The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-05
THE OSTEoPAl'HS.


All day yesterday delegates 10 the conyen-
ton OF the American Association for the
Advancement OF Osteopathy were arriving.
and by this morning. 1t is estimated, there
will be over seventy-fiye ready to attend the
sessions at the PropyIaeum. The convention
Is national one. The chief disappointment
OF the meetings viii be that A T. Still. NJ.
D.. the founder OF osteopathy. will not be
able to deliver the annual address, as ex-
pected. He Is seriously indisposed 1t was
also announced last night that DR.. ]. Martin
Littlejohn, dean OF the faculty OF the Amer
ican School of Osteopathy. at Kirksville. NO..
who, 1t Is claimed, had been awarded the
gold medal of the Royal Society Of London.
England. for the best scientific article writ
ten during the last year, had also been
invited to address the society. He sailed
from New York yesterday on his wsy to
London.
The session Thursday morning will be an
executive one. TO which the general public
VIII not be admitted. although the doors
viii be thrown open during all the other
sessions. The chief business to come before
the business meeting viii be the discussion
or plans for the protection Of practitioners
In osteopathy against ''the prosecutions OF
the medical fraternity For some time
past the State Medical Board has contem-
plated the prosecution OF all those prac-
ticing osteopathy In this State. and in sew
eral cases warrants have been sworn out
1t is proposed to raise fund with which TO
resist such prosecutions in the future, and
TO this end 1t is contemplated increasing
the membership fee to SIS a year. 1t will
be proposed, also, to make a full public
statement OF what osteopathy really is and,
T.. 49,. D.
to recognize The right OF osteopathc practi-
toners 90 work In Indiana, the fund will be
raised 10 fight the case to the end of legal
extremities. The case for the society VII
be presented by +. W. Hannah, of this city.
The programme in full is as follows:
Wednesday - Morning: Opening address,
8 c. Matthews. president; The A. A. A.
O." F. w. Hannah discussion, led by. 4:
G.. Hildreth; "Degenerations of the Spinal
Cord III. +. Goetz CA. 5. o.; discussion. led
hy ID r Pa't Rnss Stand ara Of Excel
led by Mrs. y. s. Williams; Courses Of
Study" Dain l.. Tasker Up. s. o.: discus
state Organizations" d. Ella McNicoii:
Thy as Profession S. S. stiil Is. s. S. G.
'The Future Of Osteopathy." L. z. Cherry
(M- l. o.; discussion. led by Horton +. I'm
derwood; The Associated Colleges" Net
Tie III Bodies CIV. 1. o.; discussion. led by
Thursday : Morning: Business meeting
Afternoon: Unfinished business; reports
from osteopathic schools; short articles on
varied topics association talks (generaD !;
exchanges of experience; next annual meet
ing discussed; adoption OF resolutions.
At the conclusion or the session there will
be public address on The Scientific and
Professional implications OF Osteopathy'
by Mason w Pressly. and the convention
viii close with banquet.
The visitors reported IN this city last night
were: A J. Hildreth. ST. Louis: c. L. Still
Kirksville, Mo-; Balm l.. Tasker Los An
geles. Cal. ID. Ella McNicQn. Frankfort
Ind; William Smith, NJ. D., Kirksville, Mo-.
u. NJ. Browder. Kirksville, No.. Mr.. and
NJ f. Butler, Minnea polls. Mimi; II. IL.
Gravett and wife, Greenville. o.; L. II. Tay-
Tor and wife. Peoria. Ill. Miss Irene Har-
wood. secretary. Kansas City, Mo-. v. c..
Hook. Wilkesbarre, Pa; $. II. Morgan, vice
president. Lexington. Nv; III. f. Nelson,
Mrs. d. $. Williams. Chicago; II. f. Pat.
terson, Washington. ID. c.; II. +. Goetz
Quincy, ILL.,: E W. Goetz. 1erre Haute:
George Nienstedt. Bloomington. Ind. b. F.
Gentry. Bloomington. Ind; NJ. F. Hulett
Columbus. O.: G. NJ. T. Hulett. Cleveland.
firing. Toledo, o.; Ia r. Cherry, Milwaukee,
Wis. II. f, Underwood. Boston, Mass
Nettie II. Bolles. Denver. Col. j. s. Gaylord
Franklin. KY; Mason W. Pressly. Philadel-
phia: George SOmmers. Cincinnati. O.; c.
y Henry. NJ D.; Minneapolis. MINI; r.
M bus asncsss' E Buffalo r. X W BY
Marion. Ind; J. w. Banning. Chicago: j.
II. sullivan. Chicago: Mary r. Kelly, Chi
cage. C. r. Wells. Anderson; Il. T. May.
Crawforcsville: Charles A. Peterson, Ches-
bur L. Smith, Baltimore: W. s. Watson.
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