The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-21
Third Day With the Med-
 ical Men. 400 PHYSICIANS HERE They JOurneyed to JackSon'S Lake for Barbecue. Strong Technical Papers by Eminent Scientists Were Discussed-Elec-
 ton of Ofiicers and Ad-
 jOurnment Today.

There was no lapse in the universal interest in the third days proceedings of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama yesterday although there was a half day of receation spent by the doctors on the annual outing at Jackson's Lake.
 Yesterday was eventful in the his tory of the Association as the meeting reached a stage where the older mem- bers of the body pronounced it unpre- cedented in the attendance and the percentage of papers and discussions.
 Into the morning and night sessions were thrown the excellent papers of Dr. LeRoy Broun, of New York, son of the late Dr. William LeRoy Broun, president of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute; Dr. Henry D. Furniss, of New York, a highly successful specialist who Is an Alabamian by birth and Dr. Robert N. Pitts. of Montgomery. Dr. Broun entertained the profession with a discussion on the operative treatment of uterine bro-myomata, Dr. Furniss, on cystoscopy and ureteral authorization and Dr. Pitts on gall bladder surgery. They were all att tended by absorbing discussions which really overran their allotted times and broke into the time set aside for the volunteer papers delivered so far by Dr. Edward M. Prince, of Coleanor; Dr. Rhett Goode, of Mobile; Dr. Albert G. Douglas. of Birmingham; pr. Edward Fl. ShoI1, of Birmingham; Dr. George H. Searcy, of Mt Vernon; pr. William H. Hudson, of Montgomery, and Dr. Thaddeus A. Casey of North Blrming- ham.
 TOday's Program.
 One of the most important sessions of the entire f1fty-eighth meeting will be held this morning, beginning at 9 o'clock. The meeting continues in the hall of the House of Representatives. Adjournment sine die is expected after this mornings session which will be taken up with the report of the Board of Censors, the revision of the four rolls, the report of the Committee on Nominations and all unfinished and miscellaneous business.
 The election of officers for the en- suing year will follow the nominations The great care exercised by the phy- sicians in the election of their officers is one of the signs of success. The committee on nominations was ap- pointed early Wednesday morning and the members have been working as- siduously for the selection of appro- priate men ever since.
 A few remaining volunteer papers are to be delivered this morning.
 Unprecedented Attendance.
 The unprecedented attendance up to last night was 321. The delegates are being provided with accommodations by ample arrangements with boarding houses over the city under the manage mont of pr. J. N. Baker, of Montgom- cry, and other members of the Mont gomery County Medical Society. It is estimated that with the unregister- ed attendance the total number of the profession present in the city now is fully 400.
 At the two sessions yesterday there was a recurrence of the menacing sub ject of contract doctors, the problem which at one time came near disrupt ing the Association. pr. George A. Hogan, of Bessemer, a contract doctor, defended the ethics and the efficiency of contract treatments and hospitals, and he was supported in his contentious by Dr. R. M. Cunningham. Lieutenant Governor, who has been constantly present at the proceedings of the body since they began. On the ground of ethics the whole system of contract doctors was vigorously opposed by Dr. LeGrande of Birmingham.
 The main contention of Dr. LeGrande was that the system retards progress in the science and tends to imperfect treatment and sordid spirit of the con- tractors.
 Made Merry at the Lake.
 That the transition from seriousness to fevity is not so difficult among doc-