Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-04-19
Physicians From All Over the State
Have COngregated Here.
TWO SESSIONS YESTERDAY

Meeting Was Called to Order by Dr.
J.F. MekinstrY, Jr.. In the After
noon-Addressss Of Welcome by
Mayor Thomas and Others.
The thirty.third annual session ithe
Florida Medical Association 10 here,
and the city 10 Alled with physicianS
from every section OF the Statesmen
who are Of the highest integrity. repre-
SentiDg the best element Of mankind.
II lea gathering Of which the people Of
Gainesville are proud, and who feel
hoDoFed at their presence.
The frat meeting was called TO oder
in the cour, house at 2:So o'clock yes
terday afternoon by Dr.. J. F. McKin.
stTy, JF., chairman Of the committee
on Arrangements, who, In his usual
clever manner, made remarks ap.
propFiate to the occasion, sssuring the
Association how glad the people Of
hIS city EIre At the privilege OF enter
tainlng them,
Rev. Thos. P. Hay OF the First Pres.
byterian Church followed Dr.. McKin-
Etry In q iervent invocation, praying
blessings upon the Association, itS
members andldelibeEAtions.
Dr.:McKinStry, In the absence Of the
Association President, Dr.. J. NJ. Jack
son Of MismiJ presided At the after
noon session., He iutrod uced Hon. W.
r. Thomas, mayor, who he stated,
would welcome the visitors In behalf
Of the city. Mayor Thomas FemarkS,
while brief, we're full OF eloquencs
and feeling, He said;
ThSlMavor's Address.
"Mr. EChAiFman and Gentlemen Of
the Florida State Medical As'ociA.
tlon,
"AsllnayoFsoi Gainesville for mum.
Der Of year,, II has been my pleasant
: duty to:welcoms 70 our beautiful, pro.
greOsIve and rapidly growing city,
many bodies OF distinguished gentle.
mso representing various professions
and avoca,Ions that engage the time
and laboFloi men but ! can say TO you
IN ell sincerity, 10 has never been any
good fos,uae 70 stand, In thls capacity,
before an aSsemblags Of the cItyb
guests for whom aud for whose work
haVA q pFoioundeP respeot and admir-.
tlon nor, IN my opinion, have I ever
been called upon 70 turn over the keys
oe she atty 70 brotherhood mote de-.
serving Of The tTuIt, or more worthy
70 sAAFe and % enjoy lie hospitality.
"You ore engaged II . work thAI 10
after all, perhaps, she hohlOst that
commands the saoSsa Of msni Q pro-
lessloa that exceeds ell others, per.
haps. IL the eztenl 70 which u Lays I've
tFibute upon both the physlOAl, intel.
leetual aad moral powers Of lIs follow.
sEi. ItwAs Cicero, ! believe, Who said
that In the practice OF HE profession
the physician. Of oil men, comes near
sst 90 exercising the power aud nllinE
the position Of Ihs code, and In this
strong SxpFessloa che old Roman has
but voiced ,Ae ahiySEtAl sentiment Of
manklnd.
"In che buoyansy Of health, We may
joke about your pills and poWdsn aud
sometimes alsh over she Length Of Jour
bills, bot when diseass lays lie dread
Aahd upon us or our loved once, 10 10 70
yoH we ~ Toe help, aud upon pour
shoulders We lay the insxpFsssIble bur
asu % ons hopes aud team.
~ believe q 10 conceded generally.
and nos denied By the physielans them.
selves, thal the profession Of medicine
Eanks hrsl % rSgGFdS the Intellectual
aud moral worth and standing Of lie
followers. And esttAlnly there 10 no
work that engage ths easFRses OF man
that calls for . higher degree Of all
those At,nbstes thA, 20 10 make up
manhood, than does the psaciies Of
medicine Yoa have the sntFes OF our
Aomes a. ell Ilmsa aud undsT ell cir.
e1maianess. aud are charged With the
most saered ts0sls that eoald be con.
nilled 10 msa II all physieiARs are
not Ihs wlsrs' aud beat Of msa. they
eagaS 70 BE-
I'VE ARE Glad TO have you With as.
AnA feel that oar eity 10 hoHoFvd By
gear pFvssnes. We IFo'' that yesr S,aY
With 20 viii Dc eas 81 snalloysd plsas.
aPs. and that whsa yoO FstaFa 10 yoaF
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