The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-19

eracy was Sn0rtliVe0 there T0llOweo t speedy reorganization. The speaker told of the first meeting of the Medical Association in Selma. Pleasure was expressed at the fact that within the past year in Alabama, with the exception of smallpox there has been no epidemic of disease of q presidential nature.
 The President told of several ap- pointments made since the last gather mg inside the Association and of ap- pointments of delegates to national conventions by Acting Governor Cnn- ningham-
 Reference was made to the increase in sanitation made in Alabama for the past few years. The speaker depre- cated the immense increase in sales of patent medicines and the difficulty ex- perienced by the physicians in opros- ing the dissemination of the patent medicines lies in the fact that their motives are construed as envy or self ishness.
 The ruinous work of selling mar cotics, cocaine and morphine was told of by the President. They often form the composition of patent medicines despite legislation which compcls their constituents to be printed on the la- bels of the bottles.
 Tho problem of tuberculosis was uiSCucSSu Oy tue who briefly. reviewed the progress re- gently made In fighting the disease. Statistics of its ravages were produced which showed an immense loss of life and the unequal productiveness of men who are infected.
 A State commission to te appointed by proper officers for the prevention of tuberculosis was recommended.
 Reports of vice-Presidents.
 Saninr Vipa-p praafdont Tr p Howell, of Dothan, made his annual re- port. He told of organizations in the several counties for medical progress and suppression of disease. The vice president divided the counties of the State into Classes A, B, c, and D, rep resenting in order the credit of work being done by organizations. One of the most laudable works being done by the county societies is that of correct ing the methods of treatment of pris- oners in jails.
 The counties in the different classes are as follows:
 Class A.--Bullock and Houston.
 Class Baldwin, Barbour, Chiffon, Dallas. Geneva, Hale. Macon, Mobile, Montgomery, Pike and Sumter.
 Class C-Autauga, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Dale, Elmore, Escambia, Henry anu IhuSStll
 Class D-Crenshaw, Greene, Lee, Lowndes, Marengo. Washington and Wilcox.
 Dr. Howell represented the Southern district of the State.
 The increase of membership in the State Association in the last year has been twenty-five for the Southern dis trict, the total being 624. There are twenty-four illegal practitioners.
 n ~E several county societies who are lethargic, keeping the honors of their positions without so much as opening the doors of their offices to allow meet ings to be held.
 The county memberships are as fol- lows: Bullock, 20; Houston, 35; Bald win, 10; Barbour, 16; Chiffon, Is; Dal- las, 27; Geneva, 30: Hale, 20; Macon, 12: Mobile, 45; Montgomery. 49; Pike. 20; Sumter, 19; Autauga, g: Butler. IA; Choctaw, fl; Clarke, IA; Coffee, IA; Conecuh, IA; Covington, IT; Dale, 19; Elmore, IT; Escambia, II; Henry, Il; Monroe, 21; Perry. 12 Russell, Ii; Crenshaw, 16; Greene, Il; Lee, 19; Lowndes. 12; Marengo. 20; Washington, and Wilcox, 22.
 Representing the Northern District of the State, Junior Vice-President Dr. Walter Howard Bell, of Hargrove. made ms annual TepOTt- t1e uItluSu LuC counties of his district according to merit in organizations as Glasses 1. 2. and 4. Class includes counties ranked as good Glass; as fair, class 3 as unsatisfactory and Class as hay ing loose methods and accomplishing little or no work.
 The classes are as follows, with mem- bership of societies:
 Class 1.-Bibb. 2S: Calhoun 35;
 
 Coosa, 13; Cullman, 22; Etowah, 25 Fayette, 12; Franklin. IS: Jefferson, 191; Madison. 27 Shelby, IT; St. Clair, 14; Talladega. 26; Tallapoosa, 25 and Tuscaloosa, 31.
 Class 2.-Blount. 10; Cleburne, 1O; Colbert, 13: DeKalb. 10; Jackson, 16; Lamar. IS; Lauderdalc, 24: Lawrence, 16; Limestone, 10; Marion, II; Mar shall 13; Morgan. 20: Plckens, h; Ran doIph. 13; Walker. 25 and Winston. II.
 The other counties were regarded as unsatisfactory and no definite figures were given.
 The total membership in the State Association from the Northern District at present is 754. There are in the dis trict thirty-one illegals. Tho increase in membership over last year has been ffty-three. There are 325 non-mem- bers in the Northern District Of
  and irregular practitioners. Many, however, would be desirable as mem- berS.
 Much smallpox has been reported in the Northern District and principally in Jefferson County. The health otfi- cer of that county has said that Jeffer- son is being imposed on by adjoining counties where little work Is done by disinfection. or vaccination in check ing the disease.
 Statement Of Secretary.
 pr. Lewis Coleman Morris of Birm- ingham, Secretary, made his report. in which he told of the incomplete state of the three books consigned to hls care. The Grand Roll of Honor, the Book of Portraits and the Book of the Rolls. From the Book of the Liv- ing to the Book of the Dead have been transferred the following faces: Joel Cloud Kendrick of Greenville, d Grand Senior Life Counsellor; Dr. James Gray Thomas of Mobile, a Grand Senior Life Counsellor.
 Attention was called to the special order of business to which the general public is invited today--a symposium of tuberculosis. The secretary told of the decision of the Association at the last meeting to have made this year q stenographic report of the proceed ings The secretary told of the refer ence to the Board of Censors of a let ter from the Secretary of the Ameri- can Medical Assoc ciation inclosing ere dential blanks that are to be used by delegates to be elected by the State Association.
 pr. Henry G. Perry of Greensboro