The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-19
n,c.x SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA.
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

is..;ety OF Virginia coiFeheu ., : Z, ~ u.
cal s% ',"rture-room OF the Baptist church IN
in tMI,n.tesyjlle-Prcsident, DR.; +. D.Gun-
ths lhon. Of your city, in the CHAIR.
rI's""ng other physicians from your CITY
Aa."mS .ncc we noticed Drs. l.. b. Ed
ID accord" rncordsng secretary; Christopher
F@u,,, ;ns corresponding secretary; G. w.
NIL William II. Taylor, j. 5. Well
- and 7. J. RiddeH.
i"" sSr, ;ortv-tive other physicians from
49, 'nc,;ons OF the State were present, and
ol Is.s ore expected bv to.nisht's trains, as
also on n s'-J ! Riddel Of Richmond; W. c.
pIs. - ~ charlottesville; J. s. Upton, Of
nn Np"I; county: :. ". Dickinson, OF Louisa
CatI"'' and benjamin Blackboard, OF Lynch
CONN., wore on motion, appointed q COM
our! !..', ior The purpose OF examining into
&''e,,r;r.tjons for membership. During
t4y "rI, al The afternoon and evening scs-
' ',s the committee recommended the re-
SEN '.;,n into fellowship Of twenty-eight ap-
C,f',nts Several other applicants, not being
i....>,,,n,cndca. were not elected.
nT Thn rrrnrdinc secretary, Or. l.. Is. Ed
~ rs,d his report. 1t showed men,
,'rst,;n oi SO active members. exclusive OF
~, ,,yrnry.ci-h. elected to-day. The re-
90, oiso included petition from the Rich
t.,I Academy OF Medicine, introduced In
. .h., hody BIZ DR.. l.. 5. Joynes, asking the
s.-,o Medical Society to petition the Legis-
80 !, behalf OF better provisions for the
'A 'l,';cr> cf expert medical testimony. I'm
49,. ,omethinyi> donein this direction by the
u.,.s legislature expert testimony will de-
',,"cra,g into simple legal farce. tits getting
:, ~ nearly as much now. What physician
,bosr time is nearly wholly occupied with
n,yinc.patirntS is going to trouble himself
=, nr,p.rc testimony rs an e1pcrt when he
.,1 do as much good and secure better re-
ward hy attending to his legitimate duties as
,n-ac.iSin1 physician? The petition OF the
richmond academy of Medicine was origi-
natrd by motion OF DR.. L. S. JoYnes, whose
-~sat cmi,,cnce in the profession and known
siijity and circumspection at once cntitle
.Lc pctiiion to serious consideration.
hrs. 4. VI. Fauntleroy, OF Staunton; T..
payne. OF Lynchburg; and K. W. Nell
,5r Of Charlottesville, were appointed
,ommi.tcc 10 consider and to report what
ar,;nD the Society should take IN the
!' an motion OF DR.. Edwards the annual
assessment was fixed at 81 per capita until
Otherwise ordered.
The Society reconvened at = 2. M.-thc
officers in their chairs. Prayer was offered
by Rev. Dr.. Hanckel, rector OF the Protest
cn- Episcopal church OF this town.
After prayer, DR.. ". c. \. Randolph,
president Of the Albemarle County Medical
>a,ictv. advanced TO the stand and delivered
al address Of welcome.
The president, DR.. Cunningham, then
.gled Vice President DR.. Il. w. Nelson, OF
charlottesville, to the chair, when he pro-
r.eied nj once to deliver the address OF the
President. He began by aliudinS TO ms
-rminiscenceS Of this community recalled
,r The occasion, and paid tribute TO the
,Iamory OF the late Franklin Minor, his
i,.nrr prcceptor. near this place.
10 smoke OF the losses by death
% the Society during the year,
and paid tribute to the memories OF the
E,c nrs. Petcrfiald Trent, OF your city; y.
Z. jerks, late Yice-preSident; and John L.
Ne;,auer oil Prince Edward county, late
honorary fellow OF the Society. He then
called attention to the wants OF the proics-
sion and OF the people, which could only be
secured b. organized effort as compared
with that result which comes OF lndt
y,dual cndeayor alone. In this con-
nection he spoke OF the necessity OF
obtaining further legislation on GER
tain SubiectS-such rs the establishment
OF state Board OF Medical Examiners, a
sufficient pecuniary appropriation to enable
he State Board Of Health to become effect
i've. and Change in the existing laws regu-
Eing the sale OF certain poisonous drugs,
such as opium, arScniouS acid, &c. In the
course OF the address he congratulated the
Society on the healthy and cheering condi.
lion OF the organization, and urged tue
members TO prrSevere in the work before
them. and thus prove the sincerity OF their
".iortS nj reform. 1t is almost useless to add
n correspondence 10 your paper that the
address throughout was marked by schol-
arly ability, and made lasting impression
Gpon all who heard it delivered.
When DR.. Cunningham had concluded
.iS address he introduced DR.. G.. Melon.
Ill, OF Union, Monroe county, West Va,
Who delivered the annual address to the
Q4uic and profession. DR.. Mcdonald Is
brother Of tie present Secretary OF State,
Colonel James Mcdonald, Of your city, and
although he removed to West Virginia some
'.rcr Of four years ago, he has never relin.
pushed his membership In the Medical So
cir;y oi Virginia. After some Introductory
remarks, he announced IS his subject
1T DOctOI. AS tlC SpSSiIhi
tons OF the true physician, the speaker re
marked that he must know man (l) anato
nicaly, l2) physiologically, ~ psychology
calIy, and 81 pathologically. He then dis
cussed the responsibility OF physicians II
reference to alcoholic and opium lntemper
ance. arriving at the conclusion. that doe
tors, whose lives themselves furnish NJ
examples OF intemperance. are not re
sponsble for the occurrence OF lnebrla
ton. He also referred to the dependen re
Iations existing especially between pbysi
clans and women, and remarked upon the
:Teat aid OF the latter to the doctor Wher
they have been properly lnstructed-not u
be meddlesomc. -
DR.. McDonald's address was listened tc
with great deal Of interest, and valuable
lessons were impaired TO those who hearC
1t: Well-selected anecdotes and incidents
illustrative OF the several conclusions III
drew, made the address one OF more thar
ordinary attraction.
The nights session was we'll attended. A
very complimentary audience OF ladies a!
well AZ non-professional citizens was pre-
sent. ~, 4.
On motion, that portion Of DR.. Cunning
hams address relating to needed Legislation
was referred to committee OF three, will
Instructions to report during the session.
There is every indication that this will be
asession OF equal If not OF greater interest
Than usual. The profession OF this place,
Oh the University Of Virginia, and Of the
county Of Albemarle generally, have done,
ana are doing, everything in their power to
make this session success. Invitations
We're issued tonight to banquet to be
H'en TO the Society on Thursday night by
The local urofoSciop ... rrt. MN