The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-08
DINED THE DOCTORS
CHATHAM COUNTY MEDICAL So
CIETY GUEST OF DIR. BALTIMORE.
AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING.
DIR. MARION Y. CORBIN ELECTED
PRESIDENT FOR 1903.

seNeral Out-O1-IOWn Rnys1c1ans
Guests of the Society and Its Pres
ident-The Principal Paper of the
Meeting Read by DIR. Manning Sim
mons of Charleston - DIR. Latti-
mOre's Report for 19O2-Papers
Read by Several Members.
The annual meeting of the Chatham
County Medical Society was held last
night at the residence of it's retiring
president, DR.. Ralston baltimore.
The evening was made doubly inter
esting by the presence of several Wis
iting physicians, who came from neigh
boring territories to meet and greet
their Savannah brethren about the fes-
tive board. Several enthusiastic pa
pers were contributed by them, and the
occasion made otherwise memorable by
the recitation of clinical cases culled
from their respective practices.
Under the administration of President
baltimore the society has enjoyed a
prosperous year; and it was largely
due to his enthusiasm and executive
ability that the State Medical Asso-
| entertainment when it convened In this
city last April. His report, in brief,
commended the society on its work,
and emphasized the power for good
that must exist in an organization hav-
Ing for its primal object the ameliora-
ton of mankind and the ultimate sub
| Jugation of disease
The report of the secretary DIR.
Thomson. showed that thirteen meet
lngs, with an average attendance of
| 40 per cent, were held during the past
| year. The society has on it's roll
| twenty active and three honorary mem
bers; and has been fortunate in not
having had a death since it's organi-
| cation. DR.. White, treasurer, thanked
| the members for their uniform cour-
tesy during his term of office, and con-
| graduated the society on having on
hand comfortable surplus with which
| to commence the new year.
That the different state and local
| societies might get in closer touch with
the master organization, the American
Medical Association, at it's last annual
| gathering, promulgated plan whereby
| the different county societies shall
| form their respective state associations
| which, in turn, shall constitute and
maintain as a central organization this
extensive association of American ply
s1cians. In conformity with this idea
the savannah was merged into the
| Chatham County Medical Society in
July.
With the conclusion of the various
reports, the following officers were
| elected to serve for the current wear:
President-M. X. Corbin.
First Vice President-J. Lawton
| HERS.
Second Vice President-George R.
White.
Recording Secretary = Ralph M.
Corresponding Secretary - G. H.
| Johnson
Treasurer-W. J. Williams.
Ltbrarian-Elton S. Osborne.
The paper of the evening
was read by DR.. Manning Sim
mons of Charleston. DIR. Simmons is
one of Charleston's most eminent ply
sieians, and his thesis vas accorded an
enthusiastic reception. His subject
was "Pyelo- nephrosis." After an in
teresting session, the society adjourned
to partake of an elaborate collation.
rendered by DR.. baltimore. The hour
was late when the members returned
to their homes, and each voted the
occasion to have been one of marked
success and unalloyed pleasure.
Inc Following were present: Drs.
Manning Simmons. Charleston, S. G.;
G. o. Brinkley, Suffolk, Ca. John X.
Train. Savannah; H. A. James, Mil
len; Charles R. Heron, D. w. Bag.
Johnson Station; E. w. Griffin, RIM
con; H. c. Cook, Lexington, KY;
James r. Cain, Isaiah Solomons, James
Q. Baker, H. L. Warwick, w. ]. viii
liams, A. B. Simmons, ]. Lawton HERS.
Ralston baltimore, G. H. johnson, M.
*: Corbin, ]. w. Daniel. George r.
White, Charles Silverman, j. r. Farm
er, r. ]. Num-, J. G. LeHardy. w. Il.
Fitch. st. ]. B. Graham, George M,
Norton, E. S. Osborne, M. L. Curtse
Alley. Ga, and Ralph M Thomson.