F. R. Woodard, Claremont, F. F. Bissell, Litchfield, S. Augusta Magraw, Saint Paul, Iowa Univ. Rush Coll. Rush Coll. Dr. A. E. Senkler, having removed from Toronto to St. Paul, was transferred from the honorary to the active list. An address was delivered by Dr. Leasure on behalf of the Ramsey County Society, after which Dr. Boardman presented the report of the Committee on Medical Jurisprudence. The report was referred to the Publication Committee; and it was moved by Dr. Millard that a committee of five should be appointed, who shall be instructed to circulate the report through the State, and to endeavor to secure the adoption by the next legislature of the measures which it urged. Upon the passage of the motion, Drs. Boardman, Sheardown, Wedge, Hill and Murphy, were appointed as the committee by the chair. Dr. Millard, by request, made a report of his visit to the American Medical Association, at its recent session in Richmond. He congratulated the Society upon the anticipated meeting of the Association in Saint Paul next year, and referred to the profit and pleasure to be derived from it. A communication from Dr. Staples was received, expressive of his interest in the Society and its proceedings, and of his regret because of his inability to be present. The resignations of Drs. A. B. Stuart, Armstrong, and Le Blond were presented and accepted; these gentlemen having removed from the State. On motion, Drs. Stuart and Le Blond were elected honorary members of the Society. The Society then adjourned until 2 P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION. After the Society was called to order, Dr. Rolph, of Fargo, D. T., was unanimously invited to take part in its deliberations. The Treasurer, Dr. Sheardown, then presented his report as follows: The report, having been found correct, was, on motion, accepted. The Committee on Obstetrics, through its chairman, Dr. Millard, presented its report, which was referred to the Publishing Committee. The report of the Committee on Epidemics, Climatology and Hygiene, Dr. Jones, chairman, was read and referred to the Publishing Committee. On motion, it was ordered that during the remainder of the session all reports whose reading required more than fifteen minutes, should, at the expiration of that time, be referred to the Publishing Committee. The report of the Committee on Ophthalmology and Otology, Dr. Atwood, chairman, was read; the usual disposition was made of the report. Dr. Atwood also introduced a circular received from Dr. Jeffries, of Boston, requesting the Society to memorialize Congress with reference to the establishment of a commission to consider the subject of Daltonism. The circular was, upon motion, referred to a committeǝ of three: Drs. C. E. Smith, Lincoln and Evans, who recommended the adoption of the following resolution: WHEREAS, a petition has been presented to Congress asking for the calling of an international commission to consider and agree upon standard methods of testing visual acuteness and color-blindness, and standard requirements of these necessary qualifications in navies and merchant marines; Resolved, That the Minnesota State Medical Society heartily approves of the proposed international commission, and hereby directs the Secretary of the Society to transmit this vote to Congress when next assembled. The preamble and resolution were unanimously adopted. After an invitation to the Society from Dr. Stone to partake of a banquet at the Merchants Hotel in the evening, Dr. Tefft offered a resolution, as follows: That the members of this Society be assessed [ ] dollars, to be placed at the disposal of the Committee on Arrangements, for the purpose of defraying the expense of a proper reception and entertainment of the American Medical Association; said assessment to be collected by the Treasurer at least one month before said meeting. The motion was opposed by Dr. Leasure and others, and was finally withdrawn. The Society adjourned until 9 A. M. on Wednesday. After an hour pleasantly passed in social intercourse in the parlor of the Merchants Hotel, the members of the Society transferred themselves about 9 P. M. to the dining room as guests of Dr. Stone, who presided on the occasion. A number of prominent citizens were present, and after due attention had been paid to the banquet the usual speech making was indulged in, with its usual accompaniment of fun and merriment. The evening's enjoyment continued until a late hour, and was fittingly closed by the introduction of a resolution by Dr. Jones, expressive of warm appreciation and hearty thanks on the part of the Society for Dr. Stone's generous hospitality, which was carried not only unanimously, but also with loud applause. MORNING SESSION. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22. Pursuant to adjournment, the Society met at 9 A. M., its session being opened with prayer by the Rev. D. R. Breed. A report from the Committee on Medical Societies was read by its chairman, Dr. Jacoby, and referred to the Publishing Committee. Dr. Wheaton presented the report of the Committee on Surgery, reading the various papers by title, with the exception of a detailed account of a case of extirpation of the larynx, which occurred in his own practice, and which, by special request, was read at length. The thanks of the Society were tendered to Dr. Wheaton for his valuable and interesting paper, and the report of the committee was accepted and referred to the Publishing Committee. Dr. Horst read the report of the Committee on Orthopaedics, which was illustrated by the presentation to the Society of a young man and a boy, both of whom were affected with spinal curvature, and who wore the paper jacket used by Dr. Horst, which is claimed to be superior in various respects to the plaster apparatus introduced by Dr. Sayre. The report was referred to the Publishing Committee. The reports of the Committees on Medical Education, Diseases of Children, Materia Medica and Gynecology; were presented and referred as usual. On motion of Dr. Millard, the order of business was suspended and the Society entered upon the election of officers; amendments to take a preliminary recess of five minutes and to appoint a nominating committee having been offered and lost. It was ordered, on motion, that an informal ballot be first taken. Drs. McMurdy, of Minneapolis; Kennedy, of Litch 41 |