Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-12
STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY.
Its First Meeting in Los Angeles-Sub-
iectS to be Discussed.


jects to be Discussed.
On Tuesday, the 18th, for the first time
in its history, the Medical Society of the
State of California will meet in Los An
geles, the session lasting three days. DR..
Cochrane and the Mayor will deliver brief
addresses of welcome, to which DR.. James
Simpson, of San Francisco, in behalf of the
visiting physicians. will respond.
DR.. W.S. Whitwell, the San Francisco
expert, will read paper on The Nor
phine Habit and Its Treatment" the dis
cussion of which will be opened By DR.. II.
E. Brainerd, County Physician of Los An
DR.. w. F. McNutt. of San Francisco,
will read the report on The Practice OF
Medicine" the discussion of which will be
opened by DIR. Samuel A. L. Potter, the
well-known author of medical works.
Dr. Emma s. Merritt, daughter of
Adolf Sutro. will read report on The
Microscope" in which she will treat prin-
cipally of bacteria.
DR.. ]. II. Wythe. of Oakland, whose
work on microscopy is a well-known text
book in the colleges, will read a paper on
"rhe Structure OF the Blood CorpuscQles.
and its Relation to Practical Medicine y
In this paper he will announce for the
first time some discoveries he has made
which he deems of importance. This
paper will be illustrated by photographers
DR.. J. II. Robertson, of Yreka, will read
a paper on the climate OF that section OF
the country.
DR.. Elizabeth R. C. Sargent, daughter OF
the late Senator, will read paper on THE
Treatment of Granular Conjunctivitis.'
Nv uapryy Gibbons wi i'll raad fho ranort
on obstetrics"
Dr. William Ellery Briggs, of Sacra
mento, will read paper showing the rela,
ton existing between diseases of the eye
and other diseases, and DR.. w. W. Murphy
of Los Angeles, will open the discussion
DR.. L. c. Lane, of San Francisco, will de-
liver an address, and DR.. ]. J. Morse, oil
San Francisco, will read the report or
''.Surgery;" Dr. Thomas W. Huntington
Surgeon of the Southern Pacific Hospital a
Sacramento, will open the discussion.
DR.. Joseph kurtz, of Los Angeles, will
read a paper on "Echi- no-coccus of the
Liver"
DR.. w. P. Gibbons, of Alameda, will
read paper on "Californias Medicinal
Pian.s,n and Dr. w LIE Moyne Wills, oil
Los Angeles, will read a Taper on "Anato
my and Physiology
Dr. Francis L Haynes, of Los Angeles
will read paper on The Surgical Dis.
eases of Women"
Dr.. w. r. Cfuness, of Sacramento, will
read a report on Hygiene and State Med.
icine, and DR.. Martin Hagan. of Los An.
geles, will open the discussion.
DIR. II. S. 0rme, of Los Angeles, will
read paper on 'Leprosy."
DR.. w. j. G. Dawson, of st. Helena, will
haue q report on Diseases of Children.
DR.. Harry NJ. Sherman, of San Fran
cisco, will treat of Surgery in Children,
and Dr.. c. n. Eilinwood, of San Francisco
will report on Malpractice Laws which
will be further discussed by DR.. Regens.
burger. of San Francisco.
DR.. p. c. Remondino, of San Diego will
tell what he knows about The Causes o.
Human Longevity"
On the first evening DR.. 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. n. Widney will tender them
reception at his residence on Hill street
and on Thursday evening the Los Angeles
County Medical Society will tender the
State Society a reception at the Nadeau
Hotel
Nearly all of the San Francisco and Sac
ramento physicians will bring their wives
and daughters, and several receptions will
be given. Excursions will be arranged
and everything will be done 10 make ths
doctors forget the cares they viii have lef
behind them.