Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-06-03

l. GOOCIET
q OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA SEooN
+ DAY.-MoRNING SRssIoN-The meetin
was called to order at 10 O'Clock, DR.
. O'Hagan. President, in the Chair.
DR.. Payne read paper on Modern Me
dicai Errors, delivering scathing satir,
against extremists in Medicine, which was
on motion, referred 10 Committee on Pub
lication.
Dr. E. Burke Haywood read an able
paper on I.igation of External lilac Ar
tory.
DR., ". G Thomas read an article on
DiarrAea of Chil!ren--a Tery th"r"ugh
and exhaustive treAties.
Dr.. Z. 4. Anderson, IA Chairman of
Committee on Experts and their Fees, pre-
sentcd the grievances OF the profession in
an impressive and interesting manner,
elucidating the unjust treatment of ex-
perts, by the Courss.
| Ga motion. the following were appoint
| ed a committee to mem0rialize the Legis.
| latnre to make law regulating the COM
pensation of expel Is : Drs. E. Burke Hay
wood, ". Fl. Mckee G. E. johnson.
Dr.. OHagan read very interesting re-
port OF the Effects of Impeded Circulation,
which was referred to Committee on Pub
ncation.
Dr.. L. A. Anderson paid tribute of re-
spect, in Il touching manner, to the Nom
ory Of the late Dr. JAS L. McRee, Sen.
An election for officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows
Vice Presiclent--Drs. d. n. Patterson,
Man9um r. G. Pearson, Morganton J.
3. Seavy, New Hanover G.. l.. Kirby.
Goldsboro'.
Treasurer Dr.. j. W. Jones, Tarboro' /
Secr ettg'y-Dr. Il. i. Wood, Whining |
ton.
OratOr-Dr r. L. Payne, Lexington.
Delegates to National Association-Drs. |
". G. Thomas, Wilmington W. r.
Sharpe, Lexington; e. Z. Ashe, Nades-
boro' ; e. A. Anderson, Wilmington G..
Foote, Warrenton L. B. Haywood,
Raleigh J. ". Jones, Tarbcro' ". FL.
Mckee, Raleigh !; G. J. o HagaD, Green
vile ; I. W. Hughes, Newbern.
E.cecutiro COmmHtec-Drs. S. S. Satch-
veil, New Hanover W. II. Mckee, Ral-
Ugh ; J. j. 6ummerelI Salisbury W. r.
King, Louisburg.
Dr. ". Il. Sharpe, reported case Of
9oIypps des royed by the use of ergot.
On motion, adjourned to meet at 4
'cIock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting was called to order at 4 I
'clock, the President in the Chair. l
A preamble and resolutions regulating l
he sale of poisonous drugs, was offered f
nd adopted. '
Obituary notices of Drs. Owen Hadley, c
Richmond cOunty;J. W. Hutchins, of
[ertford r. L. Shields, of -----; de-
eased during the year, were read by the !,
ommittee on Obituarys. ,
On motion, adjourned to meet again at
o'clock tonight.
NIGHT SESSION. G
The Convention re-assembieh ut 81
clock
The second Tuesday in May, 1871, was W
yed upon as the day for the meeting of y
70 Convention in Raleigh. O
The President appointed DIR. W. G. ~
lomas and DIR. S. S. Satchwell to escort
e President elect to the Chair
DR.. Kelly returned his thanks for the N'
nor conferred upon him in few chaste NJ
d happy remarks. Al
DIR. O'Hanan, in retiring, entertained Al
g Convention in an address Of much -
rec and character upon the Progress of
7dlcal Science. II was mastery de-
ice OF the profession and u bold and
vindication Of its claims upon W
; world. 1t showed not only that the cb
7akcr was diligent student of the &C
ence Of medicine but was a devoted ad- tn
rer of his chosen profession. IL Ii
lie congratulated the Society upon it's
I'D advancement and present strength, pc
spoke III the most complimentary ap
nner OF the proficiency OF the young 111lii
ltlemen who had just been admitted rn
members, as officially reported by the I'M
ard of Examiners
The thanks of the Society were returned
,he retiring President for the able aud
partial manner in which he has dis Tr
rged the duties OF his office, and he
requested to furnish a copy of his ad- pei
ss for publication. low
tier the transaction of some nnimpor-
matters. the Convention adjourned, of
the expectation Of meeting informally qu'
morrow morning on board of the steam I
9O0er7a0r WOrh for an excursion TO the Gu Gu
s and harb0r. ~
He EXCURSION YEsTERDAY-The excur- the
| Of the Medical Society and their mo
SITS, down the river yesterday, on the
mer Ctovar,or Wi ,s d. Cor
-. ""' "n0 0t VIC the
: pAe"SaAt AlaIr' that las ever been in