Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-28
TEXAS MEDICAL MEN.
Twenty-Third Annual Meeting
Convenes at Waco To-Day,
A FOUR DAYS PROGRAMME.
At the Conclusion of the Convention Waco
VIII Turn Herself Loose and
Entertain the Doctors In
Elegant Style.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, April 27-Physicians are ar
irving in the city to attend the twenty-third
annual meeting of the Texas state medical
association, which convenes in this city to-
morrow. Every train brings delegates, and
1t Is estimated that the number who attend
will reach six hundred. They will be rep
resentative men from the profession
throughout the state, and the preparations
to entertain them have assumed large pro-
portions.
Dr. J. H Sears, chairman of the commit
tee of arrangements, and DR.. W. II. Wilkes,
chairman of the reception committee, have
been quite busy preparing for the coming
meeting.
During their stay here, the delegates will
be driven over the city and shown the fol-
lowing places of interest:
Artesian wells; Wooden mills, Thirteenth
and Mary streets; Stephenson manufacture
ing company, Gle South Ninth street; ice
factories, Eighth and Franklin streets; cot
ton picker factory, East Waco; lightning
factory, river and Mary street; soda water
factory, suspension bridge; clothing fac
tory, South Fourth street; artesian manu-
featuring and bottling company, public
square; cotton oil mills.
The following is the programme as it will
De carried out:
FIRST pAY-TUEsDAY, APRIL IS, 10 O'CLOCK
AN.
l Call to order By chairman committee
of arrangements.
2 Prayer by Rev H A. Bourland, D. D.
3 Welcome address on the part of the
city government by Mayor c. c. McCulloch.
I. Welcome on the part of the Waco med
zeal society by DR.. W. II. Wilkes.
}. Welcome on the part of the citizens Of
Waco by Mr.. John +. Flint
q. Remarks by Chairman committee of
arrangements, DIR. ]. II. Sears.
I. Response by the president, DR.. W. P.
Burts of Fort Worth.
S. Roll call, disposition of minutes, etc.
9. Reports of officers, secretary and
treasurer.
10. Unfinished business.
II. Memorial service
II. Reading OF paper by Chairman Sec
ton on Practice, DR.. II. a. West Of Calves
ton.
ID. Reading of paper by Chairman Sec
ton on Obstetrics, DR.. J. W. Carhart of
Lampasas.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS O'CLOCK.
Work in sections.
l. Practice OF Medicine, Materia Medica
and Therapeutics. Dr. H. A West, Gal
weston, chairman; DR.. B. +. Church, Aus
tin, secretary.
Papers reported:
l.
Wichita Falls
H. "How Remedies Effect the Human
Economy When Applied to the Skim DR..
j. o. Towne, Coleman.
III 1.-TWO Cases of Hepatic Abscess, Diff
fering in Etiology, Symptomatology and
Termination" DR.. Ed Randall, Calves
ton
~. Nostalgia" DR.. S. H. Stout, Cisco.
V. SIS Smallpox Contagious During the
Initial Feyerp DIR. B. F. Britain, jack
sonville.
Q Section on Obstetrics and Diseases of
Children. DIR. J. w. Carhart, Lampasas,
chairman; DR.. ]. H. McCaleb, Weber,
vile, secretary.
3. Section on Surgery. DR.. S. H. Gilbert,
Sulphur Springs, chairman.
EVENING SESSIONS O'CLOCK
Report of committee on Bacteriology,
Biology and Microscopy. DIR. George Dock
Galveston, chairman; DR.. ] w. McLaugh-
lin, Austin; DR.. E. j. Ward, Waxahachie
Work in any section which may desire TO
be heard.
SECOND DAY-wEDSEsDAY, APRIL %, 10
O'CLOCK n NJ.
Prayer by Rev. Samuel A. King, d. D.
/. Reading minutes of previous day.
.. General and miscellaneous business.
3 RepogEs of standing committees-On
publicatieH DR.. f L. Daniel Austin on COL
lecting sHgical report, DR.. George Cupples,
San Antonio; on state
board health, DR.. 4. NJ. Douglas, o.
T. per by chairman section on Surgery,
DR.. n. Gilbert, Sulphur Springs.
Paper by chairman section on Medical
p Eprudence and Psychology, Dr. John
Preston, Austin.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS O'CLOCK.
Section Work
l. Medical Jurisprudence and PsychoI-
John Preston, Austin, chairman;
DIR. +. S. White, Terrell, secretary.
2. Section on State Medicine and Hygiene
DIR. Rutherford, Houston, secretary
3. Section on Gynecology-Dr, c. F.
Paine, Comanche, secretary.
Papers reported:
l. ION the Matamorphosis of Uterine
Tumors." DR.. Thomas More Madden,
Dublin, Ireland.
II. "Note on Abdominal Surgery" Dr.
w. H. Wathen, Louisville.
III. Paper, by DR.. Robert j. Redeem
title not given.
". Structure of Vagina: Obstructing
Labor, resulting in Recto- Vaginal Strict |
ure, Successfully Closed by Operation"
DR. J. G.. O'Brien.
4. Section on Ophthamology and Otology. |
DR.. Frank Gray, Fort Worth, chairman.
At 4:3O p. m. the association will visit the |
artesian wells and other points of interest |
in the city.
EVENING SESSION, s O'CLOCK
Music-Vocal solo, by Miss NJ. c. Bar |
bero Dallas.
Presidents address at city hall
At p. m, the association is invited to at |
tend receptions at the homes Of several |
citizens.
THIRD DAy-THURsDAY, APRIL 30. 10 O'CLOCK !
A. NJ.
PRAYER By Rev. B. H. Carroll D. D.
l. Reading minutes of previous day.
.. General and miscellaneous business.
3. Report OF committees.
I. Paper, by Chairman Section on State |
Medicine and Public Hygiene, Dr. r. |
Houston.
5. Paper, by Chairman Section on Gynae- |
cology, DIR. c. F. Paine, Comanche.
q. Paper, by Chairman Section on Oph- |
and Otology, DR.. Frank Gray, |
Fort Worth.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS O'CLOCK
Section Work.
l. Section on Dermatology; DR.. B. F. |
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