Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-14
Doctors of the County Perfect
Medical Society at Meeting
Thursday Night
MICHEL is ELECTED president
Membership in the County orsaniza-
ton Provides Eligibility to State
Medical Society and the American
Medical ation-state Society
Reorganized on Broader Plan.

The physicians or MarShall county,
at a meeting held in the east court
room Thursday night, perfected the or
Medical Society. which is affiliated with
the Iowa State Medical Society. and in
turn with the American Medical Asso-
citation, the national organization. DR..
n. E. Mighell, of this city, was elected
president; DR.. n. w. Gat2, vice presi-
dent; Or. w. S. Devine, secretary and
treasurer, and DIS. Nj. Z. Chesire, f. s.
burroughs ana =. c. Cottle members
| of the board of censors. Delegates to
| the state convention were not elected,
| the matter being deferred until the De-
cembe. meeting. A constitution and
bylaws, prepared by the committee on
Organization OF the American Medical
adoption by the Iowa Stale Medical So
ciety, were adopted with few am end
nients.
| Dr. e, E. Dorr. of Des Moines, was in
| the city to meet the doctors and ex-
plain to them The benefits OF county
| organ cation. AMI the objects which
were 10 be attained. DR.. Dorr acted as
temporary chairman. and DR.. Pauline !.
Myers Townsend as temporary secre-
| tary. The constitution and bylaws
were AIKEN UP section by section. The
most important amendment was made
upon a suggestion by DIR. II. l.. Getz.
| In regard TO the election of the censors
and delegates To the state convention.
The proposed constitution called for the
| election of delegates TO serve two years,
| and the members of the board of cen
sors three years each. with the excep-
don of the first election. when the
! members were TO be chosen for one, two
land taree-year terms. According to the
amendment the delegates and censors
Twill serve but one-year terms. The
Suggestion of DIR. Getz was prompted
by tile thought that by shorter terms
the lionors might be passed around
amorg the members TO better advan-
tage.
The state society is being reorganized
under broader plans, and according to
! the rev arrangement, which Is to be In
effect next May, the only gateway into
1.-The state society will be by the county
tsocie ties. In turn, a physician can not
ibacome a member OF the national or
/ sanitation unless he is q member of
the state society. While the member
| ship in the county society carries with
| 1T u membership In the state society,
the national membership lies optional
with the physicians. Memberships In
the county organizations are to include
all physicians Of good standing who are
licensed to practice medicine within the
state. He must be known as a doctor
|of medicine. however, and not as a
practitioner OF any Of the "isms" as a
| speciality. In other words. doctor OF
homeopathy, an electric doctor. or a
.physaomedic may practice his particu-
lar branch il he so desires. but at the
same time he must go befors the world
as sn IN. D." and his sign must bear
such information. If ne sdvertises as a
| .homeopath" he can not become a
member. Recognition will not be made
lin either of the organizations, county,
state or national. unless the general
! term Is conveyed. Heretofore no physi-
ciar has been eligible to membership in
either the state or national societies
unless he was a practitioner of the reg
ula- school The new arrangement
gives q broader Interpretation and asks
only that doctors make themselves
known as "M DIS" and not some par
ticlilar. or special branch under the
general term.
The membership in the county or
ganizat ton is considered by the state
society, as well as the national, to be
sufficient Recommendation for MEM
. | Mt l,a hoy III nj 81
the state or the national must belong to
the county society. The idea is that a
doctor must have a standing in his
4 home town or county, in order to hold
membership In the state or national
societies.
,rhe county society is to have general
direction of iiffairs of the medical pro-
fession in the county. and its influence
Is to be constantly exerted to better the
scientific, material and social condi-
ton of ever1i physician within Its jur-
isIic:ion. Membership in the society Is
supposed to embrace every reputable
ph ysician in the county.
Two committees are to be appointed
later by President Mighell. One will be
or programs and scientific work, and
the other Oh public health and legis-
lation. The first annual convention
will be held some time in December
but the exact date has not yet been
set. The matter was left to the call
of the president. The new county or
g;luization does not affect, in any way
tie district association, the Iowa Cen
t,al State Medical Society, which meets
h ere semi annually.
Medical legislation is one of the CHIEF
OBJECTS that the state society wishes
Il, accomplish thru the organization OF
the state societies. A general committee
Of three men from each county society
and five from the state society, is to be
appointed to bring about the Legislation
that is needed, before the next general
assembly. The general building up OF
the medical profession, and the unifica-
on OF the fraternity, is another leading
object Of tile county association. lit
tie over onn-h half of the counties of the
state are already organized.
The election of officers occaaionec
c ute q little good natured rivalry. In
formal ballots were taken first, and IN
ach case 1t took three or four forma
ballots to elect. On the first Informal
lallot for president, Drs. Mighell, De-
zine and C'etz were the leading eandi-
Iates, the former two receiving five
totes and the latter three. On the
bird ballet DR.. Mighell was elected
IN the vice presidents contest, DR.
Il 0pvina rerajyed seypn I)r N w Get2