Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-15
nent topics. The motion and amendment was
carried unanimously.


"hD .oNahnsS VI hohEoPArAf.
Dr. >. .. Mitchell OF Chicago, chairman OF
the committee of the institute to see what
action it would take concerning the world CON-
sress Of bomeonatbv N he baIa IN Ch,c.,o IN
CONNECTION wi,b ,be Co,nn,h;an axnos;t;cy -,
behalf of the COMMITTEES ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ,hot ,ba
meetings. ~ the wnrIdSs co,,S,.ss "a A. 49,;
can Inst;tnts he h.Id ~ No,nt;o,, e.. 81 !.
nlans Of the nrev;onS Gov 1885,, tha, d. -
cers-elact Of The ins,;t,,te CO.. th;s go MA
Office for two vears. that a. hrs;nas: r,a.t;M.s
of a. ;nSt;,n,a hoiS IL. Syr;nc AZ
congress and the ipsti,nte then ad;onrn 70 meet
with the conoress. that the hnreans Of me
at the meeting of 1894. that a committee Of
the institute Consisting of the oficers-elect and
five Others he ANNOUNCED IN work in connection
with the local Committee in the interest of the
congress-
DR. Kinne announced that the sectional neet
ing in clinical medicine had been changed from
Frid, TO Thursday evening. vote Of thsnka
was rendered to Mrs. ]. b. TerriII. who fur
nished the fans for the convention. President
Kinne said that those who did NOT particinste
in the carriage ride Yesterday would nleose "a.
semble at Wizards Hotel Mt @ O'Clock where
carriages wopld he nrovided for them
,r,ax, 90 r,v,,.,.
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no e'l.oh'ioh 'ne" se''ieu uo"h W eiec'
officers. The chair announced that nominations
for president were in order and that Drs. Mon
roe Williamson, Phillips and Spauldinp would
please to act as tellers to collect thenominatine
ballots for president. The tellers announced
that 235 had voted on the nomina ton, the result
being as follows: Drs. Verdi Buck, Big
ger, Spauding 1 each, DR.. Hall 4.
Dr. Cobb "a. DR.. Pratt SO and DR.. McClelland
1874 After this announcement was made DR.
Z. H. Pratt arose and in a brief speech with
drew his name. A resolution was edopted
whereby only the two nominees who received
the highest vote for the nomination of presi-
dent should be voted for.
The tellers announced that 225 votes had been
cast of which number DR. ]. H. McCleland had
received 1873 and DR.. Asa s. Cobb so. Presi-
dent Kinne announced that DIR. McCIeIland had
been elected president of the institute for the
ensuing term
DIR. McCleland took the platform amid con-
tinuous cheering and sid: az adies and GEN.
tlemen: When a calamity overtakes a man he
generally has some intimstion. but this thing
has been waited on me like a cvclone." The
doctor then went ON in a happv sneech to thank
his colleagues for the honor thew had Conferred
upon him
Nominations were made for first and second
vice presidents ms follows:
, DT. Z: L; FISHER OF Texas. Dr A; s. Cobb OF
MILE. %hanr. "in s " pi..es nani'A u y.
Roberts of washington d G
While waiting for the report of the tellers on
nominations for vice presidents DR.. Talbot
introduced resolution. which WAS agreed TO.
specifying that members of the institute that
had been in good standing for ten years and
were now unable to nav their dues should be
retained on the membership list of the institute.
The result Of the balloting for vice president