Hammond, Wis., Aug. 15, 1883.
To the Editor of The Journal of the American Medical Association:
The Northwestern Inter-State Medical Association held its first annual meeting in Hudson, St. Croix Co., Wisconsin, August 7. A fair attendance was noted, several papers of merit read, and discussions of interest ensued. The annual election resulted as follows: President, Dr. Chas. Alexander, of Eau Claire; 1st Vice-President, Otis Hoyt, Hudson; 2d Vice-President, S. S. Riddell, of Chippewa Falls; Secretary and Treasurer, J. F. Boker, of Hudson; Censor for three years, E. L. Boothby, Hammond.The next meeting will be held in the city of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on the first Tuesday in December.This Society meets three times yearly; was organized in August, 1882, and embraces sixteen counties in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Efforts will be made this winter to incorporate it by special statute, and do away with the county societies. It bids