The Wilmingtonian., 1884-06-14
STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY.

The State Medical Society oil DellWare
met in the lecture room of the Masonic Tenn
pie at / p. m. Tuesday last when the follow
ing physicians of the State answered to their
names:-
Drs. L. p. Bush, Willard Springer, E. Q.
Shakespeare, Samuel d. Marshall, Bellville,
Sharp Jump, West, Draper, Mckay, Bull
lock, Swithin, Chandler, Keabes, Howard
Ogle, S. W. Murphy, Carrow, ]. Fl. J. Bush,
Patterson, bravo, Palmer, Greenleaf, Ham
ilton, Peter Cooper Joseph McFarTan, II. X.
Wilson, William Marshall, George w. Mar
shall, Tomlinson, +. L. Springer, ii. Q.
Sntcher, Skinner, Mckee, Lewis, Hughes,
Hitch, Green, Dewitt, Dawson, Smith,
Cooper, llloclSsom, Cardeza, Burwell, Thomas
A. Jrown, J,sephi " r. White, j. II.
Wilson, Hannah NJ. Thompson, IIirons, Day
and Kollock.
Drs. ]. Frank Ellison, +. G. Carroll, S, NJ
Snyder, William II. Burr, Camil Unger, d.
M. Cardeza, George II. Cantwell, George
w. Mann, w. L. LalfSity, Robert G. Col
Inns and Veasey were elected members of the
society.
Dir. Bush read the report of the Board of
Censors in reference to the charges of unpro-
fessonal conduct preferred by DIR. Willard
Springer against Dir. II. G. Sniteher. The
report was adopted, and on motion of DIR.
Keables the whole matter was laid on the
table. ...-
Secretary Marshall read his annual report
which was received and adopted.
DIR. William Marshall made brief verbal
report of the last meeting of the American
Medical Association in Washington. Two
members from each county were appointed
to nominate officers for the ensuing year.
The following were named: DTs. Howard
Ogle, Kollock, Jessup, Hirons, Richards,
and Stevens. After lengthy consultation
they reported the following: President, @.
, II. Richards; Vice President, Read ]. Mckay
Secretary, George w. Marshall; Treasurer,
John w Sharp; Censors New Castle county
Bush, Bullock and Kollock; Kent county
Wilson, Pratt and Hirons Sussex, X. u
, Ellegood, D. r. Burton and g. Il. Layton
Examiners--New Castle county, Kane, Black
+ Wales, J. II. Chandler and F, L Springer
! Kent county, Pratt, William Marshall, I, q
II Cahall, Bishop and Collins; Sussex county
y J. A. Ellegood, Hall, Fowler, Marsh an
'e Hopkins. Delegates to the American Med
lie cal Associations-New Castle county, Kant
~ ~ 4sl4 = RSfiT count
y William Marshall, Hirons, E. w. Cooper,
- Whitley and Thomas Il. Cahall; SUISSE
40 county, Richards, r. G. Elegood, II.
% Burton, Hall and Stevens.
1t was decided to hold the next meeting
Rehoboth. A motion to substitute Dov,
was lost Drs. Hall, Burton and Mustal
a were appointed a committee ofarrangement
IL DIR. Bush of the committee on New Constitl
ry tions, made a lengthy report. No one
in allowed to practise medicine in this sta
in unless he is n graduate of IL reputable met
I'd ical institution chartered by the State
he which it is located This does not apply
is those physicians who have been in acti,
practice for eight years. The report recon
as mended that transient or travelling doctor
IS be required to appear before the Board
to Medical Examiners, and being passed |
IT, them take out license from the clerk {
the peace and pay fee OF 800 mont
" The fine of $40 for violation was recon
at mended to be fixed at not less than $100 III
as more than $500. 1t had been suggested
il the committee that the provisions requiriT
We graduates of homeopathic or eectic colleg
tie to appear before the Board of Examine
he and pay fee of $40 to the Allopathic Societ
he were Objectionable. The committee ther
or fore asked to be allowed to amend it's repo
W. and have proper bill prepared by the alto
ce ney general with authority to draw upC
oil the treasury for the necessary expens
gh thereof. They also asked to have Dir. E.V
ID Cooper added to the committee. The repo
he was adopted and the requests were granite
The Beard Of Examiners was directed
nd prepare list of reputable medical colleg
1T of the United States for the use of the Gle
he of the peace and others.
IN On motion of DR.. Carrow an appropri
tion of $15 was made to the Sims Memoir
lte Fund for the purpose Of erecting mon
ite ment to the late Dr. ]. Marion Sims
an DIR. E. 0. Shapespeare of Philadelpl
nal delivered a lengthy and interesting addre
to on the subject Of Tuberculosis" lie ga
on his experiences in European and other he
ity pitfalls and his study Of the experiments
ng DIR. Boch of Berlin. lie was rendered a +
er- ing vote of thanks.
efs DR.. West read lengthy paper reviGwi
ip- cases of temporary blindness resulting fro
'de child labor. 1t was discussed by DIR. McKl
at Dir. Samuel d. Marshall of Philadelphia a
md others.
Inc Dr. Richards read report of DIR. Layt
ETY. on peculiar case of cranial disease, in viii
IS the skull had become softencd.
the DIR. Carrow read paper on "Stone in t