Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-06
Physicians Present.
Proceedings of the Meeting.

Pursuant to adjournment, the State
Medical Society met at the Capitol yester-
day and opened its 37th annual session at
II o'clock in the room of the Supreme
Court. There were present Drs. j. NJ.
fowler, of Columbia, S. S. Mayfeld, of
Brentwood, John w. Richardson, of
Rutherford; Drs. Menees and BUST, B. f.
Manloye, G. K. Winston, w. X. Bowling,
DR.. Compton, W. l.. Nichol, J. d. Plum
kett, F. N. Hughes, Dr. Thompson, j. D.
Winston, ]. B. Lindsey, W. II. Wharton,
Drs. Maddin and Pyle, d. DuPre, W. @.
Bright, Drs. Clayton and W. F. Briggs,
and DR.. Schiff, of Nashville; Drs. w. j.
McMurray, of Flat Rock, B. W. Nowlan,
of Bedford, and DR.. Alternately, of Giles.
In the absence of DR.. Grant, the Presi-
dent, DR.. W. L. Nichol, was, at the sug-
gestion OF the President, called to the
chair. DR.. M. P. Howard, of Giles, was,
en- motion of DR.. Alternately, duly elected
member of the Society DIR. P. r. Bailey,
of Nashville, was also elected member,
and..signed the Constitution governing the
same.
The minutes of the last annual meeting
were read and approved On motion of
DIR. Bowling, Dr. N. B. Rayford, of Nash
vile, was elected a member. The Prasi-
dent being absent no annual address was
presented.
The Corresponding Secretary had no
formal or special report to present.
DIR. j. d. Plunkett, the treasurer of the
society reported the following exhibit:
Amount expended from April 6, 1869,
to April 3, 1S70.......................$6 $50. 80
Amount ved......................... 1926
Balance on hand. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1915
The report was received, when a recess
of ten minutes was given for the purpose
of signing the constitution and paying dues.
Drs. j. B. Lindsey, j. M. fowler and
DR.. Clayton, were appointed as Business
Committee.
On motion of DIR. G. X. Winston, it was
decided that the business hours of the
session should be from 10 o'clock, A. NJ to
12J, and from . o'clock to P. NJ.
The election of officers being in order,
Dr. W. T. Briggs moved that Nominating
Committee be appointed. Motion laid on
tho table.
On motion of DR.. Madden the election
of officers was made the special order for
3 clock P. NJ.
The Society then adjourned till >
o'clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Society was called to order at .
o'clock, DR.. Nichol in the Chair. The
Committee to appoint persons to read pa
pers at the present meeting made no report.
| The report of the Committee to prepare
an address upon.the late DIR. Haskell was
passed over informally, as were also the
proceeding of reading essays and offering
| resolutions.
There being no miscellaneous or unfin-
ished business, after a recess of ten min
utes the Society proceeded to the election
of officers.
Dr. w. T. Briggs put in nomination DR..
Joseph e. Manlove for President, and
Drs. Anderson and Bright were appointed
| tellers.
On the first ballot DR.. Manlove was de-
clared duly and unanimouslyelected Presi-
| dent of the Society for the ensuing year.
DR.. b. Avent, of Memphis, on the part
of the Society in West Tennessee, DIR j. NJ
fowler, of Giles, county, for Middle Ten
nessee, and DR.. Matt. NJ. Alexander, of
Knoxville, for the Eastern part of the
State, were then put in nomination as Vice
Presidents of the Society. These gentle
men were elected on the first ballot, and
declared duly elected Vice Presidents.
The election being closed, the reading of
Essays and Reports of cases, which had
been informally passed, was taken up. DR..
o. c. Alternately, of Giles, read an able
report, evincing much research of singu-
lar and complicated case of diarrhea, and
also report of case Of lady suffering
from childbirth The reading of the re-
port elected learned remarks from DR..
| Winston and others.
After considerable and interesting dis
cusSions, the Society adjourned to meet at
10 o'clock this morning.