSOn, Pennsylvania.
Librarian-Wm. Lee, Washington.
TENDERS of judicial Council-N. 5. Davis
Illinois; j. VI. Brown, United States navy; \
c. Scstt Ohio; NJ. Sexton, Indiana; n c Hun
| sted, New York; VIM. Lee, Maryland; J. D.
Rives, Washington.
| sections for the ensuing year were appointed as
| follows:
Practice of Medicine. H. HOLSTER Illinois
chairman; J Il. Lee, Pennsylvania, secretary.
Surgery and Anatomy-W. +. Peck, Iowa
chairman; Paul Eve, Tennessee, secretary.
Obstetrics. X. Bartlett, Wisconsin, chair
man; q 4 Moses, Missouri, secretary.
Medical Jurisprudence and State Medicine
Foster Pratt, Michigan, chairman; Thomas l..
Neal. Ohio, secretary.
ophthalmogy, GEOLOGY Laryngnology-A. ".
Calhoun, Georgia. chairman; Carl Seller Penn
sylvania, secretary.
Diseases Of Children-R. Blouut, Indiana.
chairman; j. II. Sears, Texas, secretary
DentiStrv-D. ii, Goodwillie New York. chair
man; L. W. Brophy, Illinois secretary. Also
standing committee on Neurology publications
etc.
1t was announced that state boards
of health were in operation in all the
states save Florida, Kansas, Maine,
Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Vermont.
The question which created the most
excitement, was in regard to excluding
the delegates from the New York Med
ical association which adopted in Feb
ruary new rule as follows
Members of the Medical society of
the state of New York, and of the
medical societies in utilization there
with, may meet in consultation legally
| qualified practitioners of medicine.
Emergencies may occur in which all
restrictions should, in the judgment of
the practitioner, WELD to the demands
of humanity" This is rule which is
in direct conflict with the code of ethics
of the national society, which claims
for itself-and its claim had thus far
been readily recognized-primal juris-
diction Ill questions of medical ethics.
All other societies-state, county and
city-of regular Physicians are auxil-