The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17
THE STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY
ADJOURNED YESTERDAY.
Several Able Papers Read and Dis
cussed-The Officers InstaIIed-The
Doctors hted With Their Stay
at the Seashore HoteI-Their Last
Act Vast To Take an Excursion
Down the Cape Fear.

shore Hotel on WrightsvilIe Beach and
the attendance was very good.
THE LAST SESSION
The last day was given up to the final
report of sections and the following pa
pers were read and discussed:
The Doctor, the Patient, the Impor-
tance of Good Roads to Both" by Dr.
NJ. Eugene Street. Of Glendon- This
was under the general head of "Medi-
cal JURISPRUDENCE and State Medicine"
of which DR.. ]. l.. Nicholson. of Rich
lands is chairman.
Under "Materia Medica and Thera-
peutics," of which DR.. John B. Wright,
OF Granite Falls, is chairman, two pa
pers were presented. The first aroused
considerable discussion and was the re-
suit of the writer's own initiative in
the prescription Of a certain drug. 1t
was by DR.. Wright on "Creosote."
DR.. B.. r. Graham, of Wallace. read
a well conceived report on THE Spirit
of Commercialism."
Uunder the head of Obstetrics" the
chairman, DR.. E. a. Moye, of Greenville,
presented a thoughtful study on Peri
neal LaceratiOns, their Prevention and
the Necessity of Immediate Repair"
DR.. J. Ernest Stokes, chairman of the
section of "G~ynecology,' read a paper
on The Clinical Aspects Suggesting. or
Indicating Cancer of the Uterus"
DR.. F. O.. Rogers, of Concord, chair
man of the Chemistry and Physiology
division, read a treatise on The
Urine"
The final paper was a presentation by
Chairman y. ]. Crowell, of Charlotte.
under the head of Pathology and Mi
crOscopy," of a treatment of the sub
ject Retention of Urine"
THE OFFICERS INSTALLED
This concluded the official programme
of the society's work. and the final
event before adjournment was taken
was the installation of the newly elect
ed officers who are to serve next year.
These officers who were July installed
are as follows:
P~resident-Dr. A. w. Knox. of RAJ
leigh.
Wee Presidents-Drs. E. A. Moye. of
Greenville: c.. A Julian. of Thomas
Vile: w. w. Mckenzie. of Salisbury.
dIu = L. 1NICIlOISOlB VI IlCIldlIuS-
Secretary-Dr. ]. Howell Way. of
Waynesville.
Treasurer-Dr. G.. T.. Skies. of Girls
som
Final adjournment was then taken
till next year when the association
meets at Hot Springs.
WELL PLEASED AT THE SEA
SHORE.
While no official action was taken by
the board, yet The Messenger is au-
thOrized to say for the members that in
every respect their stay among our
people, both on the beach and, in the
city, has been very pleasant.
Every arrangement for comfort and
convenience that could possibly be
made, has been arranged by the Sea-
shore Hotel management and Manager
Hinton and his entire hotel force has
been very solicitous and anxious to do
all in their power to make the stay of
the doctors an enjoyable one.
The convention this year has been
largely attended, the papers have been
unusually we'll prepared and presented.
and the discussions have been lively
and helpful. On the whole, this years
work has been extremely beneficial to
the members and they have all enjoyed
the meetings greatly.
EXCLUSION DOWN THE CAPE FEAR
AS a fitting finale to the plans map
ped out by the local physicians for their
brethren of the North Carolina Medical
society a trip was arranged for them
on the steamer Wilmington yesterday
afternoon. The hundreds of doctors
came up from the beach and took in the
trip and a more clever set of gentlemen
and who appreciated all hat was done
for their comfort, would be hard to find
About SO doctors. including DR.. F. H.
Russell, DIR. w. ]. H. Bellamy. DR.. w.
J. Love, DR.. r. E. Zachary, DR.. George
Gillett Thomas, DR.. Pride J. Thomas.
DR.. ]. c. Shepard, DR.. c. T. Harper, and
DR.. W. c. Galloway, OF the local COM
mittee, were on board. and certainly
everything was looked after by them
for the pleasure of their guests.
The steame ran below Fort Fisher
and the doctors all greatly enjoyed the
trip. 1t was something new to a great
many and as the local points of interest
were pointed out to them they regretted
that they could not stay longer and
visit the places more at leisure.
1t is needless to say that Captain
John w. Harper made them all feel at
home on his boat and the attention
shown them by him and his crew was
not surprising to us who know him.
The doctors were loud in their praise
of the captains courtesy and many
shook his hand on leaving the boat and
thanked him for the pleasure afforded.
saying it was one of the best courtesies
the have received.
On the trip up and down the river
refreshments were served n it is
useless to say that they were immense
ly enjoyed. 1t goes without saying that
.the committee knows we'll how to ante
ipate every want. Nothing occurred 10
mar the pleasure of the trip n poat
left at 2:45 D.. m. and returned at $50
as a great many We're anxious to get
off on the Z o'clock northern train.
Altogether it was one of the finest and
best managed excursions that we ever
attended and it would be a pleasure to
take in such a one oftener.
Most of the doctors left yesterday
afternoon and last night for their
homes.