The herald., 1896-04-22
Many Of California's Physicians
Assemble in Medical COncIave
TWENTY.SIXTH CONVENTION
A Large Attendance at the Opening in
Odd Fellows Hall Yesterday
Welghty Subjects and Lengthy Dlscussions.
Proceedings in Brief-keception at Turn
verein Hall In the Evening


terday morning with the following
Drs. w. w. Kerr, V. J. Stearns, A. II.
Taylor, Il. B. DE Witt, VIM. F. South
ard, A. p. Woodward, Chas G. Haas
worth, L. Newmark, F. j. Carpenter, *.
Kreutzman, all of San Francisco; A. Fl.
Pratt, Chas. M. Fisher, M. l.. Johnson
and Theo. Olmstead of Oakland; 9. w.
White, w. T. Wizard, Thos. Ross, }. I'll.
Parkinton and Thos. Huntington CT
Sacramento; S. B. Knox, Santa Bar
bara; w. T. Mankin, Geo. A. Hare and
j. II. Soper, Fresno; j. II. Love, Ventu-
ra; A. L. kelsey, Santa Paula; J. l..
Dryer, Santa Ana; e. H. Smith, Santa
Clara; D. Powell, Marysville; J. V.
Larzalere, Escondido; A. M. Stafford,
Rocklin; P. G. Remondino, San Diego;
c. G.. Bull, Alameda; ]. X. McLennan,
Niporno; VIM. LIE Moyne Wills, III. 8.
Orme, H. b. Ellis, M. +. Price, w. G.
Cochran, w. w. Hitchcock, S. A. Knopf,
J. S. Potts, Walter Lindley, e. A. Bry-
ant. G. W. Lasher, II. G. Brainerd, F.
-. Bullard and Elizabeth A. Follansbee
of Los Angeles.
The society was called to order at 10
a. M by the president, DR.. William LIE
Monyn Wills. The address of welcome
was made by DIR. w. G. Cochran. Dr.
II. Beverley Cole, eX-president of the
state society and president of the Amer
the greeting with a felicitous speech.
The annual address Of the president,
DR.. Wills, followed. The extending of
the hospitalities of the city of the Angles
during the festive reign Of La Reina de
la Fiesta to the visitors was the cordial
introduction to a noteworthy disser-
tation in the footprints of scientific dis
coveries, ending with the Roentgen rays.
Suggestions for consideration by the So
ciety as body were made in various
lines. Among them special attention
was drawn to the anti-vivisection cru
sade, beginning in British Columbia,
which showed the surveillance of
the medical profession to prevent its
becoming a national movement.
The main address of the mornings ses-
sion was made by DR.. H. l.. Ormes of
Los Angeles, who presented a report of
the committee in state medicine, hy-
giene and authorizations of foods. DR..
Orme, for eight years a member of the
state board of health, has had more
opportunities for thorough acquaint-
ance with solutions of the best sanitary
reforms. His paper was wide in range,
and was supplemented with reports of
the boards of health of numerous towns
and cities of California. One of DR..
Ormes strongest points was the need
of representative of the state board
OF health to act as state sanitary in
spector for the purpose of supervising
to this effect had passed both branches
of the legislature twice and had been
vetoed by the governor on the pretext
of economy and an attorney appointed
instead. The doctor also decried the at
titude of those who strive for positions
on the board of health for the honor
of the position without honest thought
of the responsibilities involved The
paper III Its many strong suggestive
phases met with general appreciation.
The members of the committee of the
main report were G.. F. Hansen and A.
w. Perry of San Francisco, J. r. Curnow
of San Jose, and J. Fl. Bullard Of Los
Angeles.
Supplemental addresses were Public
Management of Epidemic Diseases,
written by A. w. Perry and read by
DIR. Orme, and Some Examples of Drug
and Food Adulteration, by G. f. Han
son.
inc afternoon session, which opened
at 2 o'clock and continued to Z, was oc-
cupied with "eading the reports of vari-
Gus committees, supplemented with
short addresses as we'll as speeches
mittee on pathology was read by the
chairman, DR.. Emmet Rixford of San
Francisco.
The supplemental address was pre-
sented by d. w. Montgomery of San
Francisco, and the discussion opened by
report consisted of Drs. Montgomery. A.
Abrams of San Francisco, Lasher and
d. c. Barber of Los Angeles.
The committees report on gynecol-
ogy was read by DR.. Beverly MacMon-
agu OF San Francisco, and the first
supplemental by II. Kreuzman of the
same city; the second by William A.
Edwards of San Diego. Drs. Henry Glib
bons and w. Dodge of San Francisco
T. w. Huntington of Sacramento, A..
H. Pratt of Oakland, DR.. Starr of Ro-
chester, N. Y, Beverly MacGonagle and
ii. kreutzman discussed the papers.
The committee was Clinton Gushing,
H. kreutZman and Charlotte b. Brown
Of San Francisco and W. A. Edwards
of San Diego.
A paper on The Health of School Girls,
written by Charlotte Brown, was read
by Adelaide Brown and discussed by
Drs. Knopf and Abbott.
The report on medical and surgical
diseases of children was read by the
chairman, F. w. D'Evelyn of San Fran
cisco, the committee members being H.
NJ. Sherman of San Francisco. G. W.
Nutting of Etna Mills, e. A. Follansbee
and j. kurtz of Los Angeles. Further
addresses followed on Rachitis in Cali
fornia, by Fl. NJ. Sherman; Foreign
Bodies in the Alimentary Canal by
Joseph Kurtz and Hydrocephalus, by
G. W. Nutting. Remarks from the floor
Wy LIS. TOIldISUee, JlUDoIlS, LIE witt
and others closed the days session.
MEDICOS' RECEPTION.
In the evening a large reception was
rendered the visitors in Turnverein hall
which was profusely decked in ever
green's. The guests were cordially re-
ceived by a coterie Of representative
ladies OF Los Angeles-Mmes. j. N.
Davisson, Walter Lindley Fl. G Brain
erd, M. L. Moore, w. w. Hitchcock. W.
q. Cochran, Miss VIII and DR.. Eliza
beth Follansbee. Between the hours of
and II dancing, promenading and Il
general exchange of courtesies and good
Fellowship to the delightful strains Of
Arenas orchestra formed the order of
entertainment, ending with an elabor-
ate supper catered by Reynolds. The
most prominent physicians of Los An
geles and their wives were in the gay as
lsemblage. Among those from other
cues We're DR.. and Mrs. Mays, DR.. and
Mrs. Arnold, DR.. and Mrs. Krentzman,
II. ana Mrs. Southard. DR.. and Mrs
montgomery. Dr. and Mrs. Wadsworth,
Ior and Mrs. Gibbons. Dr. and Mrs.
RUNNER, DR.. and Mrs. Hanson. DIR.
ana Mrs. Wizard. DR.. and Mrs Mac
MonagIe, DIR. and Mrs. Kerr Dr. and
MIS-. Dodge. Mrs. Rigdon all of San
francisco Dr.. and Mrs Ruggles, Stock
tom Or. and Mrs. Pratt. Oakland: DR..
ana Mrs. Fife, Red Bluff: DR.. and Mrs
kemondino. San Diego: DR.. and Mrs.
Lame, sacramento; DR.. and Mrs Hunt
1ngton, sacramento; Dr. and Mrs. Bull
Alameda; DR.. and Mrs. Sanborn, with
= great gathering of the lone -physi-