The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-26
MEDICOS' GATHER
First Night Session at Y.
M. G. A. Hall.
Address BY Doctor McGreW.
But Few Members
Present.

meeting of the Medical Association of
Y. NJ. c. a. last night. DR.. McGrew oc-
cupied the chair as president of the
association.
Those present were: DR.. J. S. Nc
Grew, DR.. Alvarez, DR.. Wood, DR.. H.
w. Howard, DR.. R. P. Myers, DR.. An
drews, DR.. Raymond, DR.. Stone of the
u. S. S. Adams, DR.. Oliver of Molokai,
DR.. Hessler of the U. S. S. Philadel-
phia, DR.. Mort, DR.. Moore, Or. Kellogg
and DR.. Slogget.
DIR. Alvarez, secretary, read the min
utes of the first annual meeting, which
were adopted.
DR.. Howard read a letter from the
HOLSTER Drug Company, as follows:
I'VE beg to hand you herewith box
of cigars, which we hope you will find
acceptable and conducive to scientific
research"
The present was accepted with vote
of thanks, and Immediately the room
was filled with thick clouds.
DR.. McGrew addressed the associa-
ton as follows:
1T is part and parcel of the bylaws
that the president deliver an address.
| will not have much to say, as there
are others here who have papers to
read. | do, however, wish to say
few words to you.
my chief duty and pleasure on this
occasion is to extend to you all, gen
tlemen. a cordial greeting. l feel high
" honored to be placed in a position
to meet you and to give you fraternal
welcome tonight.
1.-The underlying principle which
actuates all true physicians is an emu
lation in works of disinterested be-
nevolence-this you have evlnced to-
dav by the sacrifice of your otherwise
valuable time in, l hope, showing your
devotion to the work of unfolding sci
entific truths for the benefit of hui
nanity and thereby adding generally
TO the stock of mineral treasures.
Il am sorry to know that there are
several of our physicians who claim
that their time is SO occupied profess
sionally. that they cannot attend our
yearly gatherings. We are therefore
deprived of many valuable reports of
important cases that have come under
their supervision during the past year.
I feel that it is the duty of all mem
bers of the profession, on occasions
like this to be present and aid in every
way possible that interests of the pro-
fession.
GA new era brings all things new,
the perfection of science brings new
era. and what follows in the profession
is the improved knowledge in surgery
naval and military-medicine, OBJ
stetrics. gymnaecology and their col
lateral branches. Thanks to merci-
full Providence, surgery is delivered
from the domain of chance. The prac-
teal surgeon of today is the master OF
the situation. He not only proposes,
but disposes. 1t is the increased
knowledge of the treatment of wounds
that the true philosophy of surgery has
been most evinced in recent times. TO
quote the language of one of our learn
ed professors: knowledge and ignor-
ance, capacity and incapacity, care ana
careIessness. cannot occupy an equlvo-
cal relationship in surgery hereafter.
T NAV add the same can be said of all
the other branches of the profession or
today. Antiseptic surgery is doing It's
work, suffering humanity is to be for
ced from its deadly poisons; its appll-
cation is in all cases valuable and the
ubiquitous microbe is no more"
DIR. Alvarez as treasurer, reported
sS1 received ND to the year ending May
%. and 1920 expended, leaving bal
ance in the treasury of $3.50.
The application of DR.. Kellogg was
read and placed in the hands of Drs.
Howard and Myers. as committee
appointed by the chairman.
Nominations for officers to serve dur
ing the ensuing year were left in the
hands of the following Nominating
Committee: Drs. Andrews, Wood and
RAYMOND. A short recess was taken
and the committee returned with the
| following nominations:
DR.. Andrews, president.
DR.. Howard, vice president.
DR.. Alvarez. secretary and treasurer
Drs. Herbert and Myers, members OF
the Executive Committee.
The secretary was instructed to cast
! a unanimous ballot for all the above
officers.
DR.. Andrews took the chair as pres
! ident and after a few brief words o.
thanks for the honor conferred upoT
him. proceeded to announce the mex
business.
DIR. Wood. on behalf of the BOARD
of Health. invited all members Of tht
Medical Association to go to MolOka
on the next regular semi-annual visi
of the Board. DR.. Howard moved tina
the invitation be accepted, and tina
the thanks of the association be ten
dered the Board. Carried.
DR.. Alvarez gave a short talk on tn
communication of leprosy by insects
and other points which he did no
think deserved a paper He spok
specially of mosquitoes.
Meeting adjourned until 8 O'Clock
this evening.