The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-09
SOUTH TEXAS DOCTORS.
They Hold Their Annual Meeting and Elect
Officers.
CUERO is THE NEXT PLACE OF MEETING
DIR. II. A. West of Galveston Elected
Presidcnt--A Committee to he Sent
to Quarantine Convention.

The South Texas Medical association
met in its fifth semi -annual meeting il
| the knights of Pythias hall. Burns build.
ing. at 10 o'clock yesterday moraing. The
following physicians were among thcst
| present: s. NJ. Morris. Galveston: Il. p
| Daviss, Houston; Sofie IIerzog. Braao ia
Daniel S. Speer. Beaumont R. H. Harri-
Shearer. Wallisville; William w. Walker
schulenburg: H. A. Merit. Galveston; r.
w. Knox. Houston. j. W. Scott Houston
w. Keller. Galveston: J. Fl. Lampson
Houston: ]. Il. Thompson. Galveston; A, Ii
Schenk, Kenney: b. II. Calhoun, Beau
mont; N. j. Pts1ix. Alvin j. u. Can
non, Alvin; o. S. Hodges. Galveston; w
A. Archer. Houston: W. T. Brown. Wallis
r. T. Morris. Il. NJ. Armstrong. j. l..
short, D. S. Wier. S. C. Rsd j. l.. Lewis
ard o. l.. Noteworthy, all of Houston. Be.
sidis there were quite number of inter-
ested spectators not yeIsed in medical
science, who listened attentively to this
proceedings
Promptly at the appointed hour DR.. B
II. Calhoun of Beaumont. president of thu
association, called the meeting to order.
Dr. Ward H. Hulen of Galveston. secre-
tary and treasurer. was not present and
DR.. o. S. Hodges OF Galveston acted as
secretary.
Rev. Seth Ward. pastor of shearn Meth
odist church. invoked divine blessing upon
the assembled physicians in an eloquent
prayer. Mayor Sam H. Brashear welcomed
the association TO all the Inequalities O!
this city in the name Of all the people OF
Houston in way that elected loud ap-
plause. Dr.. G. n. Powell of Laurel, who
sponlse to the address OF welcome. and
President Calhoun replied to the MAJOR a
speech in fitting t.rms.
Consideration of the subjects mem
toned in the programme was at once be-
gun. The following programme was fol-
lowed.
Texas Climate In the Transpecos Re-
gion," r. w. Knox. Houston.
The Thsrapy of Normal Salt Solution.'
j. w. Scott. Houston.
yellow Fever: Diagnosis. Treatment
and Contol by National or State Quaran-
tine," IL. A. West, Galycstou
'Dharrhoea OF Infants" A. II. Schenk-
Kennsy.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Scraps on Surgical Gases" i. b. King.
Houston
Treatment of Hare Lip" ]. u. Thomp-
son. Galveston.
Removing of Bullets" Sofie Hsrzos.
Brazodia.
Intense Shock Following Severe Alb
dominal Glnshot Wounds. and Our Duty"
j, o. Williams. Houston.
''Malarial Coma" II. 7. Morris, Houi-
ton.
Reflex Neurosls of Women" O. l..
Noteworthy. Houston.
Tuberculosis OF Hip Joint and Splne."
j. l.. Lewis Houston.
'Posterior Urathrlts. ]. l.. Short, HOus-
ton.
Report of Cases. d. P. Daviss. Hous-
ion.
DIR. George II. swai Of Houston was ex-
pected 10 read thesis on Diseases OF the
~ arces, but wss not p!szslt The e.
mainder of the days programme was faith
fully observed. All the papers were strong
presentations Of technical subjects of mlci,
interest 10 the profession ana each at
traoted considerable attention
Dr. Sole Herzog excited a great deal OF
comment By her paper on Removing of
,9ulle.~" she advanced new theoriss and
practices In this lire OF medical science
that caused lively debate.
FnAovins the csoss ~ the afternocn'