Arizona republican., 1911-12-04
They Elect Officers For Coming Year.
BANQUET IS DRY" AFFAIR
Spirits Effervesced Even Though the Eating Was Arid, and the Stimulation Was of Mind, Not of Matter

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 The MaricOpa Medical Society met at the Hotel Adams Saturday evening and held a business session and d banquet At the preliminary meeting Dr. Watkins gave a demonstration with Baloptican projection ap- paratus. which throws solid objects on screen and makes microscopic | enlargemerts. II also reproduces en- Iargements from reading matter. pho tCgraphs or illustrations. The society voted to buy the machine for study york ana to be used in the public lecture course.
 The following officers were elected fer the coming year: Dr. IL k. l Eoauchamp. president: Dr. Willard smith. vice president: pr. W. Warner Watkins, secretary; Dr. William Sar- gent. treasurer: pr w w. Wilkin- sen. censor The delegates chosen to 1 represent the society at the Arizona Medical association which meets it. Eisbee next May. are Drs. Watkins .and Roy Thomas.
 The medicos then proceeded to the
 
 Adams tavern and while discussing the cdibles listed on the menu. dis Ccursed or various subjects. both wise ard otherwise. which originate only in the minds of toastmastcrs Most cf the saw bones present had bccn taught the conventional idea in re- gard h banquets and supposed d cer- tain amount of liquid refreshment was ILecessary to properly lubricate the king machinery. The prohibitions istS among the members thought dif- ierentlN however, and managed to sip one over on the vets" The dinner thus proved a much dricr affair than f really might have been, though Dr. Piath was true tO his C rman ancestnry and insisted on being served with a bottle oc beer
 Dr. Foss who is known throughout the territory. for his expansive and extensive oratorical output. acted as tcastmaster and started the flow of soul by consratulating the members OF belonging to one of the livest and most progressive county medical or tEaniZations in tho whole country Dr. R. r Palmer of Mesa respond. cd to the toast Good Fellowship" and Dr. Sargent. the man who has the health oc the city of Pho enx in his hands talked on Civic Hygiene" and asked the cooperation Of all phy- sicians in bctter'ng the health cOndI- lions in the city.
 l Dr. MOnical orated on the subject of Hair" though he must have long since forgotten everything he ever knew on the subject, except by ob- servation. The doctor is never caught mapping. however, and succeeded in convincing his hearers that there is a very close relationship. between | scantiness Of hair and wisdom ana that in acquiring knowledge. one should ever be willing tO sacrifice beauty Of adornment To prove the i~sic --r-irts argument. the doctor quoted the cleverness of the Ch.- huahua canine.
 l Dr. Simpson. the faithful and pune tual president of the past year. gave a. short dissertation in response tO the toast. Our Society" Dr. Hughes made answer to the toast l Wet GOods.' and if there is anything ir this dry land of irrigated deserts more anomalous than Dr Hughes and wet goods. the writer is not aware of it His remarks were therefore inn pOrtant from the standpoint of either fact or fiction.
 | Dr. Plath responded to the toast The Serious Side of Life" which after one has had proper refreshment. is a very funny affair The doctor in q tactful manner pointed out the Gloomy Gusscs" of the society with out calling names.
 1 Dr. Watkins responded in q humOr- ous way to the aspersions cast on the dry members of the society. The doctors remarks were very opropos but the subject and the listeners were still dry when he had finished
 Dr. Willard Smith evidently fe,t that his debt to the society was we'll i l:qu:dated even if he were not. and rot being fond of dry toast or the sound ot his own voice. simply ac- Lnowledged pr Foss and maintained a golden silence
 Dr. Drane spoke on the toast Mesa Beauties The doctor is Mis- | sCurian.
 Dr. J. w. Thomas made few re- marks on a wide open subject" ap- I plying his words to sanitation and tmethods Of instructing the people in sanitation and hygiene.
 Dr. Stones remarks were evidently irtended to be part of the roast. and when he had completed them. Toast master Foss was done to a turn. He had asked for Stone and gotten J roast.
 Dr. Tafcl was asked to tell about
 the second oyster in the stew" Ac- C0rding to the doctor a medical prac- ticioncr like newspaper man. is in luck if he gets even the first oyster ir lis stew. and being one of the dry contingent of the society. he couldn't consistently diagnose stew. arvwav.
 Dr. Roy Thomas spoke on the pro- gross of the society in the past five l v.