The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-22
AND GO HOME
Doctors Given a Novel
Banquet.

Whether it be the homeopathic or the
eclectic idea it is a good one which the
banqueters adopted Thursday evening
for the gathering which closed the con-
ventiOn of the homeopathic and eclectic
medical societies. The supper began at
seven o'clock in the evening. 1t was
eaten at a time when those who broke
bread were naturally hungry, and was
therefore enjoyed. It preceded a pro-
gramme of a length which, in the or
binary course Of a banquet begun at
the commonly accepted hour, would
have lasted until the cold, gray dawn
of the morning after" More important
still; it proved that the homeopathics
and the eclectics have faith in their
own preachings and practice the rules
of health which they enjOin upon them
who would keep we'll.
Among those who took part IN the
toasting We're city officials and medical
practitioners of both the schools VINO
sat at the tables in the joint banquet
Banquet conversation is necessarily OF
q lesser gravity than that where PROBES
sional men discuss the methods and e21-
change the secrets of their profession
If any secrets were breathed at last
nights gathering they passed unop-
served but all the conversation was Aoi-
lowed with the utmost interest and
every clever toast was rewarded with
lresounding applause.
For supper. probably that is what it
most accurately called, there were the
usual things which the caterer sets be.
fore the possessor of the victimlzed
stomach but they were prepared with
such ingenious temptingness that pos
sible consequences were overlooked
Lobster salad, ham, punch. nut cake,
sfra " berrieS ice cream and cafe nOlF
We're contributed to the heterogeneous
mass which precedes assimilation, and
incidentally, nightmare. the consump-
ton of these things required an houf
and a half. From its close the toastlng
some of the out of town visitors LETT
sooner in order to catch night trains
for home The Steinberg orchestra
made music during the supper.
DR. Henry w. Roby, secretary OF the
state board of medical examination and
reefstrati ton. acted as POSTMASTER and
with a clever opening speech he an
nounced the first toast, TO the l.aoles,
Cod Bless Them, May They Smile on
rs Forever" to which the men arose
and subscribed. Mayor W. 5. Bergund-
thai made the first speech OF the pro
gramme He said:
II have always regarded the doctor as
good fellow to keep away. from II
bas baen nv experience that it cost two
dollars every time he looked at you bul
as saw in the daily papers that TINS
was to be a Joint affair, l thought II
my duty to come and see apoul --l II z+,,.1
After a funny story, MI Bergundtnai
Maid a tribute of sincere respect FOR the
profession which the banqueters IePre-
scented and with a well turned ciVSiHS
phrase, sat down. -.
Plass of Washburn college, who con-
graduated his hearers upon the grow
ing tendency for the unification OF the
various medical schools. indicative or
wider appreciation of the DUTY OF the
nrofession to humanity. His talk was
enlivened with witty remarks ana an
account of how when three months or
age he was pronounced by the family
physician to be the victim OF an allment
of the head which would either end ms
life or leave him an imbecile during his
existence DR.. Plass dwelt particularly
upon the necessity of the consolidation
az professional interests of every sort,
predicting the ultimate formation OF one
board of medicine. as well as one board
theological platform.
Police Judge Hamilton. whose labor
for the state board of examination
while assistant attorney general was
alluded to by DR.. Roby in terms Of the
highest appreciation. made very in
teresting talk He viewed the medical
profession from a legal aspect and told
many interesting things of the difficult
ties already overcome by the state board
in its effort to raise the standard of
professional ability in Kansas
DR. A S. Embree announced that as
soon as the Methodist university which
he is laboring for at the present time,
4 had gotten together a baseball nine It
would issue a prospectus and be ready
4 for general dissemination Of medical
and other professional knowledge. His
toast was one of the best phrased and
/ interesting of the evening.
DR. Roby introduced novelty
/ in the banqueting business when
3 he announced recess and per-
i mitter the gathering to stretch
/ its limbs for five minutes before re-
Stunning the programme Among those