Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Program for the Iowa State Med
ical Society.
o1TUnWA PHYSICIANS WILL co
Doctors of the State Will Meet in Des
Moines May l6, IL aud ls-How
They VIII be Enter.
tanned.

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is. DR.. Burt LaForce of this city will
read paper at the Friday morning
session on the subject: Treatment of
| Cataract
No effort will be spared by the ply
sicians of Des Moines and their fami-
lies to make it pleasant meeting for
all the visitors. While the members of
the society are attending the meeting
of the association at the First Baptist
church, corner of Eighth and High
streets, the wives of the resident
| physicians will look after the enter
tainment of the visiting women. On
| the afternoon of May 16 the reception
| committee will meet the visiting wom-
en- at the Savery hotel at $3.50 and at 5
o'clock will accompany them to the
home of Mrs. Crayke Priestley, on
be rendered the guests.
After the session of the society We'd
nesday evening the Ellls will entertain
regulation 'ssocial session" Thursday
the association, their wives and invited
guests will be entertained at recep-
ton at the Savery.
The Woman's State Medical society
will hold its annual meeting in Des
Moines on May Is and the members Of
the society will remain in the city and
take part in the meeting of the Iowa
State Medical society on the .hree fol-
lowing days. There is no antagonism
Between the two societies and the wo-
mans society was organized for the
purpose of uniting the women in the
profession and interesting them more
| thoroly in the Iowa State Medical So
ciety.
On June 80 more than 100 of the
doctors of the state will sail for Eu-
rope on the City of Rome and the State
l'of Nebraska, having made preparations
to join the Clark excursion to Paris
and other points in Europe.
The first meeting of the society will
be called to order by DIR. j. L. Max
well, of Keokul, president of the soci-
ETY., at 10 o'clock on the morning of
| May 16. After a prayer by Rev. Wall
| ter NJ. Walker, Hon. A. B. Cummins
will welcome the society to Des Moines
and a response 3oyill be made by DIR.
James .R. Guthrie, of Dubuque. The
remainder of the morning will be de-
voted to business. The society will
meet at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and
discuss the practice of medicine. DR..
c. S. James, of Centerville, chairman
of this section, will make report and
the following papers will be read:
"Prophylakis," by DR.. A. Crawford,
of Miles.
"Gastro-intestinal Auto-intoxication,' 2
by DR.. w. L. Bierring, of Iowa City.
The Medical Treatment of Actinom-
ycosis,' by DR.. j.. Z. Sawyers, of Cen
| teryille.
Diseased Tonsils," and their posi-
BILE dangerous sequelae, by DR.. G. f..
Wahrer, of Fort Madison.
"Vaccinia and Variola," by DR.. H. G..
Eschbaeh, of Abba.
| "a Review of Present Status of Our
knowledge Concerning Diseases of the
Pancraas," by DR. G. Priestley, of Des
Moines
diagnosis and Treatment of Ty-
phoid Fever" by DR.. Z. j. Waddey, of
Waterloo.
| Their will be session in the evening
ait 1880. DR.. Joseph A. Scroggs, of Keo-
kuk, chairman of the section of OBJ
stetrics and gynaecology, will make
his report.
Surgery will be the subject under
discussion at the morning and after
noon meetings, Thursday, May. II, and
the following papers will be given:
"Multiple Osteoma," report of case
by DIR. VIM. L. Allen, of Davenport.
San Object Lesson in Appendicitis"
by DR.. G. G.. Gotham, of Rock Rapids.
f'Analytical Diagnosis of Abdominal
Tumors," by DR.. Byron Robinson. of
Chicago.
'sCompound Depressed Fracture
Skull, with Loss Brain Substance and
Subsequent Hernia ,Cerebri," by DR.. j..
Herbert Darcy, of Northwood.
Necrosis, Medical and Surgical
Treatment" by DIR. t. L. Putnam, Of
Shenandoah.
"Formaline as Antiseptic in General
Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics"
by DIR. g. Z. Crawford, of Cedar Rap
Removal of Hat Pin from Bladder"
report Of case by DR.. II. e. w. Barnes,
of Creston.
"Functionally Good Results in the
Treatment of Fractures as Viewed by
Photograph and Skiograph," by DR.. B.
N. Torrey, of Creston.
"Strangulated Hernia" by DR.. Geo.
A. Stafford. of Latimer.
"Posn-O Operative Emboil," by DR.. J..
w. Hartman, Iowa City.
"sarcoma of Uterus" report of case
and exhibition of specimen, by DR.. Van
Buren, Knott, of Sioux City.
The session at 1880 Thursday even
ing will be given over to discussion
of mental and nervous diseases. the
following being the program:
"Suggestions to the General Practi-
toner. Relative to the Insane" by DR..
Max E. White, chairman, of Clarinda.
9Etiology of Neurasthenia," by Dr.
L. w. Littig, OF Iowa City. :.
''Katatonie and Delnenuia Praccox,"
by DIR. Geo. Body, of Independence.
Treatment of Nenrasthenia," by DR..
j. G. Hide, of Cherokee.
"Chorea," by DR.. J. A. Rawis, of
Creston.
Pathological Findings in the Corti-
cal Cells in Epileptic Deliriums." by
DR.. A. M. Barrett, of Independence.
Functional and Organic LESSONS of
the Spinal Cord, Their Differential Di-
agnosis," by DIR. NJ. Nelson, of Noldeng.
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