Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-12
Tennessee Medical Society.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.


The Society met pursuant to adjourn
ment. DR.. Martin in the chair.
After calling the roll, and reading the
minutes, the following gentlemen we're pro-
posed and elected to membership: Drs.
| r. NJ Hughes, Jamison, +. T. P. Poole
| 3. G.. Hampton and J. H. Jordan.
Reports Of committees were announced,
when DR.. J. II. Calender from the com
mittee 10 prepare a constitution and by
laws, reported the instrument, which, after
being read, was re-read and discussed, sec
ton by section, and adopted.
| DIR. c. X. Winston from the Committee
on Business, reported in favor Of the reso-
luton regarding registration by DR.. Buist-
the resolution in regard to history OF the
Society, by DIR. ManlOve, and the resolu-
ton in regard 70 the charter memorial, by
| DR.. Martin.
On motion, committee, Of which Dr.
| Eve was chairman, was appointed 70 nomi-
nate officers under the constitution, which
having reported, the following gentlemen
were elected by ballot.
President, DR. Thos. Lipscomb, Of Bed
ford.
Vice President, DIR. Thos Menees, Of Da-
wilson.
Corresponding Secretary, Dr. D. DuPre,
Of Davidson. IslLIsI
Recording Secretary and Treasurer, DIR.
J. d. Plunket, Of Davidson.
In the absence Of the President elect Vice
President Menes assumed the chair.
Reports Of cases Of disease being called
for, DIR. Rein Thompson read paper de-
failing the treatment Of three cases Of
cholera by free ice water injections, which
was referred to the Committee on Publica-
tions.
The Society adjourned until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Society was called to order by the
presiding officer, and the various standing
and special committees appointed as fol-
lows:
On Pttblicati0a-Drs. J. II. Calender,
Joseph Jones' of Davidson, and d. +.
Wright, Of Montgomery.
On History Of The Society-Drs. J. Z. Man
love, w. k. Bowling, of Davidson, and j.
w. Richardson, of Rutherford. a.
On Registration Of Births, Deaths, ETC., etc.
-Drs. J. K. BUST of Davidson; T. B.
Haskins, Of Montgomery Daniel Jermon,
Of Williamson B. w. Avent of Shelby (;
A. jackson, of Madison; B. Frazier, of
Knox, and S. P. Crawford, of Greene.
On Amendment to Charter-Drs. R. Mar
tin, c. X. Winston and w. A. Cheatham,
Of Davidson.
DIR. Buist offered resolution for the APP
pointment Of a select committee to desig-
nate medical themes, and assign to com
mittees Of one, the duty Of presenting q
report on each subject at the next annual
meeting. The resolution was adopted, and
Drs. Buist, Eve and DuPre were appointed
on the committee.
On motion, Drs. Calender, Beauchamp
and c. K. Winston we're appointed to draft
a minute in regard to the death Of Drs.
| Hatcher and S. l.. Wharton.
On motion, the officers Of the society as
a committee were appointed to nominate
representatives to the American Medical
Convention at its session in Cincinnati, in
May, and the following we're made:
Drs. J. D. Winston, Manlove, Haskins,
Avent, Rice, Calender T. L. Maddin,
Wendell, Singleton, Wright, MayGeld,
Grant and Bowers; and on motion, Drs.
Lipscomb, Menees, DrPre and Plunket
were added
On motion, a Committee of Reception at
the next meeting was appointed, viz Dr..
Oney, Manlove and Atchison.
Thanks were returned to the Board Of
Health Of Nashville for the use of their
rooms, aud on motion of DIR. {. K. Win
ston, the society adjourned to meet in this
city on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in October next.