Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-07

| surgery ana diseases of the rectum in the Ken
lucky School Of Medicine. DR.. Mathews occu-
pies many important public positions. He is
| surgeon to the Louisville City Hospital and the
SITS. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital, president of
the Mississippi Valley Medical Association and
OF the Louisville Clinical Society.
At the last meeting DR.. Mathews was a close
second In the race for the presidency Of the
has wide reputation as an able and finished
orator.
PROGRESS IN SURGERY.
DR.. Matthews in commencing his paper said
1t was the understanding that the paper on
surgery should be devoted to a review Of the
progress in that branch of the profession dur
ing the year past. This would be too much Of
an undertaking for him today and would weary
his hearers. Consequently he would contine
himself to discussion of but one phase of the
subject, structure of the rectum.
He treated at considerable length and in q
mastery way the @tiology, pathology, sympto-
mology, diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
His paper reviewed the doctors own expert
ence in the treatment Of many cases of this
formidable disease. and was listened to with
the greatest interest by all the audience, who
appreciated its value. The treatments Of the
disease now, according to DR.. Matthews, are
dilatation, incision, electrolyss, extirpation or
excision, colotomy. and each in turn was dis
cussed and its merits and disadvantages fully
greeted with applause and on motion Of DR..
Pancoast the thanks Of the association were
rendered to DR.. Matthews for his able paper
DR.. Frederick Homer, U. s. N, introduced a
resolution asking the appointment of section
OF benevolence to care for the widows and
orphans OF deceased fellows. It was carried.
SECRETARY OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
DR.. Comegys Of Ohio, from the committee
appointed yesterday on the question of me-
morializing Congress to create a new cabinet
official to be known as the secretary Of public
health, reported in favor Of the suggestion
The paper rehearsed the duties that would
properly belong to secretary of public health
and recited the advantages that would neces-
sariiy result from the appointment Of such q
public official
The paper asked that the president of the
sssocation De authorized to appoint COM
mlttee OF five to memorabilia Congress to this
effect, and the report and resolution were
unanimously adopted.
DR.. Reed moved a vote of thanks to the
management Of the journal Of the association
and recommended its continuance. This was
opposed by DR.. Hamilton, who objected to the
association debating to the trustees in the form
OF the recommendation involved in the motion
as to continuing the present management of
the journal. The motion was carried with an
amendment that nothing in it should be con-
sidered mandatory.
DR.. Marshall Of Illinois read a brief report
from the committee appointed to formulate
plan for strengthening and perfecting the SEC
tons OF the association.
An amendment to the constitution abolishing
the committee Of neurology was laid over for q
year, and after few unimportant matters had
been disposed OF the association adjourned
until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
ASSOCIATION NOTES.
The trustees Of the association held meeting
this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Arlington.
The judicial council will meet this afternoon
at o'clock at Willard's
Mr.. Thomas E. Waggaman, $500 o street, will
open his private art galleries to the associa-
ton this evening from to H.
The National Museum will be open this even
ing from 8 to 1880.
The surgeon general Of the army will receive
the members Of the association at the Army
Medical Museum this evening from to 1880.