The Detroit times., 1909-06-25
DR.. JAMES ". WARD
HAS EASY VICTORY
San Francisco Physician Elected
President Of Institute of
Homeopathy

Dr. James w. Ward. OF San Fran.
cisco, had walkaway for the pres.
idency OF the American Institute o.
Homeopathy. When the ballots cast
Wednesday were counted II was found
that he had received lis votes, or is
more than was necessary Tor a choice
DR. Jones. OF Cleveland, received 66
DR.. MacLachlan, OF Detroit. 90. anl
DR.. Sawyer, OF Marion, o.. 10.
There were three candidates for sec
retary. rather coveted position, but
Or. J. Richey Horner. OF Cleveland
was elected by a handsome plurality
He received Isl votes, while his near
est opponent DR.. Joseph II. Ball, OF
Bay City. receive cd only -. Dr. Henry
Z. Aldrich, OF Minneapolis, received
80 votes.
The colest was SO close for the office
OF registrar that none or the three
candidates received majority and all
other election is being held. Tho
candidates are DR. T. +. Costain. Chi
cago, DR.. W .. Forbes. hot Springs,
Ark. and Dr. q. ~ Huutoon, Iowa
City. la. -.
Other officers elected are. First
vice-president, Or. Herber, Dana
Schenck. OF Brooklyn, second vice
president Dr. Sarah VI. Hooson. Chi
cago; treasurer. Or /. Franklin
Smith. New York; censor Or. J. d.
Garrison, Brooklyn.
Dr. Horner was also elected 70 I'LL
out the unexpired term OF Or. Frank
Kraft. OF Cleveland, as secretary. DR..
Kraft died severa. months ago and
Or. Horner has been acting rs secre-
tary since then. The term expires
Jan /.
The expected war over he Institute
Journal developed into perfect love
feast. Thursday morning. and result
ed IN a temporary victory for the Jour
ral committee. headed BY Or b. +.
Bailey. OF Lincoln, Neb. II Was de-
cided 10 let the committee continue
publishing the Journal under its pres
ent arrangement with the Medical
Century Co until Sept %, when the
institute comes into existence as an
incorporated body. The board Of trus-
tees will then take UP the Journal
question and will have full power %
dispose OF IL as they see III. reso-
luton introduced Thursday morning
providing that the institute az once
the publication of its own
journal. indep pendent OF tle Medical
Century Co. failed 10 carry.
The American Institute OF Home
)pathy is a monster institution, and
he more the layman sees OF It's work
ngs the more he is impressed with
lis magnitude and importance. Il has
as many ramifications as the fabled
Hydra had heads, and each bureau o.
society constituting these ramitcatiors
has IT'S own officers and its own sepaT-
ate convention program. So the meet
ing now under way is not merely
,onvertion In the ordinary sense. but
q series OF conventions No less than
our separate meetings wers in prog
ess at one time in the Y VI c. \.
Tulding. Thursday morning Up IA
trace hospital a big delegation OF doe
tors was attending a clinic by Or +. G.
Tuttle. distinguished surgeon of
New York city. and in the Turkish
room OF the Cadillac the eve. ear and
throat branch OF the institute was
holding its daily session.
The bureau of clinical medicine met
In the Y. VI G. A auditorium during
the forenoon and listened 10 number
OF interesting papers. The discussion
was highly technical. though very in
teresting TO members OF the profess /
sion one OF the most important pa- Z
rers was one BY Or II. 3. Mintou. (
New York. on the treatment OF typhoid (
fever.
Or. Ward. the new president, is on (
personality. He is one or I
tho really h!g men of the Pacific coast i
beirg president OF the Hahnemann +
college Of the Pacific. He was preo'- |
dent of the San Francisco board ut 1
health al the time of the earthquake /
and Gen Funston. knowing his execu I
tive ability. gave him unlimited An /
.hority in dealing with sanitation
problems during the trying period fol
lowing the disaster The manner in /
which he performed this task undoubt /
adly saved many lives. and DR. Ward I,
proved himself a great man, and Just I