Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-06-14
From the Raleigh Sentinel.
Stafe Medical Society.

This bohy convened in the Supreme Court Room
of the Capitol, in this city, on Tuesday last, and
adjourned after harmonious and interesting ses
sion OF two days. There was "a very respectable
number of Physicians in attendance from various
portions of the State, East, West, North and
South, and numerous auxiliary county societies
were represented. This was the first meeting
since the war; and it was found no difficult task to
revive the society, and to put its effective machn-
cry again in healthy operation. A fine spirit of
devotion to the science and practice of medicine
prevailed well as of determination to improve
the profession and to place the society, that has
done so much good in our State, upon still firm
er basis. This has been done and the society now
presents better prospects of success, despite the
depression of the times, than ever before and we
doubt not it may be considered, as may the State
Board of Medical Examiners, fixed institutions
of the State
The following gentlemen were elected officers
for the ensuing year
president. DIR. William G. Thomas, Whining
ton.
VICE PREs1DENTs-Dr E. Burke Haywood.
Raleigh Dr. r. III. Winborne, Chowan Co.; Dr.
William Barrow, Northampton Co.. DR.. l. w.
Jones, Salisbury.
CoRREspoNDNG AND RECORDING SEcRErARY-
DR.. S. S. Satchwell, New Hanover Co.
TREAsURER-Dr. G. w. Graham Duplin Co..
ORAroR.-Dr. M. Whitehead, Salisbury.
The above elections were made by ballot.
Also, in like manner, the following named gen
tlemen elected to constitute the Medical
Board of Examiners for the State of North Caro-
lima, Board created in accordance with previous
act of the Legislature
DR.. n j. Pittman, to examine on Anatomy
Dr. E. Burke Haywood, to examine on Sur
Dr.. R. H. winborne, to examine on Physo,
logy.
Dr. S. S. Satchwell, to examine on Theory and
Practice of Medicine and Hygiene.
DIR. J. j. Summerell, to examine on Obstetrics
and Diseases of Women.
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Dr. M. Whitehead to examine on Materia Med.
lea and Therapeutics
It will be seen that there has been no sectional
ism displayed in the election of this important
Board, but the members have been wisely selected
from different and distant Sc ctlOnS OF the State
1t may not be generally known that no medical
man collect his bills by law, who has com
menced the practice in this State since the passage
of the act creating the Board, unless after
animation he has certificate from the Board. Of
his moral and professional qualifications. The
Board meets annually in May to examine appi-
cants, but to avoid unnecessary inconvenience,
temporary licenses may be granted by any two
members after examination, to last till the reg
ular meeting of the Board. We anticipate none
but beneficial results from the appointment and
operations of the Board.
In view of the want of mail facilities and the f.
nancial embarrassments of the times it thought
best not to renew for the present the publication
of the State Medical Journal
Appropriate resolutions were passed in reference
to the death of DR.. James H. Dickson, of VII
mington, a member of the Society, who had died
since the last meeting, and eulogies were pro
nounced by Drs Thomas and Satchwen upon the
life and character of the deceased. Proper notice
was also taken of the recent death of one of its
Honorary Members, DIR. E. d. Fenner, of New
Orleans, a native of North Carolina
Committees were appointed from different coun
ties represented, to report at the next meeting
the diseases of their respective localities
At subsequent meeting of the Medical Bomd,
Dr. William Little, of Raleigh was elected Secrc
tary and Treasurer.
The proceedings of this meeting of the Society,
were ordered to be published in pamphlet form
for distribution
The next meeting will be held in the town Of
Tarboro', in the month of May, 1867.