Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
DELAHiRE nncrnRs.

Meeting of the Medical Society of Della.
ware ut Lewes Tuesday - Wilmington
Selected ns the Next Place Of Meeting.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
LEwEs, June 13.-The 105lh annual
meeting of the Medical Society of Della
ware met at the Virden House, Lewcs,
Del, yesterday, Mt p. m. In the alb.
sence Of the president, DR.. Joseph M,
NAPLES, DR.. Benjamin Whitley was
elected president pro tenn, opened with
prayer b. DR.. d. L. Mustard. An ex-
ccllent address OF welcome was made by
DIR. Ii. r.. Burton of Loves.
On calling the roll about 80 members
answered to their names and others
came in later Delegates from other
medical societies were introduced.
An invitation from the pilots of boat
w. w. ker for sail was accepted. The
boat failed to get in from the channel in
the bay on account Of calm and the
sail did not take place in consequence.
Professors Theophilus e. Parvin and
Joseph Hearn of jefferson Medical Col
lege Of Philadelphia were introduced
and elected honorary members.
The secretary and treasurer's reports
were read and referred to the censors.
Treasurer's report-Amount in hand
last year, S257s0; received for dues,
$34; received from the beard of
examiners, $40; license fees, 800;
dividend from Farmers Bank, $50; total
receipts, $46l.S9; expenditures, $l35.56;
balance cash on hand, $328.33.
The censors reported the secretary and
treasurers reports correct and they were
approved.
The board of examiners recommended
Drs. John L. Pratt, Harry G. Buck
master, James Brayshaw, Joseph NJ.
Martin and William II. Hanker for
license and membership in the society.
They were unanimously elected.
Drs. Caroline h. Richards and j. B.
Stubs were recommended for license to
practice medicine and elected.
A committee to nominate officers for
ensuing year was appointed, who re-
ported the following and they were
duly elected, viz: President, DR.. Frank
Belville; Vice President, Dr. James F.
Massey; Secretary, DIR. W. .. Pierce;
Treasurer, DIR. o. d. Robinson.
Censors-New Castle county; Drs.
M. p. Skinner, A. Lowber and r. B.
Mckee. Kent county: Drs. L. w.
Cooper, B. Whitley and B. L. Lewis.
Sussex county: Drs. j. A. Hopkins,
II. II. Burton and ]. w. Marsh.
Medical Examiners = New Castle
county: Drs. j. A. Ellegood, w.
Springer, II. II. G. Kollock, j. S. Val
landighaln and II. Vaughan. Kent
county: Drs. N. Pratt, G. W. Marshall,
w. Ashcraft, J. II. Wilson and b.
Whlteley. Sussex county-Drs D. L..
Mustard, G. H. Richards, r. G. Ellie
good, d. ID. Palmer and W. F. Haines.
Delegates to the American Medical
Association and to medical societies of
Pennsylvania, New York and New
Jersey, were also elected. Drs. j. Il.
Finley, II. L. Clayton, j. NJ. Porter, Il.
w. Milliken, John Ball, b. II. Veasey,
Il. Hertel and U. w. Green. Caroline Il.
Richards and ]. B. Stubs were granted
licenses to practice medicine.
The society adjourned at o'clock
until o'clock.
Tho annual banquet was given at the
Virden House at which the resident
ministers and the mayor and town COM
missioners were present.
The society reconvened at $50 o'clock
President pro. TEN. Whitley in the
chair. Wilmington was unanimously
selected as the place Of the next annual
meeting on the second Tuesday in June,
1896, and Drs. W. Q. Pierce, w. G.
Winner and w. Springer, appointed q
committee TO make arrangements.
| The question, "Does experience war
rant the use of fixed immovable dress
ings in the treatment Of fractures "
was discussed by Prof. Joseph Heari.
The question, Has hypnotism any
effect as therapeutic agent?" was
taken up, the doctors fought shy of it,
and as no one fairly tackled 1t it was
soon dropped.
The question: as it advisable to in
duce labor in chronic valvular disease,
chronic Bright's disease and tubercu.
losis ?" was ably discussed by Professor
Parvin and DR.. G. NJ. Boyd of Philadel.
phla Charity Lying-in Hospital.
An interesting and valuable paper
was read on the subject SIS oyariotomy
losing its prestige? If so wiy?" by,Dr
Charles Noble of South Kensineto ton
Hospital for Women, Philadelphia.
Drs. Noble and Boyd were elected
honorary members of the society.
The new president, DIR. Frank Bel.
vile, was inducted into his office and
introduced by DR.. r. G.. Ellegood.
The society closed its session at II
p. IN.