Evening journal., 1904-06-15
CHOSEN
FOR PRESIDENT
State Medicos Hold Their
I5oth Annual Meeting
in Lewes
NEXT SESSION IN WILMINGTON
At First Or. Owens Was Elected
President But it Was Found That Ho
Had Removed From Harrington to
Denton, Mds and Resigned the Office.
Special to The Evening journal.

i'rN RefHNNNH fiVH harrington ~
Denton, Nd, and Resigned the Office.
Special to The Evening Journal.
Lewes. June 15.-The ii5th annual
session Of the Delaware State Medical
Society convened az the Hotel virden
in this town yesterday and held two
sessions-one in the afternoon and one
I'm the evening. Less than thirty mem-
bers were in attendance, being the
smallest number for several years. Dr.
II. NJ. KolloclS. Of Newark, president Of
the society, called the session to order.
and the Rev. DIR. Williams. of the Pres
byterlan Church. invoked a blessing.
Mayor James r. Thompson. NJ. d.. de-
livered the address Of welcome and
response was made by Or. Kollock
The convention then got down to busi-
ness. Between twenty and thirty mem-
bers answered roll call az the first ses-
sion. a few more coming IN later.
The election OF officers for the ensu-
/ ing year resulted IN the selection of Dr.
| t. J. owens. of Harrington. presidents
DR.. w. r. Haines. of seaford. first vice.
president; Dr. Benjamin Whteley. OF
Baltimore. second vice-president; Dr.
John Palmer. Jr. OF Wilmington, Sec
retary Dr. J. W. Bastian, OF Whining
ton, assistant secretary; and Dr. g.
w. Pierce Of Wilmington. treasurer.
These councillors were named: Dir. p.
w. Tomlinson, New Castle county; Or.
j. H. Wilson. Kent county: DR. r. p.
Hopkins Sussex county
Drs. Bevllle and Wilson were elected
fraternal delegates to the State Medi-
cal Society OF Pennsylvania. which
meets next September and Or. White
~ was elected as representative to the
Maryland State association.
DR. w. G.. 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. j. r. Crossmore, OF Wyoming.
Michael Ostro. OF Wilmington. and w.
W. Hooker, Of Lewes, were elected to
membership In the society.
DIR. 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-
Z
session adjourned for recreation.
At o'clock the evening session re-
. assembled and after a talk by Dr. Nc
Cormick, the new constitution was
s adopted and the outline for the new
. organization was laid. IL necessitates
the organization OF county societies.
/. which are branches OF the State So
ciety. and that IN turn becomes a part
of the national society
/, The society voted a donation Of $50
towards the fund being gathered for
the purpose Of erecting a monument
In Washington to the memory OF DIT.
Walter Reed. who met his death I'm the
interest Of science by proving that the
. mosquito bite was the cause OF yell
low fever The American Medical So
ciety raised $500 for that purpose in
one day al Atlantic City
DR.. c. w. Pierce. the treasurer. re-
ported a membership OF l40. There are
: some two hundred and sixty practlcing
: physicians IN the State. about two hum
dred OF them being OF the old school.
The next session Of the society viii
= be held az Wilmington.
on motion OF DR.. II. r. Burton the
time OF meeting was changed from the
second Tuesday In June to the second
Tuesday in October, the change to go
n into effect IN 1905.
4 The society passed a vote Of thanks
}. to the Lewes physicians for their en-
d tertainment and the president for his
|. ljudicious and expeditions management
OF the session, and was about to ad-
iourn when Il was learned that the
newly elected president, DR.. J. r.
owens, had changed his residence from
Harrington TO Denton. and I'm view OF
the fact that DR.. Owens assumed the
n chair and then resigned the position OF
Y his own volltion. The resignation was
accepted with regret.
The society then went into the elec.
tion Of a president and DR.. Alexander
- Lowber was the unanimous choice. ~
Lowber is a resident Of Wilmington
d and president of the State Board o.
= Health.
]. At $50 O'Clock the society met aroun.
? the annual banquet board and enjoyed
splendid dinner. but owing to press o
business there were no toast nor speeches