New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-05
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T.OIJTSIANA MEDICAL VETER-
MARY ASSOCIATION
MEETING.

The assembling in New Iberia
this week Of the members OF the
Louisiana Veterinary Medical AS
sociation to hold their seminar
nual session at the invitation OF
the Civic League and Board OF
Trade will go down into history
as a great advertisement OF the
hospitality Of our people when
strangers come into our midst.
Everything that could possibly be
done to make them feel at home
and assist in making success OF
their sessions was done by our
citizens. Among those who were
in attendance at the important
meetings were: Drs. w. ii. Dal-
rymple, Z. p. Flower and 1. Z.
Pauson of Baton Rouge; F. j.
Cambon, C. S. Maxwell. Hamlet
Moore and F. p. Douglas of New
Orleans C. F. Breaux, Houma; ).
l.. Drexler, Thibodaux; Ii. F.
vuilliamy, Plaquemine; q. W.
@tubbs, Opelousas; Sheard
Moore, Donaldsonuine; f. A.
Hoell, Grand Cane and our own
Veterinarians, Drs. j. Arthur
Goodwin and II. G. Plapper.
The opening meeting was hello
in the Elks Lodge room which
had been kindly rendered by the
officials of that Order, the
members being called to order by
the President of the Association,
DIR. Douglas. Hon. j. 5. Power
then made an address of wei
come as Mayor Of the City and
was appropriately responded to
by DR.. Dalrymple.
The following papers were then
read which proved very interest
ing: "Hydrophobia," DR.. Cam
bon, discussion DR.. J. Arthur
Goodwin and f. Douglas; Black
Leg" DR.. Floyd A. Hoell, discus
sion DR.. II. F. vuilliamy and
Eichelberger; Anthrax, DR..
Breaux, discussion M. A. Guilty
and H. Morris; "The Veterinar-
ian as Sanitarian," DR.. E. T.
Flower, discussion s. B. Stables
and Sheard Moore; "Bursattea
or Summer Sores" discussion b.
Z. CLANCY and j. l.. Drexler
Meat and Hygiene, DIR. Dali
rymple, illustrated with Ian
tern slides. Immediately there
after a number of automobiles
were in waiting at the Alma
House when a number of our cit
liens escorted the party out to
Spanish Lake Club house where
delicious fish fry was awaiting
them. Among our own citizens
who were of the party were Dir.
H. A. King, Messrs. Jules Drey-
fus. j. w. Eckart, Edwin Estorge,
Fred ,Decuir, J. r. Perry, P. A.
Landry, G. L. Provost, A. }. Sub
erbielle, r. P. Ribbeck, Mayor
Power, John r. Taylor, r. D.
Southwell, Nat Dauterive, Albert
Stafford, J. T. Lejeune and DR.. j.
Arthur Goodwin. Fish and good
cheer was much in evidence and
short. but appropriate talks were |
made by Messrs. Dreyfus, Power,
Eckart and Drs. Dalyrmple, Il.
"A. King and J. A. Goodwin.
The next morning provisions
being made with the s. P.l
Railroad by the Board OF Trade,
the gentlemen were escorted to
Avery Island when the entire par
ty descended into the bowels OF
the earth and saw the greatest salt
deposit in the world, returning |
home at IL o'clock. The next
thing on the program was tho
Clinic which was held at the
Goodwin Plapper Hospital on Pol
lard Avenue, a majority OF our
medical gentlemen as well as
number Of laymen being present
to witness the operations on dumb
brutes.
On the same evening the illus
trated lecture with lantern slides
took place at the Elk Theatre by
DR.. Dalrymple on Meat and Milk
Hygiene" the lecture being un-
der the auspices of the Ladies
Civic League and the City Board
Of Health. While the attendance
wsr considered q good one, still
it was expected that every seat
would be occupied on that occa-
sion. The lecture delivered By
the gentleman was certainly q
treat to all present and those of
our people who missed it may
never again have such an oppor
tunity. DR.. Dalrymple convinced
iii Of His hearers Of the utter inn
portance Of meat and milk in
Bpection and how easy contagious
diseases Is contracted under the
system of slaughteringI
cattle without first making
thoronrh inapectiOn.