The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-03
THE DOCTORS TO MEET.
SESSION OF THE
MEDICAL SOCIETY or VIRGISIx.
About Thirty Physicians From Richmond
VIII Visit Charlottesville to Attend the
Mecting-The Programme.

The twenty-fourth annual session Of
the Medical Society OF Virginia will con-
vene in Armory Hail. IN the city of Char
iottesviiie, at O'Clock this evening. and
will continue in session through Thursday
and probably part Of Friday.
To-nghts session will be open to the
public. 1t will be called TO order at 5
p. NJ. by the President, Dr. Herbert NJ.
Nash, OF Norfolk. After prayer. the Ad-
dress of Welcome will be delivered by
the Mayor OF Charlottesville. Hon. Louis
T. Hanckel.
The Address TO the Public and Profess
sion will then be delivered by DR.. J. 7.
Graham, OF Wytheville. Subject: The
Physician and the Public-Some OF Their
Reciprocal Relations.
The Committee on Nominations Of APP
picants for Fellowship Will report, and
the vote taken on the nominations. Each
party, as soon as elected, becomes a Eel
low and entitled to all the privileges Of
the Society.
The Committees TO Examine the Essays
Presented in Competition for the Prize Of
500, offered by DR.. Hunter Mcclure for
the first Essay, deemed worthy, on, OBJ
SlIufklpDt 10 inc Il AliitAiDIl VI
and for the Prize Of 800. offered by DR..
Joseph Price for the best Essay, deemed
worthy, on The History of Surgery and
Surgeons In Virginia, will report their
decisions rs 10 the meritorious Essays.
The Prizes will then be awarded
Business Of q general character will oc-
cupy the time until adjournment.
Wednesday at II o'clock the President
DIR. Herbert NJ. Nash. of Norfolk. Va.
viii deliver the Annual Address of the
President.
The subject for general discussion
Chronic Nephritis"-wii then be called,
Dr. II. NJ. Slaughter, Of the Theological
Seminary, leader. The discussion will
then be opened to fellows, fraternal dele
gates or invited guests in the order OF
their recognition on the floor by the
chair, the right Of closing being accorded
the leader Dr. Slaughter.
The afternoon meeting viii be devoted
to the election of officers. including nomi-
nation TO the governor Of three fellows to
fiji vacancies on the Medical Examining
Board Of Virginia, due to designations Go
take effect as soon as their successors are
selected of Drs. Jacob Michaux. Pauins
A. Irving and Hugh NJ. Taylor. OF Kicn-
mond-two OF them examiners from the
State at large and one from the Third
congressional district; the election OF
fellow 10 deliver the annual address 70
the public and profession, 1894; the selec-
ton Of the subject for general discussion
during the twenty-hfth annual session.
and the leader of the discussion; selection
of place and time for holding the twenty
fifth annual session. ETC.
The remainder Of the afternoon till sup
per hour will be spent at the University
Of Virginia in the entertainment OF the
society by a microscopic soiree (under the
direction Of Professors Paul 3. Barringer
and Albert Tuttle) The soiree Will IN
clude the microscopic inspection OF slides
containing all the principal bacteria. speci-
mems Of normal and pathological tissues,
tumors, etc. About seventy microscopes
Will he in Use
The meeting at night win begin with the
call for papers, etc, which win continue
MS the order Of business through Thurs
day.
These papers cover many subjects and
prominent men out Of the State are num-
bered among the essayists as well as the
best talent i'm the medical profession Of
Virginia. Doctors John N. Upshur, Tho
mas J. Moore. w. w. Parker, Charles V.
Darlington. and George Ben Johnston are
those from Richmond who responded TO
the request for the papers. Drs. Landon
Carter Gray Of New York; r. A. Ashby,
Of Baltimore; Joseph Taber Johnson. Of
Washington; John A. Wyeth, Of New
York: William Osler, OF Johns-Hopkins
University. and others have promised TO
attend-either as Fraternal Delegates or
In response to invitations, and participate
I'm the discussions, II they DO not present
papers etc. About thirty OF Richmond's
physicians VIII leave for Charlottesville
this afternoon to attend the meeting.