Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-14
ANNUAL MEETING TOOK PLACE
AT GRANTS PASS TUESDAY
PROMINENT DOCTORS MEET
One of the Most Important Gather
ings Ever Held by This As
sociation.

One of the most successful meet
ing ever held by the Southern Ore
gon Medical Association took place
in Grants Pass on Tuesday of this
week. The association was organized
in Medford is years ago by DR.. +. w.
VanDyke of this city, and Drs. Il. V.
Pickel and e. p. Geary, both of Med
ford. 1t has been kept up all these
years, though every member Of the
society has been obliged to live q
strenuous life. 1t has been the in
variable custom of the organization
to have some of its members read
papers on popular subjects connected
with either medical or surgical
science.
The committee who had in charge
the preparations for the annual meet
ing in Grants Pass was composed
of Drs Flanagan, VanDyke and Love,
and they certainly did their work
WELL as every detail was worked out
and when the members from other
places arrived they were cordially re-
ceived and given every attention. The
regular session was held in the Ma
sonic temple and ii proved to be in
teresting throughout. Owing to the
lateness of the trains that day, the
program had to be condensed and
considerably shortened. There were
reports made on a number of inter-
esting cases which had come within
the scope of members OF the associa-
tlon. There was paper read on
Medical legislation by Dr. II. j. Con
roy, of Medford, followed by an in
teresting discussion in which con-
siderable number of the doctors pres
ent took part. Other subjects fol-
lowed and finally the report of the
secretary and treasurer was placed
before the meeting which resulted
in a talk on finances.
The election of officers for tn,
present year resulted in the choice
of h. j. Conroy, of Medford, 70
president; DR. Beaver, of Ashland, n
vice-president, and A. G. Seeley, o
, Roseburg, secretary and treasurer
The evening session was held in tn
Opera house and was open to tn
public and was attended by a larg
' number Of our leading citizens, neal
ly every seat being occupied, Two {
the most interesting subjects now b'
fore the American people were ski
= fully handled In addresses,
The evening meeting was preside
II over by Mayor Kinney who spoke
pleasing and complimentary tern
. Of the Southern Oregon Medical A
> socation and welcomed the del
u gates and officers to Grants Pas
v The first talk was by DR.. u. A. PIER
u of Portland, on tuberculosis, viii,
W was illustrated In way which CT
IL ated a deep interest He gave |
account OF the effort being made
" stamp out this terrible disease. Vi
u ing our state credit for being W,
W in the van OF this noble work.
D. advised people to live, and especial
VI sleep, in the open air and TO ri
u their assistance TO the physical
10 who are devoting their time TO {
y work OF stamping out tuberculos
Nv The address was listened TO WI
he rapt attention by his audience.
Pierce Is president Of the Greg
o- State Board OF Health.
Ut The second was an Illustrated !
o' ture by DR.. Il. G. Coffey, OF Po
III land, president of the Oregon 81
Board Of Examiners on the subj
10 Cancer and Malignant Growth
ne This proved TO be subject OF gr
moment 10 the audience and '
IN the flrs, time this important subj
WI has been discussed before a pul
~ gathering.
aIl Rev Robert Mclean and 81
Senator II y. Norton rcprosen
the lalty and made interesting Ia
am The music for the occasion was n
VII lshed by the Grants Pass con,
The orchestra and n proved 70 bo d
Nefy hIgh nrdor. rnrnlYlng Tho O