The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-05-28
MEDICOS' GATHER
First Night Session at Y.
nj. c. A. Hall.
Address BY Doctor McGrsw.
Sut Few Members
Present.

The beginning OF the second annual
meeting OF the Medical Association of
Hawaii was held in the rooms of the
y. NJ. c, a. last night DR.. McGrew oc-
Cupied the chair as president of the
association.
Those present were; DR.. ]. 5. Nc
Grew. Or, Alvarez. Dr. Wood, DR.. H
W Howard. DR.. R P. Myers, DR.. An
irews. Dr., Raymond. DR.. Stone Of the
[, 5 5. Adams. DR.. Oliver Of Molokai,
Or. HeSSler OF the L. 5. 5. Philadel-
phia, DR.. Mori, DR.. Moore. Or. kellogg
and DR.. Slogget.
DR.. Alvarez, secretary. read the min
utes OF the first annual meeting which
were adopted.
DR.. Howard read letter from the
HOllistsr Drug Company, as follows:
We beg 10 hand you herewith q box
OF cigars which we hope you Will find
acceptable and conducive 10 scientific
research
The present was accepted with a vote
Of thanks. and Immediately the room
waS filled with thick clouds.
Or. MCGrew addressed the associa-
ton as follows;
1t is part and parcel Of the bylaws
that the president deliver an address.
I wiz not have much TO say. IS there
are others here who have papers to
read 1 do. however. wish TO say
few words TO YOU
Ny chief duty and pleasure on this
I occasion is 10 extend 10 you all. gen
. tIemen. q cordial greeting. I feel high
. " hOuoTsd 10 be placed in q position
TO meet you and 10 give you q fraternal
welcome tonight
The underlying principle which
. actuatss all true physicians is an emu
lation in works Of disirterested be
revOlsuC-this YOU have eyinced to-
Z day by the sacrifice OF your otherwise
valuable time in, hope, showing your
GevOtion 70 the work Of unfolding sci
I e1Cifc truths for the benefit OF hu-
uani-y and thereby adding generally
. 70 the stock OF numsraI treasures
I an sorry 10 know that there are
/ several OF our PHYSICIANS who claim
thai their time is so occupied prufes-
I sfCnally. that they cannot attend our
. yearly gatherings We are therefore
T deprived of many valuable reports OF
I important cases that have come under
their supervision during the past year
/ I feel thar It Is The duty OF all mem
I bers OF the profession on occasions
( Ike this 10 Be present and aid in every
I way possible that interests OF the pro
tessiOn-
a new era brings all things new.
/ the perfection OF science brings q new
era and what follows in the profession
7 Is the improved knowledge in surgery
naval and uilitary-uediciue oh
I stetrfcs. gymusecoIozy and their col
. lateral branches Thanks 70 q merci-
7 fuI Providence. surgery Is delivered
/ from the domain Of chance The 1rac-
teal surgeon Of today Is the master OF
+ the situation He not only proposes.
but iiSposeS II Is the increased
knowledge OF the treatment Of wounds
that the true philosophy OF surgery has
been most evfnced in recent times. To
I quote the language OF one Of our learn
Cd professors knowledge and izuor-
znce- czpscity and iucspacfry- care and
carelessr=ss. cannot occupy an equiTo-
cal relationship in surgery hereafter
I nay add the same can Be said Of all
tt= o-her branches OF the profession OF
to-day Antiseptic surgery Is doing its
work suffering humanity K 20 Be- for
esd from its deadly poisons- its appIi-
cation Is in al cases valuable and the
ubiquitous uicrobe Is no more"
Dr. Alvarez as treasurer. reported
ISL resolved Up 70 the year ending May
g. and $3.50 expended. leaving z bal
s1cs in the treasury o. $40 50
The application Of Dr. Kellogg vas
Rad and PLACED in the hands Of Drs-
Howard and Myers - z COMMITTEES
appointed By the chairman
Nominations for o1cers 10 serve dur
ing the eusufng year we're lefr IN the
hands Of the following Nominating
COMMITTEES Drs- Andrews Wood and
Raymond short recess vas taken
and the committee rsturusd with The
following n0uinzriols;
Dr. andrews president
Dr. Howard Ticz president
Dr. Aware. secretary ard trezzurzr.
Drz Herbert and Myers members Of
TIE Executive COMMITTEES.
TIE secretary wss instructed 10 cszt
2 uuzufEous LzIIot for al ths zboTs
c=ee-z
d. A1d-eTz t0ok RE chair a pra
ile1t and zf-sr = few brief words q
thanks for the LCEoE Conferred Upou
hin proceeded 70 announce tte neLt
bCzI1eSz
DE- Wood Oh behalf q ne Pozri I
q Health ilFited III UeUheEz u ths /
N=1iezI Association 70 % 70 1Lolokai (
q tLs uEIr regular ss1i-s1nZzI visit 4