Weekly journal-miner., 1915-06-23
Dr. A. H. Williams, oi
STATE MEDICOS ARE
 IN ANNUAL SESSION
(From Fridays paily.l

l V Ah~y A|NhJsI
 With an invocation by Rev. R. w
 Raaf the first session of the 24th an
 nual convention of the Arizona State
 Medical Association opened yester. day in the auditorium of the High
 school building. Mayor w. H. Tim
 erhoff gave an address of welcome
 stating that the only reason he did
 rot deliver the keys of the city to the
 medical men was on account of Pres
 cott's hospitality, which had never permitted the existence of such keys
 the door always being open.
 On the part of the medical associa-
 ton, pr. Plath, of Phoenix, responded in which he declared Prescotts hos pitality was most heartily welcomed by all of the organization, he was cer- tain.
 Dr. J. w. Film, president of the association, introduced the speakers.
 The first paper was by pr. Brown, of Fl Paso, Tex, on the life, growth and reproduction of bone. His paper was copiously illustrated by lantern slides, X-ray photos and bone spcci- mems. These came from dogs that had been operated upon to learn un- der what conditions bones could be transplanted, what the effect of re- moval of the periosteum would have on bone and on the periosteum and what bone would do If not connected with other bony tissue, as when a piece was transplanted inside a muscle The value of such work and its influence on the surgery of bone diseases and injuries can be readily understood by everyone and Dr, Brown has secured a rich fund of valuable information. Dr. E. B. Pal mer and pr. C. s. Vivian, of Hum boldt, gave two interesting papers OH different types of appendicitis. The papers were all discussed at length, large number taking part in the dis cussion and many questions being asked of the respective authors.
 The afternoon session was featured by masterly papers by two of the guests, Dr. E. H. Skinner, of Kansas City, on the use of the X-ray in un- favorable situations, which was well illustrated by lantern slides and X-ray photographs, and Dr. Bleach, of Ok lahoma City, on Surgical Indiges- tion." Dr. Murietta, of Jerome, pre- sented paper in the Caecarian sec-1 ton, with report on two births at the Jerome hospital by this opera ton. On account of the comparative rareness of this operation notwith standing that but ? per cent of the cases are fatal and that it offers an opportunity to save not only the mothers life, but generally that of the baby, it seems probable that this operation will be availed of more in the future.
 Contrary to the general opinion this operation did not take its name from Caesar, who is supposed to have been born that way, but from a word "to cut" and this operation was performed, crudcly it is true, long before Caesars time.
 Dr. Sweek, of Phoenix, followed | with paper on "Cancer Research" As in the morning session the discus sion of all the papers was exhaustive and closely followed by all in attend ance.
 At noon the County Medical Asso- citation entertained the members and | their wives at a picnic luncheon on the banks of the Hassayampa among the pines. After the afternoon ses- sion, the guests were all taken for an auto ride to Lake Watson.
 In the evening, the president of the association, Dr. Finn and Mrs. Finn at reception given in lonor of the association in their home. !