Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-17
HAMPTON PHYSICIAN;
is COMPLIMENTED
nr. Walter A. Picker Invited to Be.
ccmc Director of the Virginia
Sanatorium Fer Consumptvcs.

DR.. Walter y. Plcckcr has been in.
vitcd to become Il member of the boar!
Of directors cf the Virginia Sanatorium
for Ccnsunptives, wllirh is To- be iucat
cd IN ironvlllc, Bedford county.
The :trnial organization Of the board
viii lie madc ut 4 meeting of those in
tcrcstcd in The movement in Roanoke
next Monday morning.
The letter inviting DR. Plecker tn
.uin the movement is us follows,
Norfolk, Va, June Is, 1868.
Or. w. a. plcckcr.
Hampton. Va.
Dear Doctor '-prs. Chas r. Gran
lily. of Norfolk. and VIM. +. nrewry. of
Petersburg, have expressed Il wish
that you join The beard uf directors To
Inc elected To sn,ern the Virginia Sana.
forum for Con&umptivcs. n II a. FL.
on Monday The 10th inst ut Hotel
Roanoke. Roanoke, Va, which wish
beg TO second. The purposes Of the
institution arc set forth in the en-
closed fielder. | enclose mcmorani lin,
Of ether ollirrls We expect to elect
Car preventive literature il Icing FREQ
~ distributed and advertised. We :,avc
our land acquired. three buildings ton.-
plotcd ai.,l acc uinmodntion for about Al
poor consumptivcs expected ready hy
end Of September next In short the
movement is now we'll under way and
SUCCESS seems assured
We expect ia secure the services
If Iir. David c. 'Twitchctt. laie leading
assistant under DIR. TrucIcau and by
him most highly recommended, as
medical superintendent. The lines To
nc followed will he those recommend
cd by the National Association. The
best medical talent Of the State will
govern Tic institution and il is hoped
they will make il such as will com.
lnanI the full confidence Of both the
profession ana the lacty.
The Office of director entails no
financial obligation. The executive
chmmittcc will be at the headquarters
nf The company in Roanoke. An ample
quorum of directors will reside nearby
and the call on othrr directors Will be
tumparativeiy very slight We lop
y1u can max" il convenient TO honor
MS with your presence ut our first
meeting. but in any case, beg you
'"iil favor me, addressed to Ironvilc,
with all early decision.
Very truly yours.
-. w. r. READ.
Secretary :"
The officers to be elected next lion
lay arc given by DR.. Read as follows:
President. Mr.. Frank ~. Hill. Roa-
nokc; honorary vice presidents. Hon.
los. T. Willard. ex-governor OF Vir
Sinia; Hon. Thomas S. Martin United
States Senate; Hon. Claude ~. Swan
SCH, United States Congress.
Dlrcclors,-Dr. Charles II. Grandy.
Norfolk. vice president; DR. Jos A.
ti;llc. Roanoke. vice president; Or. Il
w. Martin. i-ynclburg. vice president,
j. T.. Fislhurnc. Roanoke. treasurer.
Thomas j. Enelcby, Roanoke assistant
treasurer: j. w. Il. Read. lronvillc.
srcrctaly: I'r. VIM. i. nrcwry. Peters
burg; Drs j. w. billiard Geo NJ Pros
ten and NJ. II. Dingcc. l.ynch!,uig
llLn. J. Clpyd Tyars Bristol; Capt J.
&. Cslc rnc. Radford, DR.. ]. Edward
Harris. Bcrryvile: Hon. J. Lawrence
Campbell, Bedford City: 7. H. Cooper.
Salem: Major Jos Fl. Sands. Il. II.
Angel. l.unian II Cooke. j. c. Casscli.
l.. a. Scholtz. Edw. L. Stone Roanoke.
IT. David c. Twitchctt, medical sup.
.sr:Itendcnt.