El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-06
WEEK
To BE FULL ONE
Southwestern Medical Asso,
citation to Open Conven-
ton Here Thursday.

The leading issue to be decided at
the three day session Of the South
western Medical and Surgical associa-
ton to be held in FL Paso, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday at the Paso del
Norte. will be the creation of a jour
nal that Will have some relationship
to the southwestern organization, as
medical journals of America have to
the older and longer established ply
stefan and surgeon groups. In order to
make this journal possible the present
bulletin of the FL Paso Medical asso-
citation, the journal Of Arizona and the
journal Of New Mexico viii all be COM
6ined.
The meeting in FL PasO is to be
the second annual gathering. The mem,
bership numbers zoe physicians ana
surgeons of the southwest APPROX
mately 20 clinics viii be held during
the three-day session ana al OF them
under the supervision OF the local pro
fesSiOn- These will occur at the dlI-
ferent hospitals Of the city and all
viii begin at S O'Clock in the morning,
lasting through the morning hours.
Bacon to Preside.
The initial meeting will occur at
o'clock Thursday morning, Dr. John 4
Bacon, president, of Miami, Arlz-. pre-
siding The officers Of the association
DR.. John r. Gilbert. Alamagordo, n. NJ,
first president; DR.. Jim camp.
Pecos, Texas. second vice president; Dr;
C. P. Brown, FL Paso, secretary ana
treasurer. The trustees are: DR.. J. T.
Holmes, AlamagOrdo, n NJ, Dr. n =.
Paden, Carrizozo, y. NJ, and DR.. r. L.
Ramey, FL Paso. The entertainment
committee consists OF Dr. J. A Picket
Dr Hugh s White. DR.. c. N. Hendricks.
all of FL Paso; the program committee
is: DR.. H. H. Stark, chairman, FL Pasoi
Dr. J. I Butler, Tuscon. Ariz-
The program for the three Gays
session will be as follows;
Thursday, Scientific Program
1870 =. m. registration of members.
and guests. Reading Of minutes and
other business Address by president
John E Bacon, Miami, Ariz.
Clinical reports on Abdominal tumors
complicating pregnancy, DR.. Frances T.
Discussion by DR.. James Vance. FL
acknowledgements Of the uterus.
with the methods used for palliation
and cure, particularly the Barrett oper-
Discussion by DR.. Hugh S White, FL
viseeral tetany. DR.. ]. !. Butler. Tue
Discussion by DR.. R L. Ramey. FL
A new method of treating tuberculo-
sis and other chronic infected sinuses
DR.. w A. Sweek, Phoenix. Ariz.
Discussion by DR.. ". L. Brown. Fl
Friday. pm
Report Of a case of periprostatic abb
seess Of tubereulous origin. u; frah-
els H McKeon, Fort Stanton y. n
Discussion by Dr. Hugh Grouse, Fl
Paso-
The prognosis and treatment Of
syphilis and tuberculosis when oc-
curing together. Capt Earl H Bruins.
Z S A. Fort Bayard. n. NJ
Discussion by Dr.. r B. Homan, FL
Systematic sun treatment in the
southwest, Dr. John ". Finn, Prescott
Discussion by DR.. ]. W. Laws, Lin
treatment of pleurisy with effusion.
Dr. H G. ShOrtle. Albuquerque, n NJ |
Discussion by DR.. L G. Witherspoon. I
Fl PasO. Tex
thorax, Dr. jeremiah Metzger. Tucson, I
Discussion by Dr. c. NJ Hendricks.
Saturday. 2.OO p. m.
Problems of sanitation in prison and 1
concentration camps, Dr. John R Bar
Der L. s. A, Fl. Huachuca, AriZ-
Discussion by DR.. H Z. Stevenson, (
Fl Paso.
Some recent ideas Of vaccines, DR.. ".
Warner Watkins, Phoenix, Ariz.
p Discussion by DR.. J. L Mcknight,
81 Paso.
Discussion OF etiology and treatment 4
IF intestinal stasis, Dr. r D. Garrett
FL Paso-
Discussion by DR.. E. c. Prentiss. Ell
Paso.
Laboratory diagnosis of syphilis, DR..
Willis ". Waite, FL Paso.
Discussion by Dr. Warner Watkins,
Phoenix, Ariz.
Friday night a banquet viii be ten
Tered all delegates at the Paso del
Norte. Automobiles viii be at the
rains 10 meet all incoming delegates
md secretary c. P Brown states that
he clinics viii be confined strictly 10