The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-19

to the State Medical AsSoclatioh yes of East Lake, was followed with close | atten tion by the physicians.
 It was a splendid paper ana Dr
 Jones received the reonT eongrait@ia'ioh tion ol The address of pr. Jones was as loI- Members of the Medical Association of | the State of Alabama:
 | :, It is with great pleasure that greet | you We assemble on historic ground; | One hundred years ago the savage red man roamed the primitive forests here, l ''monarch of all he surveyed" A few | daring pioneers had begun to. forge their way, amid perils and hardshtps, l into these wilds, build their log cabins, | clear away the timber, plant corn and | lay the foundation for home and | new domain. Soon the envy or the red | man, nurtured into hate by the treach,, | cry of few renegade whites, placed | the lives of these sturdy pioneers and | their families in constant jeopardy: The | war whoop, the tomahawk and scalping knife carried terror and death into many | a frontier home hereabouts. War. with | all it's horrors, was on. Ere long, Jack son, with his indomitable little army, swooped down upon the Indian settle ments from the Tennessee to the Tal- l lapoosa. laid waste their fields and VII lages, and after several fierce conflicts,
 eliminating in the crushing defeat and
 braves at the battle of Horse Shoe Bend, secured peace which made pos | sible splendid civilization that fol- l lowed with a steady flow of immigra- | tion from Virginia, the Carolinas, Geor- gia and Tennessee.
 | Years passed, the nucleus of city commemorate the valor of the brave
 Montgomery. who fell in gallant at
 tack on Quebec in 1775. ...,., Being centrally located. "beautiful | for situation" near the head of navl- gation of the majestic Alabama. the | citizenship of this favored common | wealth were not many years in appre- ciating this advantage and making 1t | the home of the State Capitol It was 1 about this time that a newly fiedged l doctor left his native haunts in South | oided Soon the genius of the young l man began to unfold and eventually | opened to the world a new era. It was none other than the illustrious J. Ma 1 rion Sims.
 Forty-four years ago the attention of the world was riveted, with eager l expectancy, on this city. There as- | sembled in these classic halls the rep Iresentatives of the proud and defiant | seeding States of this Union. Great l problems. affecting the veal or woe of
 millions of people, were r Tor thelf dribor sorH- l tions was the birth of new nation. Short-lived though this Confectionery of States was, yet it was valiantly sus- tained by the sacrifices, hopes and 1 prayers. and defended by the lifeblood 1 of as gallant and chivalrous a people I as ever moved on this mundane sphere. l The great Ruler of the Universe, in whose hands is the destiny ot all na- tions. decreed that the enterprise, SO auspiclously launched here, should fail. l honor" The remnant of these battle l scared veterans returned to their | wasted homes and entered upon an | other struggle to rebuild their lost for | tunes. Chaos and confusion reigned 1 supreme.
 Organization of Association. The same state of disorganization | applied as truly to the medical profes- | sion. For years the bltghting curse l of reconstruction bid fair to perma- l nently paralyze all progress. Finally | sire for better things possessed some l of our predecessors, a patriotic few
 met in Selma and their labor5 resulted
 in the, reorganization of .,. the State state | speravimus meliora" was the motto that inspired those present ! then and the profession ever since that eventful day; and now we have ent- cred into their labors, the fruit of which is the splendid organization l ! now have the honor to address. This Is the eighth session that has
 convened in this city. I recall with l much pleasure the time of my first at ! tendance upon meeting here. It was in 1881. The courtly and scholarly Anderson was president. I heave sigh or regret at the thought of how large number of that body of superb | men have gone to that undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveller refurneth. Their names and liTSs have lent lustre to our profession, and their virtues were well worthy of our emu lation.
 While we have made great strides in scientific medicine and the ranks of | the profession are being filled by class of better educated and equipped men than those of that day, l some- times wonder If We maintain the high sense of professional honor, true dig nifty and ethical relations towards our fellows, that characterized those gal lant gentlemen of the "old South." Is it not true that a spirit of com | mercialism is permeating our ranks to a serious degree? Are we not, by
 our practices. tending to reduce the profession to the level of a trade? I congratulate you, fellow members, | upon the favorable auspices under beautiful city, retaining so much of the manners and chivalry of the "old south yet moving with steady tread along the avenues of progress opened
 to the new South" we are among our l friends No hearts beat with more | loyalty for the cause of organized med | icine. In many forensic contest has | this fact been demonstrated.
 The past year has been one of un-
 usual tranquility with this Association.
 This blessed state has resulted largely because the enemies of organized med | icine have not had a Leislature to ven- | tilate their grivances before; so we | are basking in the sunshine Of peace | and prosperity.
 But for the prevalence of mild form | of smallpox in numerous localities. our | borders have been entirely exempt from invasion by any epidemic or pestilen- | tial disease.
 On assuming the duties of my office | ascertained that this Association was | entitled to three delegates to the house
 of delegates of the American Medical | Association. There was a difference as | to when the terms of the delegates pre- viously appointed expired. After care | ful investigation the conclusion was reached that the appointments were made with a view to having the term | of one delegate expire each year. The present arrangement was such that | the terms of Dr. W. NJ. Wilkerson and
 Dr. J. c. LeGrand had not expired by
 one year. but as neither of these gen | tlemen could attend the approaching
 session of the American Medical As | sociation. I appointed in their respect 1 i've places Drs. w. H. Robertson and | l.. c. Morris. Dr. w. H. Sanders was appointed his own successor for one year. The three offices are now vacant and should be filled by my successor;