The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-05-27

the lecture. room and the nall, Dy MIN VINO,
this day, dignifes our feast, and by his
presence, on this occasion, desires to do us
honor. / certainly could ask no greater
distinction than, in this public manner, TO
be permitted to echo the sentiments Of this
assembly, in saying, sail hail to our chief. "
May harmony prevail in sll our social and
business relations, not only in this meet.
ing, but thu oughout all our borders.
1t is the notes that are touched in unison
that give forth the perfect music, and
whose sounds are prol onged. A discord
is not only unpleasant to the ear, but i,
gives no symphonies In the present, OF
pleasures In the future.
We welcome you, one and all, in the
name of our Pettis county medical society,
we welcome you in the name of our young
and growing city, with her teeming thou.
sands-whose great heart is pulsatiug with
new life. We welcome you in the name OF
the great state of Missouri, whose sons you
are. We welcome you in the name of all
that is pure and good, TO this gathering for
the consideration of the means best calcu-
lated to benefit the physical condition OF
our race.
DIR. Gregory, the president, then arose
and in. few we'll chosen remarks thanked
the city, through Mr.. Longan, and the
Pettis County Medical association through
DR.. Trader. for the hearty words of vel
come expressed. He said: "After forty
years of actual service in the cause OF
health, think / know something of the
inside workings of this body. If there is
a good man on earth; If there is one OF
Gods creation who deserves the common
dation of humanity, that man is a physi-
clan, and belongs to one OF the noblest
professions on earth. These meetings are
always associated with a flourish of
trumpets and more or less outside show.
hope your deliberations will be wise. You
are here to add something to your store of
knowledge, and hope this session will be
one long TO be remembered for its wise
action and sound deliberations"
DIR. Trader, from the local committee on
arrangements, made . verbal report as to
the charter of a street car for the benefit of
the members of the association, and that a
carriage had also been appropriated Tor the
use of those who had been suddenly
called to the city.
On motion, theconvention took recess of
ten minutes to allow the members present
to register.
The committee on scientific communica.
tions reported number of papers ready to
be given to the association when the proper
time came. On motion of DIR. Matthews,
of Carthage, the time occupied in the
reading of any one of these papers was linn
tied to 20 minutes.
The following proposed amendments
were read, as presented by DIR. Hurt, Of
St. Louis:
Section /. Associate members shall be
graduates of regular medical colleges, and
members of local or district medical So
ciety in this state shall sign the constitu-
ton and pay an admission of three dol
lars. But any physician having the above
qualifications who shall have served as q
delegate from one of the local district soci-
cites, shall, by virtue of that fact, become
an associate member by signing the consti-
tuition.
Section 2. Delegates shall be elected an
nually by the local and district societies of
which they are members, each society be-
ing entitled to one delegate for every.........
members belonging thereto, and to one adj
ditional delegate for traction OF more
than half that number. They shall pay an
admission fee of three dollars each, the
treasurer's receipt for which shall be neces-
sary to complete their credentials.
Section 5. Associate members, after
their enrolment as such, shall pay an an
nual assessmet of three dollars each when
in actual attendance on the meetings, and
when not in attendance, one dollar each
they shall all retain their membership and
be entitled to printed copy of the annual
proceedings 80 long as their dues are paid
and their standing in the profession re-
mains unimpesched.
Amend section /, article z, so as to read
as follows:
The funds of this association shall be
raised by admission fees andisnnual assess
ments as provided in section /, 2 and 5, OF
article /, and by voluntary contributions.
After some discussion on these and other
amendments the whole matter wss referred
to a special committee consisting of Drs.
Teff, Hanna and Trader, and made the
special order for Wednesday at 2 p. m.
The convention then adjourned until 2
p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The minutes of the forenoon session
were read and approved.
A paper was then read by the secretary,
DIR. A. II. Ohmann, OF st. Louis, entitled
Universal Eczema"
The paper was fully and freely discussed
BY a number of members, both for and
against the points noticed by the writer,
A paper was then read by DIR. G. NJ.
Dewey, of Keytesville, Mo-, entitled, "The
Cause and Cure of Quackery." This paper
caused frequent bursts of applause and
hearty laughter.
The discussion on the excellent and ap.
preciated paper of DR.. Dewey was engaged
in by Drs. Simmons, of ST. Joe, J. w.
Brent, of Upton, P. French, of Moberly,
Willis P. King, of Sedalia, and T. E. Pot.
ter, of Cameron.
DR.. Thompson, of Jefferson City, moved
that the discussion be closed and the paper
of DR.. Dewey be referred to the committee
on publications.
DR.. Lutz offered the following amend
ment to the amendments proposed by DR..
Hurt: