The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-01

A meeting OF the society OF homeopathic
physicians and surgeons OF this city was
held last evening at the residence OF DR..
Collision, 30i5 Esston avenue, DIR. w. A.
Edmonds, the president and the secretary,
DIR. Il. Il. Knox, being present.
The first business Of the evening. the adj.
mission OF Mrs. DIR. ii. Tyler Wilcox as
member, YVES ample evidence Of the un.
popularity OF o previous movement TO ex.
clude female physicians from the society.
DR.. keuhaw. then gave n brief resume Of
OF what bad transplred at recent meetings
regarding reorganization. At the meeting
held previously he said that the expression
OF opinion Was not TO exclude anyone from
the society, aud that the paper SINCE oicu-
lated for signatures wsg simply 10 obtain
the ns mes o; prominent phyeicianp.
DR.. Ordssy stated that he had signed the
paper for reorganization, and after q few
minutes cor sideraiion concluded that ha
would not have anything % do with a
society that excluded wom'n y. He said that
DIR. Harris came 10 him with the list and
gave HIM 90 understand thft the now or
g,nlzaNon was not to include women.
Hereupon DR.. Harris became vlsibly ex-
cited and made an effort 10 read the pros
pecsus preceding the list Of signatures
which had been secured 10 the paper, but
was not permitted TO DO so DR.. Ordway 10
make assurance doubly sure got hold Of the
paper ans very eiIeo,nslly erased his name
from H..
DR.. Edwards took the ground ihat at The
meeting held al Dr.. Harris house was
eimply q club meeting, and that the rcc,ety
should not DO held responsible for what
mny have been dono there.
DR.. Kent raised the point OF order chat
tie dlicu3sion was out Of order because Il
pert atoed to the action Of another club.
DR.. Richardson claimed thet the meeting
held Mt Dr.. Hsrris' was a meeting of tht
society inasmuch az 4, wag called bv thu
secretary, md that prior 10 i.s beiul
called It had b5en decided 10 consider tax
old members as mem BERG O, the new or
ganization for u Jaw weeks. The fact tina
the president, DR.. Edmunds did not pre-
side at the Harris meeting admitted OF nC
logical inference Of its not being society
meeting.
DR.. Collision maintained that there wN'
no intention Of excluding any one.
DR.. Richardson then offered tho following
resolutions:
WHEREAS. Certain reports and statement
have been circulated to the effect thst II
tho reorganization Of this society womer
practitioners are to be excluded therefore
be IL
Resolved, Thet this society discaim any
intention 10 exclude women, but VIII N the
reorganization, ss IN .ke past. recognize
and admit Wcfncn on tho came REQ uirc'
ments, qualifications and conditions "a
men.
Resolved. That pretcrmitting all refer
ence TO welnen's rights suffrage n1t Other
questions pertaining TO political or socin
relstiona o! the sex. We admit and scknogl
edge IN women those scientific attachments
requisite to high standing, and in this w
know no sex
These resolutions were opposed by Ora
Scott Kerpbsv AND Harris They were ad
voceted by Drs. Boyd, Ordwsy and SsuLer,
and in the end adopted unanimously.
Hereafter meetings ere 10 ba helc every
Monday evening az the Lindoll Hotel &
S:l5 o'clock.
Next Monday evening DR.. Kershaw vii
read an esssy, his subject being "Chorea. 1"
,s h.ir sdJOarnmeii M oUl,son en'er