Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-17
COUNCIL BLUFFS
ADDITIONAL LOC NEWS
.D0lNGS OF DOCTORS.
The Gathering Of the State
Medical Society,
The First Day Largely Spent
in Organizing and Prepar-
ing For Work.
COUNCIL BLUFFS

In accordance With the announce
ment slt2s6y made the Iowa S at
Medical Society opened 1t, Ses,ijn 1
thi, city yesterday morning at tn
Royal Arcsnum hall. The vacsn
store below ", and the aute.roems @
the hall were occupied by agents wit
samples Of ell sorts of surgical appli
ances and Instruments, new remedies
etc, making quite a display, even t
o novice not knowing the utility O
the delicate workings of all the con
trlvsrces. The great variety O
goods presented is evidenced by tn
fact that even a patent gig, sur
posed to be of especial us
to doctor, WIS exhibited
The following are the officers c
the society: President, d. S,ofeld
Washington; First Vice-P President, S
E, Robinson, West Union; Ssoon
Vice. President, H. L Getz, Marshal
Secretary, j. F. Kennedy, De
Moines; Assistant Secretary, d. MI
Cres, Council Bluffs; Treasurer, G
r. Skinner, Cedar Rapids: Trustee
to serve three years, Second District
A. j Hobart, Clinton; Sixth Distric.
j, Q Hinsey, Ottumva; Eighth Dii
trlct, j. ID. Holmes, Audubon.
The standing committees of til
society are:
COMMITTEES.
Arrangements - j. Williamson
chairman, Ottumws; ID. McCrea,
Worley, b.. G.. Ristine, o. w. Arch
bald.
Publication j. F. Kennedy, d,
Moines, chairman; G. R. Skinner, 1
81. HAGEN, j. Williamson, j. n
Knott.
Necrology-A. w. Mcclure, M
Pleasant, chairman; w. d. Middleton
Q. @. Bradley, j. w. Smith, Harrl
Commit, S B. Thrall, j, I. Brenn,
man, j. M. Emmert, j. M. Knott.
Ethics-T, j. Caldwell, Abel, chat
man; A. NJ. Carpenter, w. O. Schultz
j. W. Guatine, E, w. Clark.
Microscopy-J. j. M. Angesr, F
Madison, chairman; @. M. Hobb,
Iowa City, secretary.
The president appointed the follow
Ing professional committees:
On Medicine "A. M. Carpente
Ke.kus; S. B. Thrall, Ottumwa; {
b Chase, Usage.
On Surgery-W. F. Peck, Dsvel
port; II. G Auntsman, Oskaloos
and d S. Fairohilds, Ames.
Ga Obstetrics j. @ Shrader, Iov
City; j. Williamson, Ostumwa; I.
Parr, Ipdianola.
o. GEOLOGY, Opthalmology, Sc.
E. 81. HGz,n, Davenport; @. M. Ho
BY, Iowa City; H. B. Young, Blu
lington.
On Malaria Medlca-J. J. M. A
gear, Fl. Madison; p. j. Farnswort
Clinton, and A. A. Rauson, Cornir
Ga Sanitary Science and Hygiene
W. S. Robertson, Muscatine; A.
Field, Dss Moinea; o w. ArchibaI
Glenwtod.
On Revision of Constitution q,
Bylaws S. E Robinson, West Unic
j. Williamson, Ottumwa; j. T. Ks
nedy, Dss Moines.
The forenoon session yesterday "
opened with prayer by Rev. Cyr
Hamlin. Dr.. Green, of this city, W
was to have delivered an address
welcome, was called away, but had
been there he would have assured I
visitors that they were most heart
welcomed by one and all of the re-
dents of this city, and that as t
representative and voice of the peor
he hoped their stay would be q hap
one, and their elaboration harm
NOUS. He would have paid a trlby
to the women who have {
tered the profession, and the succ,
which they had won. He would his
placed at their disposal all the
sources of comfort and enjoyme
which Council Bluffs possesses, a
would have hidden them make thel
selves at home In all respects. Ms
more, and even better things wo,
DR.. Green have spoken, had he be
there, and all would have been hea
lily endorsed by the people of Coun
Bluffs.
As 1t was the committees being BIZ
on their work of organization a
preparation, there was little for I
convention to do bat discuss q gu
ton of adjournment, and It v
finally decided to take a recess unit
o'clock.
In the afternoon the names of
following were reported as added