Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-22
Homeopathic Second Choice for Next
Years Meeting.
SHARP CONTEST OVER THE MATTER
Reports Showing the Present Status
Of the Profession.
ACTION AGAINST OPTICIANS

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., June 22.-The
third days session of the fifty-fifth annual
meeting of the American Institute of HON.
eopathy was the liveliest held so far. the
cause being the debate over the selection
of the second choice for place of meeting
next year In which the delegates from
Cleveland scored a victory. The committee
having in charge the matter of selecting
place recommended that the fifty-sixth an
nual meeting be held in Washington at the
time of the unwilling of the monument TO
Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of hon.
eopathy, ard in case of Unforeseen circrm-
stances which might prevent the unvei!ins.
thIt the meeting be held in Put-In-Bay.
Ohio
Thirty-three thousand dollars must be
raised and an act OF Congress passed giving
a site before the monument can he erected.
and the outlook at present is. therefore,
not considered the brightest. hence the con-
test for second choice.
Fight for Cleveland.
The fight for Cleveland was led by DR.
Homer OF that city and Dr.. Fisher of Chi
CaEo. The former moved to substitute
Cleveland for Put-in-Bay in the commit
tees report. but the motion was lost. Then
followed spirited but good-natured de-
committees report.
The result was that Dr. Horner's motion
was recoDS!dered and Cleveland was finally
decided upon as the second choice.
The report Of the committee on ORGANIZE
ton showed that at present there are IN
the United States eight national homeo-
path societies. two sectional societies.
thirty-three state societies. ninety-five local
societies thirty-nine medical clubs. three
miscellaneous organizations. eighty-SeVen
general homeopathic hospitals. sixty-eight
special hospitals and Institutions. fifty
eight dispensaries. twenty homeopathic col
legeS. The committee also showed that the
death rate in cases treated by hOmeopa-
thists is 4.s2 per cent.
Election of officers.
The election of officers resulted in the
acceptance of the names suggested at yes
terday's session By the nominating commit
tee. headed by Dr. James E. Walton of Gin
cinnati president
DR.. T. f. Allen of New York called atten-
ton 10 a movement to start new homeo-
pathic organization to be known as the
Interstate League of Homeopathy, which,
he said. would mean a split in the institute,
and which was due to the fact that not
enough time is allotted ut the annual meet
ings to the various sections for scientific
discussion of medicine.
In order 10 prevent disintegraton res
olutiOn TO create a special bureau of ma
terra medica was referred to the committee
on resolutions, and Dr. Allen. President
Bailey and President-elect Walton. were
appointed to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of
such d bureau.
Against the Opticians.
The institute adopted resolution against
the treatment of the eye by opticians.
DR.. D. y. F'oote of Omaha read a paper
on Homeopathy as Related to Obstetrics
At the general meeting on paedology
papers were read as follows:
Catarrhal Pneumonia in Children" DR..
A VI. Linn. Des Moines. Ia: "Etiology. Pa
thology and Bacteriology'' DR. s. Sharp
less Hall. Philadelphia, discussed by DIR. W.
c. GOodno. Philadelphia: Sym toma toIogy"
DIR. Allison Clokey. Louisville, KY, dis
CrLssad BY IDr. ]. 2. Cobb Chicago