The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-20
Reorganization Plan.

Reorganization Plan. 8
The proposed "reorga nization PLAN
as presented by its advocates Is SIM
ply this: Heretofore the society has
! been composed OF county and city or
! CARNATIONS and members Of these
societies have been privileged TO vote
in all elections1 The supporters Of the; If
movement statd4 that with the present
system, city organizations can readily
carry any election, owing 10 their
large membership, against the county
societies. With the proposed new plan
the societies will be county organiza.
lions only and delegates to the State
society only will be allowed to have q
voice In the business sessions but =
members will, OF course. be allowed to
enter into discussion Of q professional
nature. These delegates Will be Sc L
lected In proportion TO the membership
OF their respective societies.
Likely to be Carried.
While the opposition to the movement
is exceedingly strong. it is pretty general
,ly conceded that after bitter fight, tho
supporters OF the new movement will car
ry it through. Those who are ineoppo-
sition claim that the society has gotten
along and prospercd under the present
system and they see no reason for a
change. On the othcr hand the advocates
OF the movement claim that the society
will be materially strengthened and VII
necessarily be more compact. The Amer
lean Society is run along the same lines
as those proposed by, the reorganization
adherents and they therefore are using
this as an argument for their cause.
Yesterdays Session.
@ On yesterday morning the society met
at the Temple and was Immediately call
ed to order by the president. DR., Joseph
Gale. Of Roanoke.
conducted symposium on serum the
rapy. Papers were read by DR., Grandy,
DR.. IS Davis OF Charlottesville; DR.
Inion williams, OF Richmond, and Dr.,
Lewis G. PcdIgo, OF Leatherwood. Tho
papers were limited to twenty minutes
and the discussions on them FIVE minutes.
They proved most Interesting and several
OF them were highly spoken OF by those
that heard them lis. l
AT o'clock the society adjourned ana
the doctors repaired to the Virginia and
Memorial Hospitals, where clinics were
held. X. N
4 jTIe body convened again at the Tenn
HE ats4 O'clock, at which time the re-
port on clinics was heard and the papers
read III the morning discussed. The Mt
tendance In the afternoon was not 50
large as many or inc dOctOTs 8re''u!'tSu
at the hospitals where the clinics con,
,tinued. a.
! a large number OF physicians from 9TH.
or States are here md several Of them
;will read interesting papers before the
body adjourns, The election OF Officers
will DO held on Friday and the meeting
will closes on that night with pan =
quet. ,aS8
Entertained at Luncheon.
The ladies who accompanied tho mem
hers OF the Virginia Medical Society, We're
Yesterday afternoon rendered q delightful
Slunchepn at Lakeside Country Club
a ,rhe affair proved q most ENJOYABLE one
and the hostcsses Of tho occasion were
the wives and daughters of the phys'-
clans of this city, The rooms q tho
club were tastefully decorated with
cosmos and autumn leaves. This was
done by Miss Fannie Mcguire and Mrs,
Ennion Williams.
The delightful repast was served on the
yeranda, overlooking the lake. The par
ty were conveyed to the club on two spe-
ciul cars and late In the afternoon the
marty returned to the city.
The affair proved to be most enjoy
able Que IN every particular. al