Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-09
Society Ends Yearly Session
With Social Occasion;
Officers Elected

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Physicians Of the territory should
stand together as body. and with
the assistance Of expert legal advice
If necessary, TO secure wise legisla'
ton, Il was declared informally and
unofficially but emphaticaIly at the
banquet last night, which closed the
Gath annual session of the Medical So
ciety Of Hawaii.
The banquet was a social occasion
and as such marked success, good
Fellowship prevailing up and down the
long table In the Country Club dining.
room; but several Of the speakers In
the course of responses to toasts or
extempore remarks urged that indi,
vidualiy and as a body the physicians
work for wise legislation in SO far as
IL affected hygiene, sanitation and the
practise of medicine In Hawaii. The
workmen's compensation act passed
by the last legislature has come in for
many q rap by the physicians, who
have found out that several amend
ments should be made, and these viii
probably be urged before the next leg
islature.
DIR. A. N. Sinclair, vicepresident Of
the society, acted ably as POSTMASTER
last night In the absence Of Col. Rey.
nolds, the president, The absence Of
army men at the banquet board was
regretted by several speakers. Every
ether element In the society was well
represented. DR.. Arthur @. Hodgins
and DR.. H. ". Murray as the commit
tee on arrangements for the annual
session brought their good work to q
fitting close with fine banquet.
DR.. E. d. Kilbourne, the newly-elect.
ed president, was greeted with APP
plause when he urged upon the physF
clans present the necessity Of indi-
yIdual effort and general cooperation
to keep the Medical Society up and
moving.
The speakers Of the evening, called
on largely at random by the toast
master. were DR.. J. T. Mcdonald, who
responded to the toast Of The Ameri.
can Medical Association DR.. William
Seaman of Pearl Harbor, who spoke
for the navy; DR.. F. e. Trotter. sur
geon in command of the Public Health
Service here; DR.. e. d. Kilbourne,
the newly elected president Of the
association; Dr. A. @. Hodgins Of the
entertainment COMMITTEES; r. O.. Math-
eson, representing the laymen; Dr. vi
Mitanura, who spoke for the Japanese
members; DR.. Frederick Irwin Of
Olaa: DR.. H. H. Wood Of Waialua; DR..
C. r. Mclean of EVA and DR.. Claude
Buffet Of Kahuku, each Of whom res
ponded TO the toast TO the country
physicians; DR.. Carl Keller and DR..
G. B. Wood
Attorney A. A. Wilder, who was at
the Country Club during the evening.
was 6rought into the banquet room by
friends in the medical profession and
gave them q lively talk
Those present included DR.. A. G.
H6deins, DIE. d. Kflb0urne. DR.. A. N.
Sinclair, DR.. William Seaman, U. s.
N; DR.. H. ". Murray, Dr.. #. E. Trot-
ter, DIR. F. Irwin, DR.. C. r. Mclean,
DR.. G. B. Cooper, DR.. A. F. Jackson,
DR.. w. G. Rogers, r. @. MathesOn,
DIR. G. Buffet, Dr.. /. Katsuki DR.. W.
L. Moore, DR.. |. Mort, DR.. j. T. Nc
Donald, DR.. Carl Keller, DR.. X. Haida,
DR.. F. F. Hedeman, DR.. v. Mitamura.
DR.. c. B. Wood, DR.. 1. ]. Shepherd,
DR.. Herbert H. Wood. DR.. J. c. Peden,
DR.. J. NJ. Kuhns, Riley H. Allen and
Judge A. A. Wilder.
OFFICERS Elected.
Election of officers to serve during
the coming year brought to close
late yesterday afternoon the business
end of the Gath annual meeting of the
Medical Society of Hawaii.
The following officers were elected !:
DR.. E. d. Kilbourne, president; Dr..
F. e. Trotter, vice-president; DR.. A.
r. Jackson. secretary; DR.. /. J. Shep-
herd. treasurer. The executive com
mittee viii be composed of these Off
GERS and Drs. ]. 7. Mcdonald and. A.
G. Hodgins. =
Interesting papers and brief but
lively discussion consumed the great.
er part Of the time at the final ses-
sion. DR.. ]. T. Mcdonald read paper
on Fat People," which, while full OF
humor, yet was of really serious
worth. Dr.. Ed Marshall of the United
States Public Health Service, now on
the mainland, took as his topic "A
Study of the Administration and Nurs-
ing Technique for Transmissable Di-
seases, as Practised by the Providence
Rhode Island) City Hospital, with
Special Reference to Cross Infection"
AS DR.. Marshall is no longer station.
ed here the paper was read by DR..
Hodgihs.
In discussing the last paper mem