Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-25
INVITE PUBLIC TO
FLU DISCUSSIONS
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lecture was eNCeeulIlSiS lhtSi
and was well received by the audi
ence.
Scorns Explorations
John H. Gibbon, Philadelphia,
spoke briefly of the tendency to
look on conditions as emergencies
and do exploratory operations when
an approximate diagnosis can pre-
Viously be made. He said that this
tendency too often resulted in a null
tiplication of incision, a repetition
of the operation, and occasionally in
the unnecessary death of the patti
ent. He advises his hearers to pe
careful and not rush into an oper-
alton unless they were quite sure
that the proper diagnosis had been
made and the operation was es-
sential.
Alfred C. Wood, Philadelphia,
spoke about the surgical treatment
of ulcer and cancer, and compared
the various operative procedures en-
ployed. He was followed by john
A. Iichty, Pittsburgh, who gave a
short address on all treatment which
is not surgical. He warned his hear
ers against polypharmacy as an in
definite understanding of the case.
Should Be Careful
William E. Robertson. Philadel-
phia, spoke of the attitude of the
general practitioner, and the general
lack of attempt in the direction of
more definite diagnosis. He said that
the lack of more definite knowledge
of dietetics and the more or less blind
adherence to drugs and unnecessary
use of proprietary medicine, caused
doctors to become unconsciously the
advance agent of many useless, all
leEcd remedies.
The closing speech of the morning
was made by the President-elect,
Henry D. Jump, of Philadelphia,
enemata. DIR. Jump used lantern
slides to illustrate his lecture and
said that he felt enough discussion
had taken place on his subject 10
put ii beyond any argument.
The event of the social program
took place last evening, when the
Presidents reception was held in the
ballroom of the hotel. Cyrus Lee
Stevens. of Athens was the
guest of honor. About eight hum
drcd physicians and theil guests at
tended the reception ana Ire dance
which followed it.
Final Session To-noiIow
Tomorrow will see the final meet
ings of the convention, when there
TiiI be clinic at the Health Depart
ment tuberculosis Dispensary, 1O6
North Second street, at the Harris
burg Hospital, and the Polytechnic
Hospital.
The House of Delegates, the gov
erning body of the State Medical So
cicty, held its final session in the
IL. /. h,.s
ing chosen Pittsburgh for the con-
vention next October, elected the fol-
lowing officers:
President-elect, d. Henry d.
Jump, Philadelphia first vice presi-
dent, DIR. j. Wesley Ellenberger, of
this city; second vice president, DR..
Epencer NJ. Free, Dubois; third vice
president, DIR. C. w. Wood, Monon-
gahela; fourth vice president, DR..
"A. f. Meyers. Blooming Glen; sec
4retary, DR.. Walter F. Donaldson,
Pittsburgh; assistant secretary, DR..
C. B. Longamaker, Philadelphia,
of Johnstown.
The following members were
elected to the board of trustees:
Frank c. Hammon, Philadelphia;
Howard B. FrantZ. Huntington; L.
3. Appel, Lancaster; Donald Guth-
rie. Sayre; l. J. Meyer, Pittsburgh; I;
G. Franklin Bell. Williamsport;
Harry w. Mitchell, Warren; r. G.
Shumaker, Reading; II. w. Albert
son, Scranton, and j. w. F. Wyant,
Kittanning.
Delegates to the convention of the
American Medical Association are:
w. F, Bacon, York; G. r. S. Corson.
Pottsville; w. B. Gibby. Wilkes
Barre; Wilmer Kursen, Philadel-
phia, and George T. Harmon, Hunt
ingdon. The following alternates
were chosen: C. c. Cracroft, Wash
ington county; William Taylor,
Westmoreland; J. II. Wilson,
Beaver; f. P. Ball, Clinton; and ].
B. Scull, Philadelphia.
Bell Physicians to Dine
The Bell Telephone Company
physicians who are in Harrisburg
attending the sixty-ninth annual
convention of the State Medical So
ciety will be entertained by The
Bell Company at an informal dinner
this evening at o'clock at the
Penn-Harris hotel.
In connection with the regular
program of the sixty-ninth annual
session of the State Medical Society
being held in Harrisburg, Major NJ.
Cross will give an illustrated lecture
at the Penn Harris hotel this even
ing on first aid work. To assist Ma
jor Shields in this work the Bell
Telephone Company have loaned a
first aid team from Reading who
will give a demonstration of first
aid work and show the progress
made by the Bell Company in first
aid work.
The Bell Company have made
rapid strides in first aid work among
their employees and doctors have Of
ten expressed amazement that it was
possible for the Telephone Company
to produce such results through the
practice of the men in first aid team
work. 1t has been the aim of the
Bell Telephone Company to have
their men take an active part in first
aid work, as only in this way can
they acquire a practical knowledge
of how to administer proper first aid
treatment in case of necessity. Not
only this, but each of the thousands
of employees who have become inter-
ested in first aid work are of greater
value to themselves, to their fam
lilies. and their communities because
of this knowledge.
TROOP TO MEET
Members of the old Governors
Troop, planning to participate in the
Welcome Home parade on Monday,
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