The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-05-22
THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
OF cHIcKEskw NATION IN sEs-
SION HERE TODAY.
Welcome kddresses-Lsrgs Attend.
snce-Neu Members Received
Resolutions on Death Of Dr.
Dunn - ChickssaW Law.

The Chi,Fasaw Medical association |
o. holding lts nnb semiauuuai ses-
sion ln Ardmore today
The association was called 20 order
az . O'Clock this morning 20 the Ma.
mic temple by President DR. T. S.
Booth. Dr f. + Chlyers, the faith |
ful and efficient secretary Of the as
sociau0n. was az his post Of duty
The death. since the last meeting. |
of Dr a s. Dunn OF Purcell was sug.
gested 70 the meeting and commit
tee composed Of Drs Runyon Avis
and Echols was appointed 70 draft
suitable resolutions Following is the
report OF that committee:
Whereas. II has pleased Almighty
God 10 remove from our midst our
beloved brother. Dr. a. a. Dunn, Of
Purcell. T. r., and
Whereas. We. the members of the
Chickasaw Medical association real
ize the great loss sustained by our or.
ganizatlon and the medical profession
at large therefore. be il
"Resolyed. That the Chickasaw
a,l!cal association has in the death
Of Or Dunn. lost one Of its most be
loved and efficient members and
be II further
Resolved That copy Of these
resolutions be spread upon the min
utes Of this association, and copy
sent TO the Oklahoma Medical News
Journal with request for publica-
ton. Respectfully submitted,
81. W. ECHOLS.
"R. II. ALVIS.
"J. r. RUNYoN."
On behalf Of the city Mayor X. W.
Dick bade the members OF the asso-
citation a cordial welcome, IN a happy
speech. in which he referred TO the
close relation all'people bear to the
noble profession OF medicine.
DR.. II. d. Moore on behalf OF the
local profession, delivered an ad.
dress OF welcome 10 the visitors DR..
Moores speech was full Of logic and
he was heartily chcered when he
quoted statistics attributing 10 the
profession the honor OF having con
tributed seven years 10 the longevity
of the American citizen within the
last decade.
"Thirty-one years said the speak.
er "ten years ago was considered an
average liic, and now thirtycight
years is the average life in Ameri.
ca
The presidents address was called
for and Dr j. Il. Runyon was called
to the chair
President Booth spoke from notes
and delivered an exceptionally strong
J address. lie spoke Of his aPprecia
: tion OF the trust reposed in him by
2 the association, and said it had been
his aim 10 point the body In sue
cessful direction, and how well
have succeeded remains with you
Continuing, he said:
we can safely say, at least. that
We are one year older, and my retiring
message TO you is TO push onward un
til the Chickasaw Medical association
will rank morally, socially and scien
& tihcally equal to any of the many
American medical associations"
lie then gave q brief history of the
organization that Is now in it's third
year and referred to the objects OF
the association.
s The address was one Of great merit
and we regret that 1t cannot be pub
lished here in full
on suggestion of the chair. DR.. r
H. Alyis then read the recent act OF
the Chickasaw Legislature requiring
all physicians of this nation to be eX
amined before a medical board ap
pointed by the governor and for
such examination to pay a fee of S25
Upon motion of DR. S. S, Carr. a com
mittee Of five was appointed to dralr
. such resolutions as they thought
proper concerning the law. Discus
sion was then taken up Dr. W. w
~ Nannoy chairman of the board o
Chickasaw medical examiners, wal
= present In a speech before the asso
. citation he said that he was one o
. the pioneer practitioners of this coun
!, try; that, while the measure was no
, in every way satisfactory, yet 1t wa
step in the right direction, IL
said he would be glad to have it rec
ognized and endorsed by this meeting
n as he realized the board would hay
% hard sailing without the co-operatio
OF the regular practicing physicians
Business was suspended for a m,