Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-05-20
MEDICINE MEN.

| The annual convention OF the Da
, kota medical association convened a
Turner hall in this city this morning TO
q session of two days. The attendant
is not large for a territorial gathering
! but the quality of the convention
is excellent and in this it more thai
compensates itself for what it is lacking
in numbers. T~o-night's. trains vii
bring re1nforcements.
The convention is presided over b,
DIR. Moody, of Huron, president of the
association.
Tcaayy' session has been of q prepare
tory nature and tonight the association
will get down to work. The forenoon was
consumed in preliminarles and this after.
noon the doctors visited the public
schools and the Indian school and, on
the invitation of Superintendent Ora
vens, spent several hours at the insane
asylum, inspecting the methods of treat.
ment in vogue there. Tomorrow morn
ing at nine o'clock the members of the
convention will visit the college.
THE PROCEEDINGS
h fifth annual session of the Dakota
medical society convened at Turher hall
at. ten O'Clock a. M, DR.. q. w. Moody,
president. in the chair.
There being a large number of appli-
cants for membership, an adjournment
of one-half an hour was taken to allow
the committee on credentials to make its
report.
The committee reported the following
were entitled to seats IN the convention
Old members of the as~sociation-J. B.
VanVelsor, S. B. MoGlumphy, d f. Ell
ter, f. A. Brecht, Yankton; f. Andres,
Mitchell; O. s. Pine, Aberdeen; G. w.
Moody, Huron.
New memberships. Regina B. Tracy,
Mitchell; James Roane, Yankton; j. r.
Spooner, DeSmet; A. Slaman, Lennox
L. a. Potter. Altoona; T. A. Spatford
Flandrau; J. T. Cravens, Yankton, M
Ware, Salem; Il. j. Sevey; Mitchell; r
ID. Melvin, Springfield; w. E. Moore
Tyndall.
On motion of DR.. YanYelsor, Rev. d
b. Nichols, d. d. NJ. D., of BonHomme
was elected an honorary member of the
society.
The committee on arrangements re.
ported invitations from Professor A. +
Bartlett to visit the city schools, from
DR.. j. +. Crayens to visit the insane hos.
pital, from Bishop Marty to visit the
Indian school, from DR.. Ward to visit
the college, and from DIR. and Mrs. J. B.
VanVelsor to attend a reception at their
residence Friday evening. These lnvi.
%tatioDs were accepted. ,
The president announced the follow.
ing standing committees:
F1nance-Drs. McGlumphry, Pine and
Potter.
New legislatlon-Drs. Oravens, Nor
gan, aud Andres.
The convention adjourned until sever
p. m.
$50. ~. f44E4 lie OEFlLERS. -
The present officers of tae medica
association are:
President, G.. w. Moody, Huron.
LIST Vice President, DR.. Hayden
Redfeld.
End Vice president, ". E. Duncan
Glendale.
Secretary, FL. E. McNutt, Aberdeen
Treasurer, d. f. Etter, Yankton.
Trustees, j. 3. Van Yelsor, Yankton:
Q. s. Pine, Aberdeen; f. Andres
Mitchell. 500
PROGRAMME OF FUTURE WORK.
The programmes laid down for the
business sessions of the association runs
as follows:
THIS EVENINGS SESSION.
Convention called to order by J. B
Van Yelsor, chairman of the committee
Of arrangements at s O'Clock.
Praper by Rev. DIR. Ward, president
Yankton college.
Address of welcome by Hon. @. J.B
Harris, mayor of Yankton
Announcement of programme for en-.
tire session.
Reading notes from medical men moi
present. .s8as s54.l
An address by the president.
FRIDAYS SESSION.
Section Of practice of medicine, 10 te
IL o'clock,
Section OF surgery, l to 1:30 O'Clock.
Section of obstetrics, 2:30 to 4 o'clock
Section of diseases of women an6
children, 4 to 6 o'clock.
Report of nominating committee, II
a. m.
Appointing of special committee, ]
p. M,
Selection of delegates to American
medical association, 4 p. ~.
Reading and correcting of minutes
6 p. m. m. p
Adjournment.
SPECIAL PROGRAMME O THIS EVENING
The people of Yankton sre earnestl,
invited to be present at Turner hall THU
evening to listen to the opening exer
cises.
There will be an address of welcome
by Mayor Harris, on address by thu
chairman of the committee on arrange
ments, DIR. J. B. VanVelsor. of Yankton
and an address by the president, DR.. g
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