The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-13

Eintl MedlCIQ SOSltNS SS =
Yesterday afternoon Mt 4 o'clock the
nyIncInnl business OF the day was the
election OF officers, selection of a place
for the next meeting, and the nppoint-
ment OF standing committees and nam
ling of delegates TO various state So
ciety and national medical orEaniL"I ~
meetings. The now president, ". pa
ker OF Martinsburg, Is wen hnu ..,Is
Ihrourhout the state. being secretary OF
he STATE hoard of health. The selection
~ Charleston for the place OF the next
meeting was well received. there being
a general desire to recognize the SOUTH
Crn mart OF the state The Delegates
are loud In their praise ot the treat
Inant accorded them in Wheeling me
meeting here bclEE pronounced the
best in the history OF the society.
The morning session was called 10
order, al 10 o'clock by DIR. h. w. HaE-
lett, who presided IN the absence OF
President J. \. Campbell. y nomncr
OF interesting cases that had comf un-
der the observation VI physicians pres
Cnt were detailed at the morning ses-
sion, greatly TO the instruction OF alt
Or. f A. HldTeth, Of this city, was one
OF those who spoke Or. +. Le NJ. hupp
read an interesting paper ON The Pres
Cnt Status of GastrOnomy.' HIS talk
was Illustrated with apparatus anu
charts. DR.. SChwinn read paper on
Natures AntiSeptic" that was listened
10 with attention.
At the afternoon there was heated
discussion regarding the application for
membership made by a physician living
outside the state, who is not graduate
OF any medical college. Applicants for
membership. according to the conStitu-
ton OF the West Virginia soictSy. must
have a diploma OF recognized col
lege. 4 motion to lay aside the con-
stitution and admit the applicant was
lost. This does not mean that the appli-
cant Is not a competent physician: he
has praCtiCed for more than twenty-five
years. But the rule Of ;hc society had
been made and It was not thought dd-
vlsable to break II.
DR.. r. NJ Smiths paper on "lrriEa-
ton and IrrigatOrs" was quite interest
ing.
OmrsrS Elected.
The election OF officers Tor the ensuing
term OF one year being next in order,
nominations for the office OF president
were called for. Or. Harris, OF Parkers-
burg. arose and placed In nomination
DR.. y. &. Baker. OF MartinshurE. sec
rotary OF the West Virginia state board
Of health. In nominating Dr. Baker,
DR.. Harris remarked that II had been
the custom TO shift the location OF prcsl-
dent and place OF meeting each year.
DR.. Churchman. OF Charleston, moved
that nominations be closed and Dr. Ba-
ker elected by reclamation. The mo-
ton prevailed and DR.. Baker went
through with a hurrah. The other OH
a1en FahngaU .ysNfhnul OnnleI=
t!on. The roster Is as follows;
PresIdent--S. D. Baker. OF Martins
burg.
Vice Prnsidsnts-First district. D. L.
LouEhrsy. Salem: Second district. W.
W. Golden. Elkins. Third district. l.. d.
Rupert. EutallsburE; Fourth district,
II. B. Stout. ParkcrshurS.
SecretRry-G. ~ Aschman. Wheeling.
Trcasurcr-J W Johnston. Davis,
Board OF Ccnsors-C. +. rlrich,
Wheeling: Z. y Hlldrcth. Wheeling
VT. Churchman, Charleston: J.. Brock
MorEantown: G. c. SchohCid. Charles
ton: W. W Tompkins. Charleston. W.
IL Sharp. Parksrsburg.
The treasurer pro TEN, DR.. c. \. Win
Esrter. OF Wheeling. was asked 10 con-
sent 10 his name going before the SO
cicty for that Office. but he declined for
the reason that II would give color Il
the libel that the West Virginia Med
zeal Society ia Z Wheeling institution
Or. WlnEertter closed his remarks by
nominating Or. Johnston. who was re-
elected without opposition.
DR. Churchman made strong speech
naming Charleston rs the place for tn
meeting nf thu society in MAY, 1891 Hl
could not guarantee as good a time
as has been had in Wheeling. but the
CharIcst1niang would do their best
Somebody said that CharlcstOn's best
is all right. There was no opposition
10 the Capitol City and II was chosen
unanimously. II Is proposed that a
steamboat he chartered by the society
10 take the delegates 10 the Charles
Ton meeting next May. The boat is t
start from Wheeling, where the dele
gates from the Pan Handle and tho
uppor Interior will 60 on board. AZ
Parkersburg another delegation from
the Interior will Join Il Is on account
Of this steamboat excursion that tht
meeting will be held somewhat "arlici
than usual so as to be reasonably SUR
NJ naYigable water in III" Ohio. The
Charleston committee WIFI soon fix The
exact date Of the meeting. Tho com.
mittcc on ar rdnEements ir COMPOSED
Of DR.. Churchman. chairman. Or y
Mayer and the other physicians OF
Charleston.
The committee to audit the tT"asur'
cr's books reported them found correct
Committees Named.
President Campbell then announced
the following appointments:
Committee on pubIlcatiDE-John L
DicRey. r. 81. Baird. T.. 4. H.'dretf
and the secretary and treasurer
Committee on HcCroloEy-John !.
Dlckey. r. ". Hazlct' and !. II. Erom
field.
Committe" m stat" mcdicirc-FirsI
District. D. T. Morgan. Second district
W. ". Golding: Third district. Y. r
Churchman, Fourth district. j. II. k"l
ley. =.
Sharp.
New romcGIaF-McdicaI division. W
G. stone. surgical division. !. Schwinn
Delegates to Maryland Medical y"
clcty. n r. EaulhauEh. G. A. Hoffman
" +. Con,
Delegates 10 Pennsylvania Modi"a
Socicty-T. X. Shields, L. II. Billiard
l. J. Reed.
Delegates 10 Virginia Medical SocIot,
J.. ". Smith, .. Hoffman, y. Mayer
Delegate 70 Ohio Medical Society
= Lc NJ Hupp. J. :" Mcdonald, W
Delsgatca 10 Mississippi Medical So
ciely-E. i. Stone. j, ". Michael u. c
Lnughroy
Delegates to worlds ConGrog Of Med
lco-Cllmntol0ay- .. stone 6. y
GHpin. ". =. Caldwell. J. T. McSuti
a. + Richter. e. +. f'lrich, 4. Gnr9icll
a. s, Grimm. G. $, Hoffman, g. 7
RIchardF0n.
Delegates 10 American Medical SO