National Republican., 1884-05-09
Gentlemen Who Cure People Indulge in
Another Days Talk Together.
Congress Asked TO Assist in Getting
knowledge Of Infectious Diseases.
The Association Fails 10 Indorse the Cremation Of
Human Bodies.
Officers Elected for Another Year and
Other Routine Business Done.


the Epiphany.
Drs. L. Il. Ferguson, New York; I. Z.
Briggs, Tennessee; j. r. Reeves, West Vir-
ginia: prewitt, ST. Louis; Peck, United
States navy; Russell, Missouri, aud Stormont,
Kansas, were appointed by the president q
committee to select additional members of
the board of trustees.
DIR. George NJ. Sternberg, U. s. A., offered
a resolution that the knowledge necessary
for tho prevention of infectious and pest-
lontial diseases has not yot beon obtained
that congress be petitionod to make suitable
appropriations for the prosecution of scientific
researches relating to the cause and preven-
tion of infectious diseases Of the human race
under the direction of the national board of
health. The resolution was adopted, and tho
following committee was appointed DR..
sternberg, U. S. A.; DIR. J. NJ. Hayes, Phila-
delphia; DIR. Gihon, U. S. N; DR.. Reeves,
West Virginia, and DIR. Dalton, New York.
A resolution was presented by DIR. Keller
of Arkansas, to the effect that in few years
the cremation Of the dead would be regarded
as q sanitary necessity, that tho decision of
the courts had pronounced this method legal,
ana that from hygienic, religious, and senti-
mental standpoints this method of disposing
Of the remains of tho dead was the best. DIR.
Keller said that the remains of the late DR..
Gross wore now on their way to be cremated,
and asked for the adoption of his resolution.
The chair ruled that the resolution was out
of order because it introduced new business.
Tho committee appointed to consider a
resolution inviting the international medical
congress to meet in this country in 1887, re-
ported through their chairman, DIR. Billings
a recommendation that committee of seven
with tho president, DIR. Flint be appointed
to invite the congress to meet in Washington,
aud, ii the invitation be accepted, that this
committee act as tho executive committee of
arrangements, with power to add to their
number.
DR.. Toner, from the board of trustees for
iournalizing the proceedings of the association
relative TO the official journal, submitted
report, and said that the number of copies
published was $500 and that the receipts this
year, after paying all expenses, showed
surplus of $500
DIR. n. S. Davis. editor Of the Journal which
is published in Chicago, at the request of DR..
Toner, made report, in which he stated that
the paper was on sound financial basis.
Before action was taken upon1the report
DIR. Packard asked permission to submit q
minority report. A motion was made to lay
the minority report upon the table, which
was carried, and the majority report by DIR,
Toner was adopted.
Mr. Hooper, of Arkansas, chairman of the
committee on nominations of officers of the
association for tho ensuing year, submitted
the names of the following, who were de-
clared elected: President, Henry I. Camp
bell, Georgia; first vice president, John 5.
Lynch, Maryland; second vice president, 5.
ID. Mercer, Nebraska; third vice president, j.
w. Parsons New Hampshire; fourth vice
president, Ill. G. Ghent, Texas; secretary, w.
b. Atkinson, Pennsylvania; assistant secre-
tary, w. Ii. Watkins Louisiana; treasurer, X.
J. Douglass, Pennsylvania; librarian, DIR.
Kleinschmidt, District of Columbia.
Judicial council to fill yacancies-J. X.
Bartlett Wisconsin; John Murphy, Mnne-
sofa; j. NJ. Toner, District of Columbia; w.
Brodie, Michigan; II. d. Holton, Vermont;
A. b. Sloan, Missouri; DIR. Erich, Pennsyl-
vania, and w. NJ. Beach, Ohio.
The new officers of the sections are as fol-
| lows: Practice of medicine--H. Didama. New
York, chairman; q. NJ. Garland, Massachu-
sotts, secretary. Obstetrics aud diseases of
women-R. $. Sutton, Pennsylvania, chair
! man; j. I. Jelks, Arkansas, secretary. Sur
gerry and anatomy-Duncan Eve, Tennessee
chairman; +. b. King, Pennsylvania, secre-
! tAry. OpthalmotoloRy, otolOgy, and larynol-
ogy-J. A. White, Virginia, chairman; Eu-
gene Smith, Michigan, secretary. Diseases
of children-J. II. Pope, Texas, chairman; s.
$, Adams, District Of Columbia, secretary.
chairman; J. NJ. Mccormick, kentucky.
Oral and dental surgery-A. w. Harlan, Hi
nois, chairman; j. L. Mears, Pennsylvania,
secretary.
S. 5. Adams, of this city, was made secre-
| tary of the section of diseases OF children.
Trustees of JouInal-H. f. Campbell, Geor-
gia j. IL. Packard, Pennsylvania; l.. Conner,
Michigan. Necrology-J. NJ. Toner, District
of Columbia, chairman.
| DIR. n. S. Davis, chairman OF the committee
on meteorological conditions and their rela-
tions to the prevalence of diseases, read o
report upon that subject as also upon collat-
ing the investigations of diseases in cooper
alton with the committee of the British
Medical association. The latter subject was
upon motion referred to special committee.
A report of the judicial committee was sub
mitted in which DIR. S. $. Goodies application
for admission as a delegate from the Somer-
set, Pa, Medical society was rejected. The
council declined to reopen the case of DIR. d.
w. Day.
Or. G. T.. Parkos, of Illinois, chairman OF
the section on surgery, thCn read his paper
DR.. ID. j. Roberts, of Tennessee, chairman OF
the section on state medicine, will read his
paper to-day. The report Of the committee
appointed TO draft resolutions of respect to the
memory of the late Prof, Samuel ID. Gross, OF
Philadelphia, will submit their report this
morning.
The association at 115 p. m. adjourned
until 10 o'clock this morning. This will be
the last days session.
The members Of the association reassem'
bled ut 2 o'clock in the afternoon in Their
various section rooms when papers of differ
ent sections were read-Ono upon "Tuber
culosis," by DIR. Henry Il. Formal, of Penn
sylvania; another upon "Retardation of Pulse
in Mitral Insufiiciency," by DR.. A. Il. keyt
OF Ohio, and others.
Yesterday was the third days session o
the association. The public interest in the
proceedings is shown by the numbers whC
throng the galleries, with the ladies in 4
large majority. The ladies seem to look with
awe upon the disciples of Esculapius, Galcn
and IlippOcrates and the eminent Teprescn
tatiYes of the healing art always have il
them the most attentive and appreciativ'
listeners in their deliberations. For instance
when paper is being read and many of tn,
delegates are seized with Il desire to 90 on
after something 10 eat, the ladies retain thei
seats aud patiently listen to certain paper
read in reference to some Of the thousand
natural shocks and ills which human flesh i
heir TO, and no doctor thinks that the subjeC
matter Of his paper is wasted upon the descr
air when addressing an audience of handsOm
and cultured ladies'
Over ,l,2OO physicians, renowned in thei
profession, are represented in the American
Medical association. TO look over this Sol
Of heads from the platform, TO scan thes
SOlOns of tho profession, is TO be inIpresso
with the fact that moro intelligent body q
men has never assembled at the natiOna
capital. The outdoor scenes ut the conVeu
tion are of peculiar interest. In front OF tn
church are seen numbers of the delegate
discussing matters in more easy and unrt
strained manner than they could in tho pew
Of the church, Much Of the action OF th