The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-15
YESTERDAYS MEETINGS.
The Several Organizations Finish Their
Business and Adjourn.
Election OF Oficers by the Eclectic
Physicians and B'nai Birth
State Medical Society
Committees.


The Eclectic Medical Association met at
: 80 yesterday morning, its meeting being
opened with o paper by DR.. Vandewalker,
followed by the subject of "kateriaiM edica."
on which DR.. Duncan read paper and
number of the members joined in the discus
zion. The paper was accepted and referred
to the commi ttee. DR.. W. h. Kendrick, who
bad few years ago withdrawn from the as.
ISOLATION, was by his consent restored to
membership. Professor w. P. Atkinson
gave quite an interesting talk on Medical
Jurisprudence" VIII ich be was requested TO
reduce to writing and give to the Committee
on Publication. Papers on the same subiec..
by Drs. McCahe, w. NJ. Brown and Roberts
were read by title and referred to the Com
mittee on Publication.
Frank McRea. an attorney was elected to
membership. DR.. Sharpe invited the mem
bers to visit his office and examine some
new electrical instruments.
The Board OF Censors presented the name
of O: K. Inis to be elected to junior mem.
beTship, and DR.. G. G. Sharpe to member
ship, and they were duly elected: DIR. Dun.
can read paper on neuralgia, which was re-
ceived and referred to the Committee on
Publication. DR.. T. II. Austin. j1nior
member who has recently graduated in
medicine. was advanced to senior member.
chip. Dr.. Austin read paper entitled
Dyspepsia" which has been awarded the 8.
III. Riley prize for the best paper submitted
by any Junior member OF this society. The
following gentlemen were appointed as dele
gates to the National Convention DR.. S s.
Boots, Greenfield; ]. T. Maddox, Shelby
vile; W.. M: Brown, Clermont; J. d.
Roberts, North Salem; w. ]. Kidd,
city: s. Austin. North Salem; J.
B. Hudson, Columbus; N. J. Smith. Lewis
vile; A NJ. Cord, Legsnsport; w. II. Ken
drick, city; Henry Long, Terre Hacte; @.
II. Albeit, city; Z. Hubbard, New Castle;
W. NJ. Helm and DR.. Burlington.
DR.. @. Smith and DIR. w. II. Hubbard were
elected members of the association
A resolution of thanks 10 Governor Gray
for appointing DR.. : s. Boots as a memb Der
OF the State Board of Health, aud that the
Governor be furnished copy OF the resolu-
ton, was adopted.
The convention then proceeded to the
election of officers with the following result
Presdept-s. II. Riley. Milroy.
First Vice President-w. NJ. Helm. Williams
burg.
second Vice President-w. NJ. Brown, Clermonl.
Treasurer Albeit, Indianapolis.
secretsry-F. III. Austin. North Salem.
Prees Reporters. $. Boots, Greenfield.
A vote OF thanks was voted TO the retiring
officers.
The new officers were then conducted and
duly installed.
The following gentlemen were appointed
as Board of Censors:
W. H. Kendrick, indianapolis
q. II. Albeit. Indianapolis.
g. smith Farmland.
J. &. Burlington, Attica.
G.. t. Blackwell Huntington.
A Committee on Publication. c,sisting OF
DR.. Austin, DR.. Boots and DR.. O. NJ. Albeit,
was also appointed. Professor w. +. Curryer
read paper on Pharn acy, which was &C.
cepted and ordered published. Professor w.
II. Atkinson presented resolutions OF condo
lence TO Dr. @. 2. He'll on the death OF his
wife, which were adopted and a copy ordered
furnished DIR. He'll and also to be published
In the proceedings. The convention then
Adjourned to meet again on the second Wed.
nesday in May, 1856.