Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-08
DOCTORS IN COUNCIL.
second Days Proceedings Of the
state Medical Society.

The reading of the minutes Of the
last meeting was dispensed with.
DR.. J. D. Plunket submitted bis re,
port as treasurer for the past year, q
document of considerable length con.
tanning valuable suggestions regarding
the future management Of the society,
and among other thipgs that OF having
a cooperative and life insurance fea.
ture connected with medical societies.
This suggestion was heartily endorsed
by several members present, and the
matter was referred to committee Of
three appointed by the president, viz:
Drs. Atchison, Ramsey aud Tyner.
On motion, Dire. J. Berrien Lindsey,
Frank A. Ramsey and q. b. Thorn
ton were appointed a committee to
write up the matter OF sanitary medi.
cine, in the public press, during the
coming year.
A number of gentlemen who were
appointed essayists for this meeting
not being present, several voluntary
papers were announced and the SUBJ
ject referred to committee consisting
of Drs. Ramsey, Plunket and Pulliam.
The hour having been reached for
the report OF the committee to whom
was referred the charges against DR..
Wight, for alleged improper ruling
at the last meeting Of the society, the
following report was read by the chair
man, DR.. DseriDg ]. Roberts, Dr..
Wight retiring meanwhile:
IT. n..J -, 49,. ...o Al
nessee State Medical Society
GENTLEMEN: While we are unwilling
TO do anything that would impair or
weaken the affection of any of the Shelby
| county medical society for the State Medi-
cal Society, aud regretting the absence OF
the members of the state society mentioned
by them In their commu nication to the
state society, yet from all the evidence that
we, your committee could get from the
members of the state society who were
pre- ent at the meeting at Nashville, Ten.
er parfe statement of DR.. T. O. Summers,
who introduced the resolution in behalf of
Shelby county medical society, we are sat-
isfed that DR.. <. NJ. Wight did not, inten-
tionally. do said Shelby county medical So
| ciety, or any of its members, any injustice,
and expressed his regrets that they should
so con.true his action.
We, therefore your committe, can
| not recommend that the charges be
entertained; but in view of the above facts,
and the statements made to US by Drs.
Wight and Clark, disclaiming any inten-
ton whatever of disrespect to the dele
gates or resolutions of Shelby county
Medical society, do recommend that the
papers be returned to the Shelby county
medical society, with the request and sin
cere hope that they will accept this dis
clsimer of any intentional wrong, as fully
satisfactory. We beg leave to append the
letter of DR.. Clark, and subscribe ourselves
most respectfully,
Your obedient servants,
DEERINa j. ROBERTS,
Z. A. PREwITT, r
r. BoeART,
The committee also, through 1t
chairman, presented the following:
KNOXVILLE, TENN, April Z, 1880
DR.. D. J. Roberts, and Others Of the Con,
tee:
DEAR s1as: Having received reliabl
information that matters foreign to tn
purposes for which the Stae Medical 80
ciety at its meeting in Nashville, Novem
Der II, 1879, was called, would be intro
duced by members from Shelby county
y without any collision or understandin
Whatever with DR.. E. NJ. Wight, made
s motion to adjourn when l thought tn,
matters unpleasant to the society were i'm
. pending. l had no reason to believe tbs
said matters had any relation whatever t
the state board of health, and was only in
unpleasant to the State Medical society @
that time, Very respectfully,
w. Nj. CLARK, III. ID.
On motion the report was accepted
Election Of officers for the ensuin
year being next in rier, the followin
were elected unanimously and the SCI
T. rotary instructed to cast the ballot &c
I the society: President, DR.. B. T
! Lenoir; Weep President for East Tel
!, Dessee, Dr.. M. M. Alexander; Vice
President for Middle Tennessee, d
w. NJ. CLARK; Vice President for We
Tennessee, DR.. T. j. Tyner; Correspon,
4 ing Secretary, Dr. Frank A. Ramse,
Q Recording Secretary, DIR. Ambro,
Morrison; Treasurer, DR.. J. D. Plumb
81. The last two gentlemen were cor
tinued in office contrary TO the usus
custom. on account of their efficien
services during the last year.
On motion of DR.. Atchiso
q sufficient amount was appro
|
to defray the expenses of the recordin
secretary at this meeting.
The office of permanent secretar
was passed over In order to retain th
valuable services Of the present incun
bent, DR.. ]. Berrien Lindsey.
The meeting adjourned In time
visit the Deaf aud Dumb asylum, Q
II o'clock, where the the physician
: were entertained for an hour by th
L inmates Of this excellent aud wei
I managed institution.
The proficiency shown by the det
mutes even those who have been thel
but short time, would be credi.ab
to those not 30 unfortunate, and Gel
tainly reflects great credit OH their IL
structors. Through courtesy extende
to the CHRONICLE, its reporter ws
shown through the different deparl
menis Ct the institution aud its well
kept grounds. In the stables adjoin
ing are kept few choice Jerseys, tn
: pride of the superintendent. At the
= AFTERNOON SESSION
A discussion took place at considerable
length relative to the qualification
necessary to become members OF th
tennessee medical society, the resul
OF which was change In the const
tuition, by unanimous consent, so as t
make the section relating to this mat
ter more clear. that gentlemen mus
be graduates of respectable medics
school, as well as Of good moral char
acter.
The society then listened to a pape
on Insanity" by DR.. w. P. Jones, o
Nashville; also on "Cholera In
fantum," by DR.. DeeriDg J. Roberts, o
the same city.
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