The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-23
Entertain at Elaborate Ban
quet for $50 Guests
Many Toasts Offered.
DIR. HURTY IS HONORED
Secretary Who Lectures Earlier in
the Evening, Sits at Head
Of Board.

t ot ohCe III the year the uOctOTs OF
Hammond and Lake county had the
tables turned on them and they were
a the mercy of the public.
The occasion was the third annual
banquet given last evening by the
Lake County Medical society In honor
of DR.. J. n. Hurry. secretary OF the
state board of health.
The banquet was preceded by lee
ture to the public by DR.. Hurty in the
Towle opera house, his subject being:
Tuberculosis its Prevention and |
Cure" His talk was illustrated with |
stereoptican views and lasted about an
hour and a half The speaker did |
not go into the cause and effect of |
consumption. as was expected when |
1t was understood that Indiana is at
present trying to eradicate the white |
plague" as it is called.
Advocates Fresh Air Cure.
DR.. Hurry is the advocate of the open
air cure and was impressed with the
results that are being attained in other
states and in Europe by sending pa
tients to sanitariums whose greatest
assets are the rest and air that may
| be had there. Incidentally. DR. Hurry
referred to the fact that Indiana, pro-
gressive it is in many other lines,
| IS still without sanitarium. With
the statistics that he quoted it was
readily understood that consumption is
doing more harm that war, fire and
earthquakes.
/ Probably the most significant state
ment that the speaker made was:
/ There is hope for the consumptive,
and l say he can be cured" He con-
tinued to chow the successful work
that has been carried on by the sani-
tariums and thereby gained the sup
port of his audience.
After the close of his talk. Attorney
V. S. Reiter, who was in the audience,
arose and. addressing the chairman,
DR.. Howat. made a motion to the ef-
feet that those in the audience ad-
dress themselves to the state legisla-
| ture and ask of the members that
health laws be passed and that 1t ap-
propriate money for a sanitarium for
consumptives and that copy of these
resolutions be sent to each member of
the Legislature. Albert Mack, who
was in the audience, seconded the mo-
tion and was further supported by
every one present.
Repair to Banquet Hall.
The lecture closed at o'clock and
two hundred and fifty people who were
in the audience repaired to the Lash
, hotel where they were served at q
; banquet as the guests of the Lake
, County Medical society. DR.. Hurty
was the guest of honor and was at the
head of the table. Before being seat
, ed the guests were taken TO the par
: lors on the second floor where a march,
ing order was formed. The visiting
doctors were placed at the first table
! and were followed by the lawyers and
jurists. They in turn were followed
by the members Of the Lake County
Medical society and the other assembI-
! ed guests. An eight course dinner was
served and the guests sat at the table
, from $3.50 to 11:30.
AS the smoke of the first cigars rose
= above the tables DR.. H. E. Sharrer, as
! toastmaster, arose and preceded his in
PRODUCTION Of the speakers with a short
address. In answer to his call later
DR.. w. F. Howat spoke. giving in
short the history OF the Lake County
Medical society. DIR. Howat was fol-
lowed by DR.. W. F. Loring of valpa-
rasio on the subject of Indiana and
American Medical associations.
| OlNes Hrtetys
g Until P. A. Parry arose in answer tc
d call to speak on the subject, "Th,
d Press and the Physician" the talk,
had all been more or less "doctored,
and Mr.. Parry's address was looked
forward to as a variation. He did no
disappoint his audience. He took then
out of one ripple of laughter into an
Il other and in his way made a team o
the physicians and newspapers tina
promise good results TO the public
Although DR.. ]. \. Hurry was to speaI
on the subject OF Sanitation as al
Economic Problem" his limited tim
permitted him only to thank his host
and congratulate Hammondites in gen
= eral upon their progressive city.
A NJ. Turner, who is recognized a
= an after-dinner speaker. had for hi
subject, Our Victims-the Public bu
:. explained that he was unable to sa
: just what he thought Of the truth 0
= the statement as he feared that som
= day he. too, would fall into the hand
: OF the doctors and that then they woul
take large revenge. His talk wa
: interspersed with several good stories
Mr. Turner was followed by DR.. T
NJ Shanklin on the subject Of. ''Th
- Physician Outside of Society" ID
- Shanklin made the mistake of telIin
= his audience before hand that he wa
- not much on the speaking order
ID Judge TuthII on 4sFhe Ladies'"
" DR.. Shanklin was followed by Judg
of H. B. Tuthill OF Michigan City an
y Hammond's Judge OF the superic
acourt. The Ladies' were put into =.