Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-05-28

Especial Correspondence Of the Journal
Meeting OF the Medical SOcieay OF
the state OF North Carolina.
WILSON, May Goth. 1876.
LGitOrs Of the Journal
The meetings Of the Medical Society
of North Carolina have long since been
recognized as Of public Importance,
drawing together from all parts of the
State medical men, who make this
annual assembling Q time of intsllec-
tual profit as well a. pleasure. At this,
| the 22d meeting, there was full At
| tendance; from the mountains TO the
seashore and from the Virginia 10 the
| South Carolina line, there were rep
resentatives of the medical profession
who came to bring their votive offer
ings of learning to advance and pro
mote the interests of medical science.
1t would be almost superfiuous TO
| speak of the welcome so heartily &C
corded TO all by the generous people
of this pretty town. II is little less
than a wonder that with the numerous
tempting invitations to partake OF
social pleasures the Society could
| have done so much work.
Doctors are as a rule, poor business
! men, but on this occasion discussed
medical topics and business rules and
read essays, and delivered orations
with a rapidity that might be emulated
| by some of the public bodies who re-
ceiye per diem. The serious objec-
tion to this otherwise commendable
| industry is that many valuable papers
were passed by without comment, and
! ia many cases without being fully un-
| derstood and appreciated. The serious
| disadvantage in this feature is, that
| the whole mass Of these contributions
go to the Committee on Publication, and
| they are left the disagreeable duty OF
accepting or projecting, without knowing
| the wishes of the Society. For instance,
q paper might sound well and not be of
| such character as to stand the test
| OF literary criticisms. and on the other
hand the dryest essay, mumbled
| through toothless jaws, might be the
| paper of the session, though at the
| time not heard by any but those right
| at the elbow of the rea der. This may
serve as q useful hint to the Committee
who has charge arrangements for the
| next meeting in Fayetteville.
The first s3s ion was held in the
Court House, at O clock, on Tuesday,
DR.. J. w. Jones, Of Taboro, Presi-
| dent, in the chair. After prayer by
the Rev. MIR. Wood, formerly in charge
Of the Fifth Street Methodist church
of our town, the address of Welcome
WAS delivered by that venerable old
patriarch, DR.. Hooper. The good old
soul has outlived severel generations
Of doctors and their theories, and
showed an unfortunate (for the doc
tOrs) tenacity of memory in regard TO
their theories new and old. 1 say un
fortunate because the grim old jokes
he had slowed away against us, while
they provoked laughter, fear it was
only that sort oflaughter which people
affect when they wish to produce q
dramatic effect. His glowing tributes
to the heroic achievements of our pro-
fession in the cause of suffering hu-
manity, on the other hand, made
many of us feel our own importance.
Everr one was pleased with the doc
tors address, and it was touching to
see with what tender care and respect
every one treated this living link be-
tween the old and the new generations.
DIR. Jones is our President, who, by
tie by. although he does not obtrude
himself upon public attention, is pos
sessed of a rare sort of professional
cultivation. His person is not Of that
attractive sort that one naturally looks
for in so eminent a physician, but he
has shown in the administration of his
office, and in his valedictory Grafton,
that the Society had we'll chosen their
chief officer.
DIR. Jones, in that respectful but
curt business-like way of his, re-
turned his thanks for the fiattering re-
ception of the Society, and then put
everything to work.
The following members answered
to roll call: DR.. J. W. Jones, Of T>as-
boro, president; Henry W. Faison,
Faison; S. s. Satchwell, Pender eoun-
ty; c. t. Murphy, Clinton; Peter E.
Hines, Raleigh; J. A. Gibson. Con-
cord; r. 81. Winborne, Chovan eoun-
ty; George A. Foote, Warrenton, r
L. Payne, Lexington; +. M. Rountree.
Snow Hill; W. A. B. Noroom, Eden
ton; William Little, Raleigh; l.. 4.
Stith, Wilson; W. L. Cheatham, Hen
derson; Walter Deborah, Earpsboro;
G G.. Smith, Concord; Duncan d.
Patterson, Mangum; FL. T. Bahnsen,
Salem, Treasurer; James Mckee, Raj
eigh, Secretary; Willis Allston. Little
ton; H Otis, Hyatt. Kinston; J. L..
Knight, Turboro; W. T. Emmett, Rocky
Point; S. B. Flowers, Wayne county;
L. L. Station, Tarboro; A. G.. Carr,
Durham Josh. w. Wick, Selma ;
Thomas S. Duffey, Rutherfordton; j.
b Hail, Scotland Neck; Thomas D..
Haigh. Fayetteville.
DR.. Landon B. Edwards, delegate
from Virginia, was welcomed to a sest
in the Society, by q committee, COM
posed DR.. Whitehead, Payne and Muir
ply.
The usual business Committees we're
appointed, and the Society adjourned
until o'clock Wednesday morning.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Called to order promptly at 9 o'clock.
The following additional members
appeared Drs. r. J. Hicks, of Gran
vile, F. Duffy, Newbern, E. Porter,
Pender county, J. K. Hall, Green's
borough, A. B. Pierce, Halifax, Thos.
| f. Wood, Wilmington, Walter Brodie,
--, t. Q. Powell, Rocky Mount,
Jas. II. Baker, Tarboro.
Other members arrived whose names
| are not included in the above, but
whose names We did not get: Drs. Muir
ply, Hicks and Frank Duffy were ad-
| ded to the Committee on Credentials.
i DIR. Peter E. Hines announced the
death of DIR. VIM. Ell. Mckee, of Raj
eigh, in feeling eulogy, and was fol-
| lowed by DIR. Satchwell in an elegant
and just tribute to the worthy depart
ed, which was ordered by the Society
to be published in separate pamphlet
form.
Delegates were appointed to the
Medical Association Of the Officers of
the Confederate Army and Navy, as
follows: Drs. Chas. J. O'Hagan, Satch-
we'll, Hicks. of Granville, e. b. Hay
! wood, Peteg E. Hines, Chas. Duffy.