The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-05
SONS OF HIPPOCRATES
INDIANA MEDICOs MEET IN ANNUAL
SESSION AT RICHMOND.
Tribute to DIR. j. F. Hibberd-Partici-
pants I'm Days Proceedings-Phar-
macists' Meeting at Lafayette.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianap polls Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, June 4.-The annual
convention of the Indiana Medical Society
opened at 10 o'clock this morning at the
First Presbyterian Church. There was
a good attendance. although many of the
visitors had not yet arrived. In addition
to the physicians there were many citi-
zens present. There were suitable decora-
tons The convention was called to order
by President j. H. Berteling. of Fort
Wayne. DIR. /. M Hughes, pastor of the
church, delivered the invocation and after
ward DR.. David w. Dennis. of Earlham
College, extended a cordial welcome to the
visitors. The response was by w. III. Gill
bert. of Evansville, the vice president.
After DR.. Gilbert's response, the presi-
dent called attention TO the gavel with
which he called the meeting to order. IL
was the same gavel that DR.. ]. F. Hib-
berd used in calling together the American
Medical Association in 1894. DR.. HibberG
sent the gavel to the meeting. The presi-
dent then spoke in very touching terms Of
DR.. Hibberd. He said that he thought
1.-The association should show some mark
Of appreciation and honor to the grand
old man of medicine: that when he is no
longer with us a portrait of him will be
placed in the presidents gallery and great
honor will be paid his memory; that while
he is still among US we should do some
thing to soften and beautify his last few
days"
DR.. c. A. Daugherty. of South Bend,
moved that a committee of five be APP
pointed to frame a suitable memorial. The
motion was promptly seconded and unani-
mously plassed by a rising vote. The COM
mttee was then named.
DR.. F. c. Heath, of Indianapolis, the
secretary, reported LOO members In good
ciety in Union county. DR.. A. L. Bulson, or
Fort Wayne. the treasurer, reported receipts
OF $2,154.42 during the year. expenditures or
Twenty-three deaths of members were re-
ported by Dr. G. w. III. Kemper, of Mum
Gle, chairman of the committee on
neurology.
Papers were read by DR.. A. B. Graham,
Indianapolis; DIR. /. o. Buchtel, Auburn;
DR.. G. F. Beasley, Lafayette; Dr. II. w.
Terhune. Whiteland; DR.. G. A. Whitledge,
Anderson, and DR.. A. c. Kimberlin, In
dianapolis. with discussions, led by Walker
Schell, Terre Haute; A. p. Roope, Column
bus; Garrett Pigman, Liberty; M. I. Jay,
Portland, and Theodore Potter, Indian
apolis.
In the afternoon the committee on a tes-
timonial to DR.. Hibberd reported In favor
Of giving him comfortable wheel chair
report was adopted and sufficient sum 10
buy the presents was paid in by the men,
bers.
Papers in the afternoon session were by
Edwin Walker, of Evansville; I. b. Noble,
of Indianapolis; T. B. Eastman. of Indian
apolis; ]. N. Mccormack, of Bowling
Green, KY; T. c. Hood, of Indianapolis;
c: B. Stemen; of Fort Wayne; w. c. White.
o. G. Pfaff of indianapolis; c. S. Hoag-
land. of Milroy; d. c. Peyton. of Jeffer-
sonville; H. o. Panther, of indianapolis; f:
c. Hackelman, of Rushviile; j. II. Ford, of
Indianapolis; A. E. Sterne. of indianapolis;
oliver, of Indianapolis; Hugh Cowing, of
Muncie, and A. p. Buchanan, of Fort
Wayne.
The president announced the committee
on reorganization this afternoon. 1t was
made up of the following: DR.. Bulson, of
Fort Wayne; DR.. Wishard, Of Indianapolis;
DIR. Walker, of Evansville; DR.. Daugher-
ty, of South Bend, and DR.. kemper. of
Muncie.
The registration book this afternoon
showed that 235 physicians had registered
and thirty-three visitors. All had not yet
registered.
The session this evening was held at the
auditorium at the Eastern Indiana Hospital
for the Insane. There were two addresses.
One was by ]. H. Berteling of Fort Wayne,
president of the society, and the other was
by DR.. Hobart A. Hare, OF Philadelphia,
THE Unrecognized Debt of the Public
to the Medical Profession The conven-
ton will continue through tomorrow.