Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-02
AN EXCITING SESSION,
Proceedings Of the Medical So
ciety Of Virginia Yesterday
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RESIGNED
They Could Not Report on q Certain
Matter.
CHARGES AGAINST PHYSICIANS.
This Was the Cause of the Troubles
Officers Eiected-Will Meet I'm Rich-
mond Next Year-Health of school
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CHARGES AGAINST PHYSICIANS.
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VIRGINIA. BEACH, VA, September
1.--(Special )-To-day's session OF the
Medical Society OF Virginia was a most
exciting one, and the proceedings tur-
nlshed the physicians ample ground Tor
argument and debate
The first order OF business In the morn
ing was the report OF the Judiciary
Committee, which was as follows:
/. Tho charge against Dr. J. Kinney, OK
Roanoke, Is dismissed as too trivial for
consideration.
.. DIR. Joseph A. Gale Is fully exonerated
from charges brought.
3. DIR. j. n. lewis, OF Roanoke. Is fully
exonerated from charges brought.
The following suggestion Is respect-
fully and unanimously submitted by the
comnittee: That in the case OF trivial
charges brought by one member against
another, and not sustained, the accuser
shall be subject to tho same penalty
which would have been inflicted on the
accused had he been found guilty.
DIR. BOOTHS CASE.
4. In the case Of Dr. j. Il. Booth, of
Petersburg, your committee has made
careful and earnest effort to get at facts,
but with a due sense OF tho gravity OF
the charge and the Importance Of the
matter, both to the society and the ao-
cused. we feel obliged to report that the
evidence. from lack Of Witnesses. Is not
sufficient to either convict or remove n
reasonable degree Of doubt. We there
fore report ourselves not ready To give
a final or positive accommodation This
is the unanimous opinion OF the COM
mittee.
THEN CAME THE UPROAR.
A great uproar was caused by the last
section of the report. motions following
each other with amazing rapidity Finally
the committee resigned and n new one
was appointed to bring I'm a definite report
at this meeting.
Papers were read by Drs. II. NJ. Taylor
OF Richmond; j. Wesley Bovee, Of WASH
ingtoni william r.. Price. Of New York
city: A. j. Nelson, of Gaines MIL Va;
Swlthen Chandler, OF Wilmington. and Is.
c. Kelster, Of South Boston, Va.
JUDICIAL COMMITTEES REPORT
At the afternoons session the Judicial
Committee brought in the following re-
port on the case OF DIR. Booth:
I'VE cannot decide now, owing 10 lack
OF testimony, and adjourn 10 meS. again
TO hear testimony on the side Of tho
accused, all that available having been
taken and filed with the committee. SO
impressed Is the committee with the ne
cesslty of perfect fairness. that In tho
absence of the accused. we have arranged
to have a subcommittee meet In vacation
at Petersburg, to hear any further EVIL
dence that may b. adduced."
Drs Michaux. Mallett, and Irving were
appointed the subcommittee.
THE OFFICERS ELECTED.
The annual election Of officers resulted
as follows: Dr. Jacob Michaux. president,
nominated by DIS II. j. Preston and Os-
car Wiley. and elected unanimously; Drs.
Il. NJ. Atkinson. Of Staunton; II. g. Levy,
Of Richmond. and T.. r. Brady, OF Abing-
don. first, second, and third vice-presi-
dents. respectively; Landon IL. Edwards.
recording secretary; John +. Winn, oc
Richmond, corresponding secretary; u. 7.
Styll Of Petersburg treasurer
Executive Committee-Drs. Hunter Nc
Guire, John Herbert Claiborne. Il. w.
Rowe, NJ ID. Hoge. Jr., and Il. a. Irving;
Committee on Nominations for Fellow
ship-Drs W. -. Turner. j. n. Glider
sleeve, l.. II. Keller, Mark w. Peyser. and
Southgate Leigh.
Publicatlon-Drs IT, NJ. Taylor, ]. r.
Winn. and NJ. ID. Hoge. Jr.
Necrological-Drs. Arthur Jordan. Liyins
Tankford. II. II. Latans, G. &. Conway,
and Burke
THE NEXT ADDRESS.
The address 20 the public and profession
at the twentieth annual convention will
be delivered by Or. Liyins Landlord, OF
Norfolk. The subject for general discus
sion was chosen as follows: How best
10 promote the health in every way. OF
our children in the public schools. Lead
er. DR.. j. II. Nen. II Harrisonburg, to
open the dscusslon-Drs. o. G. Palmer. OF
Richmond. and Hugh Mcclure. % Alex
andria
WILL NEXT MEET IN RICHMOND.
Richmond was placed In nomination as
the place for the next annual meeting by
DR.. Ed. Mcclure, and Montgomery White
Sulphur, by DR.. j. II. Gildersleeye. The
capital Of the State was selected by a
vote Of 90 to 20. The time will be an
nonnced later.
The retiring president. DIR. Lewis II.
acclamation. alludng 20 his excellent ad-
dress on yesterday, the Dispatch incor-
rectly spelled his name
Three new members were elected
Papers were read by Drs. v y. Gibney.
New York city; Robert }. Preston. Ma
riOn r. II. Crothers, Hartford: Frank II.
Hancock. Virginius Harrison. and South
gate Leigh.
Resolutions OF respect to the memory OF
the late Dr. Joseph ODH yer, OF New
York. were read.
Thanks were voted 10 the management
OF the Princess Anne Hotel, and the Ar
rangements Committee. after which the
nineteenth ANNUAL convention OF the Medl-
cal Society of Virginia adjourned sine die.
Miss Hattie Bailey. Jetersvllle, Va;
Miss Lula Burton. and Mr.. w. ". Garth
right, Richmond. and Mr.. Samuel Taylor.
Danville. Va. all graduates OF the y.r-
ginia Business College. have been placed
In positions since Monday by the coli
lege. President Davis received one other
application which he was unable 10 fiii.