Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-08
Help of Specialists and Other Doctors
Should Be Sought.
BANQUET GIVEN IN EVENING
Missouri Valley Medical Society in
Annual Session.
MEETNe no IAsr TwO DAYS
Election OF Officers VIII Take Place
TodAy-Number of Papers Read,
with Discussions Fol-
lowing.
GOOD on PATIENT IS ABOVE ALL

Let US drop the commercial spirit and
false pride that seems to envelop many OF
our profession, to the peril of the patent
and 20 back to the customs OF the physician
fifty years ago." said Dr. Donald Macrae
president OF the Missouri Valley Medical
society, at the opening session of the TWEEN
ty-fourth annual convention of that body
at the Hotel Rome. Continuing DR.. Macrae
pointed out with emphasis the foolishness
Of many physicians who refuse to accept
the aid OF other physicians and specialists
in handling difficult cases.
The twenty-fourth annual convention Of
the Missouri Valley Medical society opened
its first session of the two-day meeting
, Thursday morning ct the Rome, with about
seventy-five members in attendance. The
meeting was called to order by DR.. r. w.
Bliss, and the address Of welcome was
given by Francis A. Brogan. Or. Leroy
drummer, president OF the Douglas County
Medical society. responded, after which
the reports of the various committees and
officers were read.
Banquet at the Rome.
The first day Of the two day session OF
the convention came TO an end last night
at the Hotel Rome with an elaborate ban
~ auet as the main feature over 100 men OF
medicine. and several women physicians
sat down to the banquet which was an IN
formal one and after doing full justice 70
the spread furnished by the local mem
bers Of the society. turned their attention
TO the Illustrated lecture upon the subject
OF surgery by DR.. George S. Grille OF
Cleveland, o., who gave an interesting
talk upon the origin and treatment OF
Graves Disease and also talk upon sur
gerry. His lecture was illustrated by stere-
Topticon slides.
DR.. L. Harrison Mettler closed the even
ing's program with an address, the SUB
tect of which was Neurology and Soci-
ology." His talk was highly enlightenins
and was we'll received.
During the afternoon session papers ap-
pertaining 10 various subjects encountered
in the practice of medicine were read by
r II. Paul of st. Joseph Mo, Mary
strong of Omaha. L. w. Litug OF Daven-
port. Ia;F. B. Tiffany of Kansas City, A.
G Stokes Of Omaha. ]. NJ. Bell Of St Jo-
seph, Mo-; H. S. Munroe OF Omaha, P. I.
Leonard Of ST. Joseph. Frank c. Neff or
Kansas City and j 7. Axtell OF Newton
Kan
AT this mornings session Ernest Mark OF
Kansas City will read a paper on Pros"
tectomy' and will be followed by Drs. q.
Fl. Hoxie of Kansas City, W. T. Reynolds
of Kansas City. g. A. Young of Omaha A
~ Hertletzer of Kansas City. A L. Skoos
& Kansas City. ] NJ. Patton OF Omaha
w. L. Biering OF Des Moines, ]. L. Boehm
Of ST. Louis, ]. H, Darcy Of Sioux city
L. A. Merriam of Omaha and T. c. Wither-
spoon of Butte, Mont
Immediately after the reading of the last
paper, the election of officers to serve for
the ensuing year will be held, and the
choice of the next convention city will be
made. As yet there has been no talk OF
any kind as TO who wishes TO become the
chief executive Of the society or wheA city
wants the next convention, because of the
fact that the purpose Of the Missouri VAL
ley Medical society Is to hold these annual
meetings to further the interests of the
practice OF medicine, and politics are not
allowed TO enter any OF the sessions