The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-02-22
THE DOCTORS WITH US.
Distinguished Northern Visitors
Who Stopped in Henderson
Last Thursday.

was honored by the presence Of num-
Der Of distinguished physicians and
editors of prominent medical journals
and others last Thursday. The party
consisted of about twenty-five ladies
and gentlemen who were travelling
under the auspices of the Seaboard Air
Line officials, their object being to
write up this section of the South from
a climatic and sanitary point of view.
After taking breakfast at Massenburg's
Hotel the party assembled in the par
lOrs where introductions followed and
an address of welcome was extended.
DR.. w. L. Cheatham in brief but well
chosen remarks introduced DR.. J. H.
Tucker who had been requested to de-
liver the address Of welcome on the
part of the local physicians and citi-
liens of Henderson. DR.. Tucker came
forward and in happy and felicitous
manner spoke substantially as follows:
Ladies and Gentemen:- Il have none OF
the graces OF oratOry to bring to the
discharge Of the pleasant duty of bidding
you welcome to our town. | desire in a
very simple and plain way to assure you
in the name of our people and the med
ical profession of the town that you are
cordially welcome to Henderson.
You are not strangers to US. While
probably we have not been brought in
very close personal contact with many
OF you we have none-the-less had excel
lent opportunity OF knowing you through
the medium of the weekly and monthly
visitations of your able and instructive
journals-indeed we would argue our
selves ignorant not to know a good deal
of the distinguished gentlemen who
are with us in person to-day or rep
resented by their widely known and
useful publications. The American stu
dent OF Hygiene and Sanitation would
certainly be very ignorant not to know
something of the work accomplished by
DR.. Bell through the Sdnitarian. DR.. Bell
stands to-day towards the American
public as stood for many decades the
late Sir Edwin Shadwick towards the
English, teaching the benefits and bless
ing of sanitary laws when wisely and
properly applied Dr. Bell was not
present himself, but the Sanitaridn was
represented by DR.. E. c. gell.-EDIToR
We would as members of the American
Medical Association be very ignorant,
stupidity ignorant, not to know some
thing of DR.. Vile. What would be the
annual banquet of the editors of that
Association without the wit and humor
of DR.. Vile? And so with Dr. King, and
our Philadelphia and other friends. They
are all known by their excellent works
to the medical profession of the State,
and we count it no small honor to have
them with us. Our little town of Hen
derson is a mere hamlet when meas
ured by the great cities of the East.
We have no palatial residences or
grand and imposing public structures
to which we can invite you. We have,
however, much for which we are truly
thankful. Our climate is salabriOus, in
deed SO full of health-giviDg properties
as often to create no little repining with
our local faculty; climate when once
studied from a scientific standpoint will
appear in the nature of marvel even to
so distinguished a Climatologist as De-
Bell, of Brooklyn.
Our soil is active, quick, and fertile
yielding a very large variety OfprOducts,
and better still our population of five
thousand souls are God serving, active
faithful and Industrious, ever ready with
warm hearts and generous hands to well
come the stranger and bid him God speed
with us.
Once again let me say that you are
entirely welcome here, to our town, our
homes and our hearts.
The Hon. Clark Bell, editor of the
INedico-Legal Journal, of New York
city, was then introduced and in elo-
quent words full of feeling and grateful
appreciation acknowledged the thanks
Of the visitors for the hearty welcome
given them and the cordial manner in
which they had been received and en-
tertained by the physicians and citi-
zens of Henderson. Mr.. Bell is a
distinguished lawyer and a pleasing
| and entertaining speaker, and the re-
marks Of DR.. Tucker and himself put
the entire conpany-visitors and cit
liens, in thorough touch and sympathy
with each other. Carriages were soon
| in waiting and the party was taken on
a drive around town visiting the to-
| bacco warehouses, leaf establishments,
factories and other places Of interest.
The morning was pleasantly and profit
ably spent in this way after which all
returned to the hotel where an infor-
NAL gathering was held until the hour
| of dinner arrived.
Mine host Massenburg had prepared
an elaborate and tempting menu as
only he and his excellent wife know
so we'll how to do, and as citizen it
was gratifying to hear the expressions
of praise bestowed by the visiting guests
| upon HendersOn's famous caterer for
| the superior excellence of the spread
furnished. The party was composed
| of the following named ladies and gen.
tlemen among others:
DR.. W. G. Vile, editor New England
Medical Monthly, Danbury, Conn. ,
wife and daughter.
DR.. E. c. Angel, editor The SAM
tartan, Brooklyn, n. Y.
DR.. ferdinand King, editor The
Polytechnic, New York City.
Hon. Clark Bell, and wife. editor
Medico-Legal Journal, New York City.
DR.. NJ. G. Bird, editor The Journal
Of Inebriety, Hartford, Conn.
DR.. Howard Van Rensselaer,, editor
Medical annals, Albany, n. Y.
DR.. W. Blair Stewart, (Nedica1 Bull
letin, Philadeldhia,) Bryn Mator.
Mr.. Martin Griffing and wife, The
Dambury Meas, Danbury, Conn.
Rev. r. G. S. McNeille, The STAN
dard, Bridgeport, Conn.
DR.. George Taylor Stewart, New
| York Medical Times.
DR.. Wood, of New York, joined the
party here. Capt. w. T. Whistnant,
Of the Seaboard Air Line, and Capt.
John T. Patrick, of the Southern I'm.
migration Bureau, accompanied tn {
visitors who were travelling in two
special sleepers. From here they lef
for Raleigh on the afternoon train, ex
pecting to return on their way home
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