The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-29
DOCTORS IN SESSION.
State Medical Society Meets at At
lantic City-Executive Com.
mittee Chosen.
Special to the Jersey CIty Ne,os.

ATLANTIC CITY. June 20, 1892.-Nearly
three hundred doctors We're in attendance
at the opening session yesterday after
noon at the 126th annual meeting of the
Medical Society of New Jersey. This as
sociation numbers neatly five hundred
members, and draws it's membership
from every part of the State. It's purposes
are TO bring together members Of the pro-
Iession for the purpose of discussing Ie-
ports and to exchange Individual views
and results upon special treatment of dis
eases coming under their observation.
The visitors arrived by special train in
the forenoon, and DIT once proceeded to
their headquarters. Organization was
affected by President Elias J. Marsh OF
Paterson, calling the meeting to order in
a hall in the Uuited States Hotel. Prayer
was offered by the Rev. j. III. Townsend,
of this city. DR.. 4, L.. B.. Godfrey of
Camden, Chairman of Committee on Ar
rangemepts, submitted u report which
was approved, after which Mayor William
Wright. a member OF the profession. was
introduced, aud in a f W happy remarks
welcomed the society on behalf of the
city. He WAS followed by DIR. Boal dmah
Reed, who spoke in behalf of the local
practitioners, extending warm greetings.
President Marsh responding.
AGAINST sECRE PREPARATIONS.
Inc pEctllillnhtJ ouSAncSo VA bic ulcct-
ing vas taken up n disposed Of. The
report of DR.. II. h. Baldwin, upon the
older OF business. was adopted as read.
Treasurer Lr. Archibald Mercer reported
q balance Of IS, 1884, 6 in the treasury after
payment OF ali obligations. 1t was re-
terred to the Auditing Committee. Cor
| responding Secretary Or. William Elmer,
the State Medical Society's doings had
| been printed aud placed iu the State Medi-
| cal Society Library at Trenton.
A resolution from the Pennsylvania
State Medical Soc ETY. that met with ap.
prevail was to the effect that the society
OF that State disapproved of giving eerti-
icates or testimonials TO secret lrepara'
tons. alleged to be of medical virtue, and
called attention of all medical societies tc
the fact hat the giving of certificates was
| del ogatory to tAe dignity OF the profes'
| sion, and in violation of the spirit Of the
code of ethics of the American Medical
Association. 1t also expressed It's dis,
appreciation Of the inserting of advertise
ments of secret preparations In the Ell
ions of reputable medical journals OF the
profession, aud characterized such action
a. being an insult TO the intelligence VI
The lrafessiou.
APPOINTING THE COMMITTEE.
The afternoon session was closed by
the appointing of the following Execu.
tive Committee:-Dr. Boardman Reel. B,
G. Currie, W. E. Hall. w. H. Ireland, j,
c. Marshall. j. c. Applegate. w. J
Chandler. Georges Reading. j. D.. McGill
Thomas H. Mckenzie, G. V. u. Clark,
B. Pumyea, L. P. Cooper, l.. F. Hilsey
II. G. Wagner, S. b. STRATEGY, ALONE
Pettir, OF which DR.. Chandler will act a.
G. airman. In the report OF the Standing
Committee, Chairman ID. G. English tooh
occasion 10 remark that la grippe in some
sections of the State was looked upon a
an annual visitor. In some Districts il
has been a constant dread, and TO its in
fluence could be traced an increasing flu
taiity.
At tonight's session President Elias ]
Marsh Delivered his annual ADDRESS. A
reception by the local physicians and {
coIInrinn closed the davis nroceedinnsN