Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14
JONES CHOSEN TO
LEAD HOMEOPATHS
Ohio Physician Elected to PreSi-
dency of American Institute
at Pasadena Session
A NEW POSITION is CREATED
More Than $4,000 Subscribed to
Aid Field Secretary in Car
rying On Work
A NEW POSITION is CREATED

PASADENA, July 14.-Dr. Gaius j.
Jones of Cleveland, Ohio, was elected
president of the American Institute of
Homeopathy yesterday by a vote of
Ill to S6 over DR.. T. H. Carmichael of
Philadelphia The election was made
unanimous by motion of DR.. Car
michael
DR.. o. S. Woods of Omaha, Neb,
was elected honorary president.
DR.. H. r. Arndt of San Francisco
was elected to fill the new position of
field secretary created by the institute
at Tuesdays meeting. His duties Will
be to promote the interests of home
opathy throughout the country, assist
in organizing local societies of home
opathists and disseminate propaganda
of the school throughout the country.
In order to raise funds to finance the
first years work of the field secretary
pending the passing of an amendment
to the by laws making an assessment
possible, voluntary subscriptions were
called for and the sum of $500 was
raised in less than half an hour.
Other officers of the institute elected
were: DR.. Walter e. Nichols, Pasa-
dena, first vice president; DR.. Margar-
ct Hassler Schantz, Reading, Pa, sec
ond vice president; DR.. James w.
Ward, San Francisco, DR.. ]. P. Suth-
erland. Boston, and DR.. E. l. Mann,
ST. Paul. trustees. The holdovers until
1912 are: DR.. j. Ritchey Horner, Cleve-
land, secretary; DR.. II. Franklin Smith,
New York city, treasurer; DR.. Will
liam o. Forbes, Hot Springs, Ark,
registrar.
The committee report urging that
every applicant for admission TO any
homeopathic school under the jurisdic-
tion of the institute should produce a
high school diploma or the equivalent
was adopted. A resolution requesting
the interstate commission to secure
legislation requiring the same qualifi-
cations from every applicant to study
medicine or the art of healing in any
part of the country in any school was
referred to the resolutions committee
and will come up this morning.
Another matter to come up for dis
cussion this morning is the question of
asking the United States government
to represent to the government of Jap
an the desirability of removing the re-
strictions against homeopathy in the
empire, and also to request missionary
boards to select homeopathic physicians
for work in foreign fields without dis
elimination.
CLINICAL RESEARCH OUTLINED
DR.. James Krauss of Boston, chair
man of the committee on the formation
of the American Association for Clin-
ical Research, reported that a meeting
was held for that purpose last fall. The
object of the association as outlined in
his report was adopted. 1t provides for
keeping the clinical research associa-
tion separate from any school or cult,
and pledges the cooperation of the
American Institute of Homeopathy ana
it's members whenever called on to col
laborate with others in the conducting
of clinical research on a conclusive, un-
failing basis, by having two physicians
of whatever school on each case to rem
der separate and simultaneous reports
to the headquarters of the association.
The Weaver club of Ogden Utah, in
vited members of the institute to stop
over in that city on their way home,
and promised to show them the time
of their lives"
Homeopaths from San Francisco an
nounced that arrangements are COM
plete for the entertainment of the doc
tors in that city. The train will leave
Los Angeles SUNDAY morning and ar
rive in San Francisco Tuesday after
noon, stopping at Sa' =. Barbara, Pa
so Robles and Monterey en- route.
Over 500 doctors and their friends
and families took the Mt. Lowe trip
yesterday afternoon. The alumni of
the Boston university rendered a BAN
quet last evening to DR.. Sutherland,
dean of the university.
The program for today's sessions at
Hotel Maryland includes a business
session of the institute in the main
hall from to 10 o'clock; clinical medi-
cine in main hall from 10 to II o'clock;
auto ride around Los Angeles in the
afternoon; official banquet at Hotel
Maryland in the evening at o'clock.
The Meissen society, woman's auxili-
ary to the American Institute of
Homeopathy, held a children's party
yesterday forenoon on the hotel lawn.
Burro ride and other amusements for
the children were provided. The women
took the Mt. Lowe trip in the after
noon and were guests of the California
Nielsen society at a musical in the
evening. Their program today includes
an auto ride around Los Angeles with
the doctors in the afternoon and
banquet this evening at 7 o'clock.