Davies County Medical Society has 18 members in good standing, 7 eligible non-members, 2 ineligible physicians in county. They meet quarterly and have had excellent meetings during the past year; in fact the best in history of the Society; good attendance and good programs. They are now planning a series of public meetings, which will no doubt be a decided success. There are some live wires in this Society.

Platte County Medical Society has some 17 members in good standing and a few ineligibles in the county. They have a good organization, meet quarterly and have good programs. The member that launched out into the saloon business withdrew his membership and has since retired from the saloon business.

Ray County Medical Society has 18 members in good standing and 11 eligible non-members in the county. They have been meeting quarterly and having good meetings. They have not had so much enthusiasm in their meetings so far this year as usual, but they believe in a good finish and no doubt, true to their former record, they will round out the year as well as the last year and in former years.

Thirteenth District, Dr. Franklin E. Murphy, Kansas City, Councilor: The Jackson County Medical Society has at this time about four hundred members. Year by year our programs become more attractive. We have weekly meetings. The meetings held this year have shown an average attendance of eighty-nine. We are enjoying a course of lectures on tropical diseases by Dr. Craig of the United States Army. Dr. Craig is considering the diseases to which he has devoted much research. These lectures are held on nights other than the nights of our regular meeting. Recently the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Section of our Society held an all-day clinic to which physicians in this part of the country were invited. As guests the Section had men from Chicago and St. Louis. To the clinics, which were held in the Kansas City General Hospital, more than a hundred men were in attendance, representing the states of Texas, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma. The Section means to make this clinic an annual event.

The Society has held one open meeting in the interest of the "vice crusade," at which talks were made by ministers, lawyers, doctors, and others.

Lastly we have to report the success of the rendition by members of this Society of the first act of Bernard Shaw's "The Doctor's Dilemma." As to the quality of this production you will have the opportunity of judging yourself during the session.

Fourteenth District, Dr. C. T. Ryland, Lexington, Councilor: Saline County has 31 members paid for 1914, 1 member not paid, and 2 members delinquent. Meetings are held the second Tuesday in each month. The average attendance has been 20 and much interest is shown by members.

Cooper County has 16 members paid for 1914 and 1 delinquent. There are 5 physicians eligible but not members. Meetings are held irregularly; many members never attend, and most of them not often. Very

little interest is shown.

Lafayette County has 26 members paid for 1914 and 6 members not paid. There are 8 physicians in the county not members. They held 9 meetings with an average attendance of 15.

Sixteenth District, Dr. E. N. Chastain, Butler, Councilor: Barton County Medical Society.-Members in good standing, 11; delinquents, 2; 1 member was dropped; eligible physicians in the county not members, 7. There were 4 meetings held during the past year, with an average attendance of 8. There were 8 papers read before the Society during the year and 10 cases reported or clinics presented.

Bates County Medical Society.-Members in good standing, 27; delinquents, 7; new members, 1; eligible

physicians in the county not members, 4. There were 9 meetings held during the year with an average attendance of 8. At these meetings 9 papers were read and discussed and 6 clinics presented.

Cedar County Medical Society.-Members in good standing, 11; delinquents, 1; eligible physicians in the county not members, 10. There were four meetings held during the year with an average attendance of 7. There were 4 papers presented during the year and 6 clinics.

Vernon County Medical Society.-Members in good standing, 30; new members, 2; delinquents, 2; eligible physicians in the county not members, 8. There were 4 meetings held during the year with an average attendance of 8. At these meetings there were 18 clinics presented to the Society.

All the counties organized are doing good work, but I have not been able to do any work in Dade County.

Seventeenth District, Dr. S. G. Kelly, Councilor, Sedalia Pettis County is having meetings the first and third Monday night of each month. As a general thing we have very good meetings but not the attendance we should have for a society with as many members as we have. Out of about 40 members we usually have about 10 present at the meetings and a paper read and discussed. We hope to have a better attendance and I urge the members all the time to be present. Have been trying to have some public meetings, but they do not seem to take well.

Benton County has a very nice little Society and meet regularly about every two months. I attended the last meeting and, as at previous meetings, was very favorably impressed. They usually have two papers and a nice clinic. A public meeting is arranged for in June and some foreign talent will be called in. This Society is progressing.

Henry County has made two efforts to have a meeting but failed, or rather, sent me word they could not meet.

Hickory County I have not visited as it is very inaccessible. The members are all paid up and they are having regular meetings.

Eighteenth District, Dr. Frank DeVilbiss, Councilor: Number of members, 39; eligible doctors not members, 18; lost during year by removal, 1; by lapse, 6; gained during year, 2. In Moniteau and Miller counties a good organization has been maintained. In Camden, it requires a great sacrifice of time and effort to attend the County Society meetings, besides there are not many doctors in the county. An organization exists in the county, but no meetings have been held during the past year.

In Morgan County there is considerable indifference and lethargy. While an organization exists and there are quite a number of good active doctors in the county, there is such little interest manifest that the membership gets very little benefit from it.

cilor: Dunklin county since its reorganization about Twenty-third District, Dr. T. C. Allen, Bernie, Couna year ago has done fairly satisfactory work. I think the work in Pemiscot County has been very good, but no particular progress has been made during the year.

New Madrid County has been doing perhaps the best work in the district and I think will continue to do so.

Stoddard County has not held a meeting for more than a year and has not done satisfactory work for two years. It was recently suggested to consolidate this county with the Butler County Medical Society, which is, I believe, a wise move.

I have been unable to get a response from a single County Secretary as to work during the year.

Twenty-fourth District, Dr. T. W. Cotton, Van Buren, Councilor: Carter-Shannon, while not holding regular meetings during the year, has had its organiza

tion kept up and the last meeting, held recently, was well attended and good interest manifested. It was decided to have meetings quarterly in the future, which will probably be an improvement over the former plan. Wayne County reports a fairly satisfactory year's work with a good membership and considerable improvement over former years.

Up to date I have had no answer from my letter as to conditions prevailing in Butler and Ripley counties, but Butler County has for years had an active County Society, the strongest in the district and a good record for activity as a medical society.

Ripley County has not had a society since my incumbency as Councilor. I made more than one effort to arrange a date for a meeting of the physicians, but have so far failed. I think perhaps a personal visit from the Councilor would be worth while; however, after offering my services, I waited to be invited.

My situation during the year now closing has been such that I could not give the personal attention needful to this office, and while I am hopeful to do better next year, yet if some one else who can give the work more time would take it, I would be pleased to have him do so. There were three doctors in my town; one died, the other has been incapacitated from illness, so it has been unsatisfactory for me to leave my post even for a short time; however, the indications are better for the future.

Twenty-fifth District, Dr. T. T. O'Dell, Councilor : The Secretaries of the various County Societies report as follows:

Dr. B. J. Robinson, St. Francois County Society, reports 20 members in good standing, which is approximately 40 per cent. of the physicians in the county. Had three meetings during 1913 with an attendance of about 60 per cent. of the membership. Only a few members show activity in keeping up the Society.

Dr. R. W. Gay reports for Iron County: seven members in good standing, with about twelve in the county. Had stated meetings regularly last year with most of the members attending. Much of the professional work is done by physicians of adjoining counties, hence the small number in the county.

Dr. J. D. Robinson of Belgrade, Secretary of the former Washington County Society, reports they have ceased to exist. Also have communications from Dr. Goodwin, including letter from Dr. J. P. Townsend of Potosi, stating they were going to reorganize. The application for charter for same, I hope, will appear in the near future.

In my home county, Reynolds, we have but 11 physicians, 10 of whom are active members of the Society. We have our meetings quarterly, owing to inconvenient transportation, but have an attendance of 80 per cent. to 100 per cent.

To recapitulate: The three counties of the district that are organized have an aggregate membership of 37, which is about 50 per cent. of the physicians. Meetings fairly regular with an average attendance of about 70 per cent of the membership.

Twenty-sixth District, Dr. W. H. Breuer, St. James, Councilor : The general condition of the medical societies in this district is excellent, thanks to the good work of each local organization.

There are only six physicians in the district eligible to membership that are not members of the Association, and only six practicing physicians who are not eligible to membership. I feel very proud of this condition and hope that during the year 1914 we may be able to enlist the entire number of eligible practitioners in the ranks of organized medicine.

Phelps County Medical Society has 15 members in good standing, 1 physician in county not eligible. They have held 11 regular meetings, with 4 clinics presented and 12 papers read.

Pulaski County Medical Society has a total of 16 members, 1 eligible physician not a member, no physician in the county not eligible. They held 4 regular meetings last year, with 3 clinics presented to the Society.

Crawford County Medical Society has 13 members, 1 eligible physician not a member, no physicians in the county not eligible. They held 8 regular meetings last year with 1 clinic presented to the Society.

Dent County Medical Society has a total of 9 members and 2 eligible physicians not members; 1 physician in the county not eligible to membership. Four regular meetings were held last year and 3 clinics presented to the Society, while 3 papers were read.

Laclede County Medical Society has 16 members and 2 eligible physicians not members, while 4 physicians in the county are not eligible. Four regular meetings were held last year, with 5 clinics presented and 3 papers read before the Society. They had one special meeting with a lecture on special work.

Twenty-seventh District, Dr. J. H. Elliott, Councilor: On Aug. 6, 1913, Dr. E. J. Goodwin, State Secretary, and your Councilor, J. H. Elliott, met in Mountain Grove and effected an organization of Wright County with a membership of 11 physicians. The President chosen for 1913 was Dr. J. M. Rogers of Mansfield, and Dr. E. J. Butzke of Mountain Grove as Secretary and Treasurer, Dr. J. A. Fuson of Mansfield as Delegate to this meeting and Dr. Robert A. Ryan of Norwood as Alternate.

The organization is in good condition, as has been reported by the Secretary to the Councilor, and there seems to be an increasing interest and enthusiasm among the physicians of the county, almost all the eligible physicians in the county having become members.

From Mountain Grove Dr. Goodwin and Dr. Elliott went on the 7th of August to Ava, Douglas County, to organize a County Society in that county. We met nine of the physicians and effected a partly completed organization, as they seemed to be in need of information, the aims and purposes of the State Association, and whereby they could be benefited materially_by becoming members of the State organization. The information was given as best we could in the short time between trains. Seven physicians have become members of the State Association, but never applied for a charter. Therefore, I would recommend that they become members of the Wright County Society, if such an arrangement meet with the approval of the two counties.

This work completes all that is possible to organize into County Societies now in the Twenty-seventh District as most of the eligible physicians in Oregon County are members of the Howell County Society, and there are not enough practicing physicians in Ozark County to form a Society there; those who are practicing in that county have become members of the Howell County Society.

The Howell County Society is doing some nice work, as all eligible physicians are members. They are all working harmoniously and progressiveness is the aim of its members.

The Greene County Society has exchanged essayists with Howell County Society, an arrangement that bids fair to develop a broader and deeper interest and enthusiasm for Society work among our physicians.

Twenty-eighth District, Dr. T. O. Klingner, Springfield, Councilor: Christian County Medical Society.Members in good standing, 8; no delinquents; 4 eligible physicians in county not members and no ineligible physicians in county. Have held 3 meetings during the past year, with an average attendance of 6. There were 10 papers of a scientific nature read and discussed before the Society during the year and 20 cases reported or clinics presented.

Lawrence-Stone County Medical Society.-Members in good standing, 25, and 2 members delinquent. There are 6 eligible physicians in the county not members and 4 ineligible physicians in the county. The Society has held 4 meetings during the past year with an average attendance of 20, at which 20 papers of a scientific nature were read and discussed, and 4 cases reported or clinics presented.

Polk County Medical Society.-Members in good standing 15, and two members delinquent. There are 11 eligible physicians in the county not members and no ineligible physicians. They have held 4 meetings during the past year; average attendance, 13; 17 papers of scientific nature were read and discussed during the year and 16 cases reported, or clinics presented.

Dr. Roberts, the Secretary, says: We have quarterly meetings, June, September, December and March, the second Tuesday in the month. The attendance includes two or three honorary members, but there are 15 paying members in good standing. I have not included several who are graduates in medicine who are eligible non-members because they are not in practice and are following other callings; have been doing so for years.

Webster County Medical Society.-Members in good standing 11, and 1 member delinquent. There are 2 eligible physicians in the county not members and 5 ineligible physicians in the county. They have held 4 meetings during the past year, with an average attendance of 10. Ten papers of scientific nature were read and discussed.

The Society is in fine condition in every respect but we have had several of our members move from this locality, leaving a big gap in our membership. Still have several quacks and ineligible men in our territory with no hopes of getting rid of them with out help from the Missouri State Board of Health.

Greene County Medical Society.-Members in good standing 75, and 3 delinquent; 15 eligible physicians in the county not members and 10 ineligible physicians in the county. They held 20 meetings during the past year, average attendance 19, and 18 papers of scientific nature were read and discussed before the Society during the year, while about twelve cases were reported or clinics presented.

I consider the Greene County Medical Society in good condition. The committees are awake to their duties; the attendance is fair, the members are loyal to the Society and take an interest in the meetings.

The Society has been quite active in trying to rid the county of illegal practitioners, quacks and charlatans, suits having been filed against three such persons. Dr. Wyett, a graduate of the famous McCormach School, who claimed to be able to cure many diseases by fitting the patient with glasses, was arrested for practicing medicine without a license. The date was set for trial but the evidence was so strong against him that he begged to have the suit dropped on his promise to leave the state. Unfortunately, we agreed to grant his request.

Suit has also been filed against two chiropractors. One asked to have the suit dropped on promise that he would leave the state, which he did. The other, Dr. Fenter, said he would fight to the finish, and we hope to finish in July.

Prior to my appointment as Councilor, three suits for alleged malpractice had been filed against physicians in this district, two of which have been decided, the verdict being in favor of the defendant in each case. The suit against the two other members is still pending in court. It will probably be settled during the next term, which will be held in July. Another suit, filed last December, has been called for the July term, but the date has not been set. The Society, however, is not assisting in this suit.

MINUTES OF THE GENERAL SESSION

New Joplin Theater

Tuesday, May 12, 1914-Morning Session

The meeting was called to order by the President, Dr. E. H. Miller of Liberty, at 9 a. m. No Vice-President being present, Dr. Miller requested Dr. Frank DeVilbiss of Tipton to act as Chairman, and Dr. John R. Hall of Napton to act as Secretary while the President and Secretary attended the House of Delegates.

The Chairman announced the first number on the program, a paper on "The Diagnosis of Congenital Syphilis in Infants and Children," by Dr. Edwin H. Schorer of Kansas City, which was read by title.

Dr. Greene D. McCall of Fulton then read a paper entitled, "Report of a Case of Renal Calculi." There was no discussion.

The paper of Dr. E. H. Thrailkill, Kansas City, on "Treatment of Fistula in Ano," and the paper of Dr. W. S. Gregory, St. Joseph, on "A Case of Pruritus, with Deductions," were read by title.

Dr. Fred T. Van Eman, Kansas City, then read a paper on "Placenta Praevia," which was discussed by Dr. E. A. Burkhardt of Kansas City; discussion closed by Dr. Van Eman.

Dr. A. Jackson McNees of Clinton read a paper entitled "The Early Recognition of the Clinical Significance of Gastric Disturbances," which was discussed by Dr. G. H. Hoxie of Kansas City, Dr. McNees closing.

The Chairman announced the next paper on the subject of "Cervical Ribs," and stated that the author, Dr. Caryl Potter of St. Joseph, being unable to be present, desired that Dr. T. E. Potter read the paper before the session. It was moved, seconded and carried that this be done. The paper was discussed by Dr. W. H. Lanyon of Joplin and Dr. C. R. Woodson of St. Joseph.

It was moved, seconded and carried that Dr. C. R. Woodson of St. Joseph be asked to read a paper which he had prepared on the subject of Expert Testimony.

The work of the morning session was concluded by Dr. Woodson's paper. There being no discussion, the meeting adjourned at 11:30 a. m.

Tuesday, May 12, 1914-Afternoon Session The meeting was called to order at the New Joplin Theater by Dr. N. P. Wood of Independence at 2 p. m. Dr. Wood announced that the meeting would at once proceed to a consideration of the scientific program.

Dr. R. M. Schauffler, Kansas City, read a paper on "The Treatment of Deformities Following Infantile Paralysis." This paper was discussed by Dr. G. Wilse Robinson, Kansas City, Dr. Schauffler closing.

The next number was a paper on "Diabetes" by Dr. L. C. Ross of Springfield, which he read. There was ne discussion.

Dr. R. H. McBaine asked that the title of his paper be changed from "Treatment of Diabetes" as given in the program to "The Dispensary Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus," as the paper was based on observation of cases seen in dispensary work. This paper was discussed by Dr. G. H. Hoxie, Kansas City, Dr. McBaine closing.

A paper on "Intermittent Hydronephrosis" was then read by Dr. C. W. Russell, Springfield.

Dr. Clarence Capell, Kansas City, moved that as his paper was on a similar subject to that of Dr. Russell these two papers be discussed together. This motion was seconded and carried.

Dr. Capell then read a paper on "Diagnostic Procedures in Urology," illustrated with lantern slides. The papers were discussed by Dr. E. G. Mark of Kan

sas City, O. H. McCandless of Kansas City, Dr. Russell closing.

The papers of Dr. Henry J. Scherck, St. Louis, entitled, "A Few Observations in Regard to Kidney Surgery," and of Dr. W. H. Luedde, St. Louis, entitled "The Giant Magnet in General Practice," were then read by title.

Dr. H. C. Shuttee, West Plains, followed with a paper on "Sprains." Discussion by Dr. M. P. Shy of Sedalia and Dr. C. W. Russell of Springfield.

The paper of Dr. T. C. Boulware, Butler, on "Fracture of the Patella and Treatment," concluded the afternoon session, which adjourned at 5:20 p. m.

Tuesday, May 12, 1914-Evening Session

The meeting was called to order by N. P. Wood of Independence at 8:15 p. m. in the New Joplin Theater.

Dr. Wood introduced the Honorable Hugh McIndoe, Mayor of Joplin, who delivered an address of welcome and turned the keys of the city over to the President.

Dr. A. W. McAlester of Columbia, responded to the address of welcome.

Dr. N. P. Wood, the presiding officer, introduced the President, Dr. E. H. Miller of Liberty, who delivered the President's Address.

At the conclusion of the President's Address, Dr. T. F. Lockwood of Butler delivered the Oration on Medicine. He was followed by Dr. T. E. Potter of St. Joseph, the Orator on Surgery.

The meeting adjourned at 10:30 p. m.

Wednesday, May 13, 1914-Morning Session

The meeting was called to order by the President, Dr. E. H. Miller, at 9 a. m., who announced the first paper on the program, "The Use of the ElectroCardiograph in the Study of Cardiac Conditions," by Dr. G. Canby Robinson of St. Louis. This paper was read by the author and illustrated by lantern slides. It was followed at once by the paper of Dr. P. T. Bohan, Kansas City, on "Cardiac Arrhythmia," illustrated by lantern slides; the paper of Dr. Leo C. Huelsmann of St. Louis was read by title; Dr. George H. Hoxie, Kansas City, read his paper on "Respiratory Rhythm in Heart Failure"; Dr. Charles H. Neilson of St. Louis followed with a paper on "Treatment in Heart Disease"; Dr. Franklin E. Murphy, Kansas City, concluded the program with a paper on "Functional Affections of the Heart."

The President then announced that Dr. F. H. Matthews of Liberty, President of the Society of Medical Secretaries and President of the Missouri State Board of Health, had a paper on "Some Needed Medical Legislation," and unless objection was made by the members, would be heard at this time at the request of the House of Delegates. The President then requested Dr. A. E. Hertzler, Kansas City, to take the chair.

The paper of Dr. Matthews was then heard.

Dr. Hertzler announced that the Symposium on Heart Disease was open for discussion.

Dr. H. E. Pearse, Kansas City, moved that the paper of Dr. Matthews be referred to the Council on Health and Public Instruction and that they be requested to bring about the changes asked for in the paper. This was seconded and carried.

Dr. William T. Coughlin, St. Louis, moved that the paper read by Dr. Matthews be published in the lay press of the state. This was seconded by Dr. Frank J. Tainter of St. Charles and carried. The papers of the Heart Symposium were then discussed by Dr. W. G. Moore of St. Louis, Dr. Thomas B. Hall of Marshall and Dr. T. G. Hetherlin of Louisiana. Discussion was closed by Dr. G. Canby Robinson and Dr. Charles H. Neilson.

Dr. T. Guy Hetherlin of Louisiana demonstrated "The Duffield Method of Resuscitation of the NewBorn," which was discussed by Dr. E. A. Burkhardt of Kansas City.

The meeting then adjourned at 12 m.

Wednesday, May 13, 1914-Afternoon Session The meeting was called to order by the President, Dr. E. H. Miller, at 1:50 p. m., and proceeded at once with the scientific program.

Dr. William W. Duke, Kansas City, read a paper on "Status Lymphaticus and Status Hypoplasticus and Their Possible Relationship to Internal Secretions." Discussion by Drs. E. A. Burkhardt, G. Wilse Robinson and J. G. Sheldon of Kansas City, Dr. Duke closing.

Dr. Paul Y. Tupper of St. Louis followed with a paper on "Cancer of the Cecum at the Site of Appendiceal Lesions," which was discussed by Dr. A. E. Hertzler of Kansas City.

The President announced a meeting of the House of Delegates to be held at once, the delegates being requested to report and Vice-President, Dr. Hertzler, took the chair.

The paper of Dr. W. A. Shelton, Kansas City, on "Local Anesthesia in Major Surgery," was then read by the author.

The Chairman asked the consent of the body to the postponement of the discussion until the succeeding paper had been read, as both touched on the same subject, and consent was given.

Dr. Elmer D. Twyman of Independence, then read a paper on "Upper Abdominal Explorations under Quinine Anesthesia."

The two papers were discussed by Drs. J. G. Sheldon, E. A. Burkhardt and the Chairman, Dr. A. E. Hertzler of Kansas City; Drs. W. A. Shelton and Elmer Twyman closing.

The paper of Dr. Given Campbell of St. Louis was then read by the author, the title being "The Treatment of Migraine." Dr. Campbell's paper was discussed by Dr. G. Wilse Robinson of Kansas City, Dr. S. A. Johnson, of Springfield, Dr. C. R. Woodson of St. Joseph, Dr. H. R. Lucas of Joplin, Dr. W. G. Moore of St. Louis, Dr. W. T. Coughlin of St. Louis, Dr. D. S. Booth of St. Louis and Dr. Given Campbell in closing.

The paper of Dr. Walter Fischel of St. Louis, on "The Value of the Von Pirquet Test in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Adults," was read by title.

Dr. Jackson B. Taulbee of Joplin, Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements, then announced the play to be presented by the members of the Jackson County Medical Society and the reception and dance for visiting members of the Association to be given that night. A paper on "Surgery of the Heart," illustrated by lantern slides was read by Dr. Walter C. G. Kirchner of St. Louis.

Dr. Franklin P. Johnson of Columbia then presented a paper with lantern slide illustrations entitled "A Young Human Embryo."

The President gave permission to Dr. O. H. Brown of St. Louis to make a short presentation of the paper of Dr. W. H. Luedde of St. Louis on "The Giant Magnet in General Practice."

The meeting adjourned at 5:15 p. m.

Wednesday, May 13, 1914-Evening Session The exercises for the evening consisted of the presentation of the first act of Mr. George Bernard Shaw's play, "The Doctor's Dilemma," produced by members of the Jackson County Medical Society.

Dr. Jabez N. Jackson of Kansas City gave a short account of the first production of the act in Kansas

City in April. He stated that the gentlemen taking part in the play had produced it under the auspices of the Kansas City Medical Library, at which time it was so well received that the lesson conveyed in the lines had been productive of much good toward eradicating some of the evils existing in medical practice.

At the conclusion of Dr. Jackson's remarks the curtain rose and the act was produced. The theater was well filled with a representative audience of physicians and citizens, there being about 1,000 people present. The program follows:

"The Doctor's Dilemma"

A satirical farce by George Bernard Shaw. Produced and staged under the direction of Mr. Marcus Ford.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

(In the order of their appearance.) Redpenny, assistant to Sir Colenso Ridgeon...

.Dr. Edwin H. Schorer Emmy, serving woman to Sir Colenso Ridgeon... Dr. W. L. McBride Sir Colenso Ridgeon, who has just been Knighted. .Dr. Logan Clendenning Dr. Shoemaker, an old college mate of Sir Colenso .....Dr. H. P. Kuhn

Sir Patrick Cullen, an old English doctor...

..Dr. Carl Bryant Sir Cutler Walpole, a surgeon....Dr. E. H. Skinner Sir Ralph Bloomfield Bonnington, an eminent internist.... .Dr. W. S. Sutton Dr. Blenkinsop, a physician in the London tene...Dr. V. W. McCarty Mrs. Dubedat, who consults Sir Colenso regarding her husband.. ....Dr. E. H. Schorer

ments....

The scene takes place in the consultation room of Sir Colenso Ridgeon, who has just been Knighted by the King, in the year 1903.

There are five acts in "The Doctor's Dilemma," but only the first act was staged, as this introduces the medical characters. The other four acts round out the humor of the farce.

"'Tis a bitter pill-but good physic."

This act from Mr. Shaw's satirical fling at the medical profession was staged and produced in Kansas City, on April 22, for the entertainment of the members and guests of Jackson County Medical Society, the cast being composed entirely of members of that society.

The clever lines of the book, which the hearers were so well qualified to appreciate, were admirably set forth by the actors.

By special request of the Program Committee the act is repeated for the entertainment of the members and their friends attending this session of the Associa

tion.

Thursday, May 14, 1914-Morning Session

The meeting was called to order at 9:20 a. m. by Dr. C. H. Neilson of St. Louis, First Vice-President of the Association.

The paper of Dr. Fred T. Murphy of St. Louis on "The Application of Recent Experimental Work in the Treatment of Intestinal Obstruction," and the paper of Dr. Edward H. Skinner of Kansas City on "Roentgenoscopy in the Right Lower Quadrant of the Abdomen," with lantern slide illustrations, were read by title, both gentlemen being prevented from attendance. Dr. Orville H. Brown of St. Louis then read a paper on "Asthma."

The paper of Dr. Ralph L. Thompson of St. Louis on "Unnecessary Poisonings" was read by title.

Dr. Frank J. Lutz of St. Louis then read a paper on "What Knowledge Shall be Imparted to the Laity Concerning Cancer." Discussion by Dr. Walter B. Dorsett of St. Louis, Dr. W. F. Morrow of Kansas City, Dr. W. G. Moore of St. Louis, Dr. W. H. Lanyon of Joplin, Dr. Tinsley Brown of Hamilton and Dr. F. H. Brown of Billings.

The President announced that the time, according to the By-Laws, for election of officers had arrived and stated that the election had been proceeded with in the House of Delegates according to the recently adopted amendment to the By-Laws. He then requested the Secretary to read the minutes of the House of Delegates.

The Secretary reported as follows:

The House of Delegates amended the Constitution and By-Laws so that the officers shall be elected by the House of Delegates; this, in order that the scientific work may be participated in by all members. including the Delegates. The House also ordered that the House of Delegates shall complete its labors on the first day of the annual session and remain in continuous session until its labors have been completed. In accordance with this amendment, the following officers have been elected: President, Dr. H. C. Shuttee, West Plains; Vice-Presidents, Dr. James A. McComb, Lebanon, Dr. T. A. Coffelt, Springfield, Dr. G. O. Cuppaidge, Moberly, Dr. W. A. Clark, Jefferson City, Dr. William G. Estill, Lawson; Delegates to the American Medical Association, Dr. E. H. Miller of Liberty, Dr. A. W. McAlester, Jr., of Kansas City, Dr. H. L. Reid of Charleston.

An amendment to the By-Laws on defense was adopted, as proposed by the Defense Committee, providing that the Defense Committee shall not expend more than $100 for assistance in malpractice suits in any one case for any one member, and $1,500 was appropriated out of the general fund to the defense fund. Another amendment was adopted eliminating the orations on medicine and surgery. St. Joseph was chosen as the next place of meeting.

The President then appointed Dr. W. S. Allee of Olean, Dr. A. F. Koetter of St. Louis and Dr. Spence Redman of Platte City to conduct the newly elected President to the rostrum. Dr. Allee presented Dr. Shuttee to the President with the following words:

Mr. President:-We are glad to introduce to you our President-Elect, Dr. H. C. Shuttee, and will ask that you introduce him to the members of this Association. Dr. Miller then addressed the Association as follows: Members of the Missouri State Medical Association: -I thank you for all the courtesy you have extended to me during my term and the universal aid that you have contributed to make such a successful meeting for this year. In presenting your next President with the gavel, I turn over the office to a man who needs no introduction, a wheelhorse, as it were, in the work, and I feel sure when I turn it over to him that your affairs are in better hands than in those of your retiring President. I take great pleasure in introducing to you Dr. H. C. Shuttee of West Plains, Howell County, as the next President of the Missouri State Medical Association.

Dr. Shuttee made the following remarks:

Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Missouri State Medical Association:-I am sure you will not expect me to make a speech. You know there are occasions when a man is too full for utterance and this is one of them. I could not make a speech now if I tried, but I want to thank you very sincerely and earnestly for the honor you have conferred on me, and especially for the honor that you have conferred on that great body of physicians outside the medical centers and the