The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-21
DISCIPLES OF ESCULAPIUS.
Tenth Annual Session South Texas
Medical Association.
PRESIDENT KNOWS WELCOME ADDRESS
Interesting Discussion and Comprehen-
sive Experimentation VIII Adjourn
Today After Eleeting Officers.


Today After Electing Officers.
fhe present meeting Of the South Texas
Medical association IN Houston Is the tenth
seui-annual session of the association
which was organized In Houston In May.
1896. The first meeting occurred In tue
Rice hotel annex then the Capitol. Since
the initial meeting each stsslon has showh
an Increase In membership, in Interest aud
in attendance over its predecessors Or.
u. w Knox, president OF the 1ssocia.
tiGn. says the interest aud the Increase In
memPership IS largely outside OF Houston,
the local membership being restricted rs
10 numbers, but devoted followers Of tlif
cause and enthusiastic withul. The spe-
clal object OF thc association, II one IT
me others for special mention, IS To- cult
ynte better social aud fraternal spirit
AS ffoustou was the first meeting place
y the organization 10 Is Still regarded as
me nome meeting place, aud the senl-nn.
qua sessions ate held here, Unless 10y spe-
eial invitation the association goes else.
Hnere Since the association was organ.
lzed the only meetings held away from
Houston have been at Beaumont. CucrO
aud Galveston The summer meetings
usually occur about one month after the
STATE meeting Tie midwiuter meetings
are invariably held In Houston and are
uoW arranged 20 occur during the progress
Of The Fruit Flower aud Midwinter Fes-
-
The association convened at 10 a. IN. at
Knights Of rythias halI la the BURNS
building, corner OF Main street and Prairie
avenue.
The address, Of welcome was delivered
by Dr. u. W Knox. president Of the ass
'2gc .s,ii, who spoke a. lgiqys
A,.,ri,,t,,n. vi NIX SIvth lrNa5 htul.aI
,aei,.lo l US Pteslg'nE 1l1rtr 81 ~ u.s.
,yyN' 1890, on luia emo 20 make an address
# ic1st tb ~ seo upgp'u 1a aye 1g .p mfft
%'gl 'i "e NJ ""rihS sscrgtat},. When he for,
~ vn +bs ,uiob % eH s ~ 'rguI'
tco ''iig W. ~ iH,suI uaiS wen p'H ''h,
Yea I'd ine present instance, lS c1cn and
gttlhplace 81 tne association and only ,tog
go n ~ honor her with their presence.
"a , ine fqJgfs hq"eNer whether tns pars
VIII Rave the same welcome We are not
f,,t ,a sr -" ds,i, u.,-v,,,,h Hg'c''uE 80,
ogE we ar, qbsepy gIateilI Tor me large
ynn sun nay s,EcA u.s., ,,. ,,..,,,...
~ iesNe your 9oineS ana your business
mi knoWlcSee oii of ,ybi", H. ",,r'o,,iattl
uldTa than We can aul words 10 evpress
20 years ago when "a lev fnithfnl follow
TsnJfol ho,cI 915 ~" } VIA ptbts I" ,.r
Non they buIlded better diam The, knew.
g i.flc welc eIiqcss Nh" sA,g mcdlgal organi,,
fbnt We y,rre yya.pinp Inc ~ stS,, o ot"
You have seen how badly they we're mis-.
taken The association ms grown rauidiy
In numbers and each meeting has bern
lutte better than the last We have uc.
chmplshed "a large amount 81 good work
and have had an unusual amount Of good
ieuowSnp so political axes to grud. hpt
ON sole aim has been a mutual improve
Ucnt Ia scientific medicine add the cult.
walton Of better feeling among our mem
hers | am sure " we conduct ourselves
along these lines success beyond our most
snhgpine expectations VIII he assured,
While our program assures us Ot an
abundance of mental pabuum 1t mag not
be out OF place 90 say a few words ON
n : social side 81 our meetings, Ne organ.