The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-20
STATE MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION
COnuNned in Annual Session at Seals
Hall Yesterday.
A DISTINGUISHED GATHERING
Prominent Physicians From All Parts oil
State in Attendance.
WILL REMAIN IN SESSION FOUR DAYS
Social Functions Have Been Arranged for the
Entertainment of the Vsitors-Reception
at Commercial Club Tonight.
Got Down to Business.
WILL REMAIN IN SESSION FOUR DAYS

Alabama was called to order in annual ses-
sion at Seals hall, this city, at noon yes
terday with many of the leading physi-
clans of the state in attendance. The ses-
sion will last until Friday.
The various trains into the city Monday
night and yesterday brought delegates and
visitors to the convention who were taken
in hand by the local committee of arrange
ments and shown every courtesy.
Drs G. p. Waller and A. H. Montgom-
cry, the secretary and assistant secretary,
respectively, were at their desks in the
vestibule at Seals hall attending to mat
tiers incident to the opening of the ses-
sion.
The presence of the visitors in this city
will be the occasion of several social func-
lions to be given in their honor.
Drs Wilson and Brown will entertain
the visiting doctors at luncheon at their
hospital, No. 1920 First avenue. between
the hours of IL and o'clock today.
Tonight a reception at the rooms of the
Commercial club will be rendered by the
Jefferson County Medical association and
promises to be an elaborate affair. The
rooms have been beautifully decorated for
the occasion and nothing has been left
undone to show the visitors every courtesy
and attention.
First Session
The association was called to order
promptly at IL o'clock by the president,
Dr. L. L. Hill, OF Montgomery.
Rev. B. D. Gray, pastor of the First Bap-
fist church, opened the meeting with
fervent prayer.
Dr. A. r. Henley then delivered an ad-
dress of welcome on behalf of the Jefferson
County Medical association and the citi-
zens, which conveyed hearty and sincere
greeting to the visitors. In, the course OF
his address he paved a glowing tribute to
the late Drs j. C. Dozier, Charles Wheean
and W. H. Johnston, and Mrs. Margaret
O'Brien-Davis, wife of DR.. John d. 5.
Davis
He referred to the progress of Birming-
ham and to her bright future. His address
was expressive of true spirit of well
come and was received with applause.
Presidents Report
President Hill then read his annual ad-
dress which was an able and concise re-
view of the work of the association during
the past year.
He took up in detail many questions per-
tanning to the profession, touching upon
medical misfts, the practice OF some
counties in letting the treatment of pau
pers to the lowest bidder, the proper ed
ucaton of medical students, and quaran-
| tine regulations, giving it as his opinion
that the proper solution of the question
was to require proper observance of SAM
tary laws in Havana.
The feeling referred to the members of
the association who had been called to the
md 10 nr
| the founder of the association.
DR. J. c. IeGrand, of Birmingham, senior
vice president of the association, then
made his report, which dealt chiefly with
| the work of the county associations. He
| mentioned the late small pox epidemic in
1 this state and deplored the lack of appre-
| citation of public officials in many instances
| of the work done by the medical societies
| in Graduating the diease.
\ The reports from the various counties in
/ the state were read
| The SecretayS report was read ana re-
ceived.
| The report of Dr. w. C. Jackson. treasur-
| er of the association, was read by the sec
! rotary, which showed a balance on hand OF
81 100 and current expenses for the past year
! of Al 100 The report was referred to the
/ hoard of censors. A letter was also read
| from Dr. Jackson, rendering his resignation
| as treasurer.
Reports of Committees
| The secretary then read the report of the
| publishing committee, in which it was ad-
| vised that the members of the society make
! the published transactions of the society as
| full and accurate as possible and other val
| liable suggestions. The report was also re-
| ferred to the board of censors.
DR.. Z. L. Marechal, of Mobile Junction.
vice-president of the association who had
lust arrived on the Louisville and Nashville
railroad came into the hall at this juno
md do h pyhi
80 1-3 per cent of the physicians are inter-
ested in the work which the association
had in view. He favored the suggestion
made at the last meeting of the society
that the number of vice-presidents be in
creased so that visit can be made to each
society in the state by one of them during
the year, which he thought would arouse
interest The report then took up the con-
dition of the various societies of the state
by counties
DIR. w. H. Sanders. of Mobile, state
health officer, of the special committee APP
pointed to begin the work of raising funds
for a monument to the late state health
officer, DR.. Jerome Cochran reported that
the entire time of the committee had been
engaged in fighting the smallpox epidemic
and other duties. He said that he was
anxious to see the monument erected, and
hoped that the desire on the part of the
association in this direction was as strong
as last year. He announced a vacancy on
the committee. caused by the death of DR..
Seelye.
On motion Of DR.. Sholl the report was
received and the president authorized to
fill the vacancy by appointment.
The association then adjourned until 8
p. m.
Evening Session
When the association was called to order
at the evening session the hall was well
filled, number of doctors having arrived
during the afternoon.