Evening journal., 1901-06-12
DOCTORS MRBT IN
QUAINT LhW lis
Spend aPTOilabIe and Pleas
ant Day in The Old
Town
spseIal % the Eyenlng JournaL

LeWes, June 12-Ihe 1l2th annual
session of the Delaware State Medical
Association WINS held in the Virden
House in this town yesterday DR.. vii
lard Springer, the president was in
the chair he large double parlor Of
the hotel was used Tor the two sessions,
afternoon and evening.
The first session was opened with
prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Anderson of
the M. e. Church, while the Rev. Mr.
Wainwright, of the Presbyterian
Church, made an appropriate and Well
wOrded address Of welcome. President
Springer responded and the assocition
settled down to work after the naming
Of committees, etc, incident to the pre-
lininary work. President Springer
read his paper on Obstetrics and the
same was discussed at some length.
This occupied the afternoon session,
ana an adjournment was made to z
O'Clock.
During the recess the visitors en-
ioyed themselves in various ways Dr.
G. II. Layinder, surgeon in charge OF
the u. S. quarantine station, took OUT
a yachting party about the Breakwatei
and around the new Harbor of Refuge
The weather was fine and conduciy,
to a jovial spirit, which was manifest
throughout the day among the doctors
The convention reassembled at 7.35
and The first thing in order was the
election of the president Dr. Luthe
| S. Conwell, of Camden, and Dr. E. S
Dwight, Of Smyrna were nominated
b After two ballots DIR. Dwight wa
/ elected president by margin Of tw,
lyotes. DR.. COnwell has been q membe
of the association but a short time
and himself nominated Dr. Dwight
The Committee ON Nomination report
ed as their selection for Vice-presideni
s j. II. kollock; secretary, John Palmer
assistant secretary, j. w. Bastian
y treasurer, c. W. Pierce; counselors
4 for New Castle county, James Hard
! castle; Kent, j. IL. LOwber; Sussex
William =. Orr, Jr., and a number O
j Visiting Committees. The nomination
were voted on as a whole and elected.
{ DR.. Edgar Worthington, of Whining
: ton, and Dr. j. H. Chipman. of George
, town, were elected members Of the as
sociati0n.
Dr. Willard Springer, the retirin
president, was unanimously elected a
c delegate from Delaware to the Ameri
| can Medical Association, which meet
b in Saratoga; and DR.. l. l.. Vallanding
, ham, of Middletown. was also unani
mously made a member Of the Nationa
Legislation Committee
Or. Robin, of the ARCHAEOLOGICAL sta
ton OF the Delaware State Board G
Health read a paper on the "Micro-Ol
N ganisms of Malaria" referring to ii
| conveyance by means of the mosquito
DR.. James Hardcastle read a papC
on a case of "Chronical Lynmhi
rs denltis Situated over the Parotl
}. Glands" and exhibited three photo
1t graphic Illustrations of the case.
D Dr. John Palmer, the secretary e,
Al hibited views of an extraordinary cas-
ss of "MeningOcele" that had come und,
r. his observation.
re President Springer during his cio
ing remarks, MADE reference to the dl
y sire of changing uhe time of the annut
D. meetings, and the proposition viii con
I'd before the meeting to be hid in New
r ark next June. The members then Il,
D. iOurned to the dining room of the III
Ia tel, where Proprietor Veasey served a
4, elaborate repast. The after-dinn,
ell speakers were Or. Joseph Hearn.
D. the Jefferson Medical College, in Phil
p delphia. who responded to the toas
Id THE City and the Country Pract
TONER" and Professor Chester,
d. Newark.
" In the course of the dinner DR.. Ro
" ert b. Hopkins, of Milton, was presen
H. ed with handsome bouquet from MI
lie r.. III. Brewer for having rescued h
little son, who accidentally toppl'
over the embankment opposite Il
Nirden House into the creek.
Among those in attendance wer
n James II. Wilson, James A. HOpkin
/ Robert b. Hopkins. Robert H. Wilso
David Hall, o, ID. Robinson. Georl
W. Marshall. James II. Chipma
t. Josephine NJ. r. White De IaCour,
II r. Jones' James H. Massey. Frame
d. Springer, Willard Springer. Fred
X Owens John Palmer, Jr., NJ Martin, y
I'd G. Pierce, #. d. Cook. ]. w. Bastia
IN Luther S. Conwell.I. S. Vallanndigha.
be James T. LOhand. j. A. Elilegoo
m James w. Marsh, e. W. Marsh. r.
ks Ellegood and James Hardcastle