The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-07-02
a1,nns.os. state Medical Society.

The Seventeenth Annual Meeting OF the
Minnesota State Medical Society at st.
Paul was largely attended, The President
DR.. j. B. McGanghey OF Winona presided
and delivered an annual address DIR. Day
OF st. Paul made welcoming address
Receipts, $838.36; disbursements, $4O7 SO;
balance, $431. On the report OF the com
mittee on membership some twenty or
thirty physicians were elected.
During the sessions interesting and valu-
able papers were read. DIR. T. ]. Hutton Of
Fergus Falls read a paper upon "Diph-
liberia, as See and Treat It,"
DIR. d. F. Brooks, Minnesota, chairman
OF the committee on practical medicine,
read papers from various physicians detail.
ing cases which came under their practice
and observation.
DR.. Lizzie r. Wass of Minneapolis pre-
sented the report on Obstetrics.
DIR. Talbot Jones of st. Paul, read
paper on Cholera; it's nature, develop
ment, and especially the liability OF it's oc-
curence in st. Paul" M
DR.. Conley read a paper giving the inqui-
ries made Of each member of the society, by
circular, in relation to the subject of diph-
iberia.
The report of the committee on nervous
diseases was then presented, in the form OF
several papers upon different topics. The
first OF the papers was by DR.. Denslow, and
was upon Irritation OF the Male Urethra
as q Source of Certain Neuroses."
DIR. Riggs, chairman of the committee,
presented the third paper, his subject being
Brain Exhaustion" He discussed ably
various views OF the pathology OF brain ex-
haustion.
Dr. Ramsey of st. Cloud read a paper de-
failing case OF laparotomy for gun shot
wound, and taking the view that such OPP
erations will be more common in the future.
Other papers were read, and discussions
were had upon various topics.
The chairmanship of the various depart
ments were filed as follows, on report OF the
nominating committee
Practical medicine, A. f. Senkler, St.
Paul. surgery, Franklin Staples, Winona;
obstetrics William Davis, ST. Paul; epidem-
les, hygiene and climatology, Charles Ber-
ry, New Ulm; diseases Of children, w. j.
Massey, Rochester; diseases OF women,
George Z. French, Minneapolis; orthope-
die surgery, j. w. Dunn, Minneapolis; ma
terra mediea, A. F. Richie, Duluth; oph-
Technology and otology, C. Williams, st.
Paul; medical education, C. H. Hewitt, Red
Wing; pathology, Charles H. Hunter
Minneapolis. -
The following named gentlemen recon-
mended by the nominating committee,
were appointed to represent this society be-
fore the legislature at it's next session:
Craig, GAINESVILLE; Senkler, Hand st. Paul;
Hunter, Brown, Minneapolis; Berry, New
Ulm; McComb, Duluth,
Officers for the ensuing year were chosen
as follows:
President-E ]. Davis, Mankato
Vice Presidents First, H. H. Kimball,
Minneapolis; second, T. Wakefield, Hutch
inson; third, w. D. Finn, Redwood Falls.
Treasurer-S. B, Sheardown, Winona.
Recording 6eoretary-C. B. Witherle, st.
Paul.
Corresponding Secretary-W. L. Beebe,
st. Cloud.
Censors for Three Years-W. w. Mayo,
Rochester; A. Fl. Lindley, Minneapolis.
The social amenities consisted of BAN
quet at the Metropolitan Hotel, at which
many speeches. mostly of numerous char
acter, were made, and receptions at the
residences OF st. ulphyscians,
The seventeenth meeting Of the Society,
on the whole, was one of the pleasantest
and most profitable Of the series.