The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-02
THE DOCTORS.
Full Proceedings or all Their Doings
----fn Ola Ciarksburg Town.
lCLARKsBuRa, May 81


In Old Ciarksburg Town.
lCLARKsBuRa, May 81.
trhe society convened in the Town
Hall ut halt past two p. u, Or. h. a.
Hildreth, OF Wheeling. President, oc.
copying the chair. ].
Dr. Thansay, chairman of the Com
mittee Of Arrangements, welcomed the
society to Cisrksburg, and concluded Dy
isying Q programme before it for their
entertainment during their stay In
CfKrksburg. gi,-..,
Major John G. Vance, upon the part
of the Town Council, extended to the
members of the society the Inequalities
of the town during the session OF the
society.
DR. e. A. Hildrelh, President, then de-
livered the annual report.
DR.. NJ. II, Hullihen was elected Assist
ant Secretary.
The address Of welcome OF DR.. Ram
say and the Presidents annual address
were referred for publication.
The President filled existing vacancies
in the Board of Censors.
The names of number OF applicants
for membership were laid before the So
ciety, and were, upon motion, REFEREES 70
the Board of Censors for report.
The Secretary submitted his az nual re-
port, which was referred for publication.
DR.. John g. Hupp, Treasurer, submit
ted his annual report, which, upon mo-
ton, was submitted to committee for
examination and report.
Drs. Harris, Bland and McSherry
were appointed said committee.
The Committee on Publication, through
their Chairman, DIR. NJ. +. Hullihen, sub
mitted report, which was referred for
publication.
DIR. Sharp, Chairman Of the Committee
on Neurology. asked for and was graz ted
until tomorrow morning to make re-.
port.
Committee on New Remedies and Med
ical Division, DR.. S. l.. JepsoD, Chairman
No vepor:.
Surgical Division-Dr. q. Shriver,
Chairman, submitted report, which on
motion, was referred for publication.
Committee on State Medicine and
Public Hygiene
First District-C. F. Ulrich, Chair
man, no report.
Second D,strict-.H w. Brock, Chair
man, submitted d report which was re-
ferred.
DR.. &. Shriver offered the following
resolution which on motion, was adopted.
Resolved, That copy OF the next issue
ofthe Transactions of the Medical Society
of the State of West Virginia, be sent to
each newspaper publisher in the entire
State, with request to publish DIR. Brooks
report on State Medical and Public
Hygiene.
Third District-Dr. Lowry, Chairman,
was upon motion granted more time for
report.
DR.. John q. Hupp offered the follow
ing resolution which was, on motion,
adopted:
ResoLUsd, That it is the first duty of
States and municipalities, first in impor.
lance and first in order OF time, TO make
q sanitary survey of the water supply, 10
preserve it against all unnecessary and
avoidable contamination.
Second-That no municipality should
introduce water system without at the
same time providing a corresponding and
co-extensive sewerage system.
The reading OF the essay by DIR. Laz-
zell was, on motion, postponed until to.
morrow morning.
DIR. Ramsay laid before the Society
report OF the deceased physicians OF Har-
rison county, which, upon his own mo-
ton, was referred for publication without
reading.
DR.. John G. Hupp read voluntary
paper on "Phymosis and Adherent Pre-
puce," which upon motion was referred
for publication.
On motion the Society adjourned until
tomorrow at 9 o'clock A. NJ.