South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-09
Fl. WAYNE MAN
MEDICAL LEADER
Dr.. G. w. MCCaSkey, President
of Northern Tri-State Medi-
cal Observation-Disclosures
is Chosen.

G. w. McCaskey Of Fort Wayne was
elected president Of the Northern Tri-
State Medical association at the after
noon session Of the 10th annual meet
ing held Tuesday at the oliver hotel.
The other officers chosen were t. r.
Wood, Angola, Ind, vice president;
&. w. SpOhn. Elkhart. secretary; j.
A Weitz. Montpelier. o., treasurer.
Kalamazoo, Mich. was chosen as
the scene Of the winter meeting which
will be held in January. Kalamazoo
was selected over Battle Creek, al
though both cities made strong bids
for the honor. Michigan was entitled
10 the winter meeting, as each state
taxes the meetings in its turn.
II was IRdiana's opportunity 10
have a physician elected president
and DR.. McCaSkey was chosen to head
the association for the coming year.
Meetings Of the association are held
twice each year, but the officers serve
one year, the new ones being elected
1T the summer meetings.
Indiana, Ohio and Michigan were
represented by $50 physicians. who
arrived in the city Tuesday morning
and left Immediately after the ban
quet in the evening. While in the
city they were the guests of the ST
Joseph County Medical society, the
Ing the annual meeting Of the asso-
station for this city.
DIR. Vaughn HOnored.
Victor c. Vaughn. dean of the col
lege Of medicine Of the University of
Michigan. the retiring president, was
elected president of the American
Medical society at it's recent meeting
held in Minneapolis MINI. This is
the highest honor that can be con-
ferred in this country on any physi-
clan. The announcement was re-
ceived with much satisfaction by the
members of the Tri-State association
as they feel that IL was not only an
honor TO DIT. Vaughn but the associa-
ton as well, to have a man elected to
this high place OF honor.
Many Of the physicians who attend
ed the meeting here and many who
were unable to attend received their
instruction from DR.. Vaughan al
Michigan university. Or. u. w
Spohn. secretary Of the association
in speaking OF the election OF DR.
Vaughan, said: 81 was certainly glad
that the highest honor possible vas
given TO DR.. Vaughan. He deserves
IT."
The meeting opened Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock with DR.. John l..
Porter Of Chicago in charge Of the
first talk on the program. His adj
dress was in the nature of a clinic
on the subject, "Orthopedic Surgery
He was assisted by DR.. Charles l..
Stoltz Of this city. BY this means
the younger members of the associa-
.ion were benefited to a great extent
as practical cases were brought up by
the older physicians. Physicians and
surgeons, irrespective of their prac-
tices. were very well pleased with the
talk.
Paper is Read.
Following this discussion a paper
son Intestinal Stasis" was read by
Or. II. II. Martin OF LapOrte, with
Or. J. G.. Fleming of Elkhart as the
alternate. Those who took part in
the discussion were DIS. G. W. Green,
DOwagiac; A. F. Kingsley, Battle
Creek; .. NJ Harpster. Toledo. and
Z. +. Morgan. Fort Wayne.
The Surgical Treatment of Cleft
Palate" was discussed by DR. J. II.
Jacobson of Toledo and he was assist
cd by Or. Miles +. Porter of Fort
Wayne. The diScussants were !. NJ.
Rosenthai Fort Wayne; A. III. Rock
well. Kalamazoo; Q. r. Tenny, Toledo
and j. L. Case of Battle Creek
After this session the physicians
adjourned and were the guests of the
various members of the st. Joseph
County Medical society at dinner
The out of town guests at the sessions
were taken TO the homes of the local
members or 10 the various restaur-
ants
The afternoon session opened
promptly at 1880 o'clock with a dis
cussion OF "GynecOlogy and Nervous
ness by Or. j. II. Carstens OF De-
troit The latter part of Or. Carsten'
talk was a clinic on cancer OF the
stomach and was one OF the most in
terestng Of the meeting The sub
jsct was discussed by Drs. A s.
Young. Kalamazoo; l. J. Beckneu
Goshen; w. \. Howat. Hammond
and A. r. Wyatt, Lagrange
DR. Angus Mclean Of Detroit talk
ed on Ulcer and Carcinoma Of the
Hollow Viscera OF the Upper Aldo
men; Symptoms. Medical and Surgical
Treatment. He was assisted by DIS.
+. Shilleto. Kalamazoo; J. G. Kellar,
Toledo: p NJ Hickey, Detroit, and
3. +. Kuhn. Elkhart.
The Prognosis in Hysteria" was
discussed by Or. Carl u. Camp OF
Ann ArbOr. Mich. DR.. Camp spoke
at length on this subject and gave
n very clear talk on IT, This subject
is one that is a very common one
between physicians and was very well
received.
DR.. c. y. Smith was unable to talk