Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-19
THE MEDICAL MEN.
The Annual Meeting Of the Iowa
and Illinois Society.
PLEASANT TINE AT TIE PARK.

DIR. G. L. Eyster. the longtime Secretary,
Elected PresIdent-Other New Omcers
and Proceedings OF the Regular Business
Meeting.
The annual meeting Of the Iowa
and Illinois Central District Medical
society was held at Schuetzen park.
Davenport, yesterday afternoon. AZ
ter dinner had been served and q
season of sociabilitv INDUCED in, the
business session was convened in the
new music pavilion. President j. z.
Crawford in the chair.
The physicians present were:
Drs. Cantwell. Crawford, Allen. Rob-
ertson, Matthey, Bowman, McCowen,
Nichols, Ku!p, Hollowbush, Come
|gys, Assay. Eyster. Dunn, Davidson.
De Armand and Ludewig. DIR. w.
c. WEIGH, of Genesco, who was pres
ent as visitor, was extended the
courtesies OF the meeting. and his
name and that of DIR. Is. IF. Hall, of
of Rock Island. being proposed for
membership. the applications were
referred to the board of censors to re-
port at the next meeting.
The Annual Address.
The retiring president. DIR. J. T..
Crawford. thereupon delivered his
annual address, which was of the ma
ture of a report of surgical clinics
by DIR. Howard Kelly, Of John Hop
kins hospital during the meeting Of
the American Medical association.
1t was intensely interesting to the
profession, and was extensively dis
cussed and vote of thanks rendered
the doctor for it, and he was re-
quested to submit his descriptions to
some journal for publication.
A committee of three was then
provided for to draft resolutions Of
respect to the memory of the late
DIR. Calvin Truesdale, and that copy
of the same be transmitted to the
family and local newspapers and that
the same be made a part of the REG
ords of the society.
Election Of Officers.
The election of officers followed,
resulting:
President-Dr. G. l.. Eyster, Rock
Island.
Vice President DIR. Jennie Nc.
Cowcn, Davenport.
Secretary-Dr. f. S. Bowman,
Davenport.
Treasurer-Dr. A. w. Cantwcll,
Davenport.
The treasurer's annual report in
Dictated a balance on hand of S83. As.
In assuming the chair, DIR. Eyster.
the new president, made a neat
speech OF appreciation of the honor
bestowed upon him. referring feel
ihgiy to his attachment for the assoc
citation, OF which he had filled the
office of secretary for 10 successive
years. President Eyster thcrcupon
announced his committees as fol-
lows:
On program for next netting, Drs.
Allen, Hollowbush, Meyer.
On memorial to DIR. Truesdalc.
Drs. Crawford, Davidson, Comegys.
DIR. H Matthev submitted paper
on the treatment of diphtheria by
anti-toxine, which opened an ex-
tended discussion, during which DR..
A. W. Cantwell, health commissioner
of Davenport, gave statistics of anti
toxine treatment of the disease in
Davenport. There had been sc cases
of the eontagiOn. of which so were
treated by antt-toxine, and 4 died.
OF the IL that were not so prescribed
for died.
DIR. w. l.. West, of Gencsco. pre-
scnted an interesting case with re-
marks. Others Of the physicians ex-
pressed their opinion of the case.
DIR. Davidson was made life men,
Der without dues, being 40 years of
age.
The society adjourned to hold its
next meeting at Prospect park, Mo-
line.