The broad ax., 1907-09-14
MEETING or THE NATIONAL
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

uonai Medical Association was re
Gently held in Baltimore, Md. The
business sessions were held In Mstro
politan Hail, Orchard St For the
larger occasions, St Johns A. N. E
and the Zion Baptist churches were
utilized. The meeting presented an
inspiring photograHune Of the marvel
Gus advancement Of the AfroAmeri
en- In the world OF medicine. surgery
dentistry and pharmacy. There were ir
attendance three hundred representa-
lives of these mastery sciences, hal.
ing from every medical school Of any
consequence in this country.
The morning Of the opening day
after registering the delegates, was
taken up in listening to the admirable
annual address of President N. F.
MosseII, Of Philadelphia Many good
papers were read. DR.. lotions "Clin
ical Paper on Several Unique Cases
of Bridge Work" was Of unusual ex
cellence. Interesting reports were
heard indicating increased member
ship everywhere, and the establish
ment Of Colored hospitals In nearly
every city Of considerable Negro popu
lstion in the country.
During the evening at Union Bap
tist church, a cordial address OF wei
coma was delivered by the Hon. j.
Barry Mahool, Mayor of Baltimore
who said there was no groupe OF con.
structiye workers, who had so much
70 do with human happiness, as the
good doctors, and the good dentist
and the good pharmacist-their mis-
sion was of the utmost importance to
civilization and he was proud to wei
come to the largest commercial city
of the South and the sixth larges;
municipality Of the nation, so splendid
body Of men and women, as are EN-
braced in the National Medical Asso-
citation. Mayor Mahool bespoke for
the Association an increasing degree
of usefulness as the years go by.
and babe all Godspeed. An appro-
pirate response was made by DR.. A
WiIberforce williams, of Chicago. In
the course Of DR.. C. H. Shepard's ad
dress he referred to several noted
physicians and surgeons, whose
achievements have attracted the at
tention of both hemisphere, men.
tloning, particularly DR.. A. NJ. Curtis.
Of washington, d. G.; Dr.. d. H. VIII
Iiams and DIR. Geo. C. Hall, Of Chica-
20. On Wednesday many splendid pa.
pers were read and several important
surgical operations were performed at
Proyident Hospital under the direc-
ton Of DR.. J. E. Hunter Of Lexing-
ton, KY.
BY Thursday, Baltimore realized tie
1 fact that there was a very impressive
meeting in her midst The ladies' In
attendance, were beautifully gowned
aiding materially to the interest and
estheticism Of the occasion and the
doctors had on their best 'togs" to
match.
The report Of Mrs. A. ". Gray,
: pharmacist, of Washington. d. C.,
evoked much favorable comment The
following officers were elected, after
having a battle royal and when the
smoke had cleared away, for the en-.
suing year: DR.. W. II. Wright, Of Bal
{ timore, president; DR.. Charles Robert,
/ Of New York. vice president; DR.. ]. A
Kinney, Of Tuskegee. secretary; DR..
l. A. Lawrence, Of Elizabeth, N. j..
assistant secretary; DR.. A. Wilber-
force Williams, of Chicago, treasurer:
DR.. L. n. Henderson Baltimore, cor
responding dental secretary; DR..
Philip D. Lee, MilIedgeviIle. Ga. cor.
responding pramaeeutal secretary.
The place selected for the next
meeting Is New York the last week
in August, 1908.
The festivities Of the occasion were
( brought to q close by q grand recep-
! ton Thursday night. at Lyric Hall.
( Just seven years ago the National
Medical Association numbered only 20
members; today it has . membership
Of $50. This shows q substantial
growth in numbers and It has also In
creased its influence; Its annual meet.
ings are luminous landmarks in the
history OF NE AfrO-American people
IN the sciences which are doing 50
much in the alienation Of human
suffering and the prolongation Of hu
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