The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17

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it has been in the past, the center
about which shall revolve all the best
professional work of this great state.
at is true that no small task is ours
If we would emulate the good work of
the great men of this association who
have gone before us. There were
giants in those days, and such names
as those of Campbell, Eve, Batty, and
! Westmoreland are names to conjure
by. But the field of medicine has
broadened wonderfully since their days,
and since to us much has been given,
of us much will be required.
1--WE are the trees of all the ages,
and this new country in whose bright
dawn we are now standing should pro-
duce such men as the world has never
seen before. 1t behooves us therefore,
TO see to it that the associate shall
not lag behind in the onward march of
progress, but that it shall continue to
occupy the conspicuous position which
1T has already held in the annals of
| American medicine"
After the opening exercises the work
Of the convention was begun. The
banquet room was filled throughout the
entire session.
Papers Read.
Although no member was permitted
to read paper longer than 20 minutes
| and the rule was adhered to strictly
at the hour of adjournment only II
| papers had been read. Twenty-four
Papers were to have been read and the
re mainder will be taken up this morn
ing. Brief discussions followed the
reading of each paper and the physi-
| clans took a deep interest in the dis
cussion of affairs and the arguments
as they progressed.
! The papers of DR.. w. e. Fitch and
| DR.. st. ]. b. Graham, read during the
| afternoon, were interesting and were
favorably commented upon by the Wis
iting doctors. The papers showed care
full study upon the subjects chosen and
were received with applause.
The list of the papers read during
the days session is as follows:
Tuberculosis-H. Mediation, Macon.
Frequent Serious and Unreported
Complication of Typhoid Fever with
Treatment-W. d. Hoyt, Rome.
| Parotitis Following Typhoid Fever
e. Bates Block, Atlanta.
The Treatment of Typhoid Fever
c. T. Nolan, Marietta.
A Symposium on the Pathology and
the Treatment of Typhoid Fever. with
| Special Reference to the so-called An
hseptic. Eliminative, Abortive or
| Woodbridge Treatment-Jas. B. Baird
Atlanta.
Report of Some Surgical Cases-w.
Monroe Smith, Atlanta.
Trachoma-J. NJ Crawford, Atlanta.
The Eyes of Southern People-Alex.
w. Stirling, Atlanta.
Membraneous Group; Diptheritic
Laryngitis-S. A. Visanska, Atlanta.
The Pubescent and Adolescent Per-
loa, with few Thoughts on Dress and
4 w 49,.
Nephrectomy in Tubercular and Cal
culous Pyelonephritis-An Artificial
Nagina-Geo. Fl. Noble Atlanta.
A Splenectomy with Remarks-John
G. Earnest, Atlanta.
Some Habits of Malaria not Con-
trolled by the Mosquito-Chas. Hicks.
Dublin 49,
Continued Malarial Fever, Enron
eously Termed SLOW Fever"-V. @.
Harvard, Arab.
Malarial Neuritis-st. j. B. Graham,
| Savannah.
Two vacancies on the Board of Cen
sors were filled during the morning.
session. DR.. ]. j. Ernest of Atlanta
TOOK the place of DR.. w. S. Elkin. and
II. a Tx. Oertel of Augusta is acting
In place of DR. w H. Doughty. Jr.
The following committees were also
named
Resolutions-R. II. Taylor of Griffin.
T. l.. Hilsman of Albany, and ]. A.
Gwinn of Conyers.
Miscellaneous Business-H. McHal-
Ton OF Macon w. F. Westmoreland of
Atlanta, and c. Z. Thrash of Oakland.
Some of the Doctors.
Less than half of the delegates regis
tered yesterday, but the list will be
doubled to-day. The names of some of
the visitors as they appeared on the
| register are:
Thomas Chason of Donaldsonville. L.
Amster of Atlanta, H. G. Winters of
Jakins, j. c. Johnson of Atlanta. j
COOK OF Colquitt B, p. Powers of
Egypt, r. r. Keive of Atlanta. r. II.
Stein of Griffin. T. e. Vickers of Har-
rison, S. A. visansha of Atlanta, e, r.
Peacock of Harrison, T. E Bertil of
augusta, Charles o. Smith of Rocky
Ford, l.. H. Jones of Atlanta, w. w.
Binion of Benevolence Alexander
Mack of Hawkinsville, e. Boles Block
of Atlanta, B. T. Nolan of Marietta
A. G. Whitehead of Waynesboro. c. n
Peete of Macon, James T. Ross of Ma
con, w. F. Peacock of Vidalia, w. S.
Fill of Pelham, F. r. Garlington of
Rome, P. S. Clark of Darien, M. l..
Currie of Alley, j. NJ. Thomas of
Griffin, w. N. Edenfield of Pinehurst,
j. B. Morgan of Augusta, NJ. NJ. HoI-
land OF StateSboro. j. j. Kennedy of
Collins, j. L. Mclean of Birford.
George NJ. Overstreet of Sylvania d i.
II. Blackburn of Dover. w. T. Holli-
day of Augusta, T. j. Jones of Jeffer-
sonville. j. c. Johnson of Atlanta, B
B. Jameson of Waverly Hall, w. b.
Hartman of Harmony Grove T. r.
Oertel of Augusta, Z. j. Speathing of
Forsyth, L. P. Youmans of Swainsboro,
j. R. Youmans of Stillmore. P. L.
Hickman of Albany, Gordon Chason of
cambridge, w. T. Simpson of Smith
vile, William S. Prattler of Americas.
Virgil c. Howard of Arab. w M.
Smith of Atlanta, James NJ Crawford
of Atlanta, A. l.. r. Avant of
Patterson. Charles o. Smith of
Rocky Ford, w. F. Sibbett of Doug
las. A p. Hunter of Triton, b. p.
Powers of Egypt. ] p. Cook of Col
quit. G.. L. Roach of Johnson City,
w. T.. Miller of Lambert. Charles H !.
Meldrim of st. Simons Mills Joseph
A. Gwinn of Conyers, w. p. Williams
of Blaekshear. }. c. Null, F. w
Gale of Winterville. ]. A. Bryan of
! Fendergrass, G. d. borough of Quit
man, J. c. Wilson of Valdosta, w d.
Kennedy of Meter, Wade Woodward
OF Augusta. Wade II. Bone of McRae,
G. d. Redding of Lindsay. J. Y. II.
Smith Of Rochelle, r. A. Harris Of
Midwife. J. Wallace Daniel Of Glenn
! vile. Thomas a. Baker Of Higgston,
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