The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19
COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
THE FINAL MEETING PRIOR TO SUM
MER VACATION HELD.
The Society Was Formed in 1878 and
Is i'm the Front Handsome
Interesting Facts.

The Marion County Medical Society held
it's final meeting last night preceding the
summer vacation, and it's members will
take rest until Tuesday Oct /. This is
the largest local society in Indiana. having
membership OF 10. paying fees of 81 a
year each, and having their own rooms in
the Willoughby building, 22i North Merid-
ian street
This society was formed in 1875 by the
union of the old County Society and the
Indiana Academy of Medicine, the first
meeting being held in the office of DR.. S. V.
Wooden, the first secretary. the late j. H.
Woodburn being the first president.
OF the presidents since that time-Drs
WOODBURY., S. ii. Mapes, j. r. Feather
stone. F. S. Newcomer. John Chambers
f. S. Elder j. j. Garner and w V Nor
gan-are dead. Drs. J. NJ. Kitchen, L. L.
Todd j. l. Thompson, T. W. Bryon, A. w
Brayton, J. A. Comingor, E. Hadley, r. F.
Stone, Guido Bell. W. n. Wishard, H. O.
Painter, II. NJ Lash. George j. Cook, T c.
Cline. II. A. benson and the present incurn-
bent DR.. II. l.. Dunning. are living, and
most are in active practice in Indianapolis
Only by membership in this society can
a physician become a member of the State
Society 1000 in number, or one of the 10 900
doctors in the American Medical Associa-
ton.
The Marion county society has always
given much attention to pathology as the
foundation of a knowledge of disease and
it's treatment To this end il saved it's
specimens, which are exhibited as COL
lected on the first Tuesday of each month,
known as case night" and with those
from other counties made an exhibit at the
State meetings. The result was that an ex-
hibit costing $500 TO move and display was
shown by Indiana at the Columbus ma
nation of an annual national exhibit of a
section on pathology, of which Dr. +. b.
Wynn. of this city. was made chairman at
the ST. Paul national meeting this month.
Indiana is now credited with the initiation
of this useful feature, which originated in
the ease and specimen nights of the
Marion county society
During the year just closed papers have
been read by Drs. w. e. Fletcher. S. +.
carp. II. o. Panther, l.. II. Dunning, F.. r.
Charlton George d. Kahlo. w. T. S. Dodds.
Meyers. H. NJ. Lash. Lillian Crockett, H r.
Allen, David Ross, L. l.. Todd. l.. +. Bark
er Of the University of Chicago, w. n.
Wishard, T. Potter S. p. Scherer. II. Gra-
ham, l.. F. Page. Harriet +. Turner, Ed d.
Clark. w. Nj. Wright, a. b. Graham and
]. Rilus Eastman. Eighteen of these pa
there reread and discussed as they had
been in the local society There are two
| discussionists appointed for each paper
on the printed programme, and then the
holding for two or even more hours. The
society publishes its roster and bylaws
every three years in a permanent book.
and also the code OF Ethics" of the ma
tional society quaint and detailed state
ment of ethics written ffty-three years
ago. and the spirit OF which still guides
the thousands OF the National associa-
| ton. AS n physician said last night: Like
the Presbyterian creeds. IL needs revising.
but like the creed ii stands unaffected"
The final paper last night was by DR..
William G. White. of the Central Hos.
pital for Insane. on "Pernicious Anaemia,
2 blood destroying disease. the true nature
OF which is only recently becoming under
stood.