Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-19
DOCTORS BANQUET.
ANNUAL MEETING AND FEAST OF
TIE ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.
DIR. Gordon Elected President-Many
Amusing and Interesting Speeches
Made Around the Festive Board

The annual meeting OF the Academy OF
Medicine and Surgery was held at the
rooms OF the academy in the YOUNG
Mems Christian Association building last
night. and the following officers We're
elected FOR the ensuing year: Dr. w. >
Gordon. president; Dr. V. w. Harrison
first vice-presldnt: Dr. r. d. Garcin. Sc
cond vice-president; Or. A. l.. Wexford
third vice-presldent; Dr. Mark ". Pey-
ser. secretary and reporter; w. ;. Beas-
ley. asslstant-secretary; Or. j. F. WOOD
ward. treasurer and DR.. J. +. Crane
librarian. These new officers viii enter
upon their duties on the lst OF January.
The various committees will be appointed
at the next meeting
BANQUET AT SANGER HALL
Immediately after the meeting the
physicians repaired to Sanger Han, where
the annual banquet was served. The AFFAIR
was a delightful one in every sense OF the
word. and although those who sat arounn
the festive board were students or huinau
anatomy, they seemed more famiilar WIN
the anatomy Of fowls and fish than that
Oh man. anu llAt eAiNNA tNt'tfNf
busy for some time in the work OF dis-
section Though all manner OF medica
talk was INDUCED in throughout the eve
ming. there was no skeleton at the ieasJ'
and the occasion was one OF merrimeht
long to be- remembered.
After full Justice had been done to the
menu a feast Of reason was held. lhe'c
we're no set toasts, but everything moved
with a smoothness which Is only produced
bv a feeling OF go0d-fellowship
Dr. J. $. Wexford the retiring presl-
dent Of the academy, presided over the
gathering. and started the intelleclual
mart of the feast by returning ms
thanks for the manner In Whlch ne hau
been treated during his administration
~ the academys affairs. lie bespoke for
bts s,,ccos.or Dr. Gordon. the same con-
ei3er,tion. and called upon him Tor
eraecb Dr. Gordon responded by return
inc his thanks for the honor conferred
nm hin, by his election % the presidency
and pledged himself TO perform ms p-ts
thoroughly He spoke Of the great H'!'
rr.santod I'm Richmond Tor medical WORK
and made a very pretty talk
Dr Charles ~ Shields in respon'e 70
caus made an address. IN which De- re-
ferrod TO the necessities for pre- mlha'y
or academic clu-ati0n for medical SUI
dent before d. entered upon the study ot
nsi.c.n. He HOPED soon % see lichmond
looked upon as a centre Of medical edu-
cation.
THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.
DR. Opyenhlmer was called upon 70 re-
sDonl o. the toast "fhe University Col
l-ge OF Medicine and Sursery.' ne
pleaded hs inability 10 DO 50, saying thdI
he had prepared an oraticn in eAp'c'A-
ton of being elected president, but mat
since fate hal d.crc.d that he should not
even boz given a yice-presidency, ne was
forced TO abandon f.. lie said tnat tne
doctors had lost 100000 by the unusually
healthy condition u this city, and at
tributed the loss 90 a medicine that ms
had a large sale her. recently. The COLI
lsges he said were also responsible ln
great MEASURE for the decrease in deaths
AMI sickness. md he predicted tha- uh-
less taey s,oppri grinding out doctors
the members OF the acaIcmy wou.i soon
~ reduced % the necessity for peIiiinS
htnants on the rect. H. thought that
the medical colleges should Boz closed AMI
a school iJr scandal organized Ia the.r
stead.
DR. 4. j. Moor a native of North
Carolina, was call upon % respond To
th. toast. North Carolina" and made .
most ornate talk. comparing tnAt S-dt"
o. virginia. He felt cOnflia1. That az no
distant date NirAnla would succeed IN
captur.ng the entire me llc1l CAeu,-l le ~
me ola North state. Tne pre-tmlnen ee
Of the sons ot Virginia over those OK
other States was ALLUDED b IN laI'at1ry
terms. and he expressed The hope mat
the Young men Of virginia AMI " North
Carolina should march on % victory
hand in hand. The toast woman was
proposed By Or. Oppenh.ner but nobody
was pres nj who considered himself ca
pdble " doing justice % the subject, AMI
it was passed by.
HIGHER EDUCATION.
Dr.. J. 4. Hodges was called upon 20
speak 20 the toast, Higher Medical Edu-
cation in the South" lie emphasized the
fact thar medical education was yearly
becoming higher and higher IN the South.
He paid a glowing tribute 10 the South
| land. and said that one Of The most con-
splcu0us evidences Of the establishment
or a higher education In the South was
| the cstdbI.- -hment ~ a thrsc-years' course
| I'm an Of the southern colleges. with a
probability ~ lis being increased IN the
| very near future. He expressed delight
! that Richmond was becoming q medical
| centre. and stated that NOR. attention
was being given 20 this fact than the
| people Of Richmond We're aware Of. He
! suggested that more attention D. given
! % the FORMULATION of scientific thoughts
| in order that the minds ~ young men
! who were anxious % become medical
| students should be- more thoroughly de-
| yelopei
Several impr0mptu talks an Of an
| amusing nature. were made after which
| the festive board was abandoned.