Arizona republican., 1903-05-28
ARIZONA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Eleventh Annual Meeting Began Yes
 terday.

Arizona Medical association began it's sessions yesterday morning in the Ho- l tel Adams There is a larger attend ance than at any previous meeting of the association and other members who were not here yesterday are expected to arrive this morning.
 The meeting was called to order by the president, Dr. William Duffield, the secretary, Dr. Charles H. Jones of Tempe, being also in his chair. Prayer was offered by Rev. C. V. Cowan Of this city. after which Judge Webster Street delivered an address of welcome which was a masterly effort and was listened to with great pleasure. Dr. | w. II. Fenner of Tucson responded in ! an address no less entertaining. | The only business transacted during the mornings session was the reading of the reports of officers and commit tees. The secre;ary's Tspors showed the membership of the association to be 126, which is S5 per cent of all the regular practitioners in the territory. The association has reason to be proud of that showing. for it is the largest percentage of membership held by any state association in the country. l The committee on necrology reported appropriate resolutions on the death of the late Harlow C. Phelps of this city | and the late Dr. r. A. Sweet of Bisbee. both having been members of the as- scciation and both having died since its | last meeting. The resolutions were unanimously adopted
 The disappointment of the session came in a telegram received from Dr. | Nicholas Senn of Chicago, a nofalJle ! surgeon who was expected to be pres ent and address the association. He 1 Tailed to arrive on the morning train , and the te.egram announced that muC h l as he wished to be here. he could not. ! for the reason that he had just rc- 1 turned from the meeting of the Inter- national Medical association at Madrid, Spain, and he could not leave home 90 soon again for so extended a stay as would be necessitated by a trip to Ari- zona.
 The noon hour having arrived, Dr. Stroud entertained at luncheon all the visiting members of the association and their wives. their names being pr. H. w. Fenner, Dr. and Mrs w. F. Burton. Dr. and Mrs w. E. Purcell and Dr. ". V. Whitmrore of Tucson: Dr. F.. O. Ketcherside and son of Yuma, Dr. R. N Looney of McCabe, Dr. Charles H. Jones of Tempe, Dr. T. B. Davis of Prescott. Dr. w. L. Brown of Fl Paso and pr. H. V. Clymer of Picacho, Cal. The last two named probably travelled I further to attend the meeting than any other members Of the association. Both are former residents of Phoenix though pr. Brown lived here but a short time
 When the meeting convened in the : afternoon Dr. Foss of this city read a paper entitled, "A Successful Scientific Treatment of Secondary Infection in Pulmonary Tuberculosis" The paper was q very interesting one. the burden of it being that in most cases of tuber- culOsis there are complications of other diseases. and that if they may be cur ed. leaving the patient to fight his most dreaded enemy alone, he will have a much better chance for recovery. He then cited cases that had been treated in this manner and very successfully. claiming that if the attendant ills were first cured 90 per cent of the cases of consumption in Its early stages might reasonably hope to be cured in this climate. The paper was generally dis 1 cussed by the medical men present
 Following pr. Foss. Dr. Duhield. president of the association, delivered his annual address. It's theme was the general progress being made in the practice of medicine, with a report on the effect of the new medical law and the new pharmacy law in this territory He, being a member Of the territorial board. had been in a position to note , these things particularly. The address was very favorably commented on by the assembled physicians.
 An item worthy of note in connection with the meeting is the display of Parke, Davis & Go. of Detroit. large druggists supply house. They have on exhibition fine display of the latest remedies and sundries, discoveries. novelties and all other things needed in the practice of medicine that might be Of benefit to the physicians to know as well as of profit to the firm. Another notable display was made by the Tan ner Drug Co. of Los Angeles. who deal in surgical implements and who have : many new things to show.
 In the evening the members of the association and their ladies were en- tertained at the Arizona insane asylum by the local physicians, on the invita- ton of Dr. Ward, the superintendent of that institution. Many drove out in carriages and many went in autorro- piles.
 After their arrival there was a recep- tiOn that lasted about an hour and a half, during which delightful music was rendered. This was followed by dancing and the ball was followed by a banquet that was most enjoyable after the festivities of the evening. There was no speechmaking, the hour being too late.
 Those who attended the reception al the asylum were: Dr. Fenner. Dr Whittemore, Dr. and Mrs. Purcell Dr and Mrs. Burton of Tucson; Dr. Davis of Prescott, Dr. and Mrs Looney ot McCabe; pr. and Mrs. Vickers, Dr and Mrs. Plath, pr. and Mrs. Stroud Dr. and Mrs Martin. Dr. and Mrs Lempke, Dr. Palmer, Dr. Bell, Dr. Me. : lntyre, Dr. Floss, Dr. DuffieId, Dr. Dods. worth, Mrs. Craig. Dr. and Mrs. Ware and Miss Ward of Phoenix, Dr. CIymel . | n hn D,.