The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-26
PETERSBURG.
For sale by c. F. JOHNSTON.

PETERSBURG.
TdE STATE MEDICAL SoCIETY-ELECTIOS OF
OFFICERS RICHMOND THE PLACE OF MEET
ING NEXT YEAR-INTEREsTING PAPERS
READ, &C.-OTHER ITEMS.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.I
."'. OCTOBER 25, 1877.
During last evenings session Of the Medi-
cal Society papers were read by the follow
ing Fellows:
DIR. Apperson, Of Smyth county, on the
" Advances in the Practice Of Medicine"
DR.. Robert J. Preston. Of Abingdon. on
the " Advances in Obstetrics and Diseases
OF Women and Children.''
DR.. EIzey, OF the Virginia Agricultural
College, was elected orator for the next an
nual session.
The following is the report in full Of the
committee on permanent officers, which
was unanimously adopted:
President, DR.. j. Herbert Claiborne, Pc
tersburg; First Fice-President, DR.. O.
Wylie. Roanoke county; Second Vice-Pres-
dent, DR.. Goodwin, Botetourt county; Third
ce-President, DR.. Parrish, Portsmouth;
Fourth Vice-President. DR.. w. c. n. Ran
dolph, Charlottesville; Fifth Eice-President,
DR.. w. S. Love, Winchester; Sixth Vice
President, DR.. J. S. Wexford, Richmond;
SECRETARY, LILY -. ID. EuNaltS uiehhoho,
Corresponding Secretary, DR.. Tompkins,
Richmond.
Executive Committec-Dr. W. W. Par
ker, Richmond; DR.. Figgatt, Christians
burg; DR.. H. &. leigh, Petersburg; DR..
BENJAMIN Blackford, Lynchburg; DIR. T. B.
Ward, Norfolk. .'.-,,g 80.
Committee on. Publieation-Drs. Cum
ningham, Joynes, and Manson, OF Rich
mond. .-4
The Society was called to order ut 10
O'Clock this, morning-President Cabell in
the chair. 49,. ..,,. aa,.-,i .:.s..r.
DR.. Chancellor, OF Charlottesville, read
very interesting paper on the use OF lodo-
form in scrofulous ulcers and sores. 81
At lO4 O'Clock Professor CabelI, who had
presided with so much grace and dignity
during the session, vacated the chair, and
in a neat and eloquent speech introduced
bis successor, DR.. John Herbert Claiborne,
of Petersburg, whom he babe God-speed in
forwarding the great cause OF medicine.
DR.. Claiborne, on taking the presidents
chair, briefly returned thanks for the honor
conferred on him. He did not consider 1t
so much compliment to himself us to the
gallant city and section he represented on
the floor. The action OF the Society, how
ever, was most pleasing to himself. The
speaker paid a high tribute to Professor
Cabell, to whom, he declared, he owed the
most important aud instructive lessons OF
his life. He would discharge the duties Of
his Office to the best OF his ability and with
strict impartiality. He could not forget
that he presided over body distinguished
| for the intelligence and urbanity Of its
members. He was proud to be elected
president OF the Medical Society OF Viz
ginia.
On motion of DR.. Backford, Of Lynch
burg, DR.. Cabell, the retiring president,
was unanimously elected an honorary Eel
| low Of the Society. :. -it
DR.. Claiborne extended cordial invita-
| ton to the Fellows Of the Society to attend
4 banquet to be given in their honor at the
City Hotel tonight.
| DR.. FL. D. Kerfoot. OF Prince William
county, called the attention OF the Society
to the fact that arsenic has been found in
several preparations of bismuth in amount
sufficient to cause death, and offered the
following resolution, which was adopted:
ResolUea, That committee OF three be
appointed to use every effort in their power
to obtain a quantitative analysis OF the diff.
fcrent preparations OF bismuth, in order to
| find out the amount of arsenic contained IN
them, to prevent the dangerous use OF such
common drug, and report the same TO this
Society at its next meeting.
The Chair here announced that the ,regu.
lar hour had arrived for the discussion OF
the subject OF Instrumental Labor."1 IL.
A paper OF great interest on the subject
was read by DR.. Fauntleroy, OF Staunton.
DR.. Mcdonald, Of West Virginia, also dis.
cussed the subject in paper OF muct
learning. Both papers were referred to the
Committee on Publication.
The discussion was continued by Drs
Claiborne, Fauntleroy, Cullen, and Others
until IL O'Clock, when the Society adjourned
the lines.
At the afternoon session the city OF Rich
mond was selected as the place for holding
the next annual meeting. The invitations
to the Society were very few, it being ex.
planned by one or more delegates that in
many towns and cities OF the Common
wealth the profession are unable to enter
| tain the Society.
DR.. Ross, of Richmond, moved that from
and after the meeting OF the Society in
Richmond in October, 1878, it will select
the next place of meeting at it's option
| without regard to invitations from any
quarter.
This motion was unanimously adopted ;
and hereafter the Society will visit and hold
its meetings in different quarters OF the
State and bear its own expenses.
The report OF DIR. Edwards, the treasur.
or shows that the receipts during the pas
year were S65S, and the expenses $3.50. Inc
report, at the treasurcr's request, was SUD
mitted to an auditing committee OF three
and proved correct.
DR.. Latham, Of Lynchburg, offered re
solution that the delegates OF this Associa
lion to the American Medical Association
be instructed to request that Association
to repeal or modify the article of Code o.
Ethics in reference to the application for 9
patent on o surgical apparatus by mem
/ Der Of State Society.
This resolution, after discussion, was lai(
/ on the table.
!. A little child OF Rev. A.. Gross, Jewisl
rabbi Of this city, broke an arm by fal
4 to-day.
i The four hand-englnes, hose-carriages