The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-15
SOUTH S Sur GE ON
IA JOURNED|
Dr. Davis, Of Birmingham, Was.
Elected Pres dent.
MEET NEXT IN CINCINNATI.
The Meeting Here Que Of the Most Inter-
es,ing Ever Held Many Of
the Members Left Last
Night.

After three DAYS session the Southern
Surgical and genealogical Association
competed its work yesterday afternoon
and adjourned 10 meet 1T St year in Gin
ctnna:i.
The meeting was one OF the largest at
tendance, and certnnl! the most i'm
port.nt and interesting held In many.
Years. More than SO per cent. OF the mem
Lers We're present, and the programme
more nearly. carried out, so lar as the
papers listed were concerned, than at any
previous session. Socially the visit of the
surgeons was made pleasant by luncheons
receptions and banqnets. which occupied
their time most delightfully."- between ses-
sions. Many of the wishing surgeons
visited ard operated before the classes
ut the loca. medical colleges and IN
spected the several hospitals. They We're
s!lowt, through the Virginia. Old Do.
ininion and ST. lulSes Hospitals, and
visited the foundations Of the Memorial
Hospital being built at Twelfth and
Bread Streets.
MANY PAPERS READ.
Yesterdays sessions We're the most
Interesting of the meeting. The attend
ance did not sh5w a falling off, but to the
close the members remained. During the
day papers were read by Drs. Gessner, Of
New Orleans: NTestmoreiand. of Atlanta;
Davis, of Birmingham, johnson, Oh WASH
ington; McGanrotst of Nashville; Coiey.
of Alabama; Stands. of Washington;
Mathews. of MANCHESTER, Va; Southgate
Leigh. of Suffo!kS Crawford. of Atlanta;
Fort and Haggard. OF Nashville, and
Noble, of Atlanta.
I1r. Davis re a: "a paper on Opera
tions on the Liver, which was discussed
at length.
DIR George L. Brown. of Birmingham,
read a paper entitled .Hodgen's Splint
for the Jreatn ent of Fracture OF tie
Thigh.
Before adjourning for lunch yesterday
tn, Association elected officers and ap-
,,njnted the place of meeting next year.
The offers are: President, DR. w. +.
ID. Davis. of Birmingham, Ala; First
SicerPresident, DR.. j. Wesley Bovee, OF
washington, D. c.. Second Vice-Presi-
dent. DR.. John W. Long. OF SALISBURY, N.
&C.: Secretary. DR.. w D. Hagsard, OF
Nashville. Tenn Treasurer. Dr. +. w
McRae, of Atlanta, Ga. The next meet
ing will be held in Cincinnati. Dr. l. a
Ksany was appointed chairman of the
Committee on Arrangements
During the morning session papers We're
read by Dr. George II. Noble, OF Atlanta:
DR.. M. E. B. Davis. of Birmingham; LIT.
Joseph ober Johnson, of Washington; ana
DR.. A J. Cooley, of Alexandria City, Ala
At ] o'clock the meeting adjourned ioE
luncheon. at No. SOS East Grace Street.
New members elected We're DR.. H. ).
Baldt, New York: DIR. +. o. Werder,
Pittsburg; DIR. Samuel j. Mixter. Boston;
DIR. Rufus e Ford. Nashville: Dr. Rob-
w johnson, Baltimore; DR.. J. y. Run
yon. Little Rock: DR.. Lane Muiialby,
Charleston. S. c., DR.. M.:c,l Rodgers.
Birmingham; DR.. James O. Dir, Lit
tie Rock; DR.. g. Baug,-7an: Richmond;
DIR. Charles NJ. Hazen; DR.. Charles N.
Rosser Dallas, Texas: DIR. Charles K.
Robins, Richmond; DIR. Edwin Picketts,
Cincinnati: and Dr. A. ]. Ochsner, of Chi
cago.