The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-20
THE HEALING ART.
Doctors in Council Elect
New Officers.
WILL MEET AT SAN JOSE.
Many Interesting Subjects Discussed
at Yesterdays Session of the
State Medical Society.
WILL MEET AT SAN JOSE,

The second day Of the twenty-second
annual meeting of the State Medical Society
OF California now being held in B'nai Birth
Hall opened with far larger attendance
than upon Tuesday, the opening day.
Many members from the interior and coast
points IN the State bad arrived during Tues
Gay night and were in attendance. In fact.
at the afternoon and evening sessions there
was not seating capacity for the crowd,
ana Iully 100 physicians and laymen had TO
stand in the rear Of the hall.
very noticeable feature OF the present
meeting is the large number of recognized
women physicians in attendance, there
being no less than fifteen present yesterday
afternoon and more than that number at
night Several ladies' were honored with
elective positions. 1t was also remarked
yesterday. especially by the physicians, that
never before in the history OF the society
had so many laymen been In constant at
tendance, and for this reason many of the
doctors 10 discussing the subjects of papers
used their best endeavOrs to avoid technical
names and terms and make clear To the
laymen the subjects discussed.
The morning session was opened by DR.
hart, chairman OF the COMMITTEES on prize
essays, who reported that as only one paper
mad been received so far the committee had
awarding the prize.
Dr. j. ii. Barbat presented the report of
the socIety,s committee on pathology. Dr.
w. f. McNutt OF this city presented the
report of the committee en- clinical mod
cine.
DR.. Barbat spoke Of the progress made
during the last year by the bacteriOlogsts,
anu SalQ tnat ne hoped the profession would
De aDie TO combat infectious diseases with
more success than of late. The paper
brought about great deal of discussion, in
which the doctor was highly commended.
Some Sanitary Suggestions" was the title
of paper by DR.. l.. Z. FELTON, of Hanford.
He called attention to the defective plumb
Ing EVIL, and advocated water test for all
vent pipes.
Dr. Washington Aver of this city read a
parer entitled Ideal Medicine
Or. aver conJured his hearers not to per-
petrate that ''senseless ambiguity
naming heart failure" as the cause If
death. This he considered the conventional
method Of saying Il don't know what the
cause of death is"
When the society was called to order at
O'Clock. the board Of censOrs made the fol-
lowing report; We recommend for rein
statement W. ID. Anderson Of Vallejo. J, p.
Wldney and Herbert Nadeau of Los An
geleS, and for election Edward r. Sill.
Stanley Stillman, Charles NJ. Fisher of Oak
land; l.. j. Tabler of Anderson ana Thomas
ID. Wood OF .Palo Alto" The report was
adopted and the candidates elected to fall
mem bership.
The afternoon session was then opened by
the reading OF two Papers on "Empyema IN
Children" by w: }. G. Dawson Of St.
Helena and DR.. w. A. Edwards of San
Diego. A discussion, led by DR.. G. e.
Shiels of San Francisco, who was followed
by DR.. j. Il. Barbat. DR.. Henry Gibbous.
DIT g. q. Kenyon, DR.. S. w. LIE Moyne
Wits OF Los Angeles, and DR.. l.. G. Lane.
The report of the committee on neurology
was next read, and short biographical
sketches OF the late DR.. A. II. AgaTd of Oak
lard, DR.. Levi c. Frisbie of Vallejo, Dr. n.
): MartInache and DR.. g. La Brie Of san
Francisco were given.
The hour having arrived for election of
officers aud the selection of the
place for the twenty-third annual meet
Ing to be held next year, the latter matter
was taken up first, and San Jose, the only
city named, was selected.
Ut. McNutt made the first nomination for
president, naming DR.. Joseph Il. Wythe of
Oakland. The nomination was seconded by
DR.. Lane. DR.. II. d. Robertson of Treka
nominated DIR. G. L. Kenyon Of San Fran
CISCO the nomination being seconded By DR..
". LIE MOyne Wells and DR.. John Wagner.
Dr. Kenyon was elected by a vote of 70
to So
DR.. II. d. Robertson of Yreka and Dr..
Robert Caldwell Of San Jose were placed in
nomination for first yice-presideDt. While
the ballot was 10 progress the gentleman
who nominated DR.. Caldwell arose and
stated that he had made a mistake in that
he intended TO nominate DR.. Caldwell for
second yice-president. The vote, however
proceeded, and at its close the name of Dr.
Caldwell was withdrawn, and DR.. Robert
son was declared elected.
DIR. ii. NJ. Pond of st. Helena was the
only nominee for second viee-president, and
the secretary cast the ballot accordingly.
W. W. Kerr OF San francisco for secretary,
Z. Z. NadSWOrth and II. Bert Ellis for
assistant secretaries and C. C. Walker for
treasurer bad no opposition and were elected
by the secretary casting the vote.
r. Caldwell. P. NJ. Lusson. Mrs. E. S.
son were elected as the board Of censors.
The election of a board of examiners
was, as usual, the occasion for q spirited
contest among the parEisanS Of the many
candidates named for position. 1t is con-
sidered by medical men that the board of
examiners is by far the most important Of
fee within the gift of the medical society,
and hence the contest On the first ballot
sixty-three votes were cast, and Drs. w. e.
Lewett, G. f. ShielS, q. c. Wadsw0rth, G.
w. Merritt, II. II. Hart and w. s. ThornP
all of San francisco, received a majority
As the board consists of seven members, a
second ballot was accordingly necessary to
select the seventh man. The ballot was
taken and resulted in mo election" A third
Dd44OL lGoulLcu d-dlI III UU bt6CLlOU. / ia
fourth ballot was declared mo election"
On the fifth ballot DR.. WinSlow Anderson
Of this city was elected.
The election Of three alternates for the
board of examiners came next, and Drs.
RiEdon. Carpenter and Kerr being The ouiv
nominees, they were declared elected. The
society then adjourned until P NJ
The evening session opened with paper
by DR.. d w. Montgomery of San Francisco
on "Leucoplasia of the Mucus Mem
branes" Then followed report from the
committee on medical legislation by DR.. G,
Il, Blake, which WAS read by the secretary.
Discussion followed, led by Dr.. r. II.
Plummer of san Francisco. followed by DR..
LAWYER, both telling of their experiences in
the last Legislature.
Dr.. Kenyon, the newly elected president,
was introduced, and in a brief address re-
turned his thanks for the honor conferred
upon him.
The first paper Of the evening was by DR..
Charlotte NJ. Brown upon obstetrics, and
beyond question was one of the best papers
of the meeting 50 far read. The discussion
of the paper was opened by DR.. w. H
Mays. who heartily Endorsed the paper OF
DR.. Brown. Owing to the absence of
number of physicians who were pro-
grammed for the reading of papers, the
session was short one.
The session conyenes again 81 10 O'Clock