Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-24
DOCTORS BUSY DAY.
c'wo BUSINESS SESSIONS. A LUNCH,
AND AN ELEGANT DANauET.
second Day Of the American Assoc
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,scsr,esans' Animal Convention
Subjects Discussed.
subjects Discussed.

Tho yellows OF the American Associa-
lion OF Gynecologists and obstetricians
held two business sessions yesterday,
were entertained al luncheon at the
Weetmoreland Club. and wound up the
day with their annual dinner. magnin-
cent banquet at the Jefferson.
Unlike most affairs or its kind. the
banquet was devoted almost exclusively
60 gastronomic arguments. and oratory
was eliminated from the menu There
were no toasts. and the only feature OF
she entertainment not provided by Messrs.
Ainsl!e & Webster were dialects and
monologues given by Messrs. Polk Miller
and b. Il. Valentine, who were the guests
Of the association.
The luncheon given az the Westmore-
land by the physicians OF Richmond TO
their visiting brethren was most on
joyable affair. most tempting and ele-
CANT meal was served. and wines and
punches flowed like water.
THE BUSINESS SESSIONS.
Tho entire morning session. which lasted
until O'Clock. was devoted to the read
ing and discussion OF two papers which
were omitted from Tuesdays programme
The first was that on abdominal Sec
ton for Tubercular Disease" by DR.. j. Il.
McArdle. OF Washington, and the second
was Dynamic Items" with report OF
cases by DR.. J. w. Long. of this city.
At the close of the morning session the
members of the association were request
cd TO remain for a short while in order
that they might be photographed. = They
were grouped for this purpose on the
marble steps leading from the office to
the jefferson court. and their pictures
were taken.
DIR. PRICES ANNUAL ADDRESS.
The fellows reassembled in the assem-
bly-room at the jefferson at o'clock,
and the president of the association, Dr.
Joseph Price. of Philadelphia, delivered
his annual address. lie first extended ms
thanks 10 his associates for the honor
they had conferred on him by elevating
him to the presidency of their associa-
ton. and then referred in an explanatory
manner 10 the character OF the work be
ing done by the organization. He spoke OF
the operations performed by the pioneer
physicians OF Virginia. and paid high
tribute to their skill. saying that the Old
Dominion had produced some of the best
physicians in the United states. The rest
OF his address was statistical and re
lated only to medical and scientific mat
tiers.
When Dr. Price concluded. DIR. b. NJ.
Hypes. of ST. Louis. read a paper on
Rupture of the Uterus During Labor"
and exhibited specimens.
"Parro's Operation" was the subject of
a paper read by DR.. Edwin Ricketts,, OF
Cincinnati, and papers treating of like
subjects were read by Drs. NJ. Rosen-
wasser. of Cleveland and George L. HUI
bert, of ST. Louis.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
To-day the visitors. after their morning
session, will be treated TO a carriage
drive around the city. and later in the
afternoon they viii visit the abattoir Of
the Valentine Mcat-Juice Company, where
luncheon will be served them by the
Messrs. Valentine. At night a reception
will be rendered the visitors by DR.. George
Ben. Johnston at his residence. No. 4OS
cast Grace street. Mrs. Christopher
Tompkins will give the ladies Of the
party a reception this afternoon at her
residence. No. lie east Franklin street.