St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-23
IT'S SECOND SESSION.
Large Attendance at Yesterday s
Meeting Of the State Medical
Association.
New Members Balloted for, Pa
pers Read. Delegates Appoint
ed and Other Business.


ITS second days session at the West
hotel ordinary yesterday morning with
an increased attendance. 1t appeared
from an arrangement of the roll or
members that thirteen members or
the association have died since the last
revision Of the roll, showing that these
battlers with disease and death cannot
successfully defend themselves. The
total membership of the society numbers
365, so that only about 10 per cent OF the
membership is present. Among those
in attendance from outside of Minneap-
lis are the following: From st. Paul
-Drs. Thomas McDavitt. N. s. Lane,
Talbot Jones. Park Ritchie, E. A.
Holmes North st. Paul., and
E. j. Abbot; Drs. j. II. Dor
sey, Glencoe; G. l.. Chambers, Kasson
w. II. Twiford, Geneva; j. B. Dunn.
st. Cloud; Joseph w. Robertson, Litch-
field; W. H. Magic, Duluth; J. c. Ad-
ans, Lake City; E. d. Abel. Farming
ton; Rev. Wakefield, Hutchinson; L.
E. Bissell, Litchfield; A. B. Stewart,
Owatonna; j. S. Shrader, Leland; u.
w. Nichols, Wood Lake; E. B. Grove,
AilhAofcu, ~. ~. OatICllOO, NiunScofO
City; j. Ii. Fairchild. Great Falls; f.
c. Durgin, Winnebago City; Charles
Hill, Pine Island: n. B. Linton, Mer-
riam Park; X. Nj. Phelps, Rochester
III. Van Beck, Hastings.
The opening session was delayed by
some demonstrations made at Asbury
hospital by DR.. j. B. Murphy and DR..
Bacon, of Chicago. 1t was nearly II
O'Clock before President Abbott called
the morning session to order.
The following new members were
balloted for and admitted ou the favor
able report OF the committee on new
members: Drs. Donald b. Pritchard,
Winona: e. j. Mead and A. r. Day,
Ramsey county; w. E. Chapman, Litch-
field; John Watson, st. Paul; P. Nj.
Hall and c. j. Weston, Henncpin
county; Herman E. Lucas, Renville
county; A. SchwazZer, Ramsey county !;
j. w. Daniels and j. q. Erickson, st.
Peter; A. w. Ridgeway, Annandaie
n, j. Pinault. st. Cloud; w, f. Milli-
gan. Milleville, Wabasha county; N.
W. Chance, Elbow Lake; j w. Dudley,
Hennipin county; ii. l.. Taylor, Ramsey
county, and E. l.. Esterbrook, Mime
apolis.
The matter of annual dues, which
went over from the previous session,
was taken up. and the bylaws were
unanimously amended, increasing the
dues to SO.
The matter of publication Of proceed
ingS, which had also been laid over,
was adjusted by authorizing the pub
fishing committee to contract with the
Lancet.
The society then listened to the an
nual address OF President DR.. A. }. Alb
bott. of Minneapolis. This was short,
but it made up in keenpess and features
bordering upon satire what it lacked in
length, and was greatly appreciated by
listening members, who heartily ap-
plauded its delivery.
DR.. j. w. Mcdonald, nf the commit
tee on neurology, charged with the re-
port on deceased members, read the
committees report. None had been
previously MADE, the report said, for
three years past. The committees
death roll is as follows: DR.. G. Berry.
New Ulm; DIR. Franklin r. Smith. st.
Paul; DR.. Fred Dadolph, st. Paul; DR..
James w. Murray, Minneapolis; DR..
Francis Milligan, Wabasha; DR.. P. s.
Haskell, st. Paul; DIR. E. G. Spencer,
st. Paul; DR.. W. l.. Lincoln, Wabasha
DR.. A. G. L. Ramsey, st. Cloud; Or. o.
A. Waters. Saltwater; DR.. w. w. Day,
st. Paul: DR.. f. R. Smith, st. Paul; DR..
l.. d. Jackson, Grand Meadows; DR.. H.
p. Randall, st. Paul; DR.. f. T, Mann,
st. Paul.
DIR. Pinault. Of st. Cloud, and DR..
Stone, of st. Paul. were elected dele
gates to the meeting of the Internation-
al Medical society. which meets al
Rome in September.
Drs. II. A. Pfnault, Of st. Joseph, and
w. A. Chamberlin, of Charles; G. NJ
Skinner, st. Charles, and Jas. ID. Brim.
bell, st. Paul, were received as addition
al new members, and DR.. A. j. Golden
i of Minneapolis, was received by rein
statement.
The committee on nominations for the
programme for next year reported the
following assignments: Practice Of
Medicine" DR.. E. j. Davis, Mankato
Therapeutics and Materia Medica,
DIR. Bracket, Minneapolis: "Nervou:
Diseases" DR.. 6. w. Mcintyre, St
Peter; Surgery" DR., W. l.. Beebe, st
Cloud; Pathology and Physiology
DIR. R. 0. Beard. Minneapolis; "Med
| ical Education and Jurisprudence" DR.
William Davis, st. Paul: 'Obstetrlc
and Diseases of Children" DR.. l.. 2
| Dodge, Farmington; "Texaicology,
| DR.. A. McLaren, st. Paul.
The afternoon and evening sessions
were short ones, but number of inter
| esting papers were read by the variou
| members, The election of officers viii
! be held this morning.