Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-01-21
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fRidgway Daily Record. !

Hyde House on Thursday afternoon.
The Elk County Society embraces in its
membership nearly all the physicians
in both Elk and Cameron countiesJ
The members present at the annual
meeting were as fellows:
Ridgway-F.G. Farley, A. B. Bevier,
w. L. Williams, M. M. Rankin, A. It.
Williams, J. G, Flynn, and ]. @. Nc
| Allister.
Johnsonburg-H. H. Smith, w. R.
Palmer, E. B. Sharp, and E. E. Living
stone.
Wilcox-J. III. Wells.
Glen Hazel. w. Warwick.
Instanter-J. E. Rutherford.
J st. Marys-A. F. Davis.
Emporium-S. S. Smith and r. P.
Heilman.
Driftwood-V. K. Corbett.
VisitoIs-Dr. B. A. Beal, of Drift
wood; DR.. S. M. Free, of Dubois; Dr..
E. o. Kane, of Kane; DIR. ]. II. K.
Duff, Associate Professor of Obstetrics,
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sity of Pennsylvania, Pittsburg.
The meeting was called to order at
L p. m. After the opening, the first
thing on the programme was the read.
ing of paper on the subject of
Obstetrics and GyDScology, by Prof.
j. M. Duff. The paper was very in
teresting and full of valuable sugges-
tions and information. During the
course of his discussion, Prof. Duff
made an earnest plea that physicians
should teach the public the importance
of regular physical examinations
even in apparent good health to the
end that isidious diseases, such as
cancer, consumption and Bright's dis
ease, may be detected in their early
stages when favorable results from
treatment may be obtained if ever.
He also touched on the injury done in
some cases by meddlesome visitors,
who have more sympathy than sense.
| He cited an illustrated where a
woman visited a patient ill with diph.
liberia and then went to see a woman
who had been confined four days, with
out even washing her hands. She
handled the second patient, who took
diptheria and died in four days. The
paper was afterward discussed by
Drs. Palmer, Bevier and Heilman.
The society then adjourned to the
dining room for their banquet, which
began about three o'clock. The ban
quet was a rather informal affair, in
that there were no toasts INDUCED in,
but there was much joviality and
pleasant conversation during the ex-
cellent meal.
After the banquet the regular an
nual order of business was taken up,
the first matter of Importance being
the election of officers for the ensuing
year. The election resulted af follows:
President-Dr. F. G. Farley.
Vice President-Dr. w. B. Palmer.
Secretary-Dr. A. T. Williams.
Treasurer-Dr. J. @. McAllister.
Censor-Dr. r. P. Heilman, of EN-
porium.
The following facts were cleaned
from the Secretary's report: Six meet
ings were held during the past year
the full number. Three papers were
read during the year by visitors, viz:
DR.. English, of Pittsburg; DR.. Kane,
of Kane; and DIR. McKennon, of Pitts
burg. A paper was also read at one
of the meetings by DR.. H. H. Smith,
a member of the Society. The total
number in the Society at present is
20. The highest number present al
any one meeting in the year, 1s; aver
age number, IL. The Society gained
four new members during the year.
After the meeting a number of the
visiting physicians and others made q
visit to the Elk County General Hospi-
tai, and were much pleased with the
building and its appointments. Prof.
Duff paid the Elk County Medical
Society high compliment and said it
was one of the most active and eff
cient he had visited in long time.