Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-30
State M Nledical Convention i'm Session
at StaIcSvilIe.
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

STATESvILLE, May Goth, 1S73.-
The Twentieth annual meeting
of the State Medical Society of
North Carolina convened in the Court
House in this city at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. ,
and was called to order by the Presi-
dent, DR.. Marcellus Whitehead, of
Salisbury.
The Secretaries having announced
that the Convention was ready to pro-
ceed to business, the President APP
pointed the following Committee on
Credentials : Drs. Kelley, Satchwell,
Patterson, Hall and Smith.
Upon call of the roll it was ascer-
tanned that sixty members were pres
ent, much larger attendance on the
first day than has been known since
the war
DR.. Satchwell, from the Executive
Committee, submitted a report which
was read, received and referred to Il
Committee of five who were instructed
to report on the subject.
The following were appointed as said
Committee Drs. Satchwell, Foote,
Sharpe, Wood and O'Iiagan.
DR.. c. Tate Murphy offered the
name of DR.. Francis II. Fuller. of
Raleigh, rs n member of this Society.
Referred to Committee on Credentials.
On motion, the following Committee
on Nominations was appointed Drs.
Summerell, Emmett and Wood.
The President appointed Drs. Hall,
Gibson and Jones 4 Committee on
Finance.
The question III regard to the ap-
pOlntment of q Committee on Obitua-
ries ELECTED Il considerable discussion,
but was finally put to vote and the
question adopted. This Committee is
to reside i'll Raleigh, and it shall be
their duty TO report the death of every
member, making it also retrospective,
so that the report of the present Com
mlttee shall include list of the hon
ored dead of the Society.
The Committee on the Examination
of Druggists were discharged from the
further consideration Of the subject.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Society was called to order at
o'clock, DIR. Whitehead in the Chair.
A letter from the Medical Society of
Virginia was read, asking the appoint
ment of delegates to the meeting of
that Society to be held in Norfolk, on
the 11th of November next.
The invitation was accepted, and the
following delegates appointed: Drs.
Thos. T. Wood, w. A. b. Norcom,
James Mckee, J. J. Summerell and G.
A. Foote.
On motion, the retiring President
was added to The delegation
A resolution was introduced by DIR.
Wood in regard to the delinquent
from the roll such members as were
fuse to comply with the requirements
of the Society.
Drs. Wood, Sharpe and Knight were
appointed Committee to report upon
some action in regard to the resolu-
tions for the consideration of the So
ciety.
Photographs representing the hip
disease, taken by DR.. Sears, of York,
were presented by DR.. Norcom and ex-
amined by many of the members.
Oral communications being now in
order, DR.. Summerell asked the opin-
ion of the Society in regard to the use
of chloral hydrate i'll the disease of
lead collie, stating that his experience
had been satisfactory Similar eN-
perience was expressed by different
members.
DR.. Lewis read an article on cXtr;-
ordinary formulation of the womb,
which was received and referred to the
Committee on Publication.
During a discussion between Doc
tors Norcom and Summerell, on hem
Orrhagic malarial fevers i'll the treat
ment of which a certain preparation of
quinia snd morpLia was required,
quite a compliment was paid to Thos.
X. klutz, of Salisbusy, for his man
ner of preparing quinine and solutions
/ of morphia.
During the oral reports, DR.. Sharpe
mentioned Il case of cancer i'll the
stomach WI en-, in conn' ion. it was
related that 4 patient in Davie county,
suffering from this complaint, vOmited
Il quantity of black bugs as was re-
vealed by post mortem examination.
The Society not desirous Of entering
upon the question of entomology tn
detail ride lied the idea and, on mo-
ton, adjourled.-HdIcigh Ncws.