Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-03
rnNNEnsEE MEDICAL soo1Err.
The Thir.y-Nlnth Annual session.

Plunkett, Recording Secretary and Treas
urer, J. b. Lindsey, e. X. Winston, w. 4.
Briggs, j. II. Calender, Van s. Lindsey,
Th0s. Menees, Ed. n. Franklin, J. 4. Buist,
J. Saudek, w. l.. Nichol, w. K. Bowling,
II. A. AtchisOn, J. S. Poyner, j. W. Mad
din, ThoS J.. Maddiu, w. II. Morgan, II.
B. Buchanan, b. Ii. H0llowell, G. w. Cur
rev, z. r. Bailey, of Nashville; S. S. May
field, Brentwood; ThOs. Lipscomb, r. f.
Evans, Bedford county, j W. Richardson,
Rutherford county; b. F. Clark, j. +.
Grant, Giles county; r. F. Bush, Sumner
county: ]. II. Wilkes, Maury county; NJ.
p. HarwoOd, Giles county; j. NJ. Jamison,
Edgefeld, j. NJ. Murfree, Rutherford county
Drs. Briggs, Wilkes and Franklin were
appointed to report upon the nominations
for membership. The society took a short
recess to allow; members an opportunity Of
paying their dues 10 the Treasurer aud Re-
cording Secretary.
DR.. Wilkes, chairman of the Committee
on Nominations, reported favorably upon
the following names A. II. Brown, E. Y.
Murphy and Z. ID. Spiers, Of Maury; A. J..
Swaney, Csstalian Springs; E. M. Wright,
Chattanooga; A. g. White, Spring Hill; K.
w. Grizzard, Edgefield Junction; VIM. III.
Finley, Clarksvilie; Thomas Black, Madi-
son Station; A. s. Brown and E. S. Miller,
Bedford county; II. 81. Colquett, Lexing-
ton; w. NJ. Vertries and e. L. Restine,
Edge6eld; j. Il. Mcconnell, S. j. Cobb, F.
NJ. Duke, j. N. S. Petit, Thos. r. Powell
and G. Schifi, Nashville.
The report was adopted, and the new
members duly signed the constitution, and
paid the required fees.
ANNUAL ADDRESS.
The President, DIR. Paul F. Eve, deliv-
cred the annual address, presenting In an
interesting and elaborate style the history
of the society from its organization tO-the
present day. The address was referred TO
the "Committee on Publication"
The minutes of the last annual meeting,
held at Pulaski, were read by the Secretary,
DR.. j. D. Plunkett, and adopted by the So
ciety.
The spending Secretary, DR.. G. c..
Alternately, Of Giles county, read his re-
port, showing that since the last annual
meeting he had communicated with men,
bers of the profession throughout the State
for the purpose of effecting the organization
of county medical societies, but that his eff
forts had not been successful. He stated
that a general apathy seemed to exist upon
the subject and asked that the society take
proper measures to arouse some interest
throughout the counties.
The society adjourned until 3 O'Clock
p. n.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The society was called to order in the
Senate room at 1920 p. NJ. by President Eve,
who announced that the first order Of bust
bn Of MI
upon several names were proposed and
given 20 the Committee on Nominations
with instructions to report as soon as pos
sible.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
being next in order, ON motion of DIR. Mich
oil the society agreed to proceed TO the cleo
ton, by nomination, en- mGSse instead Of
vesting the nominations with committee.
Drs. VIM. NJ. Finley, of GAINESVILLE, j..
w. fowler, of Maury county, and S. s.
Mayiield, of Williamson, were nominated
for the Office of President, and the vote be-
ing cast as required by the constitution, the
first ballot was found to be as follows:
Mayfiel II, Fowler II, Finley and Evans
l. The second ballot, dropping DR.. Evans,
stood Mayfeld IS, Fowler -, Finley 5.
The third ballot was Mayfeld Is, Fowler IL,
Richardson l and Finley l.
DR.. S. S. Mayfeld was then declared
President of the Tennessee Medical So
ciety.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
The following Vice Presidents, each rep
reSenting one of the Grand Divisions of
the State, were elected:
East TENNESSEE. ID. Semmes, of Chat
tanOoga.
Middle Tennessee-B. F. Evans, of
Shelbyyille.
West Tennessee-B. W. Avent, of Mem
phiS.
Drs. COlquett and White received COM
plimentary vote. The newly elected presi-
dent being absent, DR.. Semmes of East
Tennessee, was called to the chair.
DR.. Semmes returned his thanks for the
unexpected, and he thought undeserved
honor, and asked the society to overlook
any error he might commit during his
temporary presiding over the society.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Publication-Dr. Briggs reported that
the committee had attended to the duties
as required, in relation to the papers and
documents for publication.
NOMINATIONS.
The committee on Nominations reported
the following names for membership:
J. II. Simmonds, of Davidson; F. K.
Baily, James D. Moses, of Knox; Thomas
1. Bennett, of Smyrna; W. c. Cook; of Da-
wilson; and J. NJ. Burger, of Bedford.
ESSAYS.
The following essays were called for:
"Change of Type in Diseases" by J. w.
fowler, Of Columbia.
"Adulteration and Preservation ofDrugs"
by 7. B. Raines.
inflammation, its Cause and Pathology"
by r. X. Roberts, of Pulaski.
"AIedicaI Topography Of East Tennes-
see," by F. K. Bailey, of Knoxville.
"Displacements of the Uterus" by Sam
uel D. Moses, of Knoxville.
"The Physician, his duties and his rights"
by w. r. Sewer, of JonesborO.
Growth and Reproduction of Bone" by
Van S. Lindsey, of Nashville.
"Visceral Veins" by 7. b. Buchanan, OF
Nashville.
The following essays were continued from
the last meeting:
'RelatiOns Of Rheumatism TO Chorea,"
by J. W. Maddin, of Nashville.
biography of E. B. Haskius, NJ. d." by
J. II. Calender, of Nashville.
"HistOry of Obstetrical Medicine in Ten
nessee," by c. K. Winston, of Nashville.
"Uterus Displacements," by Thos. NJ.
Lipscomb, OF Shelbyville.
"The Invasion of Tennessee by Epidemic
Cholera during the year 1885," by ]. N.
Thompson, of Shelbyville.
History of the State Medical Society,""
by J. B. Lindsey, of Nashville.
"HistOry of Surgery in Tennessee" by
W. T. Briggs, of Nashville.
"Intestine DISTINCTIONS" by L. J. Aber-
nathy.
"Puerperal Commissions" by j. W. Rich
ardson, of Rutherford.
"Epanastema," by J. H. Poyner, David
son county.
"Use Of opium in children, showing the
bad consequences and the often fatal results
in its administration, as given by mothers
and nurses, in the sO-called soothing syTups,
etc." by J. d. Plunkett, of Nashville.
DR.. Lipscomb read a very interesting es-
say on G&citeS, being case under his own
observation. The essay elected a discus
sion between DrS. Bowling and LipscOmb,
the former believing it to be an OUoridn
drOpsy, and the latter maintaining it was a
case of asciteS, or abdominal dropsy.
The discussion WAS IOOO and rrpSaDtad