Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-19
nOCroRS IN SESSION.
ava or rn,srArE MEDICAL
.,rr, or c,RohsAs AND VA
vus FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
,sare.. of welcome nm" RESPONSE
.,,ia physicians I'm At
pancrs Read-Dr. Hum
McGuire's Lecture

..,,r ,oTrE. y. c., January lS.-(Spe-
.,, rr,state Medical Society OF
e'' ,...,,inas and Virginia, temporarily
iHe -.a NJ Virginia Beach last sum
ors .,.ercd In It's FIRST regular session
ue- ,.i,tte to-day The session was
So ,,,ih prayer by Rev. DIR. ChreiiZ-
0t the Tryon-Street Methodist
lt,t sfter which Colonel IL. {. Jones
o'..,5 the welcoming address.
dow ,.as responded to by DIR. Hugh 7.
i. of Charlottesville. Va. AT the
N., ION of Or. Nelson's remarks tho
CIV president. Or Cobb an
that next on the programme
81. appointment OF a committee on
and constitution. He named Dr
-r.ver Tompkins. OF Edgeneld, ; 60
a. p.ul B. Barringer. OF the University
4t-.inia. and Dr. George W. Long' Oh
.-,ram. y. {. Do,1
~r, INST paper was read by Or. fou'
-.-reor. OF the University OF Nlrs", ~,
~. .abiect being THE Purposes Oh ~.
estate Medical Organization. A. -
f.sr DE said. it would seem ln"' ,,e
,.. I'D reason for the existence Vi a.
.--.t.te Medical Society, but on i".,,
I'D must be manifest that the Nu-
'.,-.i Medical Society with us Dl'.'S', .oa3
t-.rnbers. was too cumbersome 10 ~
F I'm subjects. and cspeciaUY lnos
. ,rfect in a peculiar degree CERTAIN
-ti.s Even the state socieues' "Nuo
=, ,peir dealings with most sub
- certainly not be inJuriously
.. ~ b,,t rather greatly aided by the
...,rches and reports of the Trlstate
MEDICAL Society .bo nrooranme
me second paper on tne pros "i',iii y.
.-. an pseudo Membranous Enteflus,
ur J. NJ Fladger, OF Summel'oh' >.
rr MAS we'll received and generaliy
discussed. -, A.ho,,,1,e heino
,r..st his paper on cold as helueul "a
.. Do was deferred. An able paper or
r.,r,ia" was read by DIR. J. y, Up
lf Richmond, Va. His paper was
-.t 10 with unusual interest.
- mort of the Committee on Con
-..-.i,- md Bylaws was presented an'
$50 .t the afternoon session. WIN
.,e.rtfon Of the section on the SUB
10 .rfiation fees and annual dues
-,s .t.r was left open.
g Knowlt0n, of Columbia ;. Z;
paper on "Blood-I4etting ana
,,..t.~- In Uremia." and IT was discuss
.try urs Robinson and Barringer. Other
.-rs-s read were: "A Plea for the Earle.
recognition OF Pulmonary Consuinpt ION,
hr nr. Lewis 4. HIGH VI Do4i'''o' =,
Treatment of Urethial Discharges, %
Dr. lanes NJ. Parrot, Of Kinston, \. =
s-l Remarks on the Relation oil Die
FL. Hav-Fever and Asthma" by Or. Jon
T.rn of Richmond. This last paper wa
discussed by DIS. Upper, White hoD"
su ana Dunn. ~ r
Ur George w. Long, Of Graham, \. =
r.I a PAPER on Appendicitis ConiPl
..,4s With Intestinal Perforation u
,r /. robinson. of Danville, reau
,,ner ON Diagnosis and Treatment
Trbercular Peritonitis." ,
The society then adjourned 10 III u
yonng Mems Christian Association ia
,o hear DIR. McGuire's lecture on Ston
,,su Jackson. There was very lai
audience and the address was enthuSla
tlcauv received. Mrs. Jackson was pre-
Cut. .,.o4 q.
The society will have o banquet
morrow night at the Buford House
Among the physicians In attenu'iI nc
are the following from Richmond pi
Hunter Mcclure, Paulus a. irving -
white John Dunn, II. NJ. Taylor -
l(uyk ]. X. Upshur. George Ben JON
ston. and +. c. Levy.