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The First Annual Meeting of the Association was
held on June 10th as planned. A verbatim account of the program, minutes,
introductory address, historical review, and medical reports is given below.
THE
AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION
For
THORACIC
SURGERY
PROGRAMME
of
the Meeting of 1918
The
Association Meets in the English Room
of
the Congress Hotel, Chicago, Ill., on
Monday,
June 10th, 1918
Morning
Session, 10:00 a.m.
1. President's
Address,
By DR. SAMUEL J. MELTZER, NEW YORK
2. Short
Business Meeting.
3. Review of
the Evolution of Thoracic Surgery in the Past Fourteen Years.
By DR. WILLY MEYER, NEW YORK
Discussion.
Afternoon Session, 2:00 P.M.
4. Short
Business Meeting.
5. Treatment
of Empyema by the Carrel-Dakin Method at the War Demonstration Hospital, The
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, New York.
By MAJOR GEORGE A. STEWART, M.R.C., Surgeon (By Invitation)
6. Remarks
Concerning the Employment of the Dakin Solution in Cases of Empyema.
By DR. CHARLES L. SCUDDER, Boston, Mass.1
7. What Shall
be Done with the Open Chronic Suppurations of the Chest Cavity. With
Presentation of Patients. (Five Cases Illustrating Paper). By DR. EMIL G. BECK,
Chicago, Ill.
8. Topic for
Discussion. - "Post-Operative Thoracic Drainage" (exclusive of empyema).
Opened by DR. NATHAN W. GREEN, DR.-WALTON MARTIN,
DR. WILLY^VIEYER AND DR. CONRAD GEORG, JR.
9. Presentation
of Photographs, X-rays and Films, Partial and Complete Pneumo-Thorax (Lantern
Slides)
By DR. B. MERRILL RICKETTS, Cincinnati, O.
10. The Skin
Sliding Operation. (Film)
By DR. EMIL G. BECK, Chicago, Ill.
11. Case
Reports.
Officers
President
DR.
SAMUEL J. MELTZER
Vice-President
DR.
WILLY MEYER
Secretary-Treasurer
DR.
NATHAN W. GREEN
152
West 57th St., New York City
Councillors
DR. EDWARD R. BALDWIN,
Saranac Lake, N.Y.
DR. RUDOLPH MATAS, New
Orleans, La.
DR. SAMUEL ROBINSON,
Santa Barbara, Calif.
DR. CHARLES L.
SCUDDER, Boston, Mass.
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Council
meets at 9:30 A.M. in the English Room.
MINUTES
OF FIRST ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting of the Association was held in the English Room of
the Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, on June 10th, 1918.
Meeting of the Council took place at 9:30 A.M.
Reading and adoption of the minutes of the previous meetings.
There are sixty-five members.
There is no Constitution as yet. The President will nominate a
Committee of three with the present President as a member ex-officio for
working out a Constitution to be presented next year.
The Council recommended that the following recommendations shall be
adopted.
Place and time of the meeting shall be decided each time, by the
Council.
The Treasurer's report was then read and accepted. For the present
meeting the Council recommends that any member recommended by one or two and
those who offer themselves should be elected in the afternoon on the
recommendation of the Committee on Nominations.
On the Committee on Nominations members may serve who are at present
officers.
Short Business Meeting of the Association followed at 10 A.M. in which
the aforegoing minutes were read.
The following members were appointed by the
President as a Committee on Nominations for officers and members.
Dr. Joseph Ransohoff,
Chairman
Dr. Frank C. Mann
Dr. Conrad Georg, Jr.
The President also appointed the following men as a
Committee on Constitution.
Dr. Willy Meyer
Dr. Nathan W. Green
Dr. Frank G. Mann
Dr. Samuel J. Meltzer
Short business meeting of the afternoon session held at 2 P.M. Those
proposed today to be elected as nominated by the Nominating Committee. All
others to wait one year.
Report of the Nominating Committee.
For Officers:
President, Dr. Willy
Meyer, New York
Vice-President, Dr.
Henry S. Plummer, Rochester, Minn.
Sec. & Treas., Dr.
Nathan W. Green, New York
For Councillors:
One
Year Dr. Samuel J. Meltzer,
New York
Two
Years Dr. Rudolph Matas, New
Orleans, La.
Three
Years Dr. Samuel Robinson, Santa
Barbara, Calif.
Four
Years Dr. Charles L. Scudder,
Boston, Mass.
For New Members:
Dr. J. H. Wilms,
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dr. C. A. Hedblom,
Rochester, Minn.
Dr. Kenneth A. J.
Mackenzie, Portland, Ore.
Major George A.
Stewart, New York
Dr. Joseph Rilus
Eastman, Indianapolis, Ind.
Dr. George Dehelly, 25
rue Joinville, LeHarve, France
It was moved that the Secretary cast one ballot as proposed for
officers, seconded and carried.
It was also moved that the Secretary cast one ballot as proposed, for
new members, seconded and carried.
Committee recommended that hereafter all nominations lie over for one
year. Seconded and carried.
The following members were present at the scientific
session.
Dr. Emil Beck,
Chicago, Ill.
Dr. Conrad Georg, Jr.,
Ann Harbor, Mich.
Dr. Nathan W. Green,
New York City
Dr. William Lerche,
St. Paul, Minn.
Dr. Samuel J. Meltzer,
New York City
Dr. Willy Meyer, New
York City
Dr. Joseph Ransohoff,
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dr. B. Merrill
Ricketts, Cincinnati, Ohio
and the six newly elected
members. Also guests among whom were Dr. Kalker of Chicago, Dr. Ewing of New
York, Dr. Edward Martin of Philadelphia, Major Fulton of Camp Lewis and Sir
James McKenzie of Great Britain.
The scientific programme
was carried out as per programme with the exception of "The Remarks Concerning
the Employment of the Dakin Solution in Cases of Empyema" were read by Dr. N.
W. Green as Dr. Charles L. Scudder was unable to be present. Dr. Walton Martin
was also unable to attend and therefore did not take part in the discussion of
"Post-Operative Thoracic Drainage."
Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully
submitted,
(Signed)
Nathan W. Green
Secretary.
The transactions of this meeting are published in
the New York Medical Record, May 10, 1919.
FIRST
TREASURER'S REPORT
American
Association for Thoracic Surgery
Treasurer's
Report to date
Dues
Received $108.00
Dues
still outstanding $87.00
Expenditures to date.
Postage $10.96
Stationery 5.74
Printing 19.30
Telegrams 1.70
$37.70
37.70
Still
in Treasury $70.30
In Treasury 70.30
Dues Outstanding 87.00
$157.30
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Officers.
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President
DR,
SAMUEL J. MELTZER
Vice-President
DR.
WILLY MEYER
Secretary
and Treasurer
DR.
NATHAN W. GREEN
152
West 57th Street New York City
Councillors.
DR. EDWARD R. BALDWIN,
Saranac Lake, N. Y.
DR. RUDOLPH MATAS, New
Orleans. La.
DR. SAMUEL ROBINSON,
Santa Barbara. Cal.
DR. CHARLES L. SCUDDER.
Boston. Mass.
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Council Meeting at 9:30 A. M. in the English Room.
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The
American
Association
For
Thoracic
Surgery
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PROGRAMME
of the Meeting of 1918
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The Association Meets at the English Room
of the Congress Hotel, Chicago, Ill., on
Monday, June 10th, 1918
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Morning Session, 10:00 a. m.
1. President's Address.
By DR. SAMUEL J. MELTZER. New York.
2. Short Business Meeting.
3. Review of the Evolution of Thoracic
Surgery in the Past Fourteen Years.
By DR. WILLY MEYER. New York.
Discussion.
Afternoon Session, 2:00 p. m.
4. Short Business Meeting.
5. Treatment of Empyema by the Carrel-Dakin
Method at the War Demonstration Hospital. The Rockefeller Institute for
Medical Research. New York.
By Major GEORGE A. STEWART. M. R. C., Surgeon
(By Invitation.)
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6. Remarks Concerning the Employment of the
Dakin Solution in Cases of Empyema.
By DR. CHARLES L. SCUDDER. Boston. Mass
7. What Shall be Done with the Open Chronic
Suppurations of the Chest Cavity. With Presentation of Patients.(Five Cases
Illustrating Paper.)
By DR. EMIL G. BECK. Chicago. Ill.
8. Topic for Discussion.-"Post-Operative
Thoracic Drainage" (exclusive of empyema).
Opened by DR. NATHAN W. GREEN.
DR. WALTON MARTIN. DR. WILLY MEYER
and DR. CONRAD GEORG. Jr.
9. Presentation of Photographs, X-Rays arid
Films. Partial and Complete Pneumo-Thorax. (Lantern Slides.)
By DR. B. MERRILL RICKETTS. Cincinnati. O.
10. The Skin Sliding Operation. (Film.)
By DR. EMIL G. BECK. Chicago. Ill.
11. Case Reports.
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