Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-25
VIRGINIA DOCTORS.
Members Of The State Medical Society
Put In a Busy Day.
THE PRESIDENTS ANNUAL ADDRESS.
Pleasant AiIusions 10 We'll Known rhysi-
clans cf Other Days-Appendicits
Observation-Disclosures Performed.

The Virginia doctors put in a busy day
yesterday. The Medical Society held two
sessions each of several hours length.
the visitors witnessed the performance
OF unusual surgical operations at the
two medical college hospitals between the
morning and afternoon slttings. and were
Hospitality entertained last night by DR..
Hunter Mcclure.
The morning business session was held
in the Assembly Hail of the Chamber
of Commerce. and was called to order
soon after 10 O'Clock by the president.
Or. William L. Mcclure, OF Winchester.
Drs. Morris and Phelps. who were pres
ent by invitation were invited TO seats
on the platform by the president. Drs.
Parker, Upshur. kuyk. Sanders, and
Bell were appointed a committee to fur
Their agitate before the Legislature the
matter OF poisons being sold by country
merchants.
DIR. w. u. Turner. from the Committee
on Application for Fellows. reported the
following. who were elected
William p Norris. Fairfield, Rock
bridge county; Albert G. stephens Pat
toTson, Wythe county: Hiram A. Sims.
Roanoke city: Thomas W. Sims. Roanoke
City: Lomax Gwathmey. Norfolk.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
The time for the regular order OF
business having arrived. DIR. II. J. Pres
ton. vice-presidont. was called to the
chair. and Dr. Mcclure the president
read his annual address to the society.
He began by saying that In fulfilling the
duties pertaining to his Office he thought
IL would not only be interesting. but in
structve 20 turn the minds OF those pres
ent backward and recall the history OF
some OF those who had gone before them
in the medical profession OF the state.
and 10 point out some OF their achieve-
menis and TO rescue from oblivion a few
fragmentary relics. not only TO serve as
honorable memorials Of those predeces-
s0rs, but as examples 10 those who sun
survive them. Virginia history has been
made rich with the noble deeds OK her
people, both civil and military, ana
while this was true Of the heroes. states
men. and lawyers OF the Commonwealth.
II was subject OF pride TO the physi-
clans of the State that there had been
many Of that profession whose names
were now almost forgotten, yet whose
records and discoveries In medicine ana
whose brilliant operations in surgery IL
known. would place them upon the rohs
OF fame with INDUSTRIOUS STATESMEN anu
soldiers.
VIRGINIA HISTORY.
"What | have 10 say" continued the |
President, will be n mere glance into the |
lives and exploits of physicians and sur |
geons of our earlier history, and OF the
recent past. In recalling the physicians
OF those very early days. we must remein- |
Der that their professional standing as |
viewed by the general public, was not |
SIS high as IL is now. Many or those pfdc-
titioners were eelf-taught. or only served |
Il few wears of apprenticeship in the office |
or shop of the neighborhood doctor. |
The opportunities for academical ana COL
legiate education were much more re-
stricted than now. Medical schools were
few. Ouacks were abundant one writer
saws: The quacks abounded as the
locusts Of Egypt" This, however, was
not true of those of a later period. Many.
after "A few years. studied at home, ana
went abroad and attended lectures either
ut Edinburg or Glasgow
OLD-TIME PHYSICIANS.
President Mcclure then gave a long list
Of prominent Virginia physicians VINO
graduated from institutions in these
cities. and took up his enumeration oil
prominent medical men in virginia
early history lie referred with laudatory
comment TO Drs. james Noolton. sur
seon of the Colony Of Virginia waiter
Russell who rendered professional ser
vices TO Captain John Smith, during the
survey Of the Chesapeake bay and foto-
mac river: Anthony Bagnall, surgeon OF
the fort, and settlers at jamestown anu
vicinity; Lawrence Bohren, surgeon-gene-
raj OF the Colony OF Virginia; John fot''
who succeeded DR.. BohIen. after the Ia'-
ter was killed while returning 10 the
West Indies. in naval engagement Win
Spanish man-Of-war; John broch'
Daniel Park Robert Ellison, Francis
Haddon. and Patrick Napier of York
county. Dr. Green, Of Gloucester county
who died In the same house in when
General Bacon. OF Bacon's rebellion pass
ed away: William Cabell. founder OF the |
distinguished family which pears ms
name: John Mitchell who settled at VI
bana. on the Rappahannock river; Dr' |
James Craik. WaShingtOns warm per-
ronal friend and physician; John Bayn- |
ham. noted practitioner in caroline
county: william Baynham. OF Essex |
county; James McClurs, medical director |
Of the Revolutionary war. James carter
OF Williamsburg: William Carter, VINO
practiced in Richmond. John Clayton OF
Gloucester county stephen Cooke. OF LOU
doun county, who was taken prisoner to
Bermuda: John VI. Calf of Williamsburg;
John NJ Gait, his grandson, and Alexander
Gait who were superintendent OF the
Eastern Insane Asylum; Walter Jones'
OF Northumberland county; William Gra-
ham, David Gould. Robert Maury. Shu-
bail Pratt John Roberts, Thomas Chrys-
tie, Corbin Griffin. Ezekiel Ball, Joseph
Harding. Corneli.s Baldwin, Daniel Con-
rad. Joseph Davis, Charles Laud, George
Monroe, Alexander Skinner Robert Rose,
Joseph Savage. Nathan Smith. John Ter
want. Claiborne Vaughn, James Wallace,
George Yates. Hugh Mercer William
AA11 .xfA ~ al I2t4Ns-
erly r. Wexford Of Richmond; George
Cabell. OF Lynchburg: John Mettauer. OF
Prince Edward county; Hugh Holmes Nc
CURE. of Winchester; Charles Bell Glib
son. Of the Medical College Of Virginia:
Francis T. Striblng, Of Staunton; Robert
+. Baldwin. of Winchester; a. NJ. Faun-
tieroy. OF Staunton; James l.. Cabell, Of
the University Of Virginia. John
u. Cullen. Brown Sequard. and
Drs. Warner Bohannan. Chamber
layne. and Maupin. of the Medical
College Of Virginia: David II. Tucker, Of
Richmond: l. $. Joynes. of Richmond:
a. T.. Petticolas, F. ID. Cunningham. and
Carter J. Johnson. OF the Medical College |
Of Virginia. John Staige Davis and Dr. |
Dabney. Of that institution; Harvey Black, |
long superintendent of the Eastern Luna |
tic Asylum; Henry Latham, of Lynch !
burg; William Owens. OF Lynchburg; NJ. |
VI Lewis. Of Alexandria James Bolton. |
X. w. Hacall. ID. j. Claiborne r. Il. |
Butt. John Field. James Henderson, and /
7. X. Atkinson. $. 6. Gleass Robert Cole /
man Dorsey Cullen, and others who /
achieved eminence in their chosen pro- !
fesslon.
DIR. INQUIRIES CLOSING.
Having spoken briefly OF the society's |
work since its organization. twenty-five |
years ago. DR.. Mcclure concluded his /
address 10y saying:
In view OF the honorable list OF men /
who have preceded us in the philanthropic /
duties OF our great profession In this |
Commonwealth and OF their distinguished |!
ana useiu! services 10 their felow-men |
IN their day and OF their valuable con-
tTibutions % medical science for the good /
or mankind. aud to the host of living |
successors II the eminent surgeons and |
physicians al the past generation, whose |
requirements and genius promise a har-
vest OF honpr Tor our profession IN this |
Sta'e ana Ia the world, let us betake |
ourselves win earnest and solemn deyo-
uon TO the duties which our daily prac-
ice IMPOSES upon US. and by close OBJ |
serFauoh ana unwearied industry 10 the |
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