Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-25

pendlcitis. Or. Joseph Price. of Philadei-
phia, who advocated prompt operations
in such cases. opposed the use OF opium
IN all SURGERY except In instances where
he felt that a patient was going to die.
DIR. Hunter Mcclure agreed with DR..
Price in abdominal surgery. but not In
general surgery. lie said no settled rule
could be given for determining appended
It's, and advocated prompt operations for
this trouble. He added that he was large
~ governed as to appendicitis by express
sions In the face. and illustrated what nc
meant by saying that a man with APP
pendicltis looked like one shot through the
abdomen on the battle -field.
Drs. Hugh Taylor, Pedigo. and Lewis
further discussed this question. and DIR.
Robinson closed the debate according TO
the programme.
THE NEW OFFICERS.
AT this juncture the body went into the
election of its officers for the year. the
result being as follows:
President-Robert G. Preston. Marion.
Va.
First Vice-President-Dr. Hugh r. Mel
son. OF Charlottesville.
Second Nice-President-Dr. {. NJ. Stig-
gleman. OF Floyd Courthouse.
Third Vice-pres1dent~John Grammer, OF
Houston. Halifax county.
Recording Secretary--Dr. Landon u.
Edwards. OF Richmond.
Corresponding Secretary-Dr. j. +.
VIM. OF Richmond
Treasurer--Dr II. T. Still. OF Rollins.
Executive Committee-Drs. Hunter Nc
CURE, Richmond; j. Herbert Claiborne,
Petersburg: l.. w. Rowe. orange; and Ac-
tive Fellows. Drs. NJ. ID. Hoge. Jr.. and
Thomas j. Moore. Richmond. Recording
nd 3.t.
bers.
Committee on Nomination OF Applicants
for Fellowship-Drs William u. Turner.
Fergusson's Wharf; Alfred s. Rixey. Gull
pepper; G. NJ. Nickel Mllboro' Depot:
II. H. Latane. Buchanan. and j.. G. Pc
digO, Roanoke.
Committee on Publications-H NJ Tay-
lor J. +. VIM. and NJ. ID. IIoge. Jr. Of
Richmond. Recording Secretary and
Treasurer. ex-ofiicio members
Neurological Committee Drs. John S.
Apperson, Marion: Thomas W. Smith.
Bethel Academy; l.. Landlord. Norfolk:
&. V. Robinson. Petersburg and c. T..
Busey. Lynchburg
WYTHEVILLE THE PLACE.
Wytheville was unanimously agreed
upon as the place for the holding of the
next annual session.
The society voted by reclamation for
DR., Pedigo of Roanoke. as the member
10 deliver the public address at the twen-
ty-siXth annual meeting, and the subject
for general discussion upon this occasion
was selected. 1t is TO be: THE General
Practitioner-His Duty TO the Profession,
To Himself. and To Society"
Then followed a great deal Of discussion
as TO the manner of nominating the
twelve members Of the state Medical
Examining Board. Every member of the
body appeared TO have views Of his own
regarding this important matter, and a
dozen or so motions were made. 1t was
finally agreed that n committee OF tweiVe
should be appointed by the Chair-one
from each congressional district and two
from the society at large-to make such
nominations This committee will be an
nounced to-day The society here adj
fourned until 10 o'clock this morning.
Operations Performed Yesterday.
Interesting operations were performed
at the medical college hospitals yesterday.
They were witnessed by members of the
society and other visiting physicians. AT
the Virginia Hospital. DR.. Hunter NC
CURE delivered Il clinical lecture in the
He showed the uses OF cleo
tricity in cases Of facial neuralgia, and
how operations were frequently avoided
by this agency.
DR.. MEG ire then performed a surgical
operation. consisting OF the opening of a
mans bladder When this had been sue
cessfully done DR.. Joseph Price of Phila-
delphia. took Or. McGuire's place and re-
moved a very large tumor from woman
The latter operation was very difficult,
and was admirably done.
DR.. Thomas J. Moore will deliver
clinical lecture in the amphitheatre of
this hospital at u O'Clock to-day, and DR..
Hunter Mcclure will follow him with
one on surgery one hour later.
DR.. George Ben Johnston operated ut
the hospital of the Medical College of
Virginia at 90 O'Clock for anchoring a
floating kidney. The surgery of the kid
ney is comparatively new, and but few
surgeons have attempted this work. DIR.
Johnston is said to have done more Kid
ney surgery than any surgeon In the
South. and his operation yesterday was,
perhaps. the first that many OF the visit
ing members had ever seen. and. there
fore. was much appreciated.
Or. Charles NJ. Shields operated before
the society for CANCELLATION of the eye.
To-day Dr. Kelly will operate at the
same hospital at l o'clock. On Friday
DR.. j. w. Long will perform a loporo-
tony DR.. Kelly is one Of the most noted
surgeons in the country. and will no
doubt have n large and appreciative