Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-06
THE RAILWAY DOCTORS
BUSINESS CONSIDERED AT THE
MEETING HELD TODAY.
Surgeons of the Southern Railroad in
Annual Session-Topics Of
Papers Read.

A large number of delegates attending
the seventh annual meeting of the Associa-
ton OF Southern Railway Company Sur
geons was present this morning at the sec
ond days session of the convention, when
papers on matters pertaining to the pro-
fession were read and discussed. Twelve
new members were received into the so
ciety and 1t decided to increase the
membership dues from $50 to 81 per year.
The meeting called to order by Presi-
dent Hancock. who asked the first vice
president. DR. Rhett Goode of Mobile. Ala,
to preside over the deliberations. Dr. F.
W. McRae of Atlanta. Ga. guest of the
association, read a paper on ''Traumatic
Hernia which developed considerable in
terest among the physicians present.
Other papers were read this morning as
DIR. ]. II. Mitchell, Mt. Vernon. ILL.,;
Treatment of Fractures of Long Bones
DIR. F. W. Runyon, Austell, Ga; Report of
Cases" DR.. G. A Baxter. Chattanooga.
Tenn; shock DIR. c. Z. Fox. Greenville.
Tenn. Shock and its Treatment" DR..
Geo. Chaffee.
a recess was taken at 1890 and members
of the association and their friends started
a railway excursion to Mt Vernon.
The party will return TO the city about 4
O'Clock, and the business session will be re-
sumed.
Banquet This Evening.
A banquet has been arranged for this
evening in the banquet hall of the New
Willard. DIR. Geo. Ross of Richmond, Va,
will act POSTMASTER, and the following
gentlemen will respond to the sentiments:
Mr. A. b. DuvaI of Washington, D. c.;
Dr. W. c. Connolly of Dallas, Ga: DR.. Gray
Latham of Lynchburg, Va, and others.
The election of officers and the selection
of time ard place of holding the next con-
Eentton will take place tomorrow morning,
after which papers will be read on pro-
fessional subjects. In the afternoon the
newly elected officers will be installed with
appropriate exercises, and the convention
will be brought to a close.
The committee In charge of arrangements
for the banquet consists of the following:
DR.. NJ. W. o Brien, Alexa ndria, Va; DR.. H.
7. A. Lemon, Washington, d. c.; DR.. E.
NJ. Magruder, Norfolk, Va.
Presidents Address.
At the session held yesterday the address
of the president. DR.. Thomas H. Hancock
OF Atlanta, was read. He advocated a
strict physical examination of every en-
ploye of the road and asserted that a mere
examination of employees for color blindness
and deafness was not sufficient, but that
every muscle and organ of each man should
be subjected to a thorough inspection.
Papers We're also read by DR.. c. A Nc
league of Graniteville. S c., on Spinal
Paralysis DR.. W. w. Harper of Selma
AID, Ou SO-Cdlieu spinal COnCuSSlOn, and
DIR. S. r. Miller of Knoxville. Tenn, on
Cerebral Conclusion and Confusion"
At noon the delegates proceeded in body
to the White House and were received by
the President The afternoon session was
devoted TO the discussion of scientific pa
pers. Those contributing were Dr. c. p
Martin of Russelville. Ala. who present.
ed a paper on The Responsibility of the
Hallway Surgeon, DR.. CT A. Baxter of
Chattanooga. Tenn. reported on a number
OF interesting surgical cases, and Dr.. T p
Satterwhite.
Members Present.
The members attending the convention
are W. G.. White, Ava, ILL.,; John H. Young.
Burkevile, Va; ]. ]. Harris, jr., London,
Tenn; r c. Smith Newport Tenn; Bun
getti Woodcock, Vinegar Bend, Ala NJ c.
Scholar, Centreville. Ala; w. W. Hamil-
ton, Brooksville. Miss; C. T. Russell, Ath-
ems. Tenn; l.. NJ. Ellsworth Jefferson CITY.
Tenn; William G. Somerville Tuscaloosa,
Ala; I. p. Satterwhte. Louisville Ky; ID.
Watson Grear, Jonesboro, ILL.,: E. L. Hill.
Percy. Ill: j. b. Mooney. Scooba, Miss: F..
A. BiggelI. Arcola. Miss; S. r. Miller.
Knoxville. Tenn: A. G. Kyle, Coal Creek.
Tenn: c. P. Fox. Greenvflle Tenn: s. b.
Crawley. Gafney, s. c.; W. B. Way, Ridge
VILE 5, G.; ]. F. Huey, Blossburg, Ala; j.
A. Goodwin, Jasper, Ala; F. D. Kendall
Columbia, S. C.: w. c. Day, Danvlle, Va;
r. S. Toombs. Greenville, Miss; Lewis e.
Hanri; Danville. Va; H. T. A. Lemon.
Washington, D. G.: NJ. w. oBrien, Alex
andria. Va; B. B. Simms, Talledega. Ala;
W. S. Taylor, Mount Airy, n. c.; W. l..
Dinsmore. Decatur, Ala: ]. II. Lacey, AL
Dion. Ill; Charles NJ. Brucker, Tell City
Ind; L. o. Hicks, Jackson, Ala; w. F.
Scales. Macon, Miss; 7. A Crawford. Rock
HILL S. c.; ]. d. Herman Eastman. Ga:
J. b; Reynolds, Lumber City, Ga; J. H
Mitchell, Mount Vernon. H.; j. F. Curtis,
Blocton, Ala: E. S Miller. jr Johnson
City, Tenn; J. G. Gathings, Prairie. Miss.
and j. Macdonald, jr.. New York; ]. S.
Noyles. Corinth, Miss; G.. NJ Burdett,
I:enox City. Tenn; w. A. Johns. Corinth,
MISS VI T. +. Martin, Russelville. Ala; G. A
Baxter. Chattanooga. Tenn: w r. McMa-
hon. Huntingburg, Md; Charles p Cook, /
New Albany, Ind: Hugh W. Blair, Shelf
neid. Ala: D. E. Shields, Morristown,
lem. i! enn.; j. L; Ray. Woodstock, Ala; D. s.
Middleton. Rising Faun, Ga, and d. A.
Stanton. High Point. n. C.