The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-29
Local. mATTEns.
yrnaIEIA MEDICAL SocIRrY-EvssIst

VIRGINIA MEDICAL SoCIETY--EvRNIHa
sEssToS-Ths Society met at Sls o'clock p NJ
Tuesday evening. Dr.. Jorsas In the chair.
DR.. 1hos Pollard, from the committee on nom.
nations OF new members. presented the names oI
DR.. Nivien Quesenbury of grange county, and DR..
kobt. L. Barrett of Louisa county, who were unan-
imously elected Fellows Of the Society
The President read letter from Dr. W. III.
Gwathmey Of this city, resigniug his membership,
which was accepted.
DIR. HaxaiT moved to suspend the consideration
Of the unfinished business OF the morning session,
IA order 10 90 into the nomination of members 60
the National Association, which was agreed TO
The State Society being eat,tied to thirty fl We
representatives in the National Medical Assoeia-
tion, the following gentlemen were elected as del.
egates:
DR. WIN. selden of Norfolk, Dr. A. 8. Payne of
Fsuquier. profs J0ynes and Scott of Richmond
Dr.. strioiing OF Stanton, Drs. Mccaw, Pollard,
Peschey, VI. X. Taylor. Deane Marx, Crenshaw "
Peticolss. Jno. Dove, Sr G. r. Anderson j. Grat-
tau Cabeli, aud W. ii. Taylor Of Richmond Profs
Cabell and Davis Of the University of Virginia.
DR.. Atk inson of DaDvile, DR.. Mendolph Of Fiacas-
tie, DR. John Wiley of Amelia, DR.. Tho. L. walker
of Amelia, DIR. Pry of Charles City. DIR. C. Archer
of HenricO Dir. Richie of Prince George. DIR.
Weilford of Fredericksburg Dr. r. Pepdleton of
Louisa, Drs. Thweatt and Claiborne of Petersburg
DR.. 0ttaway Owens Of Lyncbburg, Prof McGuire
Of Winchester, DIR. J. l.. wymaH of Buckingham.
DR.. Voolfolk of Orange and DIR. Barrett of Louisa
The National Association will meet at Washing.
ton, d. c., on Tuesday next.
Dir. Bolton moved that the Delegation have now
er to fill up their number with other members OF
the Society present should any delegate fail to at
tend. Adopted
The bill appointing Board of Medical Exam.
iners, which was prepared by q committee of that
Society, and reported to the Senate by a commit
tee Of that body, was taken up for consideration.
and after alengthy discussion was amended so as
to make the examination of the Board open TO
medical men, and after some suggestions in re-
gard to the bill the subject postponed till the
next meeting.
Dir. Bolton moved that the committee now in
charge Of the bill be continued. Carried.
On motion of DIR. Parker. DIR. Carthen Archer
and DR.. Vim. III. Taylor were each appointed TO
read paper before the next meeting of the Socie-
ty Adopted.
DIR. Atkinson, of Danvilie, moved that the Presi.
dent, DR.. Joynes, appoint two medical gentlemen
from each OF the ten districts of the State not
row supplied, who shall report to the next meet
ing Of the Society upon the epdemics of their re-
spectiye localities.
DR.. James Bolton offered a resolution in regard
to DR.. Craghead, decd, formerly Of Danvlle who
died on his way to attend the last meeting of the
American Medical Association, ut Nashville, as n
delegate from this Society, which was adopted.
DR.. Bolton presented an interesting '1circnlar'
from the "Indiana State Medical Society,"" and the
Secretary was instructed to reply to it, and ex-
press the cordial approval of this Society in the
object. contemplated by the Indiana Society.
After the passage of several other resolutions OF
not much Importance the Society j5urned at II
O'Clock, to meet in the city of Richmond in April
next.