Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-06-15

President But II Was Found That He
Had Removed From Harrington to
Denton, Mdg and Resigned the Office.
Special TO The Evening Journal
Lewes. June i5.-The l15th annual
session of the Delaware state Medical
Society convened at the Hotel virden
In this town yesterday and held two
sessions-one IN the afternoon and one
ln the evening. Less than thirty mem-
bers were I'm attendance. being the
smallest number for several years. Or.
II. NJ kollock. Of Newark. president Of
the society called the session to order.
and the Rev. Dr. Williams. OF the Pres
byterian Church, invoked a blessing.
Mayor James r. Thompson, NJ. d.. de-
! llvered the address OF welcome. and
response was made by Dr. Kollock.
The convention then got down to busi-
ness. Between twenty and thirty mem-
bers answered roll eau at the first ses-
sion, few more coming in later.
The election of officers for the ensu-
/ ing year resulted IN the selection Of Dr.
/ +. J. owens, OF Harrington. president:
DR.. w. +. Haines Of Seaford. first vice.
]
Baltimore. second vice-president; DR..
John Palmer Jr.. of Wilmington. Sec
retary; Dr. J. w. Bastian OF Whining
ton. assistant secretary; and DR.. C.
w. Pierce. OF Wilmington. treasurer.
These councillors were named: Or. p.
w. Tomllnson, New Castle county; DIR.
j. II. Wilson, Kent county; Dr. r. p.
Hopkins. Sussex county.
Drs. Beville and Wilson were elected
fraternal delegates 20 the State Medi-
cal Society Of Pennsylvania. which
meets next September. and Or. White
~ was elected as representative TO the
Maryland State association.
Or. w. c. Pierce presented the only
paper OF the session. "Perforation OF
the Intestines From Typhoid Fever. %
and a specimen OF an affected part was
exhibited.
Drs. ]. r. Crossmore. OF Wyoming,
Michael Ostro. Of Wilmington. and w.
w. Hooker, of Lewes. We're elected 10
membership In the society.
Or. j. NJ. Mccormick. OF Kentucky
r national organizer OF the American
Medical Society. was present In the
interest OF having the State society re.
k organize so as TO conform to and be.
r come a part OF the American Medical
Society. After presenting the case and
, the reading Of the proposed new con-
y stitution by Dr. p. W. Tomlnson. the
session adjourned for recreation.
e. At z o'clock the evening session re.
. assembled and after a talk by Dr. Nc.
Cormlck, the new constitution was
S adopted and the outline for the new
= organization was laid. 1t necessitate.
the organization Of county societies
. which are branches Of the State 50.
. ciety and that in turn becomes a par
Of the national society
, The society voted a donation OF s5l
towards the fund being gathered foi
-. the purpose Of erecting a monument
In Washington to the memory Of DR.
Walter Reed. who met his death In the
interest Of science by proving that th'
/. mosquito bite was the cause Of vel
low fever. The American Medical So
ciety raised $500 for that purpose il
one day at Atlantic City.
DR.. G. w Pierce the treasurer. re-
ported "a membership OF $40. There arr
= some two hundred and sixty practicinl
: physicians m the State. about two hun
. dred OF them being of the old school
y The next session Of the society vii
y be held az Wilmington.
VII NlRAANlA "a III H. H. hAINNN in
time of meeting was changed from tn
second Tuesday i'm June 90 the sceonl
Tuesday IN October. the change to g
n into effect in 1905
u The society passed vote OF thank
D. TO the Lewes physicians for their en-
d tertainment and the president for hi
1. judicious and expeditieus Management
Of the session. and was about to ad
journ when II was learned that tn
newly elected president, DR.. J.
lOwens had changed his residence fror
Harrington 10 Denton, and in view o
the fact that DR.. Owens assumed tn
n chair and then resigned the position @
his own volition. The resignation wa
] accepted with regret.
The society then went into the cleo
tion of a president and Or. Alexande
" Lowber was the unanimous choice. Di
Lowber is a resident of Wilmingto
:. and president Of the State Board 4
- Health.
~ At $50 O'Clock the society met aroun
y the annual banquet board and enjoyed
splendid dinner. but owing TO press
business there were no toast nor speeche