Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-05-27


ing of tho Medical Society of the State O
North Carolina convened at the Oour
House, in this city Wednesday morning, a
10 o'clock.
The meeting was called to order by DR.
Charles J. O'Hagan, President of the So
ciety, after which DIR. S. s. Satchwell, b,
appointment Of and IN behalf of the Med
ical Society Of this County arose and vel
coined the physician guests as follows:
Mr.. President and Gemtlsr0ee Of the Medica
Society Of he STATE Of No'ta Carolina:
The flight of another year, with it's joys apt
SORROWS again assemblies tC the needed work.
of scientific advancement and professional i'm
prOvement.
A pleasing task devolves upon me at this happy
return # our social and professional reunion
The agreeable duty is imposed upon me of ex
tending to you, as I do, a cordial welcome
to the city of Wilmington is not, l assure
you, the formal welcome OF the tongue alone
1t comes warm and fresh from those feelings OF
cordial greeting and of high aDpre citation of your
presence here, which causes tloBe whom have
the honor to represent to bid me 10 offer to you
the hOspl alltles OF their no. 20 and the best at
fecti0ns of their hearts. Ne feel honorad by
your presence and are gratit,d at this meeting.
in entertaining yoh as our guests the Medical
Faculty and citizens # Wilmington and Now
Hanover confidently expect to be improved and
Gle Vated by their acGuai'tau"& and intercourse
With the ON plIshed and devoted members of
this learned Association.
Your labors i'll behalf OF medical science and Of
sch3cln. humanity nowhere more highly
valued than i'll this section OF the state.
Cur Society has withs!ood die preiudces and
corrOsiOns Of time, tue conhcs of war and IL o
thr0eE Of reYOlu ion After an absence of
eighteen years it again convem in city where
Hs usefulness Is appreciated ana it's triumphs
acknO WIedgad.
II Is not f us, An occasion like THE 10 COM
memo at our own homes the enterprise and ma
teTlkl progress Of 'hls section, Or tie worth and
Sci vices OF cur eadilng men. but it is certainly
| III good taste, Ell herG and ROW, to state tn at
| ;ho Cape Fear country has hart big enough to
embrace, not alone ours aud tie other learned
! professions, but the indust i,l pursuits materi-
III mi trrbts and general aulfe reo each and every
portion IF our noble CID Commonwealth
The unseli7h motives of your ii igrimage here
when to leave home aud patients is alW avs SO diff
hcnit To thu true Physician, ara entirely anss-
tent with the high character of our profession in
all ages and countries Cur brethren are gath
cd hero from all portions of thu State not for
purposes of self-iudulgen personal nggran-
q cement pCcunlaIy gam party ends which
III these days Of selishness and scientific inap-
probation, az Incentives 10 large iOrltY Of
noisy demonstrations aud public me- tingp-
But those q j cts are of that pure and elevated
character. OF that high devotion to science and
humanity, which distinguishes our profession
AMI CAUSES an extension OF It's blessings with
ont distinction to all men, all scots and par.
ties, to all sections, countries aud chimes. We
hail you repre- sentative mon of this noble and
ennObng profession. which, with an unsparirg
hand, ditfuses its blessings wherever humanity
disease have found lodgment
Coming here, then, inspired with these noble
objects, wei! may your mission and presence
pave your cordial welcome to the homes and
hearts OF all who can eYmpathiZe with scientific
Improvement and human suffering, or whose
bosoms swell with the generous emotions Of
social en- ioym ent and state pride.
The chair announced the Committee on
Credentials AS folio ~s: Drs. ". G. Thomas,
r. II. Winbornc aud L. t. Payne.
The roll was then called and the follow
ing members answered TO their names:
Will. Geo. Thomas, S. S. Satchwell, W.
q. Cnrtis, f. A. Anderson, c. T. Murphy,
II. Ii. Robinson, Hugh Kelly, r. f. WIN
borne G. A. Foo'e, w Il. Sharpe, r L.
Payne, F. NJ. Rountree, NJ. A Locke,
ChaS. J. O'Hagnn, J. Francis King, J. W.
Jones, Thos. f. Mood, Walter Debnam,
Duncan n. Patterson.
There being no quorum of the Board of
Medical Examiners, the question arose as
to the eligibility of applicants who had
not passed the Board OF Examiners, but
who had row no opportunity of obtaining
the Iiccns5. After mature deliberation and
some conflict of opinion the following res
jSAt4OA "'-n E'do1IA Inv tIAC AAtAuOSLb "
lie Board Of Examiners now present, to
-AtLcr with The Committee on Credentials,
De authorized TO pass upon The qualiflca- |
lions OF applicants. After patient deliber-
atom the Board made the following re-
port:
To the Medical! Society Of y r:h Carolina:
We find the following gent lemen from the New
dano. er Medical Society, duly accredited to this |
Meeting: Dire. Satchwell, Wood, Walker, Bella
ny, King and Buie.
The following gentlemen are recommended as |
members of the Society: Ers. David |
Sloan, Joshua q. Walker. Vim. j. Love, Charles |
Duffy. Jr., George n. Emmett, James 9. Robinson.
w. G. THOMAS. Chairman.
The Chair appointed the following COM
nittees
Nominating Commuee i: G. A. Foote, D.
Z. Patterson, w. q. Thomas, F. NJ Roun-
rec.
Finance Committee Walter Debnam, r.
!. Payne, W. G. Curtis.
The Secretary read a letter from the
secretary of the Cape Fear Club, inviting
he Society, in the most courteous man
Ter. to the privileges of their Rooms. AL
0, an invitation from the Wilmington
Library association to enjoy the advan-
ages of their Rooms. On motion of DIR.
). I. Murphy, the thanks Of thu Society
we're. rendered to each of those bodies FOR
heSFE Cordial invitations, and the Secretary
vas directed to communicate the sense of
he meeting.
The resignation of DR.. Thos. G. Pugh
gas reaa and accepted.
At O'Clock the s9cie!5y adjourned to
meet again at o'clock, p. 10.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Society met at o'clock p. M, pur-
uanf to adjournment.
The Committee On Credentials, in a
supplementary report, recommended Dss. Y