The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-07


The Tipecanoe County Medical Society held
their fifth annual meeting and banquet, Thurs
day afternoon and evening, Dec. 4 in the par
lors and dining hall of the Lair House There
were present Drs w. r. Moffet Of Chauncey;.
Dr.. Moses Baker and son, OF Stockwell; j. H.
McKurry, of Frankfort; Geo. F. Beasley, L. NJ
Irwin, S. T. Yount, John G. Webster, Dr. u A
Burk, VIM S. Walker and others, of Lafayette,
Jas. Parker of Colfax; T. B. Harvey, f. c. Fer
guson and A. w. Brayton, Of Indianapolis be-
sides number of non-professional friends
After two hours of social conversation in the
parlors, the company assembled at 10 P. NJ in
the dining5hall, wheresfor twohours such amenu
was displayed and disposed of as never be-
fore met the gaze of two score Indiana doctors in
banquet assembled. A string-band discoursed
excellent music throughout the evening, and
from the raw oysters to the mild Roman punch
which closed the feast, there was u
feast Of reason and flow of
soul. Wine was ruled out and with
hours were given to toasts and music. DR.. S. L.
Yount led off with a, welcome to all and sundry,.
doctors, lawyers and preachers cit gives me
wonder, great as my content to see you here be-
fore me-" DR.. J. Fl. McMurry made graceful
address to the toast 'Our Brother Societies;
I We pine for kindred natures to mingle with our
own DR.. F. c. Furguson, editor of the Indiana
Medical Journal, responded to the toast, ''The
Medical Press" defending the right of the med
icai editor to be Independent and fearless in his
criticisms. This was in response to the couplet:
Authors alone with more than savage rage,
{ Unnatural war with brother authors wage"
Superintendent W. H. Calkins replied to the
toast "Our Schools" and DIR. T. B. Harvey to
THE State Medical Society,"" giving some &C
count Of its origin and its progress in his thirty
three years of medical practice DR.. SeaTight,
a veteran among Tippecanoe doctors, and dyed
in the-wool Democrat, responded to the toast,
''Rum, Romanism and Rebellion which was
unceremonionsly sprung upon him by the presi-
! dent, by saying that, whatever was the cause,
some of them were well satisfied with the
result. ''The Country Practitioner" fell
to the lot of the eminent country surgeon,
DIR. Moses Baker, of Stockwell, who is best
known among Indiana doctors for his success in
| a case of CBsarian section DR.. A. w. Brayton
responded to the toast, Medical Jurisprudence:
Let us consider the case, for nothing is law
that is not reason" conten5ing that common
sense and good Judgment would enable the aver
age physician to face. 6he iutricaeies of the law,
if backed by professional knowledge and honesty.
Dr. V. A. Burke, (brother of Burke who was
assassinated with Cavendish, in Dublin, )respond-
ed to specialists in Medical Practice: One
science only will our genius fit; SO vast is art so
narrow human wit" He insisted that the spe-
ciaIist must first be a general praeti-
toner, and enforced his views by both
jest and argument Hon B. Wilson Smith was
assigned Medical legislation
with grave aspect he rose and in his rising seemed
A pillar of state; deep of his front engraven
Deliberations sat, and public care"
Rev J. Oinelvena replied to ladies' and so
the time wore away until the small hours. The
general verdict was that Tippecanoe county
doctors lead the profession in Indiana in all that
pertains to the stomach and the heart. The
only drawback to perfect satisfaction was the
three empty chairs and plates, which were set
for Drs. W.. B. Fletcher, John Chambers and
Geo Cook, of indianapolis, who were cordially
invited, but were detained at home by profess
sional engagements