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two vehicles collided, breaking the
buggy wheel and throwing Rinehart
to the pavement.
Although thrown from the buggy
| Rinehart succeeded in holding his
horse which made frantic efforts to
I escape. Beyond severe shaking-up,
| Mr. Rinehart was not injured
The front of the automobile was
slightly damaged.
A plate glass window in Bakers
drug store was broken Tuesday morn
ing by stone hurled from the street
by passing automobile.
The stone, almost as large as a
baseball, was projected from the
street when the machine passed over
it with the speed of bullet and made
large hole in the glass with long
cracks radiating from it. The glass
was covered by insurance.
The Miriams met at the home of
Miss Gladys Hadley, North Mechanic
street, Monday and the following Off
GERS were elected:
President-Daisy Melick.
Vice President-Lucille Browner.
Secretary-Ruth Hyatt.
Asst. Secretary-Esther Davis.
Treasurer-Evelyn Hersey.
Librarian-Loretta Barnard.
After the business hour, refresh
melts were served and many games
were played.
The president of the American Med
ical association, the president of the
Ohio State Medical society and two
past presidents of this same organiza-
tion lent a decided air of distinction
/ to the banquet at the Baptist church
Monday evening when DR.. f. G. Lari-
more of this city was host to all ply
sicians in the county as well as num-
Der from central and even southern
Ohio, honoring the internationally
famed surgeon, DR.. Charles H. Mayo
OF Rochester, MINI.
Decidedly the most auspicious
event in the annals of the medical his
tory of the county and an occasion of
precious opportunity to all the ply
sicians and surgeons of this locality,
full need of praise was extended Dr.,
Iarimore, through whose medium it
was possible to have so distinguished
visitor in this city as a guest at a
banquet.
The dinner, exceptionally appetiz-
ing and more than satisfying, was
prepared and served by the ladies of
the Baptist church. The menu com
prised the following:
Fruit Cocktail
Fried Chicken
New Potatoes Fresh Peas
T Olives
Tomato Salad with Mayonaisse
Strawberries and Cream
Cake Coffee Sailed Almonds
Ten tables were used to seat the
ninety guests in attendance. One of
these was placed in the center, while
nine radiated from it in perfect SYM
metry and balance. The decorations
consisted of roses.
Following the repast, DR.. Francis
Wharton Blake of Gambler, president
of the Knox County Medical society,
delivered a welcoming address in be-
half of his organization wherein he
expressed most cordially the keen ap-
probation of the visit of DR.. Mayo to
this city and the manifest pleasure of
the local society in the opportunity to
meet him personally.
DR.. Blake further paid high com
pliment to the energy of DR.. F. c. Lar
more and recited his work of build
ing up a strong organization of the
| physicians of Knox county He sig
nificantly mentioned that Dr. Lari
more is invariably present at every
meeting of the society.
DR.. H. B. Gibbon of Tiffin, presi
dent-elect of the Ohio State Medical
society, extended greetings from the
profession of the state to DR.. Mayo
and expressed his delight at attend
ing the function arranged to honor q
man so noted in the realms of medica
science and surgery.
former president of the state so
ciety, DR.. B. r. Mcclellan of Xenia
gave an interesting account of the re
cent meeting of physicians and sur
geons of the country in Detroit, Mich.
when DR.. Charles H. Mayo was ele
waited to the post of leadership of the
organization. DR.. Mcclellan was en-
thusiastic in his praise of the actor
of the national association of DR.
Mayo and paid many compliments t.
him.
The concluding address of the even
ing was delivered by DR.. Mayo who