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

n token? Can't you, kind people of Hous
! ton, look at me and ut my fellow doctor
. here today and read our appreciation o
. your great hospitality. and our pleasure
= of hearing your welcome to city who's
8 name is a synonym for all that makes III
great In commerce, In science, In the pro
feSsions-in all that goes to make Y pro
, gressive city wholly In tune with moderf
civilization and latest methods?
, In my feeble way l render tribute e
this glorious city and glorious people
! Feeling deeply the honor of being CUES
of such n center of enterprise. wealth
and intelligence, and appreclating this
many marks of attention at. your hands
no less responding to the eloquent expires
sion of your welcome. In behalf of oui
association | heartily thank you for your
goodness to us.
Our association is composed of doctors
that special kind of doctors that ride upon
free passes. annual In character and non
| transferable, good only for person whose
| name Is signed In ink on reverse side II
we were any other kind of doctors. we
| might wish you Houston folks to all get
sick, that We might have the pleasure of
| curing you, but being railroad DOCTORS We
| are too loyal to our companies TO wish
| them wreck wherein You could get erin
pied for our benefit. Rolling stock costs
| money. Again, II we we're the plain ordi-
| nary style Of doctors who pay their fare
on the trains we might plead the EXCUSE
/ or lack OF funds to get home on and Dor
row from You enough to make you eter-
haily remember us. and in the knowledge
that we were always In your thoughts. we
might feel that We had distinguished our
| selves while here, which would be part
phS Tor your disqualification all hosts like
10 entertain distinguished guests-but. be.
ing railroad doctors we can not avail orr
selves of all the opportunities n fertile
hihd might suggest and so with words
alone we at present rest the case Thank
lrg you again for your courtesien and
promising favorable prognosis II Won
ever fall Into our hands as patients and
good nursing If the fates should he So kind
~ TO allow us TO repay your kindness with
ioustonians as guests and railroad doc
tors as hosts
AL TINS inncturc. DIR. NJ. u. Knox. who
came In during the address of welcome
took the chair.
The minutes OF tho meeting held In bal-
Las were read and adopted The treas-
nrers report was referred to the executive
committee.
Drs Smith. Gardner and Monday being
the only members Of the executive COM
nnttce present, Drs. Cox, Raysor ana
Lpggin were requested to act for the all
sent oncs.
undor tho head Of miscellaneous bust
ness Or. j. r. Stuart called up the oues-
tion OF an official organ for the associa-
ton.
DR. Gardner said he thought the less
the association had to do with Organs"
tho better 1t would be.
Dr. Smith suggested that nj the Waro
meeting two years ago the Railway sur
Eeon was selected a the official organ
DR.. scott spoke tavorably for the Sur
seon, which. he said. published the pro-
ceedings of the National association.
nr. j. NJ Blair. representing the South
western Medical Record of Houston. spoke
in favor of the publication In which he is
Interested, saying the promoters wouiu
like TO have the Endorsement of the as
ISOLATION.
Or G. A. Smith, from the executive com
mittce reported as follows:
llr. NJ. j.. Knox. President:
Your executive committee would rcspect-
fully report rs follows That we have
examined the report of the treasurer ana
lind the same correct, and recommend that
1t be approved
We also report that we havc inquired
into tho credentials of the following sur
Foons and recommend that they be elect
ed members James Byars. Columbus: j.
G. Mnyieid Alvin: j. H. jenkins. Ca!u-
we'll; G. r, Hughes Meridian; A. l..
o'Bren, YoalSum; :. c. Rcd, Houston; j.
Il; stuart, Houston T. J. Boyles. Hous-
DON; w. W. bunn, Lacirange; H. NJ.
Reeves. Houston w. ]. r. Jones', Yoakum.
We also recommend Mr. Edwin q. Parker
for houory membership.
q. A. Smith, Chairman.
j. G. Loggins, Secretary
The report was adopted
Or w. G, Jones Of walnut Springs. chief
surgeon OF the Texas Central railroad.
WIS absent and forwarded his PAPERS on
'praius compared with fractures. HIS
paper was an exhaustive treatise of the
subject and was interesting to the pro-
fegsion.
Dr. Smith discussed the subject i'm
promptu, agreeing with DR. Jones, ana
ADDED by giving the cases of his observa-
item
pr Clay Johnson. the secretary. re-
called two cases which came under his
observation He stated that al methous
were unsatisfactory and tried the patience
Of tho sufferer and taxed the Ingenuity
Of the surgeon.
DIR. Luun gave his ideas on the subject
md suggested a line of treatment for
sprains
pr. Bailey suggested a line of treat |
mont which had been used successfully oy |
him.
Or. Scott Endorsed the paper submitted |
by DIR. Jones He believed that II the |
patients could be made to realize that |
>prains nrc Of more Importance than frac- /
lures better results could ho obtained |
from tho extreme treatment often used
Dr. Gardner made several suggestions |
DIR. Smith spoke again lie believed from !
HE discussion that hts former remarks |
aad been misunderstood and he corrected |
the impression,
At this point the association adjourned
for dinner tn convene again at 2 O'Clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho association reassembled at o'clock.
pom motion the programme was chang ~