The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-21

:! PORTS ABOUT GRENADA, CANTON, BATON
ROUGE, AND OTHER LoCALITIEs-COa!
MI1TEEs APPOINTED AND At WoRK-AD'
DRESSES LAST NiGHT-PRoGRAMMEF FoE
The American Public-HeaIth Association
mes ut 10 O'Clock yesterday morning, and
was called to order by President Harris
Prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. Read.
| The secretary read the following letter
from Governor Porter, OF Tennessee, ad
dressed to the chairman Of his State delega'
ton: t.a@ ;%.A5t /
| -,.. Executive OFFICE, I
| NASHVILLE, Tenn, November 2, 1878. !
DR.. j. d. Plunhett, President State Boaro
4 of Health:
| Dear; Sir,-I rejoice to learn that Drs.
Atchison, Lindsey, and yourself, with del.
egations from Memphis, Chattanooga, and
other points in the State, will attend the
next meeting Of the American Public.
Health Association, and regret that official
| business will prevent my own attendance,
~ AL could hope to accomplish, however,
by my own presence, would be to testify to
the great and growing interest that is felt in
the State Of Tennessee in the adoption oil
measures for the prevention OF disease and
l
discussion of this question has occurred in
] this State until few months ago, and it is
not surprising that we are far behind other
States in the promotion of this great re.
form. I am clear that all that is neces.
sary to secure proper legislation upon
this subject is sto provide for gen.
eral discussion Of it, and convince the
great body Of the people from whose ranks
the largest per cent. OF victims is furnished
to cholera and yellow-fever epidemics that
they are the principal benefciaries OF a
sound sanitary policy. When this lesson is
learned by the people public sentiment
will be created, and legislation and money
| will be provided adequate in character and
amount to secure the cooperation OF all the
States and full protection to the public
health. ~ ~
Do me the favor to thank President Har-
ris for the cordial invitation extended to
myself TO be present at the Richmond meet
ing, and assure him and the members Of
the Association of my active sympathy with
the noble work in which they are engaged.
I will thank you to extend to the Asso-
citation an invitation to hold the next an
nual meeting at Nashville. You are au-
thorlzed to offer the State capital as the
place of meeting, in the assurance OF an
unstinted hospitality Oh the part Of the peo-
ple OF Tennessee. Very truly yours, !.
JAMES D. PORTER.
DR., Atchison, on behalf of the Tennessee
delegation, handsomely seconded the inyi-
tation OF Governor Porter.
MEMBERS ELECTED.
About one hundred gentlemen whose
names were proposed by the Executive
Committee were elected members; among
them the following from Virginia: 2. a.
Starke, W. e. Cutshaw, DR.. George Ross,
william R. Weisiser, DR.. L. S. Joynes, DR..
w. P. Brock, DR.. McGill, j. L. NJ. Curry,
James Thomas, Jr., Joseph r. Anderson,
+. b. Smith, John A. Meredith, Professor
F. Fl. Smith, Professor j. L. Page. A. ID.
II. Stuart, j. Randolph Tucker, Professor
j. B. Minor, DR.. j. S. Davis. Colonel G. s.
Venabe. Professor Schele De We're, DR..
james T. Harrison, Major Green Pey-
ton, james D. Halt, II. NJ. Nash, A.
Y. Stokes, ]. B. Purcell, 4. 81. Meade,
}. II. Gray, E. o. Noting, Thomas Branch,
j. l.. Bacon, j. B. Davis, Isaac Davenport,
J. l.. Darlington, W. W. Henry, R. q.
Biankenship, John Ott T. W. McCance,
| George Lee, P. w. Grubbs, j. b. Pace,
General J. E. Johnston; Drs. S. P. Moore,
FL. Fl. Lew, j. II. White, r. T. Coleman,
and J.. S. Wexford, N. D. Hargrove, Esq,
!
Hoge, and j. &. Armstrong, Mr.. D. j.
| Hartsook, George W. Allen, L. D. Cren-
shaw, DR.. c. H. Smith, DR.. J. 3. McCaw,
DR.. William Selden, Philip HaNall.
ORDER OF BUSINESS. ~
A report from the Executive Committee
was read, and with it the resolutions agreed
upon; rs follows: ','
ReSotved, That all reports. papers, and
| -. rr-tt tat, ~
ceived by the Association shall become the
property OF the Association, and shall be
| filed with the secretary OF the Association
for such disposal as the Association or Exc
cutive Committee may determine.
ReSolued, That when the 4ellow-Fever
| Commission makes its report the general
report of the chairman of the Commission
I shall first be read, and then laid over until
the individual reports Of the Commission
and all papers referring to the subject OF
yel!oW-feyer are read and received; after
which the several reports and papers shall
be appropriately referred without debate.
r. iISesotved; That after said reports and
| Dapers have been acted upon-bY the COM.
mittee to whom referred they shall then be
before the Association for discussion.
ReS0tUed, That all papers submltfedi To
the' Association, and not hitherto disposed
of, shall be submitted to o subcommittee Oh
three, who shall report the disposal TO DC
made of such papers-viz., reading IN fuli,
by abstract, by title, or filing.
| =. The committee appointed under the last
resolution is ,Drs. White, Cabell, and 'rur.
ner. aay -. ..s,,..-t... :. .@,.....: .,sa,. :
$500. Report of the Commission.
Dr.. Bemiss, president OF the Yellow.
| Fever Commission, read the following re-
port: .4a
Surqeon- General Wood,oorth:
Sir,-The chairman OF the Commission to
whom the duty of investigating the original
spread of the epidemic ofyellow-feyer which
has this year prevailed in the United States
was entrusted, begs permission to offer the
following report Of the work the Commits
sion has performed up to- the present time:
DR.. Cochran joined the chairman OF the
Commission In New Orleans on the 4th day
OF October, and DR.. Howard arrived on the
9Th OF the same month. Nearly two weeks
elapsed before the Commission was; ready to
take the, field in consequence. OF the great
amount Of work which should have been
completed in New Orleans as first step in
the successful prosecution OF the 3lnRestlga-
tion., 1t was a, matter known to the Board
Of Health OF New Orleans, and through
their courtesy the facts were placed IN fhe
possession OF the Commission, that case Of
yellow-feyer had been brought to New Or-
leans in the month OF May On the Esd DAY
oil May the Emily Sender landed in New
Orleans with her parser sick at the time OF
her arrival. This man, whose name, was
Clarke, was carried to laiborne street, near
the corner OF Bienyille, at point conspicu-
ousiy designated on the map OF New Or.
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