The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-26
THE SOFT SIDE OF
DOCTORS MEETING
Close the Session With Splendid
Banquet at the Chamber|in.
DIR. UPsHUR The PRESIDENT
Or. Landon 3. Edwards Again Elected
Recording Secretary, Position He
Has Held for Many Years-Wili
Next Meet at Roanoke.
DIR. UPsHUR THE PRESIDENT
fsnccial pisnatch TO Tho T!nes.l

Especial Dispatch TO The T!rncs.)
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Sept. 25.-The
thirty-th!rd annual session of the Medi-
cal Society of Virginia was brought 10
notable close tonight by a splendid
banquet ut the Chamberl!n Hotel, Old
Point. beginning shortly after 10 o'clock
and lasting until The small hours. the
guests returning to Newport News on a
special trolley train.
DR. w. i. Cooper. president of the New
port News Society, otiiciated as toastmas-
ter. Among those responding TO set
toasts were DR.. John w. upshur Rich
mond, Virginia; DR.. Edwin Ricketts,,
Cincinnati. Our Visiting Brothers; W.
p. Johnson. The Newspaper Man; DR..
Hugh T. Nelson. Charlottesville. 'Medi-
cal Society of Virginia: Mayor A. a.
Moss. Newport News; DR. Elliott r.
Brady. Abingdon. Medical Examining
Hampton, Hampton; DR.. ]. Allison
Hodges. Richmond. The Ladies'"
The banquet was one of the largest and
most beautiful ever held at this famous
hosiery.
THE SESSIONS.
The sessions of The Society this year
were marked by an attendance possibly
slightly larger than usual. The papers
read were of a high grade. and the dis
cussions were unusually full and intelli-
gent Taken all in all, the meeting was
one; of the finest in the history of the
Society.
The business event of the day. of
course, was the annual election of officers
at o'clock in the afternoon.
NEW MEMBERS.
New members We're elected as follows:
Samuel Riddick, Slnithneld; 7. II. Bren-
neman. Old Point; Garland Payne Moore,
Cape Charles; John Bowdoin Mears KEEL
lei; Richard Z. Bclville. Blackstone; j.
w Hunter, Jr, Norfolk, W. NJ Wilson,
Rip-Raps; e. r. Martin, Grafton; G. NJ.
Walden. Capeville; r. II. NeNette. Hull
wood.
one OF the most interesting discussions
of the meeting was precipitated by DR..
l.andon Is. Edwards, who brought UP
ethics. and suggested that it be referred
10 a committee.
Drs. Ramon Garcin, Edwards and
Others discussed the matter, and DR..
Garcin moved that the society request
the Legislature to vote against that sec
ton of the code containing the clause
permitting consultation with .'irrcgu-
lars.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
This motion was withdrawn in favor of
a motion by DIR. IL I. Nelson that a.
committee be appointed TO memorialize
the Legislature along this line.
The Chair appointed Drs. Nelson. Leigh.
Cooper, r. w. Martin and Hugh NJ,
TAYLOR.
AT four o'clock, the hour set for the
nominations, the Chair called for nomi-
nations Tor president.
Dr. Hugh 7. Nelson nominated DR..
John n. upshur, of Richmond.
The nomination was eloquently seconded
by Drs. Robinson, Landlord Glider
sleeve. Harvey, Bowles, Christian. Nash,
and Ross.
DIR. j. II. Mitchell nominated DR.. j. Z.
Mariner, of Brook Hill, Va.
This nomination was seconded ably by
DIR. Fisher and others
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The nominations were closed and the
ballot taken, which resulted as follows:
President. DIR. John N Upshur. Rich
1nond: First Nice-President, Dr. w. +.
Cooper, Newport News; Second Vice
President. DR.. r. W. Saunders. Max
Meadows; Third Nice-PresIdent DR.. J. Il.
Lynch, Norfolk; Recording Secretary,
Dr. Lapdon b. Edwards, Richmond; Cor
responding Secretary, DR. j. T. Winn,
Richmond; Treasurer, DIR. r. I. Styll,
Newport News
-Four members Of the Executive Com
mittee We're reelected, and DR.. Clifton
Miller, of Richmonu, was elected for the
fifth place, left vacant by Or. Upshur's
election to the presidency.
All of the old committees were re-
elected
DR.. w S. Christian, Of Urbana, was
elected orator Tor the next annual adj
dress.
ROANOKE NEXT PLACE.
Roanoke was selected as the next place
OF meeting without opposition.
Delegates to the American Society-Dr.
Stuart Mcguire. Richmond; DIR. r. S.
Martin. Alternates-Drs. w. d. Turner,
Isle of Might: r. 7. Sty-ll, Newport
News; n NJ Nash. Norfolk
The retiring president DIR. r. S. Mar
tin, and DIR. Edwin Ricketts,, of Cincin-
natl were made honorary fellows.
Fourteen members OF the Society died
during the year,
The Secretary was instructed to sug-
Eost to the Governor that the Society
is not properly represented on the boards
o, various State institutions.