The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-08

| IL; Dr. HAL 10, LIT. Allen II; III. OhVlh
| IA: DR.. Brock 8; Dr.. Hildreth 10.
Drs. Bates, Young, Allen, Hildreth and
Hall received q maj ority 81 the votes cast
and on motion Of Dr.. Baird The seyen can
didates having tie highs number EIDE.
clared elected q Board Of Censors for the
ensuing year. Adopted.
Thereupon Drs Bates, Young, Allen,
Hildreth, Hall, Stafford and Davis were
announced as composing said Board,
DR., Berkabile offered the following
ReS0Iped, That the thanks Of this So.
Ciety be rendered DR.. and Mrs. Bates for
the sumptuous entertainment given this
Society. Adopted.
Adjourned until 3 o'clock. ~
AFTERNOON Session. .E0
The Society assembled pursuant to I'D.
journment.
President Lazzell made the following
appointments for the ensuing year:
Committee on Rl6licdtion-Drs. Bates,
Hupp, Hildreth and VIM. Dent.
Committee on AeerolcW-Drs Hazlett,
Berkebile and Roemer.
Committee on Neto Remedies-Mediedl
DiVtsoH-Dr. Jepson; Surgical DiUisioa-
Dr.. Pipes.
EssdyiSts-Drs. Davis and Berry.
Committee on Medical Bodny-First
District, Drs. Hildreth and Wiesel; Sec.
ond, DIS. Bronson and Brownfeld; Third,
DIS. Roemer and Harris. ~ MI
Committee Of Arangem6ntS-Dr. Davis
and the members Of the Society in Par.
kersburg.
Committee on Qimatoagy and Epidsmtcs
Dir. RGmer, Harris, Aildreth, Wilson
and Ramsey.
The committee appointed to memorial.
lie the Legislature for the repeal Of all
laws forbidding the study. Of practical
anatomy, asked further time n which 10
report. GRAINED. ~ E7SlS IL,
A volunteer essay on Hernia was read
by DR.. Brock, and referred to the Com.
mittee on Publication, and permission was
granted to DR.. Brock TO publish II In such
other medical publication as he may SO.
lect.
The report of the Board Of Censors, to
which was referred the matter ot settle.
ment with DR.. James E. Reeves, late Sec
rotary, was taken from the table and
read. It shows that DR.. Reeves was In
debted to the Society in the sum OF $13-
five dollars admission fee Of DR.. Schu-
maker, and eight dollars personal dues.
This has been since settled. The Board
further state that they have found, in an
examination Of the case, q want of due
respect on the part Of DR.. Reeves towards
the gentlemen composing this Society, In
addressing letter Astounding in highly
offensive language to the chairman Of q
committee appointed by your President;
and the Board Of Censors would respect.
fully insist that such course of action Is
and should be contrary to the tenor OF the
code Of ethics by which this society is
governed, is liable to severe apprehension,
and unless perfectly adjusted by DR..
Reeves in his full acknowledgment OF
wrong, we recommend his expulsion.
The report Of the Board Of Censors
was adopted.
On motion, the letter referred to in the
above report was read.
DR.. Reeves then made an explanation OF
the causes that produced the letter. His
apology was not deemed satisfactory.
DR.. Reeves then made the following
apology in writing:
I'm my letter to the special committee
l say that / saw certain credits, &c, made
on the Treasurer's books by the Treasur.
er, that If they do not now so appear
thereon they must have been erased, etc,
or that my eyes did not serve me correct.
ly." The said committee Of unprecedented
gentlemen have said, after an examination
ofsaid records, that they find no such eYi.
denCes of alteration. Therefore, l was
surely mistaken, and l heartily regret
having made this declaration Of any other
unkind allusion to the societgl -. :
JAMES E. REEVES.
On motion the apology was deemed
ample and sufficient. s.. E-
ThePresident then delivered his yaledic-
tory, as follows:
Before the adjournment, allow me,
gentlemen, to return my cordial thanks
for your uniform kindness and assistance
In conducting the proceedings Of this So
ciety. l am sensible Of many imperfec.
tions and mistakes, but they have been OF
the head and not Of the heart l am full
ly identified with the interests OF our
Society to promote its interests and ad-
Vancement.
To the profession and citizens Of Wheel.
ing we are largely indebted forthe pleas
ant meeting we have had. That this has
been an interesting and profitable meet.
ing, we all fully realize, and now feel that
our Society Is more firmly established in
the hearts OF the profession than ever.
Thanking you all again, and hoping We
may all meet one year hence at the Par
kersburg Wells, l bid you adiedS
The Society then adjourned to meet at
Parkersburg Mineral Wells, on the first
Wednesday In lime 1879 =