Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-05
MEDICAL MEMS
FINE BANQUET.
Pleasant Conclusicn at the Alta
Club, to the Annual Meeting
SOME GOOD SPEECHES MADE


The state Medical socioty closed -
NTH annual meeting last evening by
tho election Of the following officers;
President. DR.. a. 4. Bowers, OF Salt
Lake. fret president DR.. 4. =.
Wright, SAT- Lakv Ci,s. SECOND sieo-
president. Dr. J. $. Gordon. u ogden;
secretary. Dr. j. n. Knight. o. Salt
Lake.. treasurer DR.. u. worthington.
a board Of nvo consors was elected.
They are aa follows. W W. wood
ring Payaon; Fred stauncr. Eurcha' +.
l.. Richards, A. w. Fisher Salt Lake.
o. G. ormsby, Logan.
After brief discussion the society
concluded that Salt Lake city would
b. the most advantageous place TO hold
the next Meeting, therefore next ycara
meeting will be held Ia this city.
Following out its own precedent tho
Salt Lake County Medical aucivty gave
IT. annual banquet Ia the state Moii-
cal uocicty. The functlon was held at
the Alta club. which was brilliantly
decorated and Illuminated Tor tho occu-
sion. The table waa eprcad with vihnds
rich ana rare and the trained pllutca
81 ATTY OF the leading lights In utah's
medical Ornament were we'll suited.
The tables wore set In the Hhap. OF a
square. and In the center ~ the space
eat an oak stand profuaely decorated
with autumn leaves and h1wers, the
table was adorned with bowls % cnr-
nations. bride RISES. dahlias, astcrs and
other nowcra. and between each bowl
% flowers. ferns were laid. and rcd
rose placed at each cover. all OF which
produced a beautiful effect Fcrns were
alec pinned 90 the table cloth on tho
inner sides, Asparagus plumcs wcro
placed over the chandeliers and from
the outside fioatcd In over the banquet
or- beautiful strains OF music from oil.
sens orchestra. The akilled caterer 81
the -Four hundred" could not have bet
ter mannred or more tuatefully exc.
cutcd a similar Analr.
A happy and well poised tonstmaHtcr
II Dr. j. c. H. King Hut the tnaats
were responded 10 with an absence of
that liRht Righteousness that generally
chnrnctefizca such social events; thcy
were thoughtful, and serious, and
therefore suitable TO the thoughtful
mcn who listened 10 hsm. Thy pro-
gram WAS 10 follows
''Thc Doctor Future" by DR.. A. J.
Hosmcr. who could See greater progress
Ia the world % science and medicine
than In the past. dCanite all ~ adj
yanccmcnt. lie said the most needed
NnNMI hMN TOT ANf uisfANNN 70 NAANAA W.
gcthor and demand from the state their
rights. and In all things scientific, social
aud political 90 % work as 20 help mako
the future brighter.
THE Doctor In the Trenches was
unimadycrtod upon By Dr. G. +. VIII
cox. He spoke Tor some time IN "a
scholarly vein and then apparently re-.
noCtiug over the past said hc would
speak u one who was once aH happy
~ the happleat; light-heurtcd. guy as
the guycst n student and a man whose
body now lies IN the distant Island of
LuEou. He had Just placed his feet
upon the stepping stones TO success,
and he was looking forward with en-
thuslasm To AN honorable career, but
when his country called him he an
swydcd. II mnttcrod not what brilliant
plans for the future had been laid. the
thought Of mother, OF sweetheart, ala
not stay him. lie never swcrvcd from
his set purpose and al the first call Of
country he came forth and offered him
self ~ sacrifice. lie was martyr
20 the cause of freedom and hero
Or Harry A. Young. (Prfound silence
followed by applausul
THE Doctor uH a Patient" was re-
spondtd 20 by DR. 4, c, Ewing, who
has arrived az the conclusion that he
would rather be doctor than patient,
although he thought he was MS good
and dOcilo AZ any other patient. lie
then amused the listeners by discrlp-
ton Of the setting OF a broken limb In
scientific terms, but from the stand
point of the patient.
''rhc Doctors Burden" was the toast
OF Dr. Charles pickncy Hough Ills
speech was brief but pointed, He indi-
Gated that the doctor has no burden.
cNcent those aclf-araumed. The medical
profession, he said. inspired all the add
vancements OF hygienic and sanitary
progress. and Il ever hoping mankind
pleading with people, with municipal
tiles to do things they were unwilling
10 do, and there was no advancement
In municipal sanitary improvements,
bat were aided by the doctors, and yet
IN doing NO they We're lesaenlng their
Held uf operations and decreasing their
Income. lie also spoke Of the great
charities Of the profession the world
over. and the lack of appreciation Of
their efforts In which. unfortunately,
there was lack Of appreciation by the
doctors themselves Of their own work.
'''rho Doctor In Matrimony' was the
pleasant subject pr, Daily was chosen
TO debate upon, He was absent and
Dr. Harry u. Niles responded. His
speech was not long. but fun of com
plimcnthry expressions for the gentlcr
sex, whom he described ns the greatest
help and comfort the doctor can have,
She encourages, ana secs nothing but
what "a right and proper In the actions
of the husband. lie ended with the
declaration that woman and love were
the controlling elements from start TO
nnlsh In the purest and best life, and
called for the toast, our Mother Our
Sweetheart and our Wife"
"Tho Doctors Religion" was respond
ed to by Dr. II, W. Fisher He said
the DOCTORS religion was ~ llmitless
he had been unable TO find II, His
short talk was full Of spice, ana cree
atrd rounds OF applause and laughter,
He had asked one doctor what he be-
lieved. and the reply was Remove the
appendix entirely lcrles ~ Nllcsl and
Science was the invention OF the devil.
and homeopathy close second"
After the regular program, Informal
talks were made by Drs Wilcox. Allen
of Provo, Worthington, Assndoorlnn
OF Castle Gate. g. Ewing, \, $, Bower
and Q. w. Wilson Of Park city.