Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-27
DISTRICT MEDICAL MEET AT
ROCKY GLEN SANATORICM

at Rocky Glen sanatorium was a
great social event this year. Thurs
day. June 20 dawned cool and clear,
and was an ideal day. Nature was
kind, and had clothed Kennebec
hill and the distant landscape in
vigorous green. The terraced lawn
of Rocky Glen was bower of beau
ty with vines of wistaria and ram
bier roses.
Tables were noticed under the
trees as well as in every space with
in the sanatorium, and sweet peas
and various other flowers adorned
the tables. The Hammond electrical
organ, furnished by Summers 4
Son, Columbus, was deftly played
by Miss Charlotte Deeble, also of
Columbus.
Many Guests Present
The $50 guests assembled were
happy, interested throng of physi-
clans and friends, merry as school
children, celebrating the twenty
first anniversary of the development
of Rocky Glen sanatorium by DR..
Louis Mark. DR.. Donald G. Ralston,
resident medical director, acting as
master Of ceremonies, introduced
Harry A. Phillips, superintendent Of
Rocky Glen sanatorium, who well
coined the guests seated at the ta
bles at noon.
The sanatorium, founded in 1919,
was never more successful than to-
day, said Mr. Phillips. 1t now has
$50 beds, with patients from Maine
to Florida, and even from South
America. 1t has staff second to
none in the work of battling tuber-
culosis, the greatest enemy of the
human race, between the ages of
sixteen and forty Mr.. Phillips spoke
gratefully of the thoroughness of
the culinary preparations Of the
ladies of the Methodist church as
sisting in the banquet.
On behalf of DR.. Mark he extend
ed a hearty invitation to Eighth
District Medical Association to hold
it's spring meeting here next year
Rev. Glenn L. Tennell of Trinity
Methodist church, pronounced the
invocation. The loud-speaker sys-
tenn was used, as set up by Delmar
Walker.
Speakers Introduced
DR.. Ralston introduced Carl W.
Brown, NJ D.. president of the Med
ical Association, who presided at
the brief business session. DR..
Brown came from Lancaster, as did
also the secretary, L. E. Stenger,
M. D., who read the minutes of the
preceding session. Dr. A. A. Tom
baugh, resident physician, was elect
ed president for the coming year,
and DIR. E. Galen Rex, of McCon-
nelsyile, secretary OF Eighth Dis
.:;ct .1:;;ct Medical Assot...aattiion. ..ati Hr. George
F. Swan of Cambridge, councillor,
was introduced and spoke briefly. A
motion to discontinue the fall meet
ing Of the association was lost by
large majority vote. DR.. Brown
introduced DR.. William Skipp, of
Youngstown, president of Ohio State
Medical Association. Dr. Skipp
spoke of the imminent danger of
war, and the possible result on the
medical profession of regimenta-
tion by bureaucratic domination,
and consequent possible plans for
the mobilization of physicians.
The meeting was then returned
to the able leadership of Dr. Raj
ston, who presented the following
visiting speakers who spoke briefly
and extemporaneously: DR.. Joseph |
Placak of Cleveland; DR.. C. v. |
Davis of Pennsville, member of the |
Board of Examiners of Ohio, who |
has taken the place of DR.. Lee !
Humphrey, deceased; w. T. Smith,
of Columbus. State Department of |
Health in charge of tuberculosis
CONTROL Honorable Joseph Fer
guson, Auditor of State; Murray
Kornfeld, Ell Paso, Tex, executive
secretary of the American College |
of Chest Physicians, who also spoke |
of the possible plans for mobiliza-
ton, in the event of war involving !
the United States. DR.. Kornfeld /
presented DR.. Louis Mark with |
certificate of fellowship in the
American College Of Chest Ply
sicians, and announced his election
last week at national meeting in
New York City, as governor for the
American College of Chest Physi-
clans for the state Of Ohio. DR..
Mark made fitting response to the
presentation.
A humorous lecture was given by I
Professor Felix Held, Ohio State
University, Secretary of the College
of Commerce, and professor OF
journalism. His subject, "Sense or
in original verse. He
with programs and menus, in
the country. He COM
the delicious feast of which he had
just participated. He recited half
dozen original poems, of great mer-
it, and received much applause. A
recess of twenty minutes was then
taken prior to the semitic program.
DIR. CrOtti Speaks
Andre Crotti, M. d., president of
College of Surgeons,
Columbus, widely known for his
surgical skill, opened the scientific T,
program, and spoke on "Some OF the ,,
Latest Conceptions of the Cause OF .
Cancer Addressing a mixed aud ,
lence he adopted a popular vein,
suited to laymen as we'll as doctors.
In a convincing and clear way he
discussed the many causes of can
GER, the X-ray, bacteria, parasites, :
coffee, tobacco, coal tar products, .
and dyes, ovarian hormones, and :,
even the ultraviolet rays of the !.
sun, as demonstrated by sailors. I
is prominent factor, /
when parents are predisposad to
cancer. Cancer i'm plants and in the Ii
human rase have been shown to !
have a common origin.
Freezing the patient (hibenna- |
tom is no cure for cancer. It may i
bring death to the patient but not t
to the cancer cells which survive a
of 100 degrees below t