The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-21
MEDxCAE ASSOCIATION OFF SOUTH
CAROLINA.


CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MAY 20.
A meeting Of the Medical Association o
South Carolina was held this day at II o.,;,ooIx
On motion OF DR.. Buist, OF Charleston. tn.
meeting wss called to order, and Dr.. A. N.
Talley, OF Columbia, in the absence of DR..
douglas, Vice. President. was requested to- take
the char. Dr.. George K. Trescot Recording
secretary, and Dr. j. P. Chazal, Corresponding
Secretary, took their respective seats.
DIR. R. A. Kinloch, of Charleston, road let
ter from DR.. Douglas, saying that it wss inn
possible for him to attend. DR.. Kinloch then
offer d the following resolutions:
tion as defines eligibility for membership, be
temporarily suspended. and that all regular
dlpomsted physicians OF good standing be
ptlmltted TO unite themselves bv subsseibin..
Their names TO the constitution and pay,rg tho
usual ass ssus- mt tor the year,
q. ifeSotoed, Tnat the corresponding Score
tarv furnish as early as possible correct list
ca ali III members; arranged by c'u ,ties.
o. lt%S0'UGGs That comm ttee. consisting
OF ono member for each county or society re-
presented be appointed by tho chair, to, report
as early as convenient a revised constitutio
for the government OF this body.
Oa motion. OF DIR. Lebby. thu resolutions
were taken up. separately and adopted.
On motion Of DR.. F. M. Robertson, the asso-
oiation took a recess Of twenty mlnuAes to
allow the Recording Secretary to obtain the
names Of those present.
The following members were found present.
in order Of counties:
Abbeville-Dr. w. c. Norwood
Aver.
BeaufoA-Dr.. w. T. Breeland.
Marlon-Drs. d. .. Price, T. r. Bass.
kershaw-Dr. s. Baruch.
Orangeburg-Dr. N. g. Wetstone.
kchiand-Drs. A. N. Talley, R. w. Gibbes,
Charleston VIM. Hume, J.. L. Ancrum,
W. @. Horlbeck, F. Peyre Porcher, Manning
Snaons, Sl r. L. Parker, M: Greenland, T. s.
thomson, r. A. Knloch, Robert Lobby Sr.,
Robert ot.aT i Lebby b Jr. F: NJ; Robertson ".
w. 6. Ravenel, nj. E Carrere, Joseph Yates. J.
p. Cbazal.
The President announced the following COM
mittees:
On Nomination Of Ofacers-Drs S. Baruch,
Kershaw: w. G. Horlbeck, Charleston; r. w.
Glbbes, Rlchland; W. q. Norwood, Abbeville;
9 Wetstone, Orangeburg; w. L. Breeland.
Beaufort.
On Constitution-Drs r. A. Kinloch.
Charleston; J. 1. Darby, Richland; J. Il. Bass,
Marion; I. NJ. Aver, Barnwell; W. q. Norwood,
Abbevilie; s. Baruch. Kershaw; w. L. Bree-
land, Beaufort; N. q. Wetstone, Orangeburg.
On motion OF DR.. Ancrum the Association
took recess OF twenty minutes, in order to
allow the Committee on Nominations to pre-
pare their report. The committee having
returned, made the following report, which
was unanimously adopted, and the officers
were c,ared duly elected:
DR.. A. N. TALLEY. of Columbia. President
Dr. W. O. HoRLDEcK, of Charleston, First Vice
President.
DR.. A. 8 SALLY, Of Orangebur Second Vice.
President.
DR.. soS1Ens Bu1sr Of Charleston Recording secre.
tary
DR.. F. P. PonoHER. Of Charleston, Corresponding
Secretary.
1he President returned his thanks for the
unexpected and distinguished honor conferred
upon him. and hoped that everything would
be done to advance the interests of the Asso.
citation.
The Association was then declared organ
lzed and ready to proceed to business. A
letter was then road from DR.. j. L. Ancrum
inviting the Association to collation. at the
Hibernian Hall on tomorrow evening, NAV
1dAItteef dAt 9'fI2ck .vuv.s Du,s, physician
in charge Of the City Hospital, Mazyck-strcet,
inviting the Association to visit that institution
ct nine O'clock A. n, on the morning of the
21st, was read.
On motion of DIR. r. A. Kinloch, IL o'clock
M, OF the 21st instant, was made the hour for
considering the report of the committee on
revising the constitution.
DR.. W. c. Norwo ID, OF Abbeville, stated that
he had prepared large number Of circulars,
setting forth the medical effects OF veratrum
vericlee, and which he would distribute among
the members.
On motion Of DR.. Buist, the Association ad.
journed to meet again at II A. NJ, tomorrow
J. s. BUST, Recording Secretary.