The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-25
ST. FauI IAN w ins Over Ha..as.!: H. 9
Candidate-Next Meeting of the
State riediCal Society at ST. Paul
Several Interesting Points i'm the
Business Session Held Friday Fore
nOon-Final Adjournment Friday

Only few of the doctors took the
ride around the city Thursday
rendered by the Commercial club, for
the reason that most of them slept
late to make up for last night.
when President Flynn called the
business meeting to order at 1000 a.
H., DR.. Andrews presented a report
for the executive committee, and
among other things recommended
that the board of censOrS be abolish
ed, in order to avoid the confusion and
misunderstanding which has occurred
in the past. He said that the expense
of holding the annual meeting had
been reduced this year, and that
the Minnesota Valley Medical Society
had bOurn some of it.
Secretary Donnelly asked permits
sion to have 500 or 1000 more copies
of the constitution printed. On
motion of DR.. Davis, he was author
ized to procure 500 copies.
The committee on nominations, DR..
w. II. Magic of Duluth, chairman,
recommended the following chairmen
of sections for the ensuing year:
Practice of medicine-Dr. @. l..
Green, OF ST. Paul.
Surgery-Dr. A. E. Spaulding, of
LuVerne.
Physiology and pathology-Dr. S.
HI. Boyer, of Duluth.
Obstetrics and diseases of schild-
ren-Dr. W. T. Adams, of Egin.
Medical education, Jurisprudence
and state medicine, Dr. ID. o. Thomas,
of Minneapolis.
Nervous diseases DIR. E. A. Dodge,
of LeSueur.
The report was adopted and the
committee discharged.
The committee on neurology, DR..
+. j. CreSsy, chairman, presented
report of the death of DR.. Perry III.
Willard, of ST, Paul, former presi-
dent of the society, with an apprO-
pirate recital of his ability and sue
cess as a physician and man. The
society voted to set aside special
page in the records for this report.
DR.. q. G. Slagle, OF Minneapolis,
wanted report from the committee
on anti-tOXine treatment of diphtheria
DR.. 2. A. Walling, of Park Rapids,
chairman of the committee, explained
why no report was ready and said that
it could collect statistics and report
at the meeting next year, as it had
done a year ago, il the society desired.
On motion of DR.. Slagle, the COM
mittee was continued for another
year.
DR.. II. M. Workman, of Tracy, for
the committee on new members, rec
commended the following applicants,
who were properly vouched for and
were elected to membership: Drs.
VIM. COrprOn, Minnesota Lake; j W
Bailey, Faribault: Geo. Ransom,
Dodge Center; Chas. w. Bray, Wa
baSha: q. E. Chamberlain, Waterville;
j. M. Lewis, Minneapolis; Frank c..
Todd, Sleepy Eye; Harry p. Richie,
Knox Bacon, ST. Paul; j. G.. Cross.
Rochester, f. E. FraDchere, ST..
James; A. o. Bjeland, Albert Lea; J..
S. HOlbrook, MankatO; O. W. Archi-
bald, St. Paul; E. o. Puckledge,
Sleepy Eye.
DR.. Ii. B. Sweeizer, of Minneapolis,
moved that SIC be given to Manager
Snow, of the Saulpaugh. to be dis
tribute among the mattresses on ac-
count Of their good services. This
was carried.
DR.. Little, of Minneapolis, precipi-
taIed a discussion by offering an
amendment to the constitution strik-
ing out the provision for three ceH-
sOrS and making the chairman of
each section responsible for the pa
perS for this section, the committe
on publication to reject Objectionable
papers. There was one vote against
the amendment, which would pre-
vent a change this year, as the con-
stitution can only be changed by
unanimous consent without a years
notice. After a discussion Of parlia-
mentary usage, the ObjectOr finally
moved reconsideration of the vote,
and his objection being to the clause
giving the committee on publication
the right to reject Objectionable pa
pers, as it would make the committee
a second board Of censors, Mr.. Little
Withdrew that clause. The amend
ment then carried unanimously and
the bylaws were made to conform.
A marked division occurred in the
meeting over motion made by DR..
Andrews to have the committee on
publication have the minutes printed
where it could be done cheapest. to
be placed in the hands of the mem
bers within sixty days The Lancet
has heretofore had monopoly on
this printing. The motion was car
rle0 OY NOIC VI OF ayes w ~ NOES.
DIR. Blackman moved that the next
annual meeting of the society be held
in St. Paul, and this was carried
without a dissenting voice.
DIR. Walling moved that vote of
thanks be given to those who had
taLen the doctors riding during the
morning, and this was carried.
A motion by DR.. Hall was carried,
tbankinp the Minnesota Valley Medi-
cai Society and the Mankato members
of the State Medical Society for
courtesies extended the society.
The election of officers was then
taken up, and hot contest developed
over the presidency.
DR.. Will Mayo, of Rochester, nomi-
mated DR.. John E, Fulton, of ST. Paul,
and this was seconded by DR.. Gillette,
of St, Paul, and DR.. Vanderhouck, of
Minneapolis.
mated DR.. w. III. Magic, of Duluth,
and DR.. Chas. Reed, DR.. Andrews and
DIR, Hunter, of Minneapolis, seconded
it.
DR.. Allen, of Minneapolis, said that
one and two years ago there was an
understanding that the presidency
should 90 to ST. Paul this year.
This statement aroused the ire Of
several of the doctors. One said that
the gentlemen Of the society were not
cattle. and if the presidency was con-