Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-06
TIE GRAND CONCLAVE.
Nashville knights TemPIsr on For
The Mountains.

The Mountains.
About fOTty-tiye Knights Templar Of
Nashville, left by the s o'clock train for
Chattanooga yesterday mo ming, to attend
the annual c0uslaye Of the Grand Com
mandery Of the State at that place to-day.
Among the number were Wilbur T. Foster,
Eminent Commander, NJ. L. Howell, Emil
ueut Grand Commander, W. G. Smith, JnO.
FriHell, Il. Ii. Howell, I. T.. Rock. and
Spencer Eakjn.
Several more Knights, accompanied by
the Sixteenth United States Infantry Band,
followed last night, and expect 10 arrive
there IN time for the grand dress parade
and drill which are TO come of az 10 o'clock
today. Among the Knights from neigh
boring towns VINO passed through the city
yesterday en- route for Chattanooga, We had
he pleasure Of seeing Dr.. L. l.. Z. White,
editor Of the Lebanon Herald.
We understand there VIII be a banquet
aud hop at the hotel on Lookout Mountain
tonight.
&c appears tina. they had a lively little
railroad war in Memphis over the rates for
carrying Knights from that city 10 Chat
t~an95ga. The ArdlGHcbe of yesterday says:
some two weeks AGO % Of the roads
offered % carry e~Ncurionists toT Sl3 for
the round trip, sleeping car included,
which IS considerably less than half fare.
No competition was offered TO the reduc
tiOn by the other road until yesterday,
when il offered TO carry the eXcursionists
to Chattanooga and return for the sum Of
81. which Is SO under regular rates. This
reduction was made at too late an hour for
the other road 10 make a further reduction,
.H.A a. Emo aLHH H.raLH LL Haa.Hn LaH
seuceTs 70 Chattanooga today Tor nothing.
a number Of members of the two Com
mauleTies in this CiJy-SL. Elmo and Cy-
rene-wII avail themselves Of the eXt-aOr-
binary iuduCement offered in fare, aud at
tend tie Grand ConcIave, accompanied by
some friends who are not knights
Templsr. Among those who left on the
Memphis aud Louisville Railroad at $3.50
this morning were George II. Bell, L. j.
BIcbUs. j. A. Hays, jr, Charles Dillon,
Henry NJsburg and j. ", Graham. The
party going over the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad, leaving at 1880 this after
consists Of Ed Worsham, G.. c. Gen
cral, Of the state; B. +. Halter, L. c., Of
ST. Elmo C0mmaude-g: p. II. Stanley, A.
j. Wheeler aud wife, T.. W. MOsby, wife
aud sister, Robert Galloway and wife, r.
W. Shelton, DR.. =. V. War;, J. W. Kin
ney, Charles karr and sister, L. W. Doc
little, II. j. fOTsdIck lwhO extends his trip
to Europe. h. L. Patterson, ThOs. Y. Pat
ton, Z. A. Keeling, ID. O.. Mooney, Albert
Jackson, Rev. q. I. ~S-ainback, Il. Q. VIII
hanson, Cspt. Il. ?. Duncan,P. I. Wright,
4. +. Davis d wife"
The NestOr Of the Medical Profession.
In view OF the appointment of DR.. Paul
+. Eve 10 deliver the Centennial address
on Surgery, a correspondent thus reviews
his professional career:
Paul EitZsimmOns Eve was bern June
y, 1896, near Augusta, Ga. Here he spent
his youth, and at the age of twenty he
graduated 1t the University Of Georgia.
He then chose medicine as his profession, |
and attended a cCurs Of lectures at the
University Of Pennsylvania, and in 1928 /
graduated and received his diploma as a
fuli-1edged u. d, Not beingsatisied with
one diploma, but being resolved TO attain
10 high perfection in the profession Of his
he went abroad, and studied several
in Europe. In 1881 he Joined the
forces and served voluntarily and
pay, as a surgeon during that revO-
luton. Although but twenty-five years Of
ace, he received the Golden Cross of Honor
Of Poland in the same e Returning
home he became Professor Of Surgery in
the Medical College Of Georgia in 1882.
In this college he delivered eighteen courses
Of lectures. In 1919 he became a Pro
iesSOT in the Louisville (ky.) University,
and in 1850 Of the Nashville (Tenn.l Uni
He then became more identified
with Nashville and his reputation and
have since steadily increased. He
IS always alfable, pleasant and genial in
conversation, and although his profession
necessarily caused him TO infiCt much pain,
yet he is as tender hearted and gentle as
In all his comings and his cOlngs
be did not forget the tone thing ~needful,"
Jut has always been a faithful Christian.
lie IS q Presbyterian, and for many years
las been an elder in the First PRESBYTERIAN
Church OF this place.
Ia 1877 Prot. Eve was President Of the
American Medical Association. During
he late WaT he served as a surgeon in the
Confederate service. In 1868 he accepted
! prCfessOTship in the Missouri Medical
at s.. Louis, but the climate being
90 severe for the health of himself aud
amily. he returned to Nashville, and In
SO accepted the chair Of operative and
surgery in the University Of Nash
lille. He has been editOrially connected
With professional journalism for many
ears, and is the author Of numerous able
upon surgery and o5her subjects.
Eve has long held q high position
.m0ug the surgeons Of the United States,
md has declined prOfeSsOrships in New
iOIk city and Philadelphia, aud the sur
e0u-generalship Of Tennessee. He has al
been enthusiastic in his profession,
nd has crossed the Atlantic fourteen times
n is interest.
Medical Society Meeting.
a regular monthly meeting Of the Nash
lille Medical Society will he held tO-riUht