The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-21

The Medical Association of Hawaii
entered upon the first day of it's con-
vention at Harmony Hall yesterday
| morning. There were present: DIR.
John S. McGrew, president Henry w.
Howard, vice-president; r. F. Myers,
secretary Emerson, Smith, McGetti-
gcn, Andrews, Oliver, Alvarez. Russell.
Raymond, Cooper and Ryder
After invocation by the Rev. Alex.
Macintosh the secretary read the
minutes of the previous meetings.
DR.. McGTew was expected to deliver
an address as president of the asso-
citation. but it had been his custom
through life to put off everything un-
til the last moment, and with the un-
fortunate death of Miss Field at his
residence on Tuesday he found the
preparation of an impromptu speech in
volved greater care than he had imag-
ined. He would ask the indulgence OF
the members present.
Dr. McGrew said:
Gentlemen of the Convention The
Committee Of Arrangements. to whom
was assigned the duty of formulating
a program for the entertainment of the
members OF the Hawaiian Medical AS
sociation, concluded their labors, and
a program was sent to each and
every physician on the islands.
hope that the gentlemen in attendance
here today have brought contributions
on subjects that have come to their no
tice in the course of their professional
duties, that viii be instructive TO those
present and of benefit to the public
generally.
Medicine of the present day pre-
sumes more than ever to regenerate
itself, its object being the mission of
peace, good will and love for the hu-
man race. II is arriving at the period
of evolution in which it invades every
other science, and is destined to have "A
definite code, which should be the brew
iary of it's ministers for the good OF
mankind. Great scientific questions
are being evolved by the profession,
in all parts of the world There is a
gentleman here today who / under
stand is giving considerable attention
to specialties and is making earnest in
ment of leprosy.
From the limited time he has had
to work in, we may not expect much.
but we hope to hear from him any way,
and still there are others who are de-
voting their brain energies to this dis
ease / understand. / hope So | for
one will say, as is said of an ancient
dame whose cottage was close to the
battlefield of Waterloo, and being
somewhat deaf and hearing sound of
the artillery when the famous pound
ing was hardest, thought she heard
some one knocking at the door, and
quietly called out, Come in
"Our Board of Health has done good
work during the cholera epidemic, and
are still active and energetic, making
every provision for the prevention OF
epidemics in the future. It is possible
that among the many generations OF
explorers to follow in this science the
problem of the cause and treatment of
that terrible and most disgusting of all
diseases, leprOsy, may yet be solved,
and to the world it matters not wheth-
er by empirical or scientific sources.
After the labors of the association have
been brought to a close on the 23d
there will be an opportunity given TO
those who wish TO take a trip to Mol
Okai
THAT visit, to those who can make
it, will be OF great value in pursuing
Investigations"
Secretary Myers read his report for
the year and several resolutions which