The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-27
DIR. E. A. PRAY Is
new PRESIDENT

DR.. E. A. Pray Of Valley City vzzx
elected president of the North d.
kota State Medical association at the
meeting of the house of delegates
held last week at Fargo in corrections
with the annual convention Of the as
ISOLATION in this city.
Other officers of the assmta tion
were elected as follows:
First vice-president - Dr. W. B.,
Baldwin, Casselton.
Second vice-president - Dr. FREQ
Eung, Kenmare.
Third vice-president Or II. G.
French, Grand Forks.
Secretary-Dr. H. J. Rowe. tassea-
Treasurer-Dr. W. F. sihler, Devile
Lake.
Councillors whose terms expire in
1920 were elected as follows:
DR.. E. M. Ransom, for NorTbav.st-
ern district, Minot.
DR.. +. L. Wicks, for Sheyenne VAL
ley, Valley City.
DR.. L. G. Smith, for Stutsman
county, Medina.
DR.. Charles MacLachlan. for Tr1~~
County, New Rockford, re-elerped
DR.. MacLachlan was chosen AZ DEF
egate to the annual convention Il
the American Medical association
which meets next year at Atlantic
City. DR.. F. w. McMannus OF VIII
liston was named alternate for the
national gathering.
The house Of delegates recommend
ed to the governor of North Dakota
that the following men be placed oG
the state board Of medical ex:amin-
ers: DR.. H. O. Altnow, Mandar; Dr.
H. G. Woutat,. Grand Forks, and D7-,
Paul Sorkness, Fargo.
Grand Forks was selected as the
convention city for 1919 and it wac
decided that the annual gathering
should be held in June, the dates To-
be left to the scientific committee
Notice was given of a motion that
will be brought up at the Grzn&
Forks meeting to do away with tie
defense feature Of the association
This will be one of the main topsog
of discussion at the next meeting
In an interesting report by Dr. C.
J. McGurren of Devils Lake, chair
man of the Public Health COMMITTEES
for the state, Fargo and Grad
Forks were given credit Tor hs19E
the most progressive cities IN the
state in the matter of caring ter
public health. In these two cities TIE
death rate since 1912 has been the
lowest of any cities in the state.
Other cities were urged to foEow
the methods used in Fargb aid
Grand Forks.
Thursday morning very interest,"
ing address was given by DR.. A]exzH-
der Gibson of Winnipeg, who has been
in France with the Canadian forces,
on the subject of Injuries To PERI
pheral Nerves to Soldiers" which
was followed with the examination
of several people suffering with
similar injuries.
Wednesday evening the annual dr.
ner was served to 100 doctors at tie
X. of c.. hall, following which ad-
dresses were made by Dr.. E. H.
barrow of Fargo, and Lieut.. B. H.
Stickney of Dickinson. This meeting
was in the form of patriotic affair."
visitors being invited following tie
dinner.
The principal address was gives
by Col. r. J. Blanchard, D. c. O., ii
the Canadien forces. on the sub
iect of with a Field Ambulance N
France" DIR. Blanchard spent tvs
years in France, at one of the Brit
ish casualty clearing hospitah,
which are located just be hl1d the
front lines. He told Of how the
wounded men are given Treatment
and how the advanced medical
treatment nowadays saves the Hives
of a great majority of the woundeA
The first aid work, he said, IS Re-
sponsible for a great saving OF life
The convention closes this .atteE-
noon.