The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-05-23
THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
NOW CLOSED MOST SUCCESS.
Full SESSION EVER HELD.
Interesting from Start 10 Finish-ES'
cellent Papers Read-Chiekasaw
Medical Bill Denounced
Unfair and UnIus

The Chickasaw Medical associa .or
convened at O'Clock in the Masonic
temple. for the afternoon session yes.
terday
The program OF the session was ia.
ken up and a lively interest was ta-
ken In the discussions Strong pa
pers were read by the best physicians
Of the country. and different symp'
toms and treatments were discussed.
The subject most thoroughly discuss
ed was that Of appendicitis. Drs. Chi
vers and Hardy read exhaustive pa
pers on the subject. and by motion
and second the entire time for the
discussion was given 10 DR.. Bacon
Saunders Of Fort Worth. Dr. Sauu-
ders took up the subject in thor
.oughly practical manner, and the pro-
fession profted by his advice. He
prefaced his remarks by saying that
any man who had opened the stom-
achs Of 500 people in treating appen-
dicitis was no longer a novice, and
that he had performed the first op.
Grafton for appendicitis in the state
Of Texas. He complimented the pa.
pers of Drs. Hardy and Chiyers, and
endorsed the surgical rather than the
medical treatment
The committee appointed to draft
resolutions concerning the recent
Chickasaw law regulating the prac-
tice of medicine. reported as follows:
"Chickasaw Medical Association:
Your committee begs leave to submit
the following report:
First With reference to an act
purporting 10 regulate the practice
of medicine and surgery in the Chick
asaw nation, adopted by the legisla-
ture of said nation and referred to
your committee. we desire TO state
that We are heartily in favor of any
Legislation which will elevate the
standard of practice of the medical
profession in the Chickasaw nation.
This higher the standard, the better
we will like IT, We do not think, how
ever. that the act referred to will
have this effect. and therefore desire
10 record our disapproval OF said act.
We do not deem it necessary to point
out here our objections 10 the act
under consideration, for they are well
known 10 all the members Of the
medical profession
Second The importance and diff.
fculties of the subject and the short
time In which your committee was re-
quired to consider # renders Il impos-
sible for us to formulate and recon-
mend at this time a detailed course
Of action We think that this matter
should be referred to a special com
mttee, who will have time to consid-
er the matters involved maturely and
take such action as in their judgment
may be deemed best.
I'VE therefore recommend that this
association appoint committee OF
five who shall be given fun power %
act in the premises, and that, as soon
as they have determined upon what
course shall be pursued they shall at
once inform all the members OF this
association Of the result Of their de-
lliberations.
"We also recommend that this com
mittee consult with Messrs. Herbert
4 Cannon and Furman a Mathers,
as the legal advisers Of this associa.
tion We advise all members OF this
association to take no action under
the act of the Chickasaw legislature
until they are fully informed as to
what course is advised by the com
mittee and the attorneys above re,
ferred to-
"As a matter simply Of suggestion,
it might be well for the committee
TO whom this matter is referred, and
our attorneys, to communicate with
the officials of the Chickasaw ma
tion and see if some adjustment OF
this matter cannot be had in the pre-
misses, honorably alike TO the medi
cat profession and the Chickasaw ma
tion, and which will afford protection
to the medical profession and the
public, Respectfully submitted
y, r. RUNYON,
"R, H. ALVGS.
%, NJ, HIGGINS,
&c. f. CHIVERS,
- S. CHILDS.
Committee on Medical Legislation.
The resolutions were adopted anC
the committee suggested in the reso
lutions is made up OF Drs, W. T, Gard
ner, r. d. Moore, Frank Bates, II. p
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