The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-21
THE DOCTORS AT CHARLOTTE
Successful Meeting of the State
Medical society.

CHARLOTTE y. c.. Jan. 2O.-Special-
The hrst annual session of the Tri-State
Medical Society of the Caroliuas and Vir-
ginia. organized at Virginia Beach last
year. closed its first regular annual meet
ing here last night with "a banquet 90 the
visiting members no the Buf0rd Hotel by
The local physicians. and made q feAc tous
close TO @ most successful gathering.
The tWO-days' sessions were highly In
terestlng from a medical standpoint
The visitors were welcomed bv Colonel
III. C.. Jones. and DIT. Hugh y. Nelson. of
Charlottesville. made am elegant response.
DIT Paul Barringer, chairman ot the
faculty of the University of Virginia. read
paper ON the purposes of the associ1-
ton. and showed that 10 had Cd useful mis-
sion among medical organizations.
Papers wcr read thc drst day by Dr
Papers were read the first day boy Dr.
j. y. Upshur OF Richmond, Va. Dr. a. b.
KnowltOn. of Columbia. $. c.. Dr. Lewis
r. High OF Danvile, Dr James VI. Par
rott. of KinstOn. y. c.; DIT John Dunn.
of Richmond. Or. George W. Long. Of
Graham y. G., and Dr. W. J.. Robinson.
The society then adjourned to the
Young Mems Christian Association Hall
20 hear Dr. McGuire's lecture ON Stone
wall Jackson. There was avery large
audience. and the address was enthusiasts
ficallv received. Mrs. Jackson was
present
The meetings Yesterday attracted n
number of persons outside the medical
profession The association voted 10 pub
lish It's proceedings 100 pamphlet form.
The initiation fee was placed az s. and
the yearly dues at So.
The constitution provides that the c0un-
cil shall consist OF nine members Ghree
from each Statcl. and of those members
or the present meeting three shall serve
three years three two years and three
one year. this being determined by the
votes received. but always the members
OF the Executive Council shall consist of
three from each State. So subsequently
three members of the council Zone from
each State) shall be elected annually 10
serve three years. The president and the
secretary shall be members eX-onici0
Dr paulus Irving. OF richmond. cast
the vote of the Virginia members and
named Drs Hugh J. Nelson. OF Char
lottesvlle. W. L. Robinson OF Danville,
and A. ) pTiddy. Of Keystone Or. Nell
son was selected for the threc-year term.
DIR. Robinson for the two and Dr. Priddy
for the one The bailoting for the South
Carolina members OF tho committee re-
suited in the selection OF Dr. \. g.. Baker
of sumter. for the threc-ycar term. DIT.
J. Glover Tompkus of Edgeneld. for The
two and DIT J. N. Fladger. OF sumner
ION. FOR the ono. The North Carolina
members Of the council were selected. as
follows Or. J. w. Long Of Salisbury. for
the threc-year term, Or. James a. Bur-
rough. or AsncNllle. Tor tne TWO. ana Dr.
u C. Register. OF Charlotte. for the one.
Or Nelson was made chairman and Or.
Long secretary.
The following nominations were made
l,v The Committee on Nominations Presi-
dent. DR.. w. II. cobb. Nice-Presideut
from Virginia. Dr. W. j. Robinson: from
south Carolina, Dr. g. w. Kolerk. from
North Carolina. Dr. III. j. Weaver; Secre-
f9rv and Treasurer, DR. Paulus a. Irving
Tho committee recommended that the
secretary and treasurer be allowed actual
EXPENSES. and that the temporary officers
he reimbursed. Charleston. S. c.. was
recommended as the next place Of annual
meeting.
The association adjourned at the close
~ this session