Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-06
THE MEDICOS TO MEET.
The State Convention to Convene in
Los Angeles April 18th.

On April Is, 1890, for the first time in
its history, the Medical Society of the
State of California will meet in Los
Angeles. The session will be held in
Elks' hall, No. 254 South Main street,
and will last three days.
Mr.. w. S. Whitwell, the San Fran
cisco expert, will read paper ON the
Morphine Habit and Its Treatment"
the discussion of which will be opened
by DR.. H. G. Brainerd, county physi-
clan of Los Angeles. DIR. w. F. Nc
Mutt, of San Francisco, who was promi-
neptly mentioned four years ago as
possible Republican nominee for Gov
ernor, will read the Report on the
Practice of Medicine, the discussion of
which will be opened by DIR. Samuel O.
l.. Potter, the well-known author of
medical works. DR.. Emma L. Merritt,
daughter of Adolf Sutro, will read
report on the "Mic roscope," in which
she will treat principally of bacteria.
DR.. Albert Abrams. a prominent young
San Francisco physician, will open the
discussion of DR.. Merritt's paper.
DR.. j. H. Wythe of Oaklank, whose
work on microscopy is a well-known
textbook in the colleges, will read
paper on "The Structure of the Blood
Corpuscles and its Relation to Practical
Medicine" In this paper he will an
nounce for the first time some discov-
cries he has made which he deems i'm
portant. This paper will be illustrated
by photographers. DR.. j. d. Robertson
OF Yorba, who is as much noted for his
trOtting stock as he is as physician,
xxrt1I {I,n al. 10 <>f hat
section of the country. DR.. Elizabeth
Senator, will read paper on "The
Treatment of Granular Coniunctioitis.
DIR. Henry Gibbons will read the Re
port on Obstetrics, and DR.. G. G. Ken
yon of San Francisco, will open the dis
cussion. DR.. VIM. Ellery Briggs of Sac
ramento, will read a paper showing the
relation existing between diseases of
the eye and other diseases, and DR.. w.
w. Murphy of Los Angeles will open the
discussion. DIR. L. G. Lane, the San
Francisco surgeon, will deliver an adj
dress, and DR.. j. F. Morse of San Fran
cisco, will read the Report on Surgery,
and Dr. Thos. w. Huntington, surgeon
to the Southern Pacific hospital, Sacra-
mento, will open the discussion.
DIR. Joseph Kurtz, of Los Angeles, will
read a paper on "Echi-no-coccus of the
Liver" DIR. w. P. Gibbons, of Ala
media, will read paper on California's
medicinal plants, and DIR. w. LeMoyne
Wills, Of Los Angeles, will read paper
on anatomy and physiology. DIR. Fran
els L. Haynes, of Los Angeles, will read
a paper on the surgical diseases of
women, the discussion of which DR..
Beverly McMonagle, of San Francisco,
will open. DR.. w. K. Cluness, of Sacra
mento will read a paper on hygiene and
and State medicine, and DIR. Martin
Hagan, of Los Angeles, will open the
discussion. DR., Fl. S. Orme, of Los An
geles, will reau paper on leprosy.
DIR. w. J. Dawson, of st. Helena, will
have a report on the diseases of chill
dren, and DIR. G. F. Shiels, OF San Fran
cisco, " i'll open the ensuing debate. DR..
Harry M. Sherman, of San Francisco,
will treat of surgery in children, and
DR.. G.. N. Ellinwood, of San Francisco,
will report on malpractice laws, which
Regensburger, of San Francisco. DIR. P.
G. Remondino, of San Diego, will tell
what he knows about the causes OF
human longevity.
On the first evening DIR. w. L. Wills
will tender a reception to the State
society and their wives and daughters at
his elegant residence on Fort hill. On
Wednesday evening DR.. J. ?. Widney
will tender them reception at his resi-
dence on Hill street, and on Thursday
evening the Los Angeles County Medical
Society will tender the State society
reception at the Nadeau hotel. Nearly
all Of the San Francisco and Sacramento
physicians will bring their wives and
daughters, and as the most of them be-
long to those cities '400," we may ex-
pect brilliant time. Excursions will
Be arranged for and everything will bsiI