The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-31
.SCALPEL KINGS
IN CONFERENCE
Noted Physicians and Surgeons
Attend Sessions of Western
genealogical Association.
SCIENTIFIC PAPERS READ
VISITORS ENTERTAINED BY LO-
CAL MEDICAL MEN.

There is no excuse for illness in Salt
Lake during this week. as nearly 100 OF
the most distinguished physicians and
surgeons of the country from Chicago
to the coast. are in the city to attend
the sixteenth annual meeting Of the West
ern Surgical and genealogical associa-
ton.
The first session of the associations
meeting was held yesterday morning at
the Y. NJ. G. A.. auditorium where the
subsequent sessions viii be held.
In attendance were a large number OF
distinguished physicians and surgeons.
President M. l.. Harris OF the assOcia-
ton was unable to reach the city in time
Ior the opening session, his train having
been DELAYED by a wreck between Kim
ball and Pinel Lodge, Wyo., Wednesday.
An eastbound overland limited broke an
axle on a passenger coach, and the earth
was torn up for 200 yards before the train
could be stopped. None Of the passengers
were injured. The train on which DR..
Harris rode was on a siding mile away
from the scene Of the accident The
train was delayed for twenty hours DIR
Harris is at the Knutsford. where the
greater number of the visiting surgeons
are being entertained.
Officers of Association.
The officers Of the association are DR..
NJ l.. Harris of Chicago, president; DR..
a. l.. Wright of Carroll. Ia, vice presi-
dent: DR.. G. Lester Hall, Kansas City.
second vice president. and DR.. Arthur II.
Mann of Minneapolis, secretary and
DR. H. d Niles Of Salt Lake IS chair
man of the executive council. and the
other members are DR.. c. n. Mayo. Roch-
ester. Mimi; DR.. A. Hugh Ferguson. Chi
cago; Or. G. II. Wallace, St. Joseph, Mo,
and DR. w. w Grant Of Denver
The program was begun early Yesterday
morning. AZ o'clock a reception was
given by local physicians and surgeons in
the parlots Of the Knutsford. The men,
bers Of the reception committee were DR..
s. Ewing >chairnan; DR.. NJ. A. Hughes.
DR.. r. + Root. DR.. A. c. Ewing. DR..
+. B. Steele. Dr. Hugh Sprague. DR.. r. l.
Thorne, DR.. d. NJ. Lindsay, DR.. A. J.
HosmeT. DR.. J. n. Harrison, DR.. NJ. r.
Stewart DR.. T. d. BiclSford. DR.. II. S.
Scott DIR. Theo. Mayer DR. Philo +.
Jones DR. Charles w Stewart and DR.. r.
i. Richards.
Governor Gives Welcome.
The opening session of the association
was held at the auditorium. beginning at
10 o'clock. Governor Cutler delivered an
address of welcome in which ne Daid a
tribute to the physicians and surgeons,
and pointed out many Of the benefits that
/ had come to the human race as a result Of
the study and research of the disciples Of
Other addresses were delivered by DR.
/ NJ. A. Hughes. president OF the Salt Lake
| County Medical association, and DR.. Cliff
of Provo, president of the Utah Medical
! association
A number Of papers of technical inter
\ est were read by the visiting physicians
/ and surgeons. DIR. A. f. Jonas OF Omaha
| one of the leading specialists of the coun-
/ try. read paper on An Aid to Intestinal
| Suture" DR. H d. Niles Of Salt Lake
\ chose as his topic. Castro Intestinal III
! GER" DR.. b. b. Davis Of Omaha read a
| paper on The Surgical Treatment of
! Splanchnoptosis," in which a brief state
/ ment of the anatomical changes found
| was recited. and a resume of the various
/ surgical procedures which have been pro-
/ posed and carried out for the relief of
! this condition. The speaker told of a
number of cases which had come under
! his observation and the treatment ap-
/ piled. and in conclusion considered the rel
/ alive merits Of the several operations done
and of the value Of surgery in extreme
/ cases.
DR. w. W. Grant Of Denver spoke on
! Late Phlebitis Following Abdominal
! Drainage" This lecture was illustrated
| by charts. No other papers were read.
/ the others on the program being contin-
ued until today.
! In the afternoon the visiting physicians
were shown about the city, and in the
! evening were taken to Saltair by the local
committee
! A number of scientific papers and lee
! lures will be heard today and tomorrow.
! A reception will be given by Colonel E.
| F. Holmes in the Amelia Palace art gal
/ lery this afternoon. A banquet will be
! given at the University club tonight and
] the scientific program will be resumed
/ tomorrow morning at 8 O'Clock. In the
afternoon a trip will be taken TO Lagoon,
! after an automobile ride about the city.
! The wives of the local physicians. who
] are entertaining the wives Of the visiting
| surgeons