The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
MORNING. SESSION

ne association was OPP ned with PRAYER
ny KEY VIM. hayne l.eavcll. of thiq cj,,,
az wv O'Clock. The blowing gentlemen
We're present; DR.. j. NJ. Richmond Edna
br H. Reuss, Cucro- DR. A. r. carl
ner' Bellville; Or. NJ. d. Knox, Illlsboro.
ir' w. w. Lunn, LaG'ranEc; Or e. G.
Nash, Liberty; br. j. Ia Jenkins. C,1I-
Wen; DR.. G. r, Hughea. Mcclellan. Dr y
NJ Raysor. Chaprell Hin; Iyr. T.. O Nor.
RS Eagle Lake; DR.. Nau II. Thornton.
Hempstead; Or a S. Epperson. Burton F..
Or. A. a. Thompson, WlXahachle: DIR. "
T. Harris. Mathis DR.. y. n Pope. cam.
eron; DR.. A. l.. o. Brien, YoaItam: mr. ~
II. Monday, Terrell. Dr.. j. G. Mayueld
Alvin; DR.. + u Seymour. Skidmore; Or
j. w. Cox. Groesbeck: pr sam II. Nc
1eary. Wcimar; DR.. w. NJ Garrett For
noy; DR.. James Byars, Columbus: Or. II
y. Fountain, Bryan: Or. J. G. Logglna
Ennis; Or. c. 4, Smith, Tykcr: Or. CAV
johnson, Corsiedna, Or. A. g. Scott. Fem
pie; DR.. y. a. Bailey, Richmond. Or. J.
NJ. Blair. DIR. s.. c. Red, DR. Il. r. Morris.
DIR. L. a. L. Lamlliu, Or j. p. Stuart.
DR. Joseph II. Stuart. Dr r. j. Boylcs.
Dr. Il. y, King Or G, d. Parker, pr
o. l.. Noteworthy, pr. W. l.. Drisdale.
DR. n. J. Phoenix. Houston.
Dr. NJ. ID. Knox, president OF the asso-
citation, being absent and the first ana
second vice presidents being also absent
Dr. w. ii. Monday of Terrell. third vice
president. presided.
Mr.. r. h. Parker Of Houston was IN
troduced by DIR. j. II. Stuart, chairman
of the local committee OF arrangements.
In welcoming the visitors Mr., Parker
said
MIR. President and Members of the Texas
Association Of Railway Surgeons:
I have been honored with the commits
sion to give voice to the sentiments of all
Of our citizens in bidding you welcome
TO Houston. and. without endeavoring TO
deliver any set speech or Grafton, 1 want
TO make you feel what / trust you AL
ready know--that our people are glad TO
have you here and hope to make ycui
stay q pleasant one.
When your chairman called upon me
and asked me to formally say to You that
you Were welcome to Houston. | not I'M
naturally made OF HIM some inquiries CON
corning the association that / was in
yited to address for. though | had often
head of you, | had little kno Wedge Of tine
purposes. extent, aims and ambitions of
your association. find that the object of
this association, as expressed In its consti-
tuition. IS ITO promote acquaintance and
iraternal relations among railway sur
geons, to secure interchange OF ideas and
the adoption of the best methods to I'M
prove and develop railway surgery OH tho
various lines of railroads In the State of
Texas" In the printed call or notice sent
out TO members OF this association, re-
questing their attendance at this meeting.
we find an invitation ITO come, let US rca-
son with each other, compare cases. COM
pare treatment and fail not In our duty
10 our patients, ourselves and the corpora
tiots, We represent" Houston II
OF an association whose purpose and aim
is so laudahle and that Is organized upon
and moves along so high plane.
] find in your constitution that one of
the objects OF your association Is "tno
adoption of the best methods to improve
railway surgery" This term railway
surgery" suggests the inquiry as to where.
In railway surgery is peculiar, or why II
should be denominated MS forming "a sep
arate and distinct school. but when We
reflect we find that the railway surgeon
IS a specialist In his way: he Is n modern
institution ono of the many products OF
the development of the system OF trans,
portation that has practically changed tn.
complexion of the civilized world. And
right here, II you will pardon the digres-
sion. l wish. TO suggest that the power and
influence of the rise and growth of the
estimated or measured. IL has annihiiatec
distance: IL has spanned gaping raVlnes
and rivers. tunnelcd mountains and bounc
together distant sections each Jealous
OF the prosperity of the other. by bands oil
solid steel and the stronger and more last.
ing cement of mutually and oneness OF
interest. So far as our own country 4
concerned the railroad has done more
than any other factor TO wipe our IN,
North and the South. the East and the
West, and make us one proud Nation; has
done more than anything elise TO make
Maine the neighbor OF Texas and Wash
ington the neighbor OF Florida. conf
IDENTIFY believe that n the great railway
systems. connecting the North with the
South and the East with the West had
existed in 1860 as they exist today, the
great civil war would have been an Inn
Possibility. because social and commercial
Intercourse and exchange form ties strong
or than written constitutions and decla ra-
siors. ana patriotism, however exalted, has
and che railroads OF our country have
permanently bound together distant re-
Eons by rendering feasible general dlstri-
button OF tho products OF each section In