Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-17
A GATHERING
OF DOCTORS [
Thirteenth Annual Session of Med
iGal Society Of Virginia.
A PROGRAM ARRANGED
Norfolk Physicians Hold Pronincn.
Positions-Tho session to Be one
OF tho Most interesting in tho Hiss
tory of sooio,y-OriEin OF tho Ors
SanIzatIon The omcers ana Com
mIttco.

L :
ganIzatIon The Omccrs and Com.
mIttco.
The Medical Society OF Virginia meets
at Richmond the gath instant in annual
session in the city Of Richmond
! The sessions OF the socity will be held
at the Roof Garden OF the Jefferson
Hotel on October oath. 25th and 26th.
The society will hold its opening scs-
sion at p. IN. Tuesday, the cath, which
will be open to the public. After prayer
has been offered. DIR. ]. Allison Hodges,
Of Richmond. will deliver the address
OF welcome. and will be followed by
| the address to the public and profess
| sion by DIR. Livius Landlord, OF Nor
| folk Va.
After the address Of the president.
DR.. Jacob Michaux, OF Richmond, the
public session will close and the society
| VIII go into executive session for the
registration of fellows.
The two succeeding days, Wednesday
and Thursday, wfll be occupied entire
~ with business, and the society will
Eold sessions morning, afternoon and
| 'N'o'S "HSit OIL import
ahce Will be discussed and many papers
read.
On thursday night, after the society
has adjourned, the members will be en-
1ertained by concert at the Roof
Garden. from S to 10 o'clock for the
doctors and their ladies, and after 10
O'clock banquet will be held for the
members OF the society only.
Arrangements have been made for
clinics at tho lJniVnrSttu
the Medical College OF Virginia on
Wednesday and Thursday from / to 3
p. m.
The society Is composed entirely of
males with three exceptions. Mrs. Il. C.
Runyon, of Richmond; l. b. Hyde, Of
Iataro, and Crestney Hopkins, Of
Stanton.
ADDRESSES AND PAPERS.
The following physicians will address
the society or read papers before 1t,
| during Its sessions:
}. Allison Hodges, of Richmond; Liv-
ius Lankford of Norfolk; Jacob Mich
aux, OF ltichmond; ]. II. Neff, of Har-
rfsonburg; Alfred c. Palmer, of Rich
| mond; Hugh Mcclure, OF Alexandria:
II. Stuart Mclean. of Richmond; L.. c.
Levy, of Richmond; r.. S. Martin. OF
Stuart: James N. Ellis, of Atlanta, Ga. :;
Lucian Lotion, of Norfolk; ~ r.
',.uS' VI w aaHillStotl, u. e.; j. Yves
ley Borcc, of Washington, ID. c.; Hun
ter Mcclure, OF RicMnond; George r..
Harrison, of New York: Wharton Sink
Ter. of Philadelphia; T. T. IF,cks of
Warrenton: Bittle c. Kuster, OF South
Boston; William d. Turner. of Fergus
sons Wharf; $. r. y. Kent. of Ingram;
Jesse Ewell. of Ruckersville; Stephen
Harnsbergcr. of Catetts: Francis H..
Stuart, OF Brooklyn. y. Y; Joseph
nl ,is. I'll
CURE, OF Richmond: II. NJ. Wiley. of
Salem; Robert +. Williams. of Rich
inond; John n. Upshur, of Richmond;
John Dunn. of Richmond: Joseph A.
White, of liichmond; ]. w. Long, of
Salisbury. y. c.: Maurice \. Richard
son. OF Harvard, and w. s. Thier, OF
Johns-Hopkins.
The committee composed of Messrs.
William S. Gordon, Robert j. Preston
Robert Il. Williams, has issued an ad-
dress 10 the feII0WS OF The Medical So
ciety of Virginia, In which it Is stated
that the committee composed Of the
above named doctors. which was APP
pointed to manage and publish the
prize essays submitted for the Mcdi-
cal and Surgical History of Virginia,
was directed at the last meeting of the
society to proceed with the work and
| to estimate the compensa ton.
The committee says that they are
| willing TO offer their services free. hut
that preparation of the manuscript
| from the material on hand will necessi-
tate considerable expenditure of time
| and money.
! The committee fixes the necessary
compensation for the work at 81. 500 and
wishes to know whether This can be
guaranteed from the funds OF the So
ciety, from individual contribution or
| from both.
The fellows are requested to commu-
nicate with the chairman of the com
mittee ut No. 6 east Grace street Rich
mond. as to whether they wish to con-
tribute to this fund and If so, how
much.
ORIGIN OF THE SOCIETY.
The Medical Society Of Virginia was
organized in Richmond in 1870 with
| ninety-two charter members from all
parts OF the State. but mostly from
Richmond.
The first officers of the society who
We're elected at this meeting we're: r..
S. Payne, Lynchburg, president; ]. S.
Wexford, Richmond, first vice presi-
dent; ]. Stsiige Davis, University OF
Virginia, second vice president; Will
liam Seldom. Norfolk, third vice presi-
dent; 7. j.. Brown, Southampton.
fourth vice president; V. r. Churchson.
| Augusta, fifth vice PRESIDENT; Hugh
| Mcclure, Winchester, sixth vice presi-
al nj