The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-23
MORNING SESSION

The morning session opened ri ? o'ciocN.
with Presiden; II i. Knox IN the chair
Dr ). :. Icteber u Dallas having arrived
his paper which has b,4a oes tho pro
s-anue for the FIRST day was read. the
tEb3ert hel7e on special points IN relation
10 anputa-Ion after railway injuries Tn
paper was discussed a. ie1 -ti ~ DIS
Acnlay, jarnsson ard J. Il Stuart.
Th- next Tarer was o1e IS Or !. 4
ssnosnJsoh o. Wzyshsehie. or The Quail
ihcaiicrs CT 4 Railway Surgeon. lie
was bird. but gave sorqe excellent ideas
The paper vas discussed By Drs. TAorn.
ton kcsser ard Luna Or. Roster said
the rlnst important qualification Of a vgr-
eenn is honesty. Or. Lura suggested
thai very naeesTary qualification was
manual dsxierltF and the young man eg-
psctaliy shouid cultivate his
The Report y the executive courfni,te..
WAS rea5. a. follows.
Surgeon 81 D. Knrx, President yo,,r
executive committee recommends that tho
annual discs b. g. We have INQUIRED mt
Tie credentials q the foilowInf- E,Irse-,-
aTu rengiHiTsul fhat .try he ELECTED mem.
ctrt ~ he assemble: =. !. Narbcr-,
Bs!hTseT; william L. Blai-ek. Korso =.
r M1raock, Dakwo.d. =. O Conner TX
,ngfoai W q. Jameson. Palestine. I y
ssgrn7rr. Saicnore. Respectfully.
g =. Smith. Chairman.
J. e. LoTEi'y. Serretarr
This import was ado-,te-i
The association then went into an elertio-,
q Officers Tor nex, year. For president,
Drrl Monday. Jameson. T,c,rher ana Is
eph r. stuart we're nominated. DR.
Stuart was elected ARR two ballots.
the following other Officers were elect
DR.. J. s. Hatcher. Dallas. fir, vice
president; Or. ". n. Monday. Terrell.
second wee president; Dr. ". G.. jaime
PAL 4E.tr .14f.
Clay JohnEon, corsgcana. secretary. re-
elected, DR. A. A. Bailey, Rlchinon..
Il Treasurer, re-elecind
DR.. G. A. Smith or Tyler and DR. W
&. Bialock % Kosse we're elected 10 the
executive committee for three year,
MI j. VI. Maxwell. superintendent ot
the Missoslrt Katasas ard Texas railway
was introduced and made an Interesting
and humorous add-.x ie is quite !
fluent talker and entertained the sur.
gsons. lie was elected en- honorary mem.
Der OF the association.
DR. Monday stated that as he is a mem.
her OF the executive committee and haA
been elected onc OF the vice nreglaen,s
be thought best that he reiinguish on.
OF the positions. IL was discussed win
the rerpl. THAI DR. Monday VIII confirm,
TO hold both offices.
DR. J 8. 1,eteher invited The association
IN meet next year IN Dallas. which wal
accepted.
DIR. Joseph r. Stuart the newly elec,e,
president. WAS escorted 70 the chair b,
Drs. RED and Logon and made few n.
marks thanking the association for III
3 honor. lie said:
Geniienen OF the convFniion:
thank you sincerely for this c0,npli
ment. when notified that the State a.
eociation II Railway Surgeons would NEE
1n Houston and that had been appoin,n
chairman of the arrangements commitie
felt that I had been honoro1, but nos
that you have selected me az your chic
executive officer the hopor haa bee
doubled Coming as II does al this tim
and place. the compliment 81 all the NOR
appreciated. Here IN this hail ana Duilnin
twenty-seven years ago the State Neqics
association was organized. AZ that tim
my honored father was called 70 The cbaii
and later on in the history u the ASK
citation he WAS elected president Nerill
gentlemen, II seems that the mantle {
TIM father has fallen round the shoulder
of the son. My experience q presidin
officer haK been limited. and trust tins
sou will realize that my mistakas al
errors OF inexperience rather than OF q
heart. realize fully the gravity % III
trust with which ] have been honore
and shall endesyor by a faithful and eoi
scientious attention 10 every duty 70 mef
your regard and enteem.
DR.. Stuart called Or Ltchsr TO u
chair and the new president then read
paper on "Cor1pound and depressed fra
ture OF the skull" with report OF case
He exhibited the skull Of the late Hem
Lewis, who was injured at sec,is
house on the Houston, East and We
/ Texas railway and went into a compile
Y explanation OF the case. The paper call
4 forth q great deal OF discussion. psrtif
i pated In by Drs. Raysor. Smith. Scot
letcher Red and Bailey.
h n The following resolution was read:
Resolved, THAT the purposes OF this a
y ISOLATION while necessarily distinctive
4 nrnaa particulars are quite In harmon