Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-05-25
MEDICAL MEN.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STATE
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AT
GRAND FORKS "A SUCCESSFUL
oNE-ENJoYABLE BANQUET.
Grand Forks, May 25.-The State
Medical Association has adjourned af-
ter a pleasant and profitable session.
The banquet given the visiting mem
bers of the profession was an enjoy
able one, and heartily enjoyed by the
physicians who attended. DR.. Wheeler,
the presiding genius of the occasion,
in a happy manner, called on the pres
ident Of the association, Or. Geo. +.
Bates OF Hillsboro, to respond to the
toast Our Visitors" which that gem
tleman did in a. humorous and anato-
mical manner which was highly enter
tanning.
Rev. A. T. Gesner's subject was
.sDivinity.' MI. Gesner announced
at the outset that he was no after din-
n speaker, and then proceeded to
demonstrate that he was a very poor
judge of his own ability, making an
excellent speech in which wit and
humor were happily combined with
more sober thoughts OF the possibili-
ties of a combination of medical skill
with thought for the spiritual nature
of man which can be reached by
neither drugs nor scalpel.
Hon. Tracy R. Bangs, in responding
to eThe Law" reminded the members
of the association of the intimate E
lation between his profession and their
own, the former being frequently
called on to assist the latter in cases
OF emergency. He pointed out that
the medics had an advantage over the
lawyers, however, in that while the
doctor who was popularity accused Of
error was defended By every member
of his profession, who Invariably de-
clared the treatment followed to have
been the only correct one, while the
lawyer had an ever ready adversary to
pick flaws in his arguments, and to
point out his errors to judge, jury and
public.
DR.. DarroW of Fargo was called on
for a response to the toast Medicine, 2
and spoke in a humorous vein, firing
shots of humor at the clergy, the law
yers and not even himself. The doc
tors benign countenance never looks
more genial than when he is in the
middle Of a good story that has a laugh
at the end of it.
After a piano selection by Mr.. Hops,
which was heartily applauded, Hon.
J, ]. Ryder responded to THE Press
He paid high tribute to the character
of the men in the medical profession,
discussing the subject from the stand
point of a newspaper man, and spoke
Of instances where the physician had
not only given relief to the bruised
body, but had helped to heal the broken
spirit,
Practitioners of the Old School,
was humorously discussed by one 8
them-Dr. F. R. smyth Of Bismarck
DR.. Smyth recalled the days when Thu
medical student acquired a great dea
of his knowledge by dint Of hart
knocks, when special courses were be.
yond the reach OF many, and when thu
microscope was thing of wonder Il
many a student class. He paid hi
compliments very neatly to his oil
friends, Drs. Wheeler and DarroW, ami
resumed his seat amid applause.
The Ladies' was the toast that fel
to the lot of Dr.. .. P. Tylen of Shell
don, and he invited any one who know
more about the subject than he did Il
come forward and say SO. His re
marks were given point by a humble
Of witty illustrations and were great.
enjoyed.