The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-07
Association Hears Final Papers.
Elects Officers and Then
Adjourns.
Adjourlls.
DR.. DE NANcREDE PRESIDENT
Convention Has Been Very Sue
cessful, With Many Pleasant
Features.
M cuLLEN $. P1Ir. n. d,


The final session of the American
Surgical Association held yesterday
morning brought to a close one of the
most interesting and successful meet
ings in the history of that distinguish
ed organization. Never before has the
city entertained so large a. body OIL
men eminent in the practice of sur
gerry. and the cordial hospitality eX-
tended to them was a pleasant feature
of the convention. Owing to the fact
that quite number had left for their
homes, the attendance OF fellows yes
terday was not as large as at any of
the preceding sessions, but the room
was comfortably filled throughout the
morning. large number of Richmond
physicians taking advantage of the
opportunity to hear the interesting pa
pers and discussions. AS on previous
days a number of ladies were present
but this portion OF the audience was
transient. a S the subjects discussed
We're hardly OF character to interest
them. One lone member OF the clergy
dropped in. but like the man III the
, popular song, he walked right in and
turned around and walked right out
again"
Ofncers Elected.
The session was somewhat shorter
than the others. but several of the pa
pers read We're full Of interest. and adj
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lines. That which excited chief inter
est was by DR.. George W. Grille, Of
Cleveland. Ohio, on THE Surgical AS
poets of Graves's Disease" The gen
eral session was preceded by an exc
,cutive session. at which the reports
of the auditing and nominating COM
mittees were. read and adopted. after
which Hhe following officers We're
elected for the ensuing year:
President, DR.. c. ID. G. dc Nancrcdc.
of Ann Arbor. Mich.
Vice-Prcsidents. DIR. A. G. Gerster. of
New York City, and DR.. Leonard Free
man. of Denver. Col.
Secretary, DR.. Robert G. LeContc, Of
philadelphia.
Treasurer, DIR. Charles A. Powers, OF
Denver. Col.
Recorder, Or. Richard II. Hartc, of
Philadelphia.
Member of Council, DR.. William H..
CnrmaH. OF New Haven, Conn.
Committee ON Annual Meeting, Or:
Frnncis j. Shepherd. of Montreal, Can
ada. and Or. z. w. Andrews, of Chi
cnEo.
Delegates to the American Congress
Of Physiclans and Surgeons, DR.. Her
Errt l.. BurrelI. of Boston. and DR..
Arthur ID. Bevnn. of Chicago.
Philadelphia was chosen as the next
place of meeting, the time to be fixed
tDS lHe committee on annua! meeting IN
1.-THE association.
The following surgeons were elected
10 fellowships: DR.. George w. Guthrie,
Wtlkesharre. Pa; DIR. Howard A. La
throp Boston, Mass: Dr. Kenneth A.
VI. Mackenzie, Portland Ore: DR..
Charles a. Peck, New York. DR. Alex
auder Primrose. Toronto. Honorary
fellow, Mr.. 3, G.. r. Moyinhan. Leeds
Eng.
Papers Presented.
The first paper of the morning was
that by DR.. Grille, who started out with
the statement as fundamental prop
osition that In ciraves's disease. If a
sufficient amount of the thyroid GLAND
lbe removed, relief or cure will follow
the important point being TO know
Just exactly how much to remove II
Feach case. The serious barrier to tn,
end the source of the greatest risk
was the condition Of hyperthyroidisn
which frequently followed. Operation
ION any other part of the body durin,
the course of acute Graves dseas
pre- az dangerous as the disease itself
DR.. Grille outlined in fun the cases o
TWO of his own patients suffering fror
this disease. He also reported the re
quits of number of experiments con
Eucted on dogs suffering from the sam
disease, on which he used injection
of the Juice of the thyroid gland,
! From these results he deduced tn
Following facts; That in Graves dis
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