Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-02
More Than Fifty Doctors Here
Today to Attend Annual
Session of the
Association.
ANNUAL BANQUET
THIS EVENING
President Mcbride Offers Some
Good Suggestions In His Speech
and Society Prepares for a
Year of Hard Work to
Better Health.

The twenty-seventh annual meeting
of the New Mexico Medical society
began its session this morning at 10
o'clock with an attendance of over
fifty Of the leading physicians in the
surrounding territory. The meeting
was opened with an invocation
by Rev. Father Mandalari, which was
followed by the opening address by
DR.. James Wroth of this city, who
represented the mayor, he being un-
able to be In attendance. Response
was made in a very able manner by
w. H. Burr OF Gallup. N. NJ. The ad-
dress of the morning was that of
President R. E. Mcbride OF Las Cru
ces, N M, who spoke on Some Du-
ties and Opportunities of the New
Mexico Medical Society,""
President McBride's address was
followed by a report of the National
Council of Medical Education by DR..
G. w. Harrison. who attended that
meeting in Chicago, ILL.,, last April,
as delegate from New Mexico. He
offered most complete report. The
general routine of association busi-
ness was then transacted.
This afternoon at / o'clock the
scientific program was commenced
an6 sni els on vadlous medical topics
were read by the following physicians
DR.. ]. w. Colbert of Albuquerque,
whose subject was 'Traumatic Les
ions of the Spinal Cord" Samuel d.
Swope, Deming, on "The Eosinophil
and Opsonic Index" DR.. James Vance
Ell Paso, Texas, on after Treatment
of Abdominal Section;" ]. F. McCon-
nell, Colorado Springs, Colo, on
"Wrights Thesis. Bacterial Inocula-
tion;" william H. Burr, Gallup, on
The Sequele of Appendical and Puer-
pural Infections, with Notes on APP
pendicitis in Children"
This evening at o'clock, the asso-
citation members will assemble in the
dining room of the Alvarado hotel,
where an elaborate banquet will be
served
Tomorrow morning, at o'clock the
scientific program, which was begun
this afternoon, will be resumed and
many interesting as well as instruc-
tive papers are on the program to be
delivered by some of the local as we'll
as visiting physicians.
T n efollowing medical pratition-
ers were present when the meeting
was called to order by Secretary G.. S.
McLandress this morning:
Doctors G. S. McLandress. Albu-
querque; r. E. Mcbride, Las Cruces;
c. w. Taylor Goodman Albuquerque;
II. Smith, Las Vegas; A. e. North
wood, Wagon Mound; W. r. Upton,
East Las Vegas; p. G. Cornish. Albu-
querque; S. d. Hope, Deming; Charles
G. Duncan Socorro; c. E. Lukens,
Albuquerque; II. Miliken, Silver City;
r. L. Bradley, Roswell; VIM. ID. Rad
cliffe, Belen; s. L. Burton, Albuquer-
que; G.. X. Angle, Silver City; G.. w.
Harrison, Albuquerque w. j. Ham
mer Silver City; r, S. Smart, Albu-
querque; Francis f. b. Best, East Las
Vegas; w. w. Spargo, Albuquerque;
j. A. Massie. Santa Fe; c. j. Amble,
Manzano; ]. w. Elder Albuquerque; I;
NJ. X Wylder, Albuquerque; j. M.
Shields Jemez Springs; Charles A.
Frank, Albuquerque: d. II. earns. AL
buquerque; S. G. Sewell. Albuquerque,
E. Osuna, Albuquerque; S. c. Ferten-
bury, Columbia, Miss; James Il.
Wroth, Albuquerque; w. G.. Shadrach
-NlDuQuGIHues W. ". nope AlDuQutI-
que; ]. w. Colbert, Albuquerque; A.
Griffith McAlester oklahoma; w. II.
Burr, Gallup; James Vance, El Paso,
Texas; George Keck. Al0uquer-
que; NJ. G. Cartwright Albuquerque;
NJ. d. Welsh, Pines; F. ]. Patchin.
Albuquerque; V. S. Cheyney. Kettner;
j. A. Reldy, Albuquerque; w. W. Nc
Cormick, Albuquerque; Frank Z.
Tull, Albuquerque, and Chas. S. Losey,
Las Vegas.
Others are expected to arrive in
time for tomorrow's program and the
meeting promises to exceed in attend
ance any former session ever held.
DR., Mcbride offered a number OF
good suggestions in his annual ad-
dress this morning. He said:
Gentlemen:-It is great pleasure
for me to greet you this morning in
the name OF organized medicine. The
New Mexico Medical society is an or
ganization over which any one might
feel proud 10 preside and l am not
unconscious OF the honor you confer
red I'm electing me 10 this position. l
am deeply grateful and I thank you.
Our present membership, including
county societies numbers 15s. During
the past year two new counties have
been organized These are Quay
county with a membership of eleven