The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-13
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SOCIETY MEET'



~ lectosD q Msdle1no drawn
49, svsry epgnfy IN ~ st1ts afe
expsctsd 70 aEtend TIE 71st annual
sn1sting Of IL Illinois stats Mod
~ soessty n tAis CIV opsni1g aszf
ITsssday and continuing thruash
IhurDdAy.
Reunions Of medical college grad
luates Of Northwestern university,
stho University Of Illinois and Rush
Medical college and Of Warrington
'unisersity and st. Louis university
/ will ~ with sessions Of the 90
'ciety's House Of Deaegates - IN
attraction. There will also Be Z
stag party" to BE- held while thu
Iphysicians' wives have q reception
at the governors mansion.
Establishment Of permanent head
quarters Of the state society 10
Springfield and election Of full
time secretary are the principal
matters OF business to be decided
by the House Of Delegates. Al
present the once Of SECRETARY II
held by DR.. Wilbur H Gilmore OF
Mt Vernon, who has reported that
the work has outgrown the caDac-
fty OF q member who continues to
keep up a practice along with the
.socretaryship.
The Illinois society with a mem
ebership Of more than 5000, Is said
to be the largest in the country.
Beside the business session Of the
House of Delegates. at which the
annual election OF officers will be
held, there will be a session Of the
council, the ruling body Of the So
jciety. composed Of II councilmen
They will elect an editor and q
managing editor for the society's
Official publication. There will also
be an annual conference OF the 10:
county secretaries.
President William F. Grimestead
Of Cairo will call the convention
to order and preside at the installa
ton Of his successor. DR.. Charles
=. Humist0n OF Chicago. who was
made president-elect last year.
Following the presidents annua
address on Wednesday, the society,"
annual Grafton on surgery, dealing
with prehistoric American Surg
cry, will be delivered by DR.. Leon
ard Freeman Of Denver.
Annual Grafton.
Tho annual Grafton on medicin,
will be delivered by DR.. ALDER
Henry Byfield, professor Of pediat
RIGS at the University of Iowa. Hi
subject will be New Viewpoints il
Nutrition in Infancy and Child
hood. The society's essay OF
medicine to be heard Thursda,
morning will be by DR.. kenno
Durham of Cincinnati, while tn
essay on surgery following will b
BY DR.. w. Wayne Babcock G
! Philadelphia
In addition to President Grin
stead, other officers whose term
expire with this meeting are tn
first vice president, DR.. John ]
Tuite, Rockford; second vice pres
dent. DR.. William e. Shastid, Pitt:
field; treasurer, DR.. Andrew
Markley. Belvidere: editor of tn
Journal, DR.. Charles ]. Whale,
Chicago, and managing editor, D.
Henry G. Oils, Chicago.
Terms OF three members of III
council also expire. They are d
]. W. Vaderslice, Oak Park; DR.. +
T. Beirne. Quincy, and DR.. C. v
Lille, East st. Louis. Other men
bers from the same districts ;
these doctors will be elected to su,
coed them. Members of the con-
Gil who will hold over are DIR.
E. Crawford, Rockford, chairma,
and DR.. f. E. Perisho, Streato
DR.. s. J. Mcneil. Chicago; DR..
E. Price, Robinson; DR.. ]. S. NJ
gel, Chicago; Dr., T. W. Gillespi
Peoria; DR.. c. s. Nelson, Sprin,