Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-15
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Annual Meeting in st. Paula Ma.
tional Gathering-Nearly 900 Doc
tors in Council-Notes of the At

Annual Meeting in st. Paula Ma.
tional Gathering-Nearly1 900 Doc
tors in Council-Notes Of the AT.
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The national event in the northwest last
week was the annual meeting of the Nation
al Medical Association at st. Paul, repre-
senting almost the entire regular medical
profession of the United States. The asso-
citation was organized in 1S47, and this is its
thirty-third meeting, the only two lapses in
the annual gathering being during the years
of the civil war The first meeting was held
in New York city, and $50 members, all
told, made up the roster Since then large
majority of the eastern and middle cities
have been favored as the scenes
for the annual convention, but never
before has the northwest been honored.
The primary objects of the association are
the advancement of medical science by
the reception of host of Theses, carefully
prepared by acknowledged experts, On wide
variety of topics, and the opportunity for the
formation of acquaintanceships among
members of the profession widely separated
in this land of leagues by the legion but one
in interest and aim. So successful were the
first meetings that it soon became desidera-
tum among the regulars to belong to the con-
clave, and to-day the membership is more
than 1000, representing clientele of more
than sc, 900 doctors. The number in attend
ance upon the annual meetings has varied in
| the last decade from GOO to nearly twice
that number, and any delegate sent by State
Medical society to any meeting becomes
thereby lifelong member of the main asso
| citation. There were about eight hundred
present at the meeting in st. Pau, some OF
them highly distinguished in their profession
Wig: ..,
ty of Pennsylvania, Titusville Pa:
+. ID. Cunningham, professor in medical
college, Richmond, Va.
J. T. Carpenter, eX-president State Medical
society of ofPennsylvania Titusville, Pa.
J. L. Atlee, the well known ovariotomist,
Lancaster, Pa.
E. S. Dunbar, professor of obstetrics, uni
| versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Frank H. Hamilton, professor ofsurgery
| Rellevue hospital New York city!
l.. Connor, professor surgery Detroit Med
ical college, Detroit, Mich.
VIM. B. Atkinson, permanent secretary
American Medical society, Philadelphia
DR.. John A. Octerlony, professor of the
| practice of medicine in the Kentucky School
| Of Medicine.
| P.O. Hooper, Little Rock, acting president
| of the American Medical association.
Dr. Frank Hamilton, the celebrated New
York physician.
| N. 8. Davis, professor of practice in
Chicago Medical college, and the ''Nestor Of
| the profession" Chicago, Ill.
Richard A. Dungleson, treasurer American
| Medical association, Philadelphia.
DR.. Lewis a. Sayre of New York, who he's
received distinguished honors abroad.
DR.. ]. NJ. Toner of Washington, who is in
| the city, recently added his magnificent med
ical and miscellaneous library to the Congress
sional library at Washington.
DR.. c. I: Parkes, professor of anatomy OF
| McMurtry, professor of anatomy in the Ken
| lucky School of Medicine, Louisville.
]. A. Oderlong, chairman section practice
materia medica and physiology, Louisville.
And many others of national reputation.
| President, Surgeon J. J. Woodward, U. s.
army, is at present absent in Europe re-
cruiting from the strain undergone duritig
the illness Of President Garfield. And first
ylce-presldent, DIR. T. o. Hooper, of Little
Rock, Ark, presided over the meeting and
delivered the annual address.
| The mission opened on Wednesday at the
opera house in st. Paul The view from the
stage was a striking one. There was no
cause for sentimental musings, but he could
rank with bruitish beasts who failed to
grasp the fact that the concentric circles of
faces were those of men to whom thought
full action had grown into a second nature
The prevalence of men who have reached
| or passed middle life was noticeable, though
there was by no means lack of the younger
type.
DR.. Stone of st. Paul, chairman of the To-.
cal committee Of arrangements called the
meeting to ctdef and introduced Gen. Lu-
cius F. Hubbard, Governor 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
delivered a welcoming address that
was loudly applauded. Right Rev.
Bishop Ireland (Catholic) read an ap-
propriate 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 adj
;, DR.. Sayre, New York; DR.. Davis, Chicago;
Or. Toner, Washington, and DR.. Cole, Cal
ifornia
First vice President P. Q. Hooper Of Ar
kansas then delivered the annual address.
After calling the roll, the convention di-
vided into seven different sections, that on
Medical Practice holding sessions at the
Opera House, and those on surgery and an
atomy, on eye, ear and throat obstetrics and
women's diseases, dental specialists, etc.,
seven in all holding meetings in different
halls of the city, where valuable papers were
read and interesting discussions took place.
This arrangement continued during Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the
mornings being devoted to regular meetings
oseangs of the Of whole she5 d., bodyashe .a pro-
city. Dr.. J. A. Octerlony, of louisville, Ky,
chairman of the section of practice of medi-
cine, etc, delivered a lengthy and interest
ing address, reviewing the great progress
made in medical science in the last century.
An address was delivered by Dr., 81. o. Mar
, cy ofBoston, ON obstetrics and Diseases of
Womel," in which he claimed greater prog
, ress had been made than in any other branch
ofthe medical profession. DR.. Macy illus
7 trated the subject matter of his address as
he proceeded, by solar stereoptican set in
the rear of the stage, and throwing the OBJ
ject upon q canvas stretched we'll forward,
, showing during the lecture some thirty diff.
ferent views IF the effect of disease upon the
urinary and associate organs.
A large number of addresses were deliv-
Z cred at the regular meetings of the associa-
, ton, and very much larger number OF pa.
pers were read before the different sections
The titles alone and names of authors, to
say nothing of the names Of those who dis
, cussed various topics, would fill a much
larger space than can be given in this notice
8 1t is said by those competent to Judge from
, attendance at previous meetings, that the pa
: pers and discussions were never excelled.
3 The following officers were elected for tn.
Y ensuing year. each name being greeted with
great applause;
VI President-Dr. John L. Atlee, Philadel
4 phia.
First Vice President-Dr Eugene Grissom
North Carolina.
Second Vice President-Dr. A. J. Stone
Minnesota.
1 Third Vice President DIR. J. A. Octerlony
e Kentucky.
Fourth Vice President-Dr. II. 8. Orme
e California.
9 Treasurer. J. Dungleson, Pennsylvania
Librarian-Wm. Lee Washington.
Members of judicial Council-N. s. Dav
: is, Illinois;J. M. Brown, United States navy
X.C. Scott, Ohio; M. Sexton, Indiana; N. {
Hunsted, New York; VIM. Lee Maryland
= ]. ID. Rives, West Virginia.
In addition to the above officers of variou
. sections for the ensuing year were appointe