The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-22

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tuition, Il the general appearance Of things
and the mode of government observed to-
| day are so observed every day. The rounds
OF the asylum having been made, we were
then invited to one Of the receipt ption.roorns,,
where we found awaiting our arrival plea
snnt surprise in the form of wines, confec-
tioneries, &c. foasts having been given to
the medical officers of the asylum, about
nightfail the Society returned to the city.
Last night the Committee on Nominations
presented supplemental report recommend
| Ing thh election to. fellowship of several ap-
plicahts. The ehtire ntimber Of applicants
received into fellowship during the present
session is sixty.four.
On learning that the committee to select
1 the place of next meeting and to nominate
| officers for the ensuing year wasready to re-
port, DIR. Edwards moved that the report be
| now received. Carried -. "
Whereupon the chairman Of the commit
| tee, DR.. b. Blackford, of Lynchburg, sub
mitted the following nominations:
President.-Dr. Harvey Black, Blacks
| burg, Montgomery county.
| Vce-Presidents.-F DR.. A. S. Payne,
Markham, Fauquier county; second, DR.. II.
Latham, Lynchburg; third, DR.. r. U. Bur-
CESS, Norfolk; fourth, DR.. j. H. Claiborne,
Petersburg; fifth, DR.. Samuel Kennerly,
Hermitage, Augusta county; sixth, DR.. O..
Fairfax, Richmond.
| Recording Secretdry.--Dr. Landon B. Ed
| wards, Richmond.
| Corresponding Secretary.-Dr. F. D. Cum
ningham, Richmond.
Committee on Fon,indtions.-Dr A. Snead,
Richmond; DR.. NJ NJ. Walker, Richmond !;
/ nr I Tlr
ford, Lynchburg; DR.. w. R. Weisiger, Man.
chester.
Committee on Publtcuttons.-Dr. A. G.
TebauIt, London Bridge, Princess Anne
county; DR.. James l.. Cabell, University of
Virginia DR.. NJ. P. Christian, Lynchbiirg; !;
Recording Secretary Treasurer.
| Executive Co,nm,ttee.-Dr. W. W. Parker,
Richmond; DIR. William F. Figgatt, Chris
tansburg; DIR. S. c. Gleaves, Wytheville !;
DR.. William D. Hooper, Liberty; DR.. G..
Mcdonald, Copington; Recording Secretary,
| Treasurer.
Norfolk city was selected as the place, and
the second Tuesday evening in November,
1873, as the time, Of the convening of the
| fourth annual session.
The report of the committee was adopted.
The President congratulated the presi.
dent-elect because of the honor just conferred
upon him, and appointed Drs. WV. Parker
and d. NJ. Hanger to escort DR.. Black to The
stand.
| DIR. Black returned thanks to the Society
for the unexpected honor of which be was
the recipient, and pledged himself to a faith
full discharge of his duties as president.
| The President, DR.. A. NJ. Fauntlerov, OF
this city. now proceeded to deliver his an
nual address, which, though advancing some
views regarding the us n,edicdtrtr nature
not generally accepted, was well delivered
aud received.
| A motion was made by DR.. R. S. Payne, of
Lynchburg, to the effect that DR.. Fauntle.
roy be elected to an honorary fellowship of
the Society; which, however, DR.. Fauntle-
roy requested to be withdrawn, rs he was
unwilling to be laid away on the shelf SO
SOON" But the motion not being with.
drawn, DR.. NJ. 2. Christian, of Lynchburg.
moved to lay it on the table. Carried.
The report of the committee to report the
effect Of the Use Of the sewing-machine upon
the health of women was presented by the
chairman, DR.. w. w. Parker. From the
large amount of data obtained by the COM
nttee the general conclusion arrived at is
that the moderate use of seWing-machines,
worked with the foot, does not injure the
health of females who are already in good
health.
On motion of DR.. NJ. NJ. Walker, the con-
stitution was so amended rs to allow physi-
clans of this State to be elected to honorary
fellowship, the vote standing "6 for and 2
against the amendment.
DR.. NJ. NJ. Walker then nominated DR.. T.
D. Stribling for honorary fellowship, to
which he was unanimously elected.
Being present, DR.. Stribing accepted the
honor conferred upon him thus uneX-
pectedly.
On motion Of DR.. M. P. Christian, the
Neurological Committee was requested to re.
port.
DR.. Benjamin Blackford, chairman of the
committee, then read appropriate memoirs
of the lives of the following named fellows
who have died:
Drs. Howell A. Venable, Prince Edward
county; R. T. Hurt, Petersburg; Socrates
Maupin, University of Virginia; &. r. Har.
ris, - Berkeley, v. T. Churchman, Staun-
ton; Z. II. Gilmer, W. {. Warren. Lynch.
burg; w. +. Webster, Amelia county; w.
S. Way, Princess Anne county; and r. ".
Haxall, Richmond.
DR.. Fauntleroy, in the name of the County
Medical Society, extended an invitation 10
the Society to sup tonight at the American
Hotel.
| On motion, meeting adjourned until to.
morrow morning at o. o'clock. MED.