The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-20
'DR. {. A. PRAY OF
VALLEY CITY IS
ELECTED Head OF
N. DAKOTA NEDICS
Officers And Delegates
Named At Noon
Meeting IL III
Fargo And Grand Forks
Lead In Health Work
In The State

DR.. E. A. Pray Of Valley City was
i elected president OF the North Da-
| kOta State Medical association at the
| meeting Of the house of delegates
held this noon in connection with the
&annual convention Of the association
in this city.
Other officers of the association
were elected as follows:
First vice president-Dr. w. B,
! Baldwin. Casselton.
Second vice president-Dr. Fred
| Euing, Kenmare.
Third vice president-Dr. H. c..
| French. Grand Forks.
Secretary-Dr. H. J. Rowe, Cassel-
ton.
Treasurer-Dr. w. F. sihler, Devils
Lake.
Councillors whose terms expire in
! 1920 were elected as follows:
DR.. E. NJ. Ransom. for Northwest
| ern district. Minot.
DR.. F. L. Wicks. for Sheyenne VAL
ley Bismarck.
DR.. L. G. Smith. for Stutsman
county, Medina.
DR.. Charles MacLachlan, for Tri-
! County, New Rockford, re- elected.
DR.. MaCLachlan was chosen as del
| egate to the annual convention of
the American Medical associa ton
which meets next year at Atlantic
! City. DR.. f. w. MCMannus of Will
| 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 on
! the state board Of medical examin-
ers; DR.. H. o. Altnow, Mandan; DIR.
| h. G. WOutat. Grand Forks, and DR..
! Paul Sorkness. Fargo.
! Grand Forks was selected as the
| convention city for 1919 and it was
| 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 Grand
! Forks meeting to do away with the
| defense feature of the association.
! This will be one Of the main topics
| Of discussion at the next meeting.
In an interesting report by DR.. c.
| j. MCGurren Of Devils Lake, chair
man Of the Public Health committee
| for the state, Fargo and Grand
! Forks were given credit for being
! the most progressive cities in the
! state in the matter of caring for
bpublic health. In these two cities the
J death rate since 1912 has been the
! lowest Of any cities in the state.
Other cities were urged to follow
the methods used in Fargo and
| Grand Forks.
This morning very interesting
address was given by DR.. Alexander
| 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.
Last evening the annual dinner
was served to 100 doctors at the
K. of G. hall, following which ad-
| dresses were made by DR.. E NJ
| Darrow Of Fargo, DR.. H. NJ. Wheeler
| Grand Forks, and Lieut.. 3. H. Stick
ney of Dickinson. This meeting was
| in the form Of patriotic affair,
visitors being invited following the
dinner.
The. principal address was given
| by Col r. J. Blanchard, D. G. O., OF
| the Canadian forces, on the sub
| ject of With a Field Ambulance in
France" DR.. Blanchard spent two
years in France, at one Of the Brit
ish casualty clearing hospitals,
which are located just behind the
front lines. He told Of how the
wounded men are given treatment
and how the advanced medical
treatment nowadays saves the lives
! Of a great majority Of the wounded
The first aid work, he said, is re-
sponsible for a great saving of life,
The convention closes this after
noon.