Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-07-02
LARGEST ATTENDANCE YET
AT DISTRICT MEDICAL MEET

Il
Glen sanatorium, last Thursday, an
gave a beautiful June day for tn
annual meeting of the Eighth Dis
trict Ohio State Medical society
with the largest attendance in tn
history of the association. The oe
casion brought members and guest
from all over the state of Ohio, an
elsewhere, who came knowing iron
attending previous meetings that ID
Mark and the Rocky Glen sanator
jun would provide a day of interes
and entertainment.
The early morning hours Wer
spent by physicians and friends in
specting the sanatorium grounds
the new medical unit recently addet
to the administration building, cot
tages and improvements recentl.
made. Doctors who had recommend
ed patients to Rocky Glen for treat
ment called on them and expressed
their qualification at the treatmen
and progress that was being made.
At noon the guests assembled fol
the splendid dinner which was serv
ed by the ladies' aid society of the
McConnelsville Methodist Episcopa
H. A. Phillips.
The superintendent, H. A. Phil
lips, welcomed the guests, and II
behalf of Dr.. Mark and the Rocky
Glen sanatorium, expressed pleasure
in being host He spoke briefly OF
the success of DR.. Mark and the san
atorium in the prevention, control
and eradication of tuberculosis, and
the need of medical and surgical
treatment for tuberculosis. He said
"Tuberculosis is plague and must
be fought by everyone, and any
plague taking innocent victims needs
public notice beyond mere passing
One.'' In closing, he extended a
cordial invitation for all to return
next year when Rocky Glen would
again take pleasure in being their
host.
DR.. D. G. Ralston, resident medi-
cal director, introduced DR.. A. H.
Smith, president of the Eighth Dis
trict society, who presided and call
ed on several of the guests who
spoke xtemporaneously Among
them were DR.. Mahala, assistant di-
rector of the state department of
health, who represented Governor
Davey, and in behalf of the governor
expressed regret that he was unable
to attend. He also brought greet
ings from the state department of
health. DR.. Fl. M. Platter, secre-
tary of the Ohio state board of medi-
cal registrations, introduced DR.. J..
H. j. Upham, president-elect of the
American Medical association, who
has served Is years on Ohio state
board medical registration. DR.. Up
ham began the practice of medicine
in Columbus, o., 40 years ago. He
served as instructor Of medicine at
Startling medical college from 1897
to 1902, and during that time took
post graduate work at Prague, Leip-
zig and Berlin. Since 1927 he has
been dean of the medical school Of
Ohio State University. In speaking
OF DR.. Upham, the Journal of the
American Medical association said,
@'No election to the highest office in
the gift of the association could be
more fitting than this recognition
of John H. J. Upham."
Other eYtempOraneOus speakers
were DR.. e. r. Brush, GAINESVILLE,
councillor of the Eighth District Med
ical society; Mr.. Chas. S. Nelson,
secretary of the Ohio State Medical
association; DR.. Jonathan Forman,
editor of the Ohio State Medical
Journal, Dr. Mark, medical director
of Rocky Glen sanatorium, express
ed his happiness at the large gath
ering, and the hope that they would
renew their visit from year to year.
DR.. Mark introduced his friend, Atty
S. G. Kusworm, Dayton, Ohio, who
addressed the guests on the subject
of "Religion of Business" A very
clever young entertainer, Herman
Silverman, of Columbus, gave a SER
les of tap dances which were execut-
ed in an unusually splendid style.
This boy has just been engaged by
the Franco-Marco Production COM
pany, on the west coast, and is
about to entrain for California.
The scientific program consisted
of the following: Medical Problems
in Industry" by DR.. Sidney McCur-
dy, medical director of the indus
trial commission of state of Ohio.
DR.. McCurdy spoke most interesting
ly of the medical phase of his work
and gave a most complete analysis
the commission and the physician
and surgeon.
DIR. J. H. j. Upham, president
elect of the American Medical asso-
citation, spoke on 'These Changing
Times" He talked of the changes
in the practice of medicine, COM
pairing the practice when he first en-
tered the medical profession more
than 40 years ago with that of to-
day. He spoke of the attack
sometimes made on the increased
cost of medical service, but averred
that this is largely because the pres
ent day patients require better SER
vice of their physicians, and because
many costs included in medical SER
vice should rightfully belong in al
lied parts of this service. He up
held the belief that personal reward
of service is necessary in order to
give the best type of service to
clients, and that an individual will
get better service if the physician
knows that that individual holds
him directly responsible for the
character Of the service rendered.
DR.. Emery Hayhurst, of the Ohio
state department of health, gave a
paper on the subject of ''Silicosis,"
an occupational disease affecting
workers in mines, etc., where sill
con dust is inhaled to a great extent.
This disease has long been known,
but it's diagnosis and treatment has
come rapidly to the front during re-
cent years 1t is contracted only
through exposure to large amounts
of silicon dust.
In conclusion, the meeting was
addressed by DR.. Walter Griess of