Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-29
Fellow. DR.. Joseph Price. Philadelphia.

Plea for the Early Diagnosis and Radi-
cal Operation for Cancer OF the Uterus
BY invitation. Or. j. Wesley. Bovee,
Washington. ID. c.
Ninety Hysterectomles, with Remarks
on Method and Technique-Dr. Joseph
Taber Johnston. Washington, d. c.,
Honorary Fellow.
Intestinal Parcsis After Abdominal
Operat.onS-Dr. Edward Mcclure, Rich
mond, Va
Report OF Mixed Group OF Interesting
Abdominal Cases-Honorary Fellow, DR..
William l.. Robinson. DanvIlle, Va.
Vesical and Renal Surgery-Dr. Jacob
Michaux, Richmond. Va.
Have We Found Radical Cure for
Inguinal Hernia by Invitation. DR.. Will
liam y. De Garmo. New York, n. Y.
Substitute for Whitehead's Operation
for Hemorrhoids-Fra Delegate,
DR.. Samuel T. Earle, Baltimore, Nd.
Treatment OF Angular Deformity Of
the Knee, with Report OF Eight Cases
DR.. a. r. Stands. Washington, d. c.
Ptosis ~ the Abdominal and Pelvic
Viscera-Dr. Hugh NJ. Taylor. Rich
mond. Va.
Medical Ethics. as 1t Is Now. and
Should Be-Honcrary Fellow, DR.. Robert
]. Preston. Marion. Va.
" 0Atis VI kilo w dt III GDINENs Nd..
in Health and Diseases-Dr. Robert F.
Williams. Richmond, Va.
Dr. X. NJ. Slaughter. Theological Semi
nary, Virginia.
DR.. Hamilton p. Howard, Alexandria,
Va.
Dr. John d. Thomas. Washington. d.
c.
THE PRIZE ESSAY.
The competition for the prize Of $50,
offered by Drs. Joseph Price. OF Phila-
delphia; Herbert NJ. Nash. of Norfolk,
and Hunter MCGUIRE Of this city, for the
best essay on the Medical and Surgical
History Of Virginia." promises 20 be close
and exciting. Several manuscripts are
In the hands of the committee. and those
who are acquainted with the writer's have
little doubt that one OF the essays will
be sufficiently meritorious 10 deserve the
prize.
THE SOCIETY'S OFFICERS.
The society is oflicered as follows:
DR.. George Ben. Johnston, Richmond.
Va. president.
Or. William c. Day, Danville, Va. first
yice-president.
Or. T. w. Simmons, Martinsville, Va.
second vlce-president.
DR.. l.. II. Keller, Luray, Va, third
vice-president.
DR.. Landon r. Edwards, Richmond, Va.
recording secretary.
Dr. John f. Winn. Richmond, Va. cor
responding secretary.
Dr. II. 7. styll, Petersburg, Va, trea-
surer.
Some OF the Richmond physicians who
will probably attend are Drs. +. H..
Beadles, Lewis c. Bosher, Landon Il.
Edwards, Charles NJ. Edwards, William
S. Gordon. J. Allison Hodges. Pauus A.
Irving, George Ben. Johnston, Arthur
Jordan, II. II. Lew. T.. c. Levy. Edward
Mcclure, Stuart Mcclure, J. Page Mas
sic. Jacob Michaux, r. A. Nichols, w. w.
Parker. NJ. w. Peyser, Hugh NJ Taylor,
J. A. White, Robert f. Williams, and
John +. Winn.
HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION.
OF the ninety-two physicians who as
sembled in convention in this city on
November 2. 1870. to organize the Medical
Society of Virginia, twenty-seven were
still living at the time when the last an
nual convention was held. and none OF
them have died since then. The following
is the list Of them
Dr. BENJAMIN Blackford, DR.. John Her
bert Claiborne. DR.. Landon b. Edwards,
DR.. John r. Glldersleeve, DR.. Robert s.
Hamilton, DR.. Lewis f.. Harvie, Jr., DIR.
Frederick Horner, Jr.. Dr. VI. J.. James,
DR.. d. w. Lassiter DR.. w. Augustus
Lee, DR.. James d McCaw. DR. Hunter
Mcclure, DIR. Jalnes ID. Moncure. DIR.
E. j. Moseley, Dr. William w. Parker
DR.. Robert NJ. Pulliam DR.. Thomas j.
Riddcl, DR.. u. 81 Stigleman. DR.. r.
Cabell Tabb, DIR. y. James Taylor. DR..
William II. Taylor. DR.. Christopher
Tompkins. DR.. Job n. Upshur, DR.. NJ.