Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-21
CLOSING SESSIONS.
Des Moines Valley Medical Assoc
citation Elect Officers.
TIE ANNUAL BANQUET LAST EVENING
Informal Reception at Parlors of First
M. 4. Church-Post.Prand lex.
ercises Presided over by DIR. HI.
4. Leipziser, of Burlington.
from Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily. 4
The reception and banquet at the
parlors of the First M. e. church last
evening marked the close of the TWEEN
ty-ninth annual meeting OF the Des
Moines Valley Medical association.
which was. held in this city yesterday.
The business sessions in the morning
and afternoon were held at the court
house, and the entire meeting, includ-
ing the social sessions in the evening,
was one of the best in point OF interest
and number in attendance, ever held
since the association was organized
twenty-seven Years ago.
The Des Moines Valley Medical assoc
citation was formed in Ottumwa jan
nary z, 1873, and has steadily grown
in numbers, life and importance un-
til it is recognized rs. one oil. the lead
ing district societies in the vest. The
attendance this year exceeded one huns,
sdred, and the progress Of Tie, society
during the past. twelve months has
been very satisfactory indeed.
OMcers Elected,
At the closing session, yesterday af-
ternoons the y fol lowing officers We're
elected for the ensuing year.:
President-Dr. 7. NJ. ThroclSmorton,
Charlton.
Vice-president-Dr. r. c. Roberts,
TT. Madison. a
Secretary ana treasurer-Dr. w. B.
LaForce, Ottumwa.
Assistant secretary and treasurer
4 DIR. Il. A. Rogers, Osllaloosa.
Board of censors--Dr d. a. LaForce,
DR.. d. w. Searie, Ottumwa; Dr. W.
II. Ernest, Seymour; DR.. j. V. Bean.
Fairfield.
Committee on Ethics-Dr. T. C. Meh-
Ter, New London; DR.. A. w. Mcclure,
Mt. Pleasant; DR.. Z. G. Grove, Fair
field.
The banquet.
The banquet last evening was served
in the parlors of the First NJ. Z. church
by the women of that society, and
the manner in which the physicians,
their families and friends We're enter
tanned ELECTED much commentator.
and terminated in rising vote of
thanks to their hostesses.
The seventy-five guests were seated
at eleven tables which were Hastily
arranged and decorated with bouquets
iof flowers. A most delicious five-course
banquet supplied the wants of the in
ner man, and a splendid program OF
toasts entertained him. DR.. II. "A.
Leipzinger, of Burlington, who presid-
ed at the post prandial exercises, with
jovial witty remarks introduced the
speakers and assisted in maintaining
an air of myrthfulness thruout the
evening.
Post.Prandial Exercises.
After a prayer by Rev. j. HOLSTER
Lynch, rector of Trinity Episcopal
church, DIR. Leipziger Immediately in
troduced DR.. Emory Lanpear, of ST.
Louis, Mo-, who, on account of being
compelled to leave on an early train,
spoke very briefly on the toast: Amer
lean and European Surgery" He gave
the German, French and English sur
geons the credit of excelling the Amer
lean profession in the art of sitting
longer and drinking more at the ban
quet, but, professionally, he said the
american surgeon is capable of holding
his own in Berlin, Paris, or any other
foreign seat of advanced surgery. The
people OF this country he said do not
appreciate what American surgeons are
doing. He complimented the profess
sion in OttEmwa and said for careful
ness and perfectness of technique there
are men in Iowa who are the peers of
the great men in Europe. In regard to
the work that is being done in the hos
pitfalls of Europe, DR.. Leipziger said it
as no comparison to that which Is being
accomplished in similar institutions in
Chicago, today.
Rev. J. HollIster Lynch.
Rev. Lynch spoke. on the subject:
AThe Family Physician He said he
used to wonder how the physician
found so much to do and had SO much
money to spend, an understanding
which came to him with the coming Of
family. When illness comes into the
home it is then that the skilled physi-
clan is desired, and his services are APP
preciated.'
DR.. A. o. Williams.
DR.. A. O. Williams gave brief his
tory Of the Association and in conclu-
sion made q comparison of the change
which has been wrought in the meth
DDS of practiciug medicine. He admit
iteNSA - - w many 80 NV. ~ It'll LAO
said in regard t., ye doctor of olden.
Tines. who Carried his drugs in jugs
and administered the former heroically
being supplanted with the physician Of
more modern iceas. and concluding re-
marked: Il think the clergy nigh;
gain point right here. l remember
when I was boy how the preacher
used to PROFOUND the orthodox religion
OF the time, which, however, has also
been greatly modified since then.
DR.. Fenton b. Turck.
4 Toastmastcr Leipziger in introducing
the next speaker of the evening, said:
'This society has been honored by hav-
ing in attendance at its meetings some
of the most noted men of the land,
both from at home and abroad, and
while we cannot boast Roman this
evening, yet we have a most distin-
guished Turk DR.. Fenton B. Turek,
of Chicago"
DR.. Turck said: ''When I came to
the banquet I came loaded with some
interesting stories which intended to