laud; Dr. Thomas Ross, Sacramento, and Dr. A. H. Mays, Sausalito.

Committee on Scientific Program.-Dr. Wallace I. Terry, San Francisco; Dr. Geo. L. Cole, Los Angeles; Dr. C. Van Zwalenburg, Riverside; Dr. J. C. King, Banning.

Committee on Medical Education and Legislation.-Dr. J. R. Haynes, Los Angeles; Dr. F. B. Carpenter, San Francisco; Dr. C. C. Wadsworth, San Francisco.

At the meeting of the Councillors, Dr. Kenyon was elected chairman, and Dr. George H. Evans, clerk.

Riverside was selected as the place for holding the next. annual meeting.

Health Boards Form an Organization.

The representatives of the Federal Marine Hospital Service, State, and County Boards of Health, organized a society to be known as the "Public Health Commission of California." The Governor of the State and all members of all County Boards of Health are declared ex-officio members The officers elected were: Dr. Rupert Blue, of the Marine Hospital Service, President; Dr. Martin Regensburger, member of the State Board, First VicePresident; Dr. J. W. Ward, President of the San Francisco Board, Second Vice-President, and Deputy Health Officer, Louis Levy, Secretary.

Anti-Meat People.

A vegetarian colony is to be established at Linda Vista, a pretty little suburb to the west of Pasadena. The new settlers style themselves members of the Victor University of Vitaphysics. The colony contemplates erecting a temple. Here the Vitas are to live and worship. They are to live on roots and herbs mostly. They do not believe in war nor in the killing of any animal for food. They do not believe in wearing shoes. Even sugar from the cane and beet is to be cut out, instead they will use maple sugar.

American Medical Association Meeting.

The next Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association will be held at Atlantic City, N. J., June 7th to 10th, 1904. All railroads on the Coast will make a special rate of one fare for the round trip to members of the Association.

THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS

OF SAN FRANCISCO.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons will hold its Commencement Exercises, Thurday evening, May 19th, at the Alhambra Theatre, when the following classes will receive their degrees:

The British Journal of Children's Diseases issued its initial number January, 1904. The Journal is ably edited by George Carpenter, M. D., and published by Adlard & Son, Bartholomew Close, London, E. C.

VOL. XLVII-19

New Consumptive Colony on Desert.

Mr. N. O. Nelson, a St. Louis millionaire, has established a desert colony for consumptives near Indio. There are a number of wooden club houses and about forty tents. The people live in the open air and sunshine, and many cases improve.

American Medical Editors' Association.

The Annual Meeting of this Association will be held in the parlors of the Hotel Dennis, Atlanta City, N. J., at 2 P. M., June 6th. A most interesting programme has been prepared and many instructive papers upon medical journalism and allied subjects will be presented. All editors are most cordially invited to attend.

Death of Dr. Charlotte Brown.

Dr. Charlotte Brown, one of the first women practitioners in the State, died April 19, 1904. She graduated from the Women's Medical College, in Philadelphia, in 1874 She is survived by three children, Dr. Adelaide Brown, Mrs. Harriet Darling, and Dr. Philip King Brown.

PERSONALS.

DR. C. D. SHADDOCK, of Berkeley, is dead.
DR. B. F. SPRAGUE has located in Sonoma.

DR. E. C. LOVE has located in Los Angeles.

DR. SARAH E. MALOY has located at Los Angeles.
DR. J. A. MCNAUGHTON has located at Blue Lake.

DR. C. G. CAMPBELL will locate at his former home, Los Angeles.

DR J. H. COVE, of Ventura, has been appointed county physician.

DR. GEO. K. ABBOTT, of Chicago, contemplates locating at Pasadena.

DR. C. L. GREGORY, formerly of Yreka, is located in San Francisco.

DR. R. H. ENDICOTT, of Rio Vista, contemplates returning to Oakland.

DR. ELIZA COOK has been appointed county physician of Douglas county, Nev.

DR. TATE, of Oregon, purposes erecting a sanatorium at Arrowhead Hot Springs.

DR. A. H. MAYS, of Sausalito, contemplates making an extensive tour in Europe.

DR. ERNEST PRING has moved his offices to the Central

Building, 391 Sutter Street.

DR. R. B. MONTGOMERY and MISS NORA POGUE, of Lemon Cove, were married recently.

DR. O. S. TRIMMER has been elected president of the Pacific Grove Board of Health.

DR. PORTER, of Hollister, and DR. BALL, of San Juan, will open a Hollister sanatorium.

DR. CHAS. F. MILLAR has been appointed Chief Surgeon at the Emergency hospital, San Francisco.

DR. CHAS. STERLING and DR. MARION STERLING, of San Leandro, are to establish a sanatorium there.

DR. SUSAN FENTON, of Oakland, was seriously injured while driving by colliding with a delivery wagon.

DR. P. SANFORD, of San Jose, was badly injured recently riding his bicycle by colliding with another rider.

DR. D. A. HODGHEAD has moved his offices to the Grant Building, corner of Market and 7th Streets.

DR. SAMUEL DARLING, Pathologist to the City of Baltimore, has discovered what he believes to be the bacillus of mumps.

NOTES AND NEWS.

MODESTO is to have a new hospital.
POMONA is to have a $25,000 hospital.

YREKA is to have a new hospital to cost $10,000.
HANFORD is about to have a new board of health.
HONOLULU is to have a new $75,000 insane asylum.
THE German Benevolent Society of San Francisco will
erect on their present site a $400,000 hospital.

SPECIAL classes for students and for practitioners will be conducted by the College of Physicians and Surgeons during the months of June, July and August.

LOS ANGELES is to have a new hospital known as the Angelus. The company is incorporated for $200,000. The officers are as follows: President, Dr. C. B. Nichols; Vice President, Dr. F. C. Shurtleff; Secretary, D. F. A. Seymour, and Treasurer, Dr. C. W. Bryson.

IDYLWILD sanatorium sustained a loss by fire recently estimated at $50,000. They contemplate building immediately a more magnificent structure than the one burned down. They will erect temporary quarters for at least 500 guests, so the sanatorium will not be closed for the

season.

THE Arizona Medical Association elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Dr. W. H. Ward, President; Dr. E. F. Burton, Tucson, Dr. E. B. Ketcherside, Yuma, Dr. C. E. Yount, Prescott, Vice-Presidents; Dr. J. W. Foss, Phoenix, reelected Secretary; Dr. J. W. Coleman, Jerome, Treasurer; Dr. W. V. Whitmore, Tucson, Essayist. LOS ANGELES has a new organization known as Hydropathic Physicians' Association of Southern California. The charter members are: Dr. J. V. Walden, President; Dr. Carl Schultz, Secretary; Dr. P. Olson, Dr. Sophia Walden, Dr. Anna Schultz, Dr. James A. Heugan, Dr. John A. Harriman, Dr. Hilma Alldrin and Dr. Amanda Erickson.

AT the annual meeting of the San Joaquin Valley Medical Society, the following new officers were elected: President, Dr. D. H. Trowbridge of Fresno; first vice-president, Dr. H. W. Taggart of Stockton; second vice-president, Dr. R. E. Bering of Tulare; third vice-president, Dr. W. W. Cross of Visalia; secretary, Dr. J. R. Walker of Fresno (re-elected); assistant secretary, Dr. A. B. Cowan of Fresno; treasurer, Dr. T. M. Hayden of Fresno. Several interesting papers were read and discussed.

In the Treatment of the Disorders of Spring and

Summer.

"The hygienic condition of the house and vicinity must be made perfect." This can best be done by the administration of Saline Laxative to "clean out," and the W-A Intestinal Antiseptic to "clean up" and "keep clean." If elimination is below par, give Calcalith, one tablet crushed, followed by a full glass of water four times daily. This will remove the "dirt from the corners," and leave the premises in the best possible sanitary condition. For sample and literature, address The Abbott Alkaloidal Co., Ravenswood Station, Chicago, Ill.