Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-05-09
THE MEDICAL MEN.
Third Days Session ii the American As
sociation at Observation-Disclosures
Of Ofacers.
The Next Meeting to be Held In New
Orleans, the Last Tuesday If
April, 1854.
Report Of the Resrd OF Trustees on the
Official Journal Resolution Rex
atiye to Cremation.

WASHINGTON, May S.-The third days
session of the American Medical Associa-
ton was attended by l240 delegates, which
represents the total attendance.
DR.. George NJ. Sternberg, United States
army, offered resolution, stating that
exact knowledge necessary for the preven-
ton of infectious and pestilential maladies
has not been obtained; that Congress be
petitioned to make suitable appropriations
for tile prosecution Of scientific researches
relative to the cause and prevention OF in
fectious diseases to the human race under
the direction of the National Boafd of
Health, and thst permanent detail of
one medical officer of the. army and one
of the navy be authorized for the prosecu-
ton of researches of this nature.
The resolution was adopted, and a COM
mittee appointed to present the matter to
Congress.
DIR. Keller, of Arkansas, presented
resolution which recited that in few
years the cremation OF the dead would be
regarded as a sanitary necessity; that the
decision of the courts had pronounced this
method legal, and that from hygenic, re-
ligious and sentimental standpoints this
method of disposing of the remains of the
dead was the best. The author referred
to the fact that the remains of the late DR..
Gross were now on their way to be Gre
mated, and he asked the adoption of the
resolutions as an expression of opinion of
the association.
The chair ruled that as the resolution
was introduced as new business, it was out
Of order at this time.
A recommendation was made that q
committee of seven be appointed to invite
an international medical college to meet in
Washington in 1887.
nr do ~ Oft 70, fhe
official jou rnal published by the associa-
ton. DIR. N. S. Davis, editor Of the Jour
nal, which is published at Chicago, at the
request of DIR. Toner, made report which
showed that the paper was on a sound
financial basis.
DIR. Toner, in continuing his report,
stated thas the editor, Mr.. Davis, had ten
dered his resignation, but now consented
to continue in that capacity another year.
Before action was taken upon the report,
DIR. Packard asked permission to submit
minority report
''This is the frs the Board OF Trustees
has heard, s" remarked DIR. Toner, "of mi
nority report"
DIR. Packard, in his report, stated that
in his opinion the Journal had not reached
the standard which the official organ OF
such an association as this ought to have.
He thought it was not intended to be
merely journal of the proceedings of the
association, but that it should he strong,
positive periodical, the organ of the as
sociation and the exponent of the latest
ideas in medical knowledge. He had
understood from the chairman of the
board that the editor had drawn no salary,
but his report showed he had. His obiec-
ton was not founded on this, but on the
character of the present publication. He
would suggest that trained paid corps OF
editors be employed, and the Office of
publication be removed to either Wash
ington, Philadelphia or New York.
The minority report was laid on the
table-l0l to 74-and the majority report
adopted.
President, II. f. Campbell, Georgia; first
vice president, ]. S. Lynch, Maryland !;
second vice president, S. D. Moyer,
Nebraska; third vice president, ]. H..
Parsons, New Hampshire; fourth vice
president, H G. Ghent, Texas !;
Judicial Council to fill vacancies-J. K.
Bartlett, Wisconsin; John Murphy,
Minnesota; J. NJ. Toner, District Of
Columbia; W. Brodie, Michigan; IL. D..
Hoiton, Vermont; A. B. Sloan, Missouri !;
D. Ulrich, Pennsylvania; William Beach,
Ohio; secretary, w. B. Atkinson, Penn
| sylvania; assistant secretary, w. III. Wat
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Pennsylvania; librarian, d. Klein
| schmidt, District of Columbia.
The officers of various sections were
/ named. S. S. Adams, of this city, was
made secretary of the section on diseases
| of children.
Trustees Of the Journa'-H. F. Campbell,
Georgia; j. H. Packard, Pennsylvania; l..
| Connor, Michigan. Neurology, ]. NJ.
Toner, District of Columbia, chairman.
The new officers of sections are as fol-
lows: Practice of medicine, H. Didama,
| New York, chairman, G.. NJ. Garland,
Massachusetts,, secretary; obstetrics and
diseases of women, r. s. Sutton, Pennsyl-
| vanla, chairman, J. s. Jelks, Arkansas,
secretary; surgery and anatomy, Duncan
Eve, Tennessee, chairman, E. B. King,
| Pennsylvania, secretary; ophthalmoloey,
| otology and larynology. ]. T. White, Vir-
| GINA, chairman, Eugene Smith, Michigan,
| secretary; diseases of children, J. H.
Pope, Texas, chairman, 8. S. Adams, Dis
/ trict of Columbia, secretary; state of med
| icine, w. S. Chatter, Maryland, chairman,
J. M. Mccormack, Kentucky, secretary
oral and dental surgery, A. w. Harlan,
j vania, secretary.
1t was decided TO hold the next meeting
at New Orleans the last Tuesday in April,
1885.
The regular programme was then re-
/ sumed, and DIR. N. S. Davis, chairman of
the committee appointed on meteorolog-
/ ical conditions and their relations TO the
prevalence of diseases, read report from
the committee.
DIR. Davis read report upon the subject
of collatiDg and investigating diseases in
/ cooperation with the committee of the
British Medical Association.
II T,ho I,I:o;ol N-rpo;l fbot
S. Goodies application for admission as a
delegate was rejected because his society
was not recognized by the State Medical
| Society OF Pennsylvania. The council de-
| clined to reopen the case.
DIR. G. T. Parks, OF Illinois, chairman OF
| the section on surgery, was allowed to
| read his address by the title.
The address of DIR. d. ]. Roberts, OF
Tennessee, chairman of the section on the
state of medicine, was postponed until to-
morrow.
The session then adjourned.