The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-22
THEY WERE TREATED WELL.
SAVANNAH PHYSICIANS WELL
PLEASED WITH STATE CONVENTION

Was the Most Successful the Georgia
Medical Association Has Ever Held
and the Delegates Were Hand
sOmeI3 Treated by the AtIantians.
Convention VIII Meet in Augusta
Next Year and VIII De Invited to
savannah the Year FoIIowinE-A
State Health officer, to BE Appoint
ed by the Governor, Favored by
the Convention.
Savannah's delegation of physicians
which attended the annual convention of
the Georgia State Medical Association al
Atlanta, returned yesterday. The delega-
ton consisted of Drs. St. J. 3. Graham,
]. Lawton HERS, J. Ralston baltimore,
W. f. Fitch, George NJ. Norton and J.
G. Farmer Mrs W. E. Fitch and Mrs.
w E Norton also accompanied the party.
The members OF the delegation report
that the convention was che most success
full in the history of the association, the
attendance being in the neighborhood Of
300 and the secretary's report showing ad-
ditions of 10 new members. The Sa-
vannah members also said that Atlanta
did the proper thing by the convention.
There was a smoker at the Bohemian
Club Wednesday night and banquet at
the Kimball Thursday night. Gov. Cand-
Ter, Attorney General Terrell and other
distinguished citizens were present and
made addresses and the affair was very
satisfactory one in every way The visit
ing members were also shown consider
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A number Of important questions were
discussed before the convention, amous
them being the treatment of typhoid few
err of appendicitis, about which there Is
still considerable difference of opinion
among physicians, the esta blshment of
Pasteur Institute in the state, the creation
of the office Of state health officer, to ex-
ercise a general supervision over local
and county health officers, and other mat
tiers of medical interest. The convention
put itself on record as faVoring a state
health officer.
The report of the committee upon the
Pasteur Institute was favorable to the es-
Enlistment of such an institution. The
report was adopted by the convention and
the committee authorized 10 proceed with
its work, with the condition attached that
II should place the association under no
financial obligation in the matter. The
report suggested that the association
should endeaVOr to obtain One-half of the
receipts from the dog tax, doubtless on the
principle that as dogs are responsible for
the need of such an institute they should
be made to contribute TO its support.
One of the interesting matters before the
convention was the report of DIR. Hers
chairman of the committee appointed
at the previous convention to take up the
matter of increasing the rank, pay and
allowances of the surgeon general of the
United states army to that of major
general, his present rank being that of
brigader. DR.. HERS reported that the
committee had met with considerable sue
cess in its efforts, the American Medical
Association and a number of state socie-
ties having taken favorable action on the
suggestion. A bill has been prepared pro-
viding for the desired elevation in rank
of the surgeon general, and will be intro
dueed a the present session of Congress-
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President-Dr. S. y. Benedict Athens
First Vice President-Dr. r. NJ. Hardin,
Rome.
Second Vice President-Dr Lockhart,
Maysville.
Secretary-Dr. l.. II. Jones Atlanta
Treasurer-Dr. e c. Goodrich, Augusta.
be held at Augusta when it is proposed to
invite the convention to meet at Savan-
nah the following year. Drs. HERS. Ora
ham, Farmer and Fitch were named as
delegates from Savannah TO the American
Medical Association, which meets at At
lantic City in June.