The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
DOCTORS HAVING
 ENJOYABLE TIME
LEARNED ADDRESSES MADE ON SUBJECTS OF INTEREST TO THE PROFESSION, AND MORE FIX PEcTED-HosPITABLE CITY.

Talladega, April 2.-0speciaL)-Th Medical Association of the State of Ala bama is holding it's annual session in Chambers opera house. The morning ses- sion was promptly called to order on Tuesday at noon, the president, Dr. Glenn Andrews of Montgomery. in the chair. D. A. G. Sims, president Talladega Coun- ty Medical society delivered the fratern- al address of welcome. On the part of the city. Mayor J. w. vandiver well comed the doctors.
 Dr. Andrews in his message devoted a large part of the time to discussing the 2olit'sal history of. the medical laws of the state, and condemned the effort to legallze osteopathy.
 The annual reports of the senior and junior yce-presldents, Dr. M. B. Cameron of Sumter, and Dr. A. M. Stovall of Jas per, gave the work of the various coun- ty societies and the statistics of the states health during the past year. The secretary offered his report. That off, cial, Dr. G. P. Waller of Montgomery, showed that there are twelve hundred and twenty-five doctors, members of county societies and seven hundred and seventy-three M. D.s, who have not joined. Dr. H. G. Perry of Greensboro, the treasurer. reported a balance on hand of $l530,26; among the items of expendi- ture was $l73 paid a Birmingham firm for prosecuting an osteopath.
 The evening session was a very instruc- tive one. Dr. Wilkinson of Montevallo gave the results of the physical examin- ation of over two thousand young col- lege women. Dr. D. B. Ward of Selma kept the close attention of the body with a fine paper on the care and manage ment of women during the period of pregnancy. Dr. w. H. Bell of Hargrove followed with "The Proper Management of Cases of Labor," and Dr. T. H. Frazer of Mobile, won close interest with Some Pathological Conditions of the Period of Gestation." "The Causes and Treatment of Puerpereal Septicaemia,' was dis cussed by Dr. M. s. Davie of Dothan, and the closing paper of the evening was from Dr. George S. Brown, of Birmlng- ham, on Splitting the Capsule of the Kidneys for the Cure of Brights Dis ease"
 At the Wednesday morning session Dr. Guy L. Hummer of Baltimore gave his- tory of "One Hundred Consecutive Cases of Myoma of the Uterus."
 'The Special Order at Eleven O'Clock" was the Jerome Cochran lecture, delivered by Dr. G. H. Price of Nashville, Tenn. Dr. Michael Hoke of Atlanta gave a Study of a Case of Special Curvature, and Preliminary Report of 8 New oper- ation."
 Dr. Simms of Talladega reported his "Observations on a Crusade Against the Mosquito In Talladega, Summer of 1902. '
 The subject of mosquito infection was treated by Dr. R. D. Murray of the Marine hospital, Key West, Fla, and the morning session closed with paper on the transmission of diseases of animals to man, by pr. George T. McWhorter of Riverton.
 There will be an afternoon session to- day, with papers from Dr. Carey of Au- burn, Dr. Blake of Sheffield, Dr. William Curtis Bailey or Las Vegas. N. NJ, Dr. B, L. Wyman of Birmingham. Dr. w. c. Williams of Shelby and Dr. Robert Goldthwaite of Montgomery.
 Tonight c. H. Franklin MD, of Union Springs, delivers the monitors address The annual oration is to be by L. c. Morris, MD, of Birmingham, followed by a banquet in Chautauqua hall.