The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-20

o great variety of subjects will be read.
The delegates will attend the sessions
where the topics to be taken up are Of
special interest to Them and thus each
physician will have chance to brush up
on his pet speciality, The addresses will be
on such cheerful and lively subjects as
"Cicatricial StenOsis and Valve Formation
as Cause of Pylorio Obstruction" and
Litigation of the Carotid Artery For Tri-
facial Neuralgia"
Any layman oan appreciate what high
old time the doctors will have with such
treat in store for them. But besides haV-
ing an opportunity to study all sorts of
strange diseases and weird Affections they
are to be entertained in other and unpro-
fessional ways. There will be banquets,
teas, receptions and theater parties almost
by the dozen. 1t Is not often that the
physicians find time to get together, but
when they do they know how to enjoy
themselves. On the first day, June /, there
will be an organ recital and reception to
the delegates at the Drexel institute. On
the second day tea will be given at the
Belmont Cricket club. A trolley party and
tea at the Belmont mansion Is also on the
programme There will be any number of
lunches at which the various sections will
fraternize and the different societies will
each hold banquet. On Saturday of the
convention week the visitors will all go to
Atlantic City to spend Sunday.
To accommodate all the separate ses-
sions the Academy Of Music, horticultural
hall, South Broad Street theater and large
rooms in two principal hotels have been
engaged. Governor Hastings will prob
ably extend welcome to the visitors on
behalf of the state, and the local physi-
clans will do their best to entertain their
guests. Many Of the doctors will bring
their wives and other members of their
families along.
The sessions Of the main body will be en-
livened by some historical reference to the
organization and growth Of the society,
and there will be various features to re-
mind the delegates of the golden jubilee
Of the organization. The officers Of the
American Medical association are as fol-
lows: President, Nicholas Sem, Illinois;
vice presidents, George NJ. Sternberg,
Washington; Edmond Souchon, Louisiana;
J. ID. Thomas, Pennsylvania, and William
F. .Westmoreland, Georgia; treasurer, Henry
p. Newman, Chicago; secretary, William
B. Atkinson, Philadelphia assistant Sec
retary, L. B. Schneideman, Pennsylvania;
lDrarlant george W. webster, illinois.
President Sem Is one Of the most dis
tinguished surgeons in the country. He
is native of Switzerland, but emigrated
with his parents to Wisconsin when but 8
years old. He was graduated from the
Chicago Medical school with high honors,
and after serving as house physician for a
year and half in the Cook County hospi-
tai, returned to Wisconsin, where he prac-
ticed for several years. In 1873 he visited
Europe to take course Of lectures at Mu-
mich and other universities. Upon his re-
turn he settled in Chicago, where he has
for several years held professorships in
various colleges. He Is member Of many
medical societies and is surgeon general of
Illinois, having held similar position in
Wisconsin. He has written several books
which are counted as standard works, and
he has the largest private medical library
In the United States
6 " MACDONALD.