The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-07


cant Rejected on a Principle--Of-
ficers Elected=-riankato Selected
for the June rleeting.
The fourteenth annual meeting Of
the Minnesota Medical association
was called to order by President James
at 10 a. m. Tuesday in parlors of The
Saulpaugh, and the meeting was
opened by prayer by Rev. Father
Prior. Secretary Steel called the roll
and the following answered to roll
cali: Dr. Cummings, Waseca; A. A.
Gillette, st. Paul: j. w. Daniels, ST.
Peter; O. Stricken, New Ulm: T.
NJ Marcellus, Sleepy Eye; G. r. War
ner, city; III. NJ. Workman, Tracy; G.
W. Mcintyre, ST. Peter; j. w. b. Well
come, Jr., Sleepy Eye; Ella B. Eyeritt,
ST, Peter; j. II. James. city; e. d.
Steel, city: A. C..Jacobs, Gilmore; G.. f.
Merritt, st. Peter; j. w. Andrews,
city; w. Jacoby, city; &. j. Davis, city;
u. A. Chilgran, St. Peter; p. E. Shop
ard, Hutchison; w. A. Jones, Mime
apolis; w. S. Smith, ST. Clair; G. O.
Cooley, Madelia: G.. I. Smart, Blue
Earth City.
There was ripple OF meriment
when the secretary read that portion
of the minutes Of the last meeting
which referred to the exclusion of
smoking from future sessions. DR..
Andrews had been instructed to pur-
chase supply of chewing gum as a
substitute, and as President James
opened the box he was enthusiastically
applauded
Secretary Steel read a paper Of con-
dolence on the death of DR.. Harring-
ton, of Owatonna, for committeeman
d. S. Cummings, N. j. Taylor and G..
S. Adair, none Of whom were able to
be present. On motion Of DR.. Davis, Of
Mankato it was voted the sense of the
meeting that the son Of the deceased
be sent copy Of the paper.
Drs Harrington, Cooley and Collins,
of the standing executive committee,
reported favorably upon the applica-
tions of Dr. Wood, of Minneapolis, DR..
Hand, of Kasota, and DR.. Weiser, of
Window. They were accepted into full
membership Of the society.
An unfayorable report was made on
one application, and Dr. Andrews, re-
ferring to the matter, said that be-
cause physician was distasteful to
some one member Of the society he
should not be rejected, and that only
unprofessional conduct should debar d
practitioner from membership.
DR.. Workman, of Tracy, in reply
said that a man who was reported I'M
favorably by his neighbor was not
qualified to become member, be-
cause if he could not agree with his
neighbors the society did not want
him.
DR.. Warner remarked, with some
emphasis, that it is the duty of every
member of this society to vote into
the society only such men as each can
associate with under any and all cir
cumstances. The man in question, he
stated, had conducted a case of diph-
iberia clondestinely and the public
was injured. For this reason he should
not be admitted into the society. The
application was rejected by a ballot of
Ia to
A message of regret was read from
DR.. Sullivan, of Adrian, stating his in
ability to be present.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year. after which the
meeting adjourned for dinner:
President DIR. Merritt, of ST. Peter.
First Vice President-Dr. O. c.
Strickler Of New Ulm
Second Vice-President- Dr. G.. w.
Mcintyre, of ST. Peter.
Third Enthusiastically. A. A.
Gillette, of ST. Paul.
Treasurer-Dr. j. Ell. James, of Man
katO.
Secretary-Dr. e. D. Steel, of Man
katO.
On motion of DR.. Gillette, Mankato
was selected as the next place for hold
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