The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-10-03
The state sredicnI Society.

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The State Medical Society.
The Medical Society of West Viz.
ginia met in first semi-annual session,
at Wheeling, in Representative Hall,
October I'd, 1S67-the President, DR..
John Frissell, in the Chair-with DR..
James E. REEVES, of Fairmont, the Sec
rotary.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. ID.
w. Fisher, of the Presbyterian Church.
The committee of Arrangements,
through their Chairman-Dr. John C.
Hupp-welcomed the Society in the
following manner ........ ...-.
ADDRESS OF GREETING. g
Mr.. President and Gentlemen
feel extremely gratified in meeting
you on this occasion. .5. ~ ~.
AS chairman of your COMMITTEES of
Arrangements, it is my pleasure as we'll
as my duty, in behalf of the profession
and citizens, to tender to you their re-
spectful salutations.
We are happy in being honOred with
this your first semi-annual meeting.
You have come up here from the
mountain slopes and from the valleys of
our young and prosperous State as con-
SENATORS and administrators of all her
sanitary knowledge. .f
You are each individually commits
stoned aud set apart to the exercise Of
medical skill, humanity, and life of
Observation-Disclosures to stay the pes
tilence-to 90 and "heal the sick"
Governed by the principle that the
association of persons engaged in the
same pursuit facilitates the attainment
of their common object, you have or
ganized Society for the promotion of
your mutual improvement aud the cul-
tivation of good fellowship. This So
ciety, with its officers and members, is
the beginning of perpetual succession,
instituted by the medical profession of
West Virginia for the protection of
their interests, for the maintenance OF
their honor and responsibility, for the
advancement of their knowledge and
the extension of their usefulness.
Laudable purposes these, when in
spired, as you are, by the purest OF mo-
tives, and having views of the widest
range and benificence.
The State has vouchsafed to this So
ciety no power TO execute its mandates,
nor uill 1t ask any; but on the contrary,
it must and riU "rely on the union, en-
thusiasm and scientific labOrs of its
members" ..ia -E...
Trusting that your deliberations will
be characterized with that true spirit of
harmoniousness, and taking the liveliest
interest in the great cause in which We
are all embarked, / greet you with .
welcome warm, cordial, and sincere.
The Chairman of the committee of
Arrangements then made the following
report
The meetings of the Society will be
held in the hall of the House of Dele
gates, in the Capitol building. Com
mittees will meet in the side rooms.
Al seven o'clock this evening his Ex-
cellency Governor Foreman, in behalf OF
the State, and his Honor Mayor Swee-
ney, in behalf of the city of Wheeling,
will address the Society words of well
come.
Excursion to the Fair Ground, on
Wheeling Island, Thursday, October Sd,
at two o'clock p. M.
Private reception by DR.. and Mrs. r..
III. Cummins, on Thursday evening,
from eight to ten o'clock-Marker
street.
The President then delivered his adj
dress-Dr. Jesse Flowers, first Vice
President, in the chair.
The President, after the delivery OF
his learned address, resumed the Chair,
and on call of the roll the following
members responded: Drs. W. E. ALI
son, B. w. Allen, W.. j. Bates, Richard
Blum, j. Fl. Brownfield, II. W. Brock,
E. w. Bingell, J. NJ. Cooper, Jas. Cum
minis, w. NJ. Dent, G. W. Dent, John
Frissell, Jesse Flowers, William Frey,
]. C. Hupp, Z. A. Hildreth, J. NJ. Laz-
zell, Thos. F. Marshman, I. 7. Nickline,
j. W. Ney, B. Parkinson, j. w. Pipes,
James E. Reeves, J. W. Ramsap, j. H.
storer, S. B. stidger, F. G. Shepherd, A
S. Todd, H. j. Weisel, and Jacob Young
On motion of DR.. Bates, the Secretary
read the constitution and bylaws OF
the Society. 4r s.s-a.
On motion of DIR. r. II. Cunmins,
which was seconded by Drs. Bates and
]. Cummins. Drs. d. S. Forney, Sample
Ford, and E. H. Moore were elected
members of the Society.
DR.. Lazzell nominated DR.. P. b. Og
den for membership, and his motion
was seconded by DR.. Reeves, and or
ballot he was elected.
DIR. Flowers nominated DR.. James l.
Brand for membership, who was elect,
ed.
DR.. Hildreth presented, through the
Secretary, a letter from Prof. Theoptilu'
Paryin, NJ. D., editor of the Hester'
Journal of Medicine, Indianapolis, ex
pressing good wishes for the Society
and requesting copy of the proceed
ings for his journal.
Dr. Hupp presented a letter from Dr
VIM. B. Atkinson, of Philadelphia, per
maneut Secretary of the American
Medical Association, congratulating tn
profession of West Virginia on thei
successful organization.
On motion of DR.. Thomas, it was (
Resoired, That the thanks of tn
Society be, and are hereby rendered Il
the President for his address.
DR.. Young begged leave to presen
before the Society q patient, SUFFERING
from q rare form of disease, winch re
quest was granted. a 4, -. '.' - =
{ On motion of DR.. Bates, it was ..le.
Reselped, That o committee OF thre