Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-09

Receptions, Etc.
Tomorrow the Medical Siciety of the
State of West Virginia will meet in this
city in their twenty-ninth annual ses-
sion, and will remain in session three
days. The convention will be called
to order by the President, DR.. j. a.
Campbell, of this city, tomorrow after
noon at two O'Clock, at Odd Fellows
Hall, on Chapline street. The Recep-
ton Committee and the Committee on
Arrangements have left nothing I'M
done to make this one OF the most sue
cessful and interesting meetings in the
history of the Society. DR.. G. A. Ash
mann has been busy the past few days
arranging affairs for the visiting ply
sicianS who will, from present indica-
tons. be present seventy-fve strong.
The local membership is about twenty
five, who will all combine to entertain
the visitors. A number Of the visiting
doctors will arrive tonight and others
early in the morning
The following order of business will
be observed:
Call to order by the President;
prayer; calling of the roll; address OF
welcome; response; report of Commit
tee of Arrangements; receiving creden-
tails of fraternal delegates; annual adj
dress Of the President; any business
requiring early attention; receiving and
referring applications for membership;
annual report of Secretary. Treasurer
and Committee on Publication; report
OF Board of CensorS and election of
new members; report of special COM
mittees appointed at last meeting: re-
port of standing committees; Commit
tee on Neurology, J. L. Dickey, chair
man; Committee on State Medicine
First district. Fleming Howell, Clarks-
burg; Second district, j. c. Irons FL
kins: Third district. C. C. Schoolfield,
Charleston; Fourth district. II. b.
Stout, Parkersburg; Committee on
New Remedies-Medical Division, e. A.
Hildreth. Wheeling; Surgical Division,
J. Schwinn. Wheeling; essayists-L. B.
Wilson, Wheeling, H. B. Jones, Wheel
ing, The Woman Physician" volun-
tary papers, in order as handed in; new
business: appointment of committees,
delegates, ETC.; election of officers; APP
pointment of Committee of Arrange
ments; reading OF minutes; adjourn
ment.
The papers to be read are as follows:
"An Interesting Case" by DR.. T. A.
Harris. Parkersburg.
"Whoopingcough Pneumonia-Its
Etiology, symptoms, Prognosis and
Treatment" by Dr. w. w. Golden, Ell
kins
The Evolution of the New Physi-
cian,' by DR.. c. F. Ulrich. Wheeling.
Should Not Legislative Enactments
Authorize the Revolving Of the State
Medical License by DR.. j. c. Irons,
Elkins.
"Gunshot Wound of the Brain
Operation, Recovery" by Drs. H. Yo-
kun, Beverly. and w. w. Golden, Ell
kins.
The Wheeling Smallpox of 1885,
Its Lessons" by DR.. S. L. Je Ell,
Wheeling.
Massage in Some Surgical Affec-
tons" by Dr. C. A. Wingerter, Wheel
ing.
Natures Antiseptics," by DR.. j.
Schwinn, Wheeling.
"The Present Status of Gastros-
tony" by DR.. Frank LIE Moyne Hupp,
Wheeling.
"Hysterical Analgesia," by Dr. C. c.
Hersman, Pittsburg. Pa.
Secretary Ashmann regrets that he
is not able to give a greater list of
papers to be read, but no doubt there
viii be a large number and the indi-
cations are that the coming meeting
will be one of unusual interest. A
large attendance and an increase in
membership is looked for
Tomorrow evening a reception will
De held at the City Hospital at tho
corner of Twentieth and Eoff streets,
from eight to ten o'clock, during which
a second reception will be going on at
the hospital of Dr. Harriet B. Jones
between nine and eleven o'clock.
On Thursday the members will take
the four o'clock Wheeling and Elm
Grove motor and repair to Wheeling
Park. where an outing will be held
The committee has arranged banquet,
OhEA NilNI III. -. L. JtbSOlf vi Lllio
city. will preside. DR.. c. f. Ulrich will
be introduced by the toast-master, who
will make the address of welcome. The
toast, Past. Present and Future" will
be responded to by members not yet
seleo'ed: state Board of Health" by
Or. NJ. d. Baker, of Martinsburg, The
Country Doctor will be responded to
by a visitor. The party will return to
this city on a late motor.
At seven O'clock on Friday evening
the visitors will be entertained by
trolley party over the Wheeling street
railway service, leaving the Mcclure
House at seven o'clock. On the down
trip to Benwood the party will be es-
corted through the immense works Of
the Riverside Iron and Steel Company
This will conclude the convention fes-
tivities. and the visitors will return to
their respective homes on Saturday
morning.
ST LOUIS EXCURSIONS FOR RE-
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