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History of medical practice in Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

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Ophthalmology 271and Ear Infirmary and Cook County and Michael Reese Hospitals. He organizedthe Chicago Ophthalmological and Otological <strong>Society</strong> and servedas Secretary from 1883 to 1889. Concern<strong>in</strong>g Dr. Bettman's organiz<strong>in</strong>g ability,the follow<strong>in</strong>g account <strong>of</strong> the early years <strong>of</strong> the Chicago Ophthalmological<strong>Society</strong> is worthy <strong>of</strong> note:There had been <strong>in</strong>formal meet<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> the ophthalmologists and otologistspractic<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> and near Chicago as early as 1880, held <strong>in</strong> various <strong>of</strong>ficesand occasionally at the Tremont House. Papers were read, topics <strong>of</strong> mutual<strong>in</strong>terest discussed, and reports given <strong>of</strong> various experiences <strong>in</strong> visit<strong>in</strong>gEuropean cl<strong>in</strong>ics. The men <strong>in</strong> this early group were Drs. Holmes, A. P.Gilmore, Hotz, Jones, Gradle, Lyman Ware, J.E. Colburn, E. J.Gard<strong>in</strong>erand W. T. Montgomery. This <strong>in</strong>formal group called themselves the ChicagoOphthalmological <strong>Society</strong>. After about three years the meet<strong>in</strong>gs lapsedand, <strong>in</strong> 1883, Dr. Bettman revived it as the Chicago Ophthalmological andOtological <strong>Society</strong>. The membership was about the same as that <strong>of</strong> thefirst organization with the addition <strong>of</strong> Drs. G. F. Hawley, H. M. Starkey,Bettman and John E. Harper. In 1889, this <strong>Society</strong> became <strong>in</strong>active, notto be revived until April 12, 1892, when it was organized under the sametitle, to be changed to the Chicago Ophthalmological <strong>Society</strong> <strong>in</strong> 1903 whenstricter division <strong>of</strong> the specialties became the vogue. The charter members<strong>of</strong> this f<strong>in</strong>al organization <strong>in</strong>cluded Drs. G. F. Fiske, Samuel Jones, C. P.P<strong>in</strong>ckard, F. C. Hotz, Henry Gradle, C. A. Wood, Boerne Bettman, W. T.Montgomery, E. J. Gard<strong>in</strong>er, C. H. Beard, W. F. Coleman, J.E. Colburn,H. M. Starkey, Lyman Ware, W. A. Fisher, F. D. Stannard and RobertTilley. Dr. E. L. Holmes was named President and Dr. P<strong>in</strong>ckard, who waslargely responsible for the <strong>Society</strong>'s revival, served as Secretary, a positionhe occupied for the first n<strong>in</strong>e years. Dr. Holmes was re-elected President <strong>in</strong>1894, followed by Dr. Hotz <strong>in</strong> 1895, Dr. Gradle <strong>in</strong> 1896, Dr. Montgomery <strong>in</strong>1897, Dr. Coleman <strong>in</strong> 1898, Dr. Ware <strong>in</strong> 1899 and Dr. C. D. Wescott <strong>in</strong>1900.The list <strong>of</strong> charter members <strong>of</strong> the Chicago Ophthalmological <strong>Society</strong>and its predecessors br<strong>in</strong>gs forth the names <strong>of</strong> the most active Chicago eyephysicians toward the close <strong>of</strong> the century:Dr. A. P. Gilmore was born <strong>in</strong> Uniontown, Pennsylvania, <strong>in</strong>1851, andreceived his M.D. degree from Jefferson Medical College <strong>in</strong> 1875. He <strong>practice</strong>d<strong>in</strong> Chicago from 1875 to1894, and then retired from the pr<strong>of</strong>essionto devote himself to real estate operations, <strong>in</strong> which he was em<strong>in</strong>ently successful.Dr. Lyman Ware (1841-1916) was graduated from the Chicago MedicalCollege <strong>in</strong> 1866 and from Pennsylvania <strong>in</strong> 1868, beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g his <strong>medical</strong> educationafter the Civil War <strong>in</strong> which he saw service. He was on the Eye andEar Infirmary staff from 1871 to 1889, and was also a staff member <strong>of</strong> the

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