Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-05-18
State Medical Society.

The Medical Society Of the State of North Caro-
lima held its tenth annual meeting in the town Of
Statesville commencing on the 10th and closing its
labors on the 18th
We learn from friend that the humber in atten-
dance was much larger than at any previous meet
ing and that the best feeling prevailed.
DR.. Alexander, Of Cabarrus, offered prize of
fifty dollars for the best essay on the effects Of to-
bacco on the system; and Dir. Manson, of Granville
offered gold medal for the best written essay on any
medical subject These offers were accepted by the
Society,"
The most important business before the Society
was the acceptance rejection of the charter Of in
corporation and the act authorizing the establish
ment OF Medical Board, passed. by the last Legs-
latufe. The act was accepted and the Society,
having the appointing power, elected the following
gentlemen to constitute the Board: Drs. j. H.
Dickson, Charles E. johnson, W. H. Mckee, O. F.
Mansion, G. Winslow, j. g. Tul and Happoldt, of
Morganton, This Board will serve for term of six
years.
| The following gentlemen were chosen officers of
the Society: Dr.. N. j. Pittman, of Edgecombe,
President; Drs Henry Leach Whitehead, and
Wnborne, Vite Presidents; DR.. W. G. Thomas,
Secretary, DR.. c. W. Graham, Treasurer; and Dr.
w. 7. Howard Orator.
The annual address was delivered by Dr. j. J.
summerell, Of Salisbury it is represented as a
fine specimen of eloquence.
The next meeting of the Society will be held in
Washington, Beaufort Co., on the first Wednesday
in April, 1860.
We learn that the citizens of Staesville attended
and much interested in the deliberations Of the
Society, and that their hospitality knew no bounds.
Mr. Faucett the polite and accomplished principal
of the Concord Female Institute, threw open the
buildging to the MEMBERS and invited them to visit
it during the day, thus affording them an opportu-
nifty of viewing the fine scenery from the Observable
ry. On Thursday afternoon Capt Andrews, of the
Iredel Cadets paraded his handsome and we'll drill
ed Company before the members of the Society and
the members having accepted the invitation of Mr..
Turner, the Chief Engineer, to take an excursion
the Railroad to the Catawba river, they were es-
corted to the depot by the Cadets who fired salute
as the cars moved off, Our friend speaks in glow
ing terms of the excursion, of the manner in which
the work upon the Railroad has been executed, and
of the scenery he witnessed The train returned
to Statesvlle by eight o'clock, and at nine the
bers of the Society assembled at the Simonton
House, and partook Of an excellent supper, prepar
ed under the supervision Of the Committee of Ar.
rangements, Drs. Kelly, Hackett, Nesbitt Lawrence
and Howard. We learn that DR.. Whitehead, Of
Salisbury, well as Drs. Summerell and Ramsay,
contributed greatly by their attentions to enhance
the interest of the meeting, and to render the visit
to that part of the State agreeable to the members
At twelve o'clock at night Mr., Turner, the gentle
manly Engineer of the Road, had special train in
waiting to convey the members who were coming
east to Salisbury in time to take the express train
and nearly all Of them left at that time, bearing
with them many pleasant recolections Of Staesville
| and of their first meeting in that place