The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-23
THE MERRY NEDICALS.
Doctors Wind Up Their Con-
vention With Banquet.
AFTER DISCUSSING HUMAN ILLS
They Enjoy the Good Things OF LIE
Dentists Witness n Dernoustra-
ton by an Authority.

The SIKH annual convention OF the
Washington State Medical Society closed
yesterday afternoon n the rooms OF the
Chamber OF Commerce with large crowd
in attendance. In the evening the doctors
enjoyed themselves az a banquet al the
Rain.er-(SraBd hotel, az which many eN-
ceIlent toaSts were given. The day was
devoted principally 20 the reading O. pa
pers ard in the afternoon The annual
election OF officers took place. President
Darius Mason was succeeded by pr. u
s. Armstrong OF Olympia. Dr.. n B. hlooe
Of this. city was made first vice president,
and Or. W. W. Potter OF Spokane seccnd
vice president DR.. r. l. Thomson, VINO
mas been secretary for three years, was
reelected, as was also Or. j. 3. Eagleson,
who has held the position OF treasurer
for fully six years. Tacoma was unani-
nousIy selected as the place OF the next
meeting.
In the morning Secretary r. l. Thorn
son read a paper by DR.. A. II. Coe. OF
Spokane. on WHAT Can be Done With
Atrophic CatarTh" DR.. #. W. Musgrove.
OF PuysIlup. read a paper on "A Consider
aston OF Some Problems in the Study OF
the Practice Of Medicine" Or. ". W.
Potter. Of Spokane. read a paper on dog
nosinE opium habtues by snapshot. IN
which be- called attention 70 the difficult
ties in recognizing some OF these cases
The event Of the meeting was the read
iug OF paper by DR.. T ". Sloan. OF Sc
attic. on The horizontal Position for
Applying Plaster % Paris Cast" After
the paper vas read he gave a practical
demonstration Of applying the cast. Or.
J. J. NcKone. OF Tacoma. reported a case
o, extrs-uterine pregnancy and exhibited
a specimen. Dr.. A. y. Knee. OF Seattle.
reported a case OF traumatic tetanus. in
which ne had demonstrated tetanic pols-
oning.
A. the afternoon session Dr. Charles
&cCutcheon. OF Tacoma. read an inter-
ssting report Of cases operated upon az
the Tacoma hospital. DR. c. W CharpIes.
81 Seattle. presented three speciments OF
aneurisms and read paper on a case OF
military tuberculosis with unusual symp-
toms D.. &. =. Thomas. OF Everett, read
a paper on "Thiersch's Skin Grating"
Dr Park Weed willis. OF Seattle, report
cd some cases Of fractured skulls.
The papers having been disposed % the
society proceeded 10 select the place OF
next meeting and elect officers.
The following board of censors was
elected: Dr. y. f. Biggs Of Whatco-r1.
DR.. c. A. Smith OF Seattle. DIR. ]. W.
Hickman of Tacoma, DR.. c. p Thomas
Of Everett. DIR. c. G. Brown OF Spokane.
vote OF thanks was rendered to the
King County Medical Society for It's en-
ended most successful meeting of the
society
About fifty OF tho physicians partici-
pated in banquet given in the dining
room OF the Rainier-Grand last evening.
The banquet began at $50 o'clock and
lasted Til after midnight. DR. W. A Shan
non acted as POSTMASTER and his sallies
and the speeches of those who responded
10 toasis kept the table In a roar Fol
lowing are the toasts and those who re-
sponded 10 them:
Our Society" Dr. Thompson. of Spo-
kane.
our Medical Law" Or. A. p. Kfbbe. OF
Seattle.
THE Country Doctor" Or. Hickman.
'The Nivisectionist," Or. Armstrong, OF
Olympia.
The Consultant." DR.. Essig. of spo-
kane.
The Bacillus" Or. McCutcheon. OF Ia
coma.
The Appendix" Or Kline. OF Seattle.
THE Medical Expert" DIR. Thomas. of
Everett
The Doctors WIFE" DR. McKone. OF
Tacoma.