Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-10-16

ruyl, Vhihcrj oonuotos miuhoys Wuhs
Finney, Evans, Mum, Purdue and Salt
house.
DR.. g. A. Wall, Of Albuquerque, then
read a paper on Examination of railroad
employees as to hearing" This paper was
discussed by Drs. Munney, Van Fuyi, FIN
ney, Raster and Duboir, after which an
adjournment was taken for lunch.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN-At the opening Of
the afternoon session, DR.. w. r. Upton,
| of this city, extended The medical society
the freedom of the Montezuma club in Las
Vegas.
A special committee on transportation
reported through DR.. J.. H. Wroth. Report
adopted.
DR.. Edwin B. Shaw, Of the Las Vegas
hospital, read a paper on the Treatment
and care OF minor injuries Of the extremi-
| ties, (which was discussed by Drs. Purdue,
Smalt, Swope, Walker, Upton, Ferguson,
Barker, Munger and WEIGH.
The fourth paper read was by DR.. W. l..
Dorland, of Pueblo, Colo. 1t treated OF
"Fatal result from a minor injury, and a
subsequent damage suit" and was dis
cussed by Drs. Finney, Upton, Minney
and Barker.
DR.. l.. H. Mum. Of Topeka, Kansas,
then talked on "Neurasthenia or traumatic
nsurosis following railroad injuries"
which was discussed by Drs. Ferguson,
Mcclure, Dorland and Jacobs.
Upon the closing Of the literary program,
a motion was passed rendering a cordial
vote OF thanks to the management of the
Las Vegas hot springs company for the
use of the pavilion and the magnificent
attention given the association during the
meeting; also, to the medical profession OF
Las Vegas and the Montexuma club, for
courtesies extended during the session.
A vote of thanks was extended TO DR.. J.
p. Raster for his courteous treatment OF
the profession, after which the session ad-
journed to meet in Topeka In the month Of
June next, after the meeting of ths ma
tional medical association. s4
THE RECEPTION.
In response to an invitation from the
management. of the Montezuma hotel,
ladies and gentlemen to the number OF
about fifty couples of the Montezuma club,
together with the resident ply ~sicians Of
the city, left for the hot springs at 8;16
o'clock, last evening, there to pay their
respects to the visiting physicians The
train arrived at the hot springs at 8:45,
where the mammoth hotel bad been fully
lighted and most artistically and beautiful
~ decorated for the occasion. Upon
the assembly Of the guests in its spacious
corridors and parlors, after wraps had
been laid aside, an enjoyable hour
was spent in i~ntroductions and
social chats, thus putting everyone at
ease and giving them a feeling of general
acquaintance before the real program Of
the evening commenced.
At 9:4O an excellent concert was begun
in the casino consisting OF six selections as
follows: a
Czibulka ...... Selection "Amoritap
Hands Orchestra. !.
Guy d'Hartelot. ~. ...... Say Yes"
Miss Rothgeb.
Nevin 49,. ....... .........." Doris"
Miss .Knickerbocker.
Violin-Miss Atkins,
viola-Miss Reynolds. !.
SIvor1. -. ...........
Miss Edith Rotbgeb.
u-Rubinsteiu .''Thou'rt like unto a fower''
d'Hartelot. . !. .''Little Boy Blue"
Mrs. Rankin.
Wieniawski ...,......... -. "Legende"
Miss Atkins.
o-MacDowell. -. ."Thy Beaming Eyes",
oh. de Fontenailles ..s.Obstination''
Mrs. Wheelock.
Morse. .Gavotte. ."Grace and Beauty
a U4 Hands, OrChaafra
MISS Miss e esSegia' Accompanies.
At the conclusion of the program. the
~Iations, after which the seats we're cleared
away and dancing was INDUCED in until
11:30, when all adjourned to the spacious
banquet hall to quiet their pulsating nerves
and refresh themselves with the sumptuous
repast that hal been spread.
The vast dining room was brilliantly
lighted while potted palms adorned con-
~vsnient inches in the walls and long chains
of smilax were struhg from ceiling to wsll
aud twined among the great chandeliers,
thus softening and Identifying the vast
outlines OF the room, white vases of huge
chrysanthemums and Jack roses at
convenient distances on the tables
with chains of smilax, gave to the whole
a tone OF Byzantine splendor, hard for p n
to portray. Plates were laid for 200 guests,
while, and as the banquet was served,
Prof. Hands orchestra discoursed classic
melodies from the great authors. Man
ager johnson aud Superintendent Mott, of
the Depot hotel, graciously lent their SER
vices to see that everything was conducted
along approved lines, aud so we'll did they
see that 1t was done that a less sum ptuous