River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-06-29
CONVENTION OF PHYSICIANS.
A National Gathering ut st. Paul
Oven One Thousand Doctors I'm At
tendance heraps by the Mayside.

tendance scraps by the wayside.
The greatest assemblage of doctors of
this country was held at st. Paul last
week. 1t was the meeting of the
american Medical association.
The primary objects of the associa
ton are the advancement of medical
science by the reception of host of
theses, carefully prepared by acknowl-
edged experts, on a wide variety Of
topics, and the opportunity for the
formation of acquaintanceships among
members of the profession widely sep
arated in this and of leagues by the
legion but one in interest and aim. SO
successful were the first meetings that
it soon became desideratum among
the regulars to belong to the conclave,
and to-day the membership is more
| than 900 representing clientele OF
more than $4,000 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 Society 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 he could rank with british
beasts who failed to grasp the fact that
the eccentric circles of faces were those
of men to whom thoughtful action had
grown into a 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 of
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: DIR. Sayre, New
York; DIR. Davis, Chicago; DIR. Toner,
W ashington, and DIR. Cole, California.
First Vice President p. 0. Hooper,
| of Arkansas, then delivered the annual
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 on
surgery and anatomy, 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 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. DR.. ]. A. Octerlony,
of Louisville, KY, chairman of the sec
ton of practice of medicine, ETC., de-
livered a lengthy and interesting adj
dress, reviewing the great progress
made in medical science in the last
century. An address was deliv by
DIR H. o. Marcy, of Boston, ION COB
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
lustrated the subject matter of his adj
dress as he proceeded, by solar stere-
optican set in the rear of the stage, and
throwing the object upon a canvas
stretched well forward, showing during
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 of
the association, and 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
Or the ensuing year, each name being
greeted with great applause:
| President-Dr. John II. Atee, 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. Orme, Calf
| ornia.
Treasurer. ]. Dungleson, Pennsylvania.
Librarian-Wm. Lee, Washington.
| Members of judicial Council-N. S. Davis !,
Illinois, J. NJ. Brown, United States navy; Y.
| C. Scott, Ohio; NJ. Sexton, Indiana; n. G Hun
| sted New York; VIM. Lee Maryland; j. ID.
| In addition to the above officers of various
sections for the ensuing year were appointed as
| follows
Practice of Medicine-J. H. HOLSTER, Illinois,
chairman; J. &. Lee, Pennsylvania secretary
Surgery and AnatOmy-W. +. Peck, Iowa,
| chairman; Paul f Eve, Tennessee, secretary.
| Obstetrics. X. Bartlett, Wisconsin, chair
man. G. A. Moses, Missouri, secretary.
| Medical Jurisprudence and State Medicine
| Foster Pratt, Michigan, chairman; Thomas l..
| Neal, Ohio, secretary.
| 0phthalmogy, GEOLOGY Laryngnology-A w.
| Calhoun Georgia, chairman; Carl Seller, Penn
| sylvania, secretary.
Diseases of Children-R. Blount, Indiana
chairman; J. IL. Sears, Texas, secretary.
| Dentistry-D. ii, Goodwillie, New York, chair
man; T. ". Btophy, 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 a 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, yield 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 in questions of medical ethics.
All other societies-state, county and
city-of regular physicians are auxil-
larry to the main body and if entitled
thereto by numerical strength have