Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-12-02
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NEE TING HERE
Joint Session Of Medical
And Surgical Associa-
tons Brin gs Many
Prominent Men To City

Prominent Men To City
With more than 200 physicians and
surgeons in attendance the opening
of the joint session of the Medical
and Surgical Association of the
Southwest and the Pacific Coast
Roentgen Ray society yesterday
proved one of the most important
gatherings of its kind ever held in
this part of the United States.
From 10 o'clock in the morning
until that hour last night the most
prominent of the medical fraternity
in the West gave, in paper and ad-
dress, the latest thoughts in a dozen
different departments of medical and
surgical practice, while a lantern
slide exhibit of unusual and rare
cases, given by the members of the
Pacific Coast Roentgen Ray society.
brought the scientific discussions to
a close last evening with one of the
most interesting expositions ever held
here.
After a short invocation yesterday
morning. Harry WEIGH, secretary of
the chamber of commerce, welcomed
the visiting surgeons and physicians
to Phoenix. A response on the part
of the medical association by DIR. John
w. Finn of Prescott and another for
the Roentgen Ray society by DR.. Ray
A. Payne. Portland, Ore, followed,
after which DR.. James l. Vance, Ell
Paso, Tex, president of the medical
association, delivered his annual ad-
dress.
The next address was delivered by
Dr. William Thomas Coughlin of st.
Louis university, st. Louis. Mo,
| whose subject was THE More Re-
| cent Surgery of the Mouth and Face"
| DR.. A. G.. Shortle of Albuquerque, N.
| NJ, then spoke on Ten Years of He
| liotherapy," after which there was
| a discussion led by DR.. John w. Finn
| of Prescott.
Three Symposiums Held
The afternoon was given over to
! three symposiums. The first, on bone
LESSONS. was participated in by DR.
John E. Bacon of Miami, DIR. w. l.
Brown of FL Paso and DR.. w. B. Bow
| man of Los Angeles. The second, on
urology, was participated in by DR.
X. d. Lynch of FL Paso and DIR. Rob-
ert V. Day of Los Angeles. The third,
| on the chest and neart, was given
over to addresses by DIR. Leroy Pc
| tiers, Albuquerque; DIR. Rolla G
Karshner. Los Angeles, and DIR. Roy
Payne, Portland, Ore. The discus
sions in these symposiums were led
by DIR. A. NJ. Tuthill of Phoenix; DR.
| George A. Bridge of Bisbee. DIR.
Charles S. Vivian, Phoenix, and DIR.
Spencer r. Whiting, Phoenix.
The annual address on medicine.
Blood Chemistry" was delivered in
the evening by DIR. Avery Newton of
Los Angeles. This was followed by
an address on 'Differential Diagnosis
of Diseases of the Dustless Glands, "
by DR.. ]. L. Tierney of the st. Louis
university, and Unexpected Condi-
lions Revealed by X-Ray Examina-
ton" by Dr. Raymond Taylor of Los
Angeles. The evening session was
brought to a close by lantern slide
exhibits of unusual and rare cases,
conducted by members of the Pacific
Coast Roentgen Ray society. Follow
ing the evening meeting there was a
social session and smoker given with
the compliments of the Maricopa
County Medical society.
Registration of the attending ply
sicians and surgeons, which was con-
Quoted by Miss Rose Darcy and Miss
Edith Snowden, was begun Wednes-
day evening and continued until lasf
night, when almost 100 visiting med
icaI men had registered. The regis
tration and information desk in the
Adams hotel will be presided over
| today by Miss Snowdep, while Miss
Darcy will be in charge of the desk
in the basement of the Heard build
| ing, where the sessions of the con-
vention are being held.
Entertainment for Women
The wives and daughters of the
visiting physicians and surgeons were
entertained last evening by a theater
| party at the Rialto, followed by a
| buffet lunch at Donofrio's. During
the day numbers of these women were
the guests of the wives of local med
| ical men, and today they will be their
guests in an automobile. ride through
| the most pleasing portions of the
Salt River valley and a luncheon al
the San Marcos hotel at Chandler.
The chief social feature of the con-
vention will be held this evening
| when the physicians and surgeon:
and their families will attend a din
ner dance at the Country club, be-
ginning at $50 o'clock. Precedins
the dinner there will be a musica
concert, so that guests are asked Il
be present at o'clock.
Beginning at 1870 o'clock thi:
morning and lasting until 10 O'CLOCK
there win be surgical clinics at st
Joseph's hospital. The clinics viii
be conducted by DIR. E. Payne Palmer
Dr. A. NJ Tuthill, DIR. J. J. McLoone
Drs. Martin and Schwartz in a dem
onstration of foreign body eye in
juries, and DIR. Soiland of Los An
geles on radium treatment.
At o'clock the medical clinics viii
begin in the Pathological laboratory
third floor of the Goodrich building
These clinics will be conducted b!
DIR. Watkins, Mr.. Mills, DR.. Phillips
DR.. Mary L. Neff, Mr.. c. N. Boynton
DIR. w. w. Wilkinson, DR.. A. Wallace
Nogales, and DR.. D. f. Harbridge.
Between the hours of and thi
afternoon the exhibits of X-ray pic
lures and apparatus, surgical AM