Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-20
ADHEREs TO FIRST PROGRAM
INSTITUTE OF HOMEOPATHY ME-
MORTAL MEETING TONIGHT.
Nominations Made Today of Officers
for Ensuing Year Other
Business Transacted.

| ond days session at $40 O clock this morn
ing at the Arlington Hotel. Upon motion it
| was resolved that the original program
| should be adhered to, and the memorial
exercises will be held tonight, the action
| OF the meeting yesterday in that respect be-
| ing reconsidered.
Nominations for officers of the institute
for the ensuing year were reported as fol-
| lows: For president. DR.. w. W. Van Baum
| of Philadelphia. DIR. A. B. Norton of New
York; for vice president, DIR. George Royal
| of Des Moines; for second vice president,
| Dr. Flore N. Ward of San Francisco: for
| general secretary, DIR. Eugene H. Porter OF
| New York: for recording secretary. Dr.
| Wilson A. Smith of Chicago; for treasurer,
| Dr. T. Franklin Smith of New York; board
| OF censors, DR.. George b. Peck OF ProVl-
dence, r. l.: registrar, DR.. Henry c. AL
| drich of Minneapolis.
| Dr. William r. King, chairman OF the
committee on press, next submitted MS re-
port, which was accepted.
| Dr. A. b. Norton of New York. chairman
| of the committee on medical legislation
| submitted the report of his committee he
| stated that the committee had taken up the
| recommendations made by President Wal
| ton in his annual address. delivered last
| night at the National Theater, and that
| while many difficulties are In the way OF
| uniform medical legislation throughout the
| United States the committee would propose
| the following as the best solution OF the
| problem:
Proposed Action.
| 1.-The American Institute Of Homeopathy,
| always standing for the highest medical
| education and requirements for the practice
| of medicine, and believing in the principle
| of license that shall permit its holders to
| practice in any of the states or territories
| of the Union, and also believing that this
| end can be best accomplished by exchange
of license between states having similar
| laws. therefore the American Institute of
| Homeopathy declares itself In favor OF
| medical licensure reciprocity between the
| states. territories and District of Columbia
having practically the same licensing stand
| ard, and of securing by statutory amend
| ment such reciprocity.
| THAT the committee of legislation of the
| American Institute Of Homeopathy be d.
| rected 20 endeavor to secure through the
| interstate committee, the state organiza-
| tons and the members of the various
| boards of medical examiners in animation
| with this association, notifications IN the
| various state laws permitting of an eX-
| change license between states having the
| same requirements for the practice of med
| icine, and that the committee on legisla-
| ton be directed to request the cooperation
| of similar committees of the American
| Medical Association and the National Ec-
| lectic Medical Association. and all other or
| ganizations interested in medical licensure,
| to the furtherance of this end
| Draft of a Bill.
| Dr. Norton stated that to follow out what
| the committee believed to be the will of the
| Instituted the committee had drafted bill,
| as follows:
An act authorizing the appointment of
| a commission to ascertain what legislation
| is necessary to secure a uniform standard
| in the practice of medicine and surgery
| throughout the United States.
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
| Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled. that the
President be and he IS hereby authorized
| to appoint commission. consisting OF
| three physicians. representing respective
", the American Medical Association, the
| American Institute of Homeopathy and the
| National Electric Medical Society, which
| commission shall. without unnecessary de-
lay, carefully examine existing legislation
| of the various states and territories and
\ the District of Columbia on the subject of
l the regulation of the practice of medicine
| and surgery, and said commission shall
as speedily as may be make report set
| ting forth what legislation is necessary to
| secure uniform and efficient standard of
| qualification for the practice of medicine
| and surgery, and shall recommend such
| additional legislation as may, in their opin-
| ion. be necessary in connection with the
purposes of their appointment.
The second section provides that said
| commission shall be entitled to compen-
| sation of $50 per day for each member
| while engaged in the performance of his
DUTY.
DR. Norton stated that. in the opinion
| of the committee, such commission would
| be most valuable in securing such legisla-
| ton from the states as will secure uni
form and efficient standard aof qualifica-
| ton.
Amended and Adopted.
This proposed legislation caused consider
able debate, but 1t seemed to be the unani-
nous sentiment of the meeting that there
should be national standard and
tional examining board, and with slight
| amendments the resolutions proposed were
| unanimously adopted. the report of the
committee medical legislation was then
adopted a whole.
| DIR. T. Y. Kline, chairman of the audit
ing committee. reported that the commit
tee found the accounts of the treasurer
correct in every particular, and his report
was accepted.
On motion of DIR. Foote, the institute ex-
tended an invitation to the National Eclec-
tic Medical Society, now in session at At
| lantic City, to attenu the dedicatory serv-
| ices at the Hahnemann monument Thurs
| day afternoon.
| Scientific Meeting.
At II o'clock President Walton declared
| the business meeting adjourned and DR.. J.
W. Ward took the chair and presided over
| the meeting of the section in gynecology.
which remained in session until l O'clock,
| DIR. H. f. Beebe acting as secretary.
The following papers were read:
Advance in Gynecology," by James w.
Ward. Md. San Francisco. CAL; discus
sion opened by o. S. Runnels, MD, of In
! dianapolis Ind.
Diagnosis. Differential Diagnosis and
| Pathology" by James C. Wood, NJ D. Dis
| cussion opened by DR.. s. S. Stearns Of
Washington, d. c.
Surgical Management" by Florence N
Ward of San Francisco, Cal. Discussion
| opened by DR.. B. Curryer.
"Cystitis and Urethretis in Their Relation
| to Uterine Diseases" by B. F. Belts. NJ D.
| Discussion opened by James s. Barnard Of
\ Baltimore
Meetings of Other Societies.
| The institute held no session this after
noon. but there was a meeting of the sec
ton in sanitary science. presided over by
DIR. T. e. Roberts. chairman. DIR. Henry r.
| Stout is secretary. There will also be a
meeting late this afternoon of the section
In pedology, E. r. Snader, Id, chairman;
Alfred P. Hanchett. MD. secretary.
| The section in clinical medicine is helding
special meeting this afternoon, H. M.
| Dearborn. NJ. D.. presiding and DIR. A. L.
| Blackwood acting as secretary.
| Evening Program.
| The institute will hold a memorial service