The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-15
ST. PAUL WILL HAVE AS GUESTS
SEVERAL THOUSs ND VISITING
PHYSICIANS. n
SOME HAVE ALREADY ARRIVED.
TwENTY-SECOND ANNUAL CONVEN-
TION OF THE MISSISSIPPI VAL
LEY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
OPENS AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
They VIII Be Welcomed by Arch
bishop Ireland, Gov. ClOugh
md DIR. A. j. Stone,

The citizens of ST. Paul are free
from any danger so far as succumb-
ing to any disease is concerned. No
matter how mysterious the origin of
sickness may be, no matter how
grave the symptoms may APPEAR, no
matter how complicated the disorder,
they can all be driven away by the
medical brain and skill that will be
found In this city for the next four
days.
At 10 O'Clock this morning the TWEEN
ty-second annual convention of the
Mississippi Valley Medical association
will convene for four days at the state
capitol The programme of the con-
vention was published in the Glob e
OF Sunday. For today it is as follows:
The convention will be called to or
der by G. A. Wheaton, of this city,
chairman of committee of arrange
ments
Invocation by the Most Rev. Jno.
Ireland, D. D.
Address of welcome on behalf of the
state of Minnesota, by Hon. D. M.
Clough, governor.
Address Of welcome on behalf of the
profession, by Alex j. Stone, M. d.,
LII. D.
Announcements of committee of ar
rangements
Report of the secretary.
Report of the treasurer.
Reports of committees.
Miscellaneous business.
Appointment of special committees
Address by the president, H. O.
Walker of DatTOit Mitch
The Mississippi Valley Medical asso-
citation is an organization of national
character, it's members being the same
as represented in the American Medi-
cal association. It includes among its
members the most prominent men in
medical science, while its code is the
one adopted by the American Medical
association
Among those who have already ar
rived are: DIS II. 0. Walker, president
OF the association; Gustavus Bleach.
and Henry Hartz, of Detroit, Mich,
who are registered at the Windsor
hotel. DR.. Joseph Muir, of New York:
DR.. Charles Themes, of ST. Louis, and
DR.. c. II. Hughes, Honorary Fellow Of
the Chicago Academy of Medicine, hon
orary president of the Pan-American
Congress and professor of Neurology,
at st. Louis, are quartered at the Met
bus, O., is registered at the Ryan.
A special train of five Pullman
coaches arrived over the C. M. & st.
r. r. R. at an early hour this morning
while large contingents from ST. Louis
Omaha, Memphis, New Orleans and
other Mississippi valley points are due
to arrive at o'clock this morning.
The senate chamber at the capitol is
beginning to assume the aspect of an
oXDOSitiOn of MAMMA ooodc
number of exhibits of proprietary pre-
parations having been installed in an
t1c1pation of the arrival of the Missis-
sippi Valley Medical association, which
is to hold it's annual meeting in the
hall of the house Of representatives
near by. Baby foods, nerve tonies. and
other proprietary preparations, which
either have secured or desire the in
dorSement of the medical profession,
are conspicuous in the exhibits.
new feature In journal representa-
ton will be inaugurated at the meet
ing Of the Mississippi Valley Medical
association, which convenes in the
state capitol today. Heretofore but
few of the medical publishers have
been In attendance at the sessions of
this and other national societies, and
on account of the expense. but few sent
representatives. Mr.. Chas. Wood
Fassett, who is manager of the Medical
Fortnightly, Of ST. Louis, conceived
the idea of medical press bureau of
information and publicity, and with
the cooperation of some twenty-five
of the leading medical publishers, will
open this bureau in the capitol building
this morning. Here the leading jour
nails and textbooks will be found on
file. Also dictionaries and enclyclope-
dias, for consultation. A dictionary of
all the physicians in the United States,
as well as writing tables and materials,
have been placed at the disposal of
visiting physicians.