Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-02
STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY.

The Annual Meeting In Session nj
Cochran Hair address by DR.
Saunders, and List OF Members in
Attendance.
The Tennessee State Medical Society
met in Cochran Hall at hal.past ten
o'clock this morning, The meeting was
called to order by President B. W.
Avent, of this city. The roll was then
called end responded to by the members
present.
PHYSICIANS IN ATTENDANCE.
The following physicians answered to
the roll.csll: Drs. George R. Duncan,
Raleigh; R P Means, Bartlett, L. W.
Roane and S. W. Sanford, Covington; ].
W, Penn. II. Il. Bethsbore and ]. E. D.
Scott, Humboldt; W. W. Taylor, G. H.
LEVER, J. j. War; and L. R. Meux,
Brownsville; z. NJ. Boilmick, Salisbury;
R. W. Scott, Brownsville; A. H. Young,
Ripley; j, S. Sherwood, Covingt0n; F.
b. Swain, Gleason Richard Cheatham,
Marshall Reed and J.. G. Sinclair, Nash
Vile; a. A. Lawrence, L. J. Lyner. F.
S. Sim, G. R. Dawson, W. K. Hodges,
d. Ess, W. L. Davey, John Il. Erskine,
E ". Mcmillan, P. ]. Henry, julius
Wise, j. j. Pulliam, j. s. Nolin, Mar.
shall county L. W. Harris, jackson; G.
6. Benson, Edgefeld; S. X. Powell,
D~auceyville; E. NJ. Willett, q. W. Pur
nell, W. J. Davis, S. c. Maddux, S. J..
Morrison, j. c. Rogers, A. W. Voorhees,,
Fl, G Shaw, j. W. Vance, J. 81. Nutall
and W. R. Hodges, Memphis; A. W.bb,
Collier7ilIe; j. l.. Blank, Kerrvills; P.
F. o. Daniels, Shelby county.
THE ATTENDANCE
is unusually large, and the session pro.
misses to be Of great interest. In fact we
have seldom seen a more intelligent
body, and are glad to know
that this meeting in Memphis has
been inaugurated under such favora.
BILE auspices. After the society had been
called to order Rev. Charles c. Parsons,
of S.. Lazarus and Grace Episcopal
Church, offered prayer. The society was
then addressed by DR.. D. D. Saunders,
chairman Of the committee of FRANCE.
ments.
ADDRESS BY DIR. SAUNDERS.
The following is the address BY DR..
Saunders:
Gentleman of the Medical Society of the State
OF Tennessee;
On behalf of your committee of ar,
raHgements, the fair women and brave
men Of our Bluff City, the Commercial.
metropolis of the State, we extend 10 YOU
a hearty welcome to our warm hearts
and hearths AS our busy memory, that
magician Of the mind, waves her hand
over us, it awakes the pleasing recollec.
ton that we now celebrate the golden
reunion of our society. Fifty long years
fraught with myriads of smiles and tears
ana changes, look down upon US since
its commencement. The unrelentinp
wheel of time rolls on crushing the proud
hopes and vain ambition of man, and
has ruthlessly buried in the capacious
bosom OF mother earth nearly all of
those noble spirits who were present at
its organization. Only a favored few,
bending under the weight of years and
accumulated knowledge, with silvered
locks and iurroWed faces, are left to
smile upon the younger members in their
laudable efforts to advance the science
of that noble profession which they loved
so well With a tear of kind emem.
branee for those sleeping Nestors who
have gone before, and in the shirt of
generous emulation let us strive to reap
the fruits Of a rich scientific harvest.
which the last fifty years. observation
aud their noble efforts have sown for us.
Ourhands to the pillow. We as lovers of
science should never look back, but press
on to the goal. When we recall the fact
that there are about 1900 regular medical
men in our State, it is not creditable
that the names Of so few are enrolled in
the society. 1t should be the pleasure
as well as the duty OF every member Of
this body to exert his influence to the
utmos: with his medical friends to ioin
US in our good work. In unity of action
and combination of effort there is
strength, and in this manner alone can
we expect to WELD that influence which
properly belongs to such a body of sci
entihc men. Commencing you to the
kind considerations and tender care Of
the genius of harmony and the author
of all good and perfect work, you have
u heartfelt wishes, gentlemen, for q
pleasant and profitable meeting.
After this DR.. Avent read an interest
iug paper. The society then heard the
reading of essays and papers by differ.
ent members. To night a grand banquet
will be given the society by the resident
physicians. The society will eudeavor
to finish itS business by 2 p. n, to NOR.
row, SO that its members can 20 on an
excursion to Hot Springs, Ark.
The United states MarshalshiD,
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