The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-02
N. D. HEALTH HEADS
ASSEMBLE HERE FOR
ANNUALCONFERENCE
Work Of Public Health Officers
Is Subject For Series Of
Discussions

Health officers from throughout the
state gathered here Tuesday for the
opening session of their ninth annual
two-day conference.
Following registration, an address
by DR.. Henry L. Halverson of Minot
president, and announcement of COM
mittee appointments completed the
morning session.
The public health program Of the
Indian medical service was reviewed
by DR.. B. Sedlacek Of Fort Totter
Tuesday afternoon with a discussion
by DR.. L. Otis Fox of Fort Yates.
DR.. A. w. Ecklund, bacteriologist
of the public health laboratory al
Bismarck introduced the subject Dis.
crepancies in the more common public
health laboratory examinations" Dis.
cussion was led by DR.. L. w. Larson
Bismarck, county health officer.
Turning to tuberculosis, the health
officers considered diagnosis, treat.
ment and prevention of the disease
among children. The principal adj.
dress was given by DR.. ]. A. Myers
of the University of Minnesota. Other!
speaking on the subject were DR.. Fan.
ME Dunn Quain. Bismarck, president
of the North Dakota tuberculosis
Association; DR.. David A. Stewart
superintendent of the Manitoba sana.
forum at Ninette, Manitoba: DR.
ChaS MacLachlan, superintendent o1
the state tuberculosis sanatorium, Sar
Haven.
Committees Selected
The following committees were
named:
Resolutions-Drs. B. K. Kilbourne
Fargo; ]. J. Seibel, Harvey, and J. A
Cowan, F1axton.
Necrology-Drs. E. L. Goss, Car.
rington; r. w. Allen, Bismarck, and
H. Vande Erve, Darlington.
Nominations-Drs. G. E. Howard
Cogswell; j. L. Devine, Minot, and M
w. Schumacher, Hettinger.
Others scheduled to address the
gathering include DR.. A. A. White.
more, state health officer; A. l.. Ba-
vone. state sanitary engineer; and E
A. Brostrom. state epidemiologist
Waubay, S. D.
Banquet At Patterson
Members of the Sixth District Med
ical association will meet with the
health officers at their convention
banquet in the Terrace Gardens OF
the Patterson Hotel at $50 O'Clock
Tuesday evening.
A varied program has been arrang-
ed for Wednesday. Miss Gena john
son of Fargo will give talk on the
service of public health nurse at
a. M, followed by discussion led by
Miss Esther Teichmann, Bismarck.
Typhoid Fever in South Dakota will
be discussed at 9:45 q. M, by DR.. E
A. Bostrom of Waubay, S. D. A. l.
Bavone of Bismarck will discuss san
itary control of typhoid fever at 1890
At II a. m. DR.. A. A. Whittemore
North Dakota health officer, is sched-
uled to discuss making the most OF
the interest taken by lay organization:
in public health"
Committees Will report and new o.
ficers will be elected at 100 p. m. and
DR.. B. K. Kilbourne of Fargo will re-
view Ten Years of Health Work In
Fargo" beginning at 2 o'clock.
To Hear DR.. Williams
The closing number on the pro-
gram, beginning at 2:45, will be a dis
cussion of child hygiene and public
health nursing by DR.. Maysil M. Will
liams of Bismarck.
The Fellowship club OF the asso-
citation. membership of which now in
cludes nine doctors selected for out
standing work in public health, will
hold its annual luncheon meeting at
the Patterson Hotel Wednesday noon
New names will be placed in nomiraa-
ton for membership.
Present members are DR.. A. M. Lin
burg, Fargo; G. C. Campbell. Ashley;
Will H. Moore. Valley City; Syver
Vinje, Hillsboro: G. B. Ribble, La
Moure; A. A. Whittemore. Bismarck;
b. K. Kilbourne, Fargo: George II
spielman, Mandan; and Robert W.
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