The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-26
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TIE MED1tXNE MEN. /
fcstcrdnS Afternoons Session or Tie
State N " Irty-'rho Gicciiou. tll2

IA.'sss'US tNssCtbuoNiSt NsNSlOul Ut Tue
State n ot iety-'Ti,eE Election.
tFor q report Of tho morning session OF The
West Virginia State Medical Society, sec
Third fagc.l me-. 5ll 4, M = ,IiS,
Tho afternoon session wa5 opened with n
paper on the relations Of mcteorology to dis.
ease, prepared and read by Dr.. H. A. lIillreth,
OF this city. 1t was Il most thorough con.
sidcration OF the relations between health
and climatology, and added to The Doctors
already distinguished standing rs n specialist
In this field Of research.
Drs. llowetson, OF st. Calrsville, lIobson,
OF Flushing and Wcyrlch, Of Martins Ferry, |
Ohio, were invited TO sit with the Association
and take part In It's deliberations and dis.
customs.
DR.. L. G. Myers OF the Island, read u report
Of number OF cases Of 0yariotomy, prepared
by Drs. T. A. Harris md W. II. Sharp, who
were not present. LIS
| DR.. stidgcr moved that Dr.. Leonard, OF
Ohio, DO made an honorary member OF this
society. DR.. Morgan made The same motion
with regard TO DR.. Gihon. Both motions
prevailed. a. "A
DR.. Gihon Thanked the society for the hon.
or conferred upon him, and said he had
taken peculiar pleasure In attending this
meeting because OF the prominence given to
sanitary subjects. Naval medical officers,
the Doctor said, were eminently sanitary
officers. He thought tho West Virginia SO.
cscty had given more attention to this i'm.
portant field OF the profession than my SINH.
lar society whose meetings he had attended.
liz regarded this rs MI nug,iry OF the advanced
position taken by the professor In this State,
DR.. Leonard also returned thanks very
briefly, and expressed the hope thut the re-
lntions between himself and the society
!, might be OF such nature In the future rs 10
give the members no cause OF regret for their
, present action.
: DR.. Grant read some brief notes OF the
, sudden death at Camcron, recently, OF VIM.
! Grihdssaa, the former weilkn0wn conductor
on the u. 4 0. road. a
Dr. Gjhon announced that the Surgeon
i. General OF the U. $. Navy was about to
! establish sanitary museum and 4 hygienic
, library, intended to be the most complete
and comprehensive collection Of the kind in
. the world. DR.. Gihon requested any person
who had any pamphlets or reports OF value
10 such collection TO send them 10 tho
Surgeon General at Washington. l
+. A paper by DR.. Sharp, containing reports
Q OF five hundred cases OF midwifery, was read
1 by It's title and referred 10 the Committee on
3 Publication.
1 Or. G. i. Ulrich read very able and In.
r telliScnt paper OH "Our Drinking Water, and
It's ELECTS upon tho Public Health" He
n went into the subject most Thoroughly and
! showed tkat he had given II muck more than
superficial attention.
q Dr.J. A. Campbell read q long paper from
!. the pen OF Dr.. Il. D. Wilson, who was not
i present, on "Occlusion OF the lntestiues."
4 Or. Pipes Chairman OF the Board OF Cen.
!, sors, reported tayorably on the application OF
l.. DR.. 4. +. Harden, Of Wellsburg, a graduate
If Of the Jct!ersonan Medical College OF Phila.
IS dolphin, and lie was admitted 10 membership
G in the Association.
d An amendment 70 The constitution offered
o ut the lust meeting, was then taken up f0s
y consideration. Its effect was to require all
/. nominations for Office to be first acted upon
's by nominating committee OF seven mem.
|. bers. After some discussion, DR.. Butes. ST.,
g author OF the amendment, witbdfew It.
Is The matter of selecting place Tor tho
II meeting Of 1883 was then opened. DR.. Van.
d kirk suggested Grafton, and Dr.. Lazzell in.
d vited the society to Fairmont. DR.. Morgan
moved that the nominations close, which
o motion prevailed, and vote was taken
y by ballot US 10 which OF the
10 two places should be selected. Drs. Myers
v and Van Kirk were appointed tellcrs. The
10 hrst ballot showed 13 votes for Fairmont anG
" Is Tor Grafton. Grafton was declared thu
n place for the next meeting, and the Pres
70 dent appointed DR.. Grant Chairman OF thi
u local committee OF arrangements.
ID DR.. Morgan offered resolution thankin:
1t the President and officers. for their faithful
Il. ness the press and Gov. jackson for fayors
: and authorizing the Treasurer to pay 10 III,
IS Jan!tor, OF the State House So. 1t wa
" adopted.
Dir. Lazzell submitted resolution an,
preamble, which-were adopted, rs follows
IN WHEREAS, The action OF the New Yorl
State Medical Association, ct Albany, re
Gently, In changing the historic code ote,hic
Of the American Medical Association, REQUIRE
some notice from this society, therefore
r "Resolrcd. That the West yirginia Stat
Medical Society hereby instructs It's de,egutc
Il TO the aforesaid National Association, which
III meets at st. Paul in June, 10 stand BY ant
defend our ancient aud honorable code O
e ethics"
as A resolution was read by the Secretary
Il that the Secretary be authorized to appent
N to the next volume Of the transactions O
N this society an index 10 all the pubIishe,
10 transactions since 1874.
rs After some discussion this was also adopt
NJ ed by the Society.
n. Dr.. Camden offered resolution OF thank.
N to Mr.. c. y. Lucas for courtesies extended
- which was adopted
z, Nominations for President were then called
70 for. DR.. Van Kirk, with some appropriate
a. remarks, nominated DIR. Il. W. Allen, roI
~ Wheeling, and the Secretary was on motion
10 OF DR.. Morgan ordered 10 cast the ballot OF
" the society for him. This was done, and Dr.
" slien was declared elected President.
10 DR.. c. Shriver, Of Bethany, DR.. J. II. Man.
- own, OF kingwood, Dr. WIN. l.. Grant oil
J. Grafton, and Dr.. =. G: Myers. OF Wheeling
= were nominated for Vice Presidents, Tbrre
.. Vice Presidents were 10 be elected, and The
70 first ballot resulted in tho choice OF Drs
:. Manown, Grant and Shriver.i The vote was
" as follows s "-sfa5s~ sss!sl
g. Mhnown.. Shriycr......,,,,,, %
II Myets-......
Q For members Of the Board Of Censors, Drs.
C. Pipes. Morgan, Brewn. Martin, Reed, bod
!, son, Frey, Baird, Hazett, I.azzcii and vii.
It son, were named. Drs. Baird and Huzlett
:. peremp!orily declined the nomination. The
q first ballot resulted in the election OF the fol.
lowing Boar.l Of Crnsons: , s.
@ II. ~ l.. n1oEball, VI ClurRSpuFE. .H ~
i DR.. JIM. l.azzell, of Fairmont,
i, Dr.. l.. D. Wilson, OF Wheeling,
il Dr.. J: II. Pipes, Of Wheeling.
@ Dr.. VIM. Frey, Of Brandonville. .,s,
II DR.. W. S. Martin, Of Kingwood.
Il Dr.j. B. Reed, OF Wheeling.
/, Nominations for Secretary being called for,
y Or. Morgan nominated the former Secretary,
. DR.. S. l.. Jepson, Of this city, and further
moved that Dr. Eazzell be authorized 10 cas-,
|. the vote Of tho Society for DR.. Jepson. The
e motion was carried and DR.. Jepson elected,
!. The saa,e course was. on motion of the same
!. gentleman, adopted in the election OF Treas.
r urer, DR.. John \. Campbell, OF this city, be.
I ing reelected to that position.
/ President Reeves announced the appoint.
# ment OF committees to report at the next
y meeting, us follows: an.
Committee on Publication: Drs. George
y Baird. a. J.. Stiiel, L. D. Wilson. Ofufis
/ Committee, the Secretary and Treasurer Of