Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-04-09
new MEXICO DOCTORS.
Just Concluded a Most Important
Meeting at Las Vegas.
ALBUQUERQUE WELL REPRESENTED.

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New Mexico Medical society has just
closed after two days session at Las
Vegas. This was the twenty-second
annual convention and there was a
large attendance present from all
parts of the territory.
The meeting was called to order on
Tuesday afternoon by the president,
DIR. w. G. Hope, of Albuquerque, after
addresses of welcome, the general or
der of business followed. The most
important business before the meet
ing of the first afternoons session was
the election of new members into the
society, which follows: DR.. c. N.
Bradley, VIM. Porter Mills, II. j. Muel-
Ter and A. r. Da Costa. of Las Vegas;
DIR. James Cutter, of Albuquerque; DIR.
j. r. Schuman. of Wagon Mound; Drs.
John l.. Burnham and Chas. w. Gober,
of Las Cruces; DR.. S. NJ. Lane, of Sill
yer City, and DR.. w. H. Hinton, of Las
Vegas hot springs.
A banquet of elegant appointments
was given Tuesday evening at Monte
yuma hotel, Las Vegas hot springs, in
honor of the territorial medical men
and the ladies who accompanied them.
The Las Vegas Record says of the
banquet:
The tables for the banquet were set
in the spacious dining room of the
Montezuma and were prettily adorned
by large bouquets Of pink and white
carnations with ows of smilax inter-
woven between the various vases. The
tables were arranged In an oblong,
with the upper end open and the
guests were seated on the outer side.
Dainty menu cards were at each place.
The covers had each a water color rep
resenting scenes from the "Old
School" Doctor and below was in regu-
lar prescription style the name of the
guest and date. A white carnation
was the b%outonniere for the gentle
men and for the ladies a bouquet de
corsage" of brides roses. Musical
selections were rendered by an orches-
ira of three pieces during the even
ing"
DR.. Wroth, Of Albuquerque, was
POSTMASTER, and in ealing upon the
guests toasts were responded to by
DR.. Swope, of Deming, on Our Host,
the Medical Profession of Las Vegas"
DR.. G. w. Harrison, Doctors Who Try
to Take Care of State Duties" Hon.
G. A. Spiess responded to DR.. Harri-
sons toast; DR.. Mcconnell, of Las
Cruces, toasted 'The Ladies'"
Following the banquet the Monte
yuma club members, assisted by their
lady friends. rave a reception and in
formal dance to the members Of the
Medical society and their friends.
Wednesday morning began the bust
ness meeting, at which numerous pa
pers were read and discussed.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President-G. C. Bryan, Of Alamo
fordo.
First Vice President-Edwin B.
Shaw, of Las Vegas.
Second Vice President-T. b. Hart,
of Ration.
Third Vice Presidents. d. Swope,
of Deming.
Secretary. Frank Mcconnell, Of
Las Cruces.
Treasurer-G. w. Harrison, of Albu.
Qlierque.
DIR. j. Frank Mcconnell was appoint.
ed delegate to the meeting of the
American Medical association, to be
held next month in New Orleans.
The board of health of New Mexico
is as follows:
President-G. w. Harrison, of Albu-
Querque.
Vice President-M. F. Desmarias, of
Santa Rosa.
Secretary-B. D. Black, of Las We
gas.
Treasurer-W. D. Radcliffe, of Be.
len.
Members of the medical society who
returned to this city last night after
attending the convention were Drs,
and Mesdames Hope, Wroth, Harrison
Cutter, Drs. Cornish and Fitzgerald
Through passengers were: DR.. Nc
Connell. Las Cruces; DR.. Bryan, Ala
mogordo, and DR.. Radcliffe, Belen
Mrs. DIR. Taylor Goodman, the wei
known lady physician Of Albuquerque
who was in attendance at the conven
ton also returned last night.