Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-08
A NOTABLE MEETING HELD IN
BALTIMORE.
Annual Convention of the National
Medical Association.
The Executive Roard of tbe

The Executive Board of the Ma
tfonal Medical Association of Phy-
siciaDs, Dentists and Pharmacists
convened at Baltimore on the 23d
inst for the purpose of appointing
the state vice-presidents, the va
rious standing committees under
the new Constitution and of ap-
pointing the local committee who
will take charge of the entertain
ment of the national body. DR..
Mossell and DR.. G.. w. Cabaniss.
President and Vice President of the
national body called the Executive
Board to order. After a brief
statement by the President setting
forth the duties of the Executive
Board the Board went into session.
DR.. p. A. Johnson was elected
Chairman and DR.. II. S. McCard,
Secretary.
The members of the Board are
Drs. p A. Johnson. New York /;
a. r. Collins. Washington. ID. c. :;
Amanda V. Gray, washington. d
c.; NJ. A. Van Horne, Newport,
r. l.; II. S. McCard. Baltimore.
Md: r. +. Boyd, Nashville, Tenn:
II +. Gamble, Charleston. w. Va :
John Z Hunter. Lexington, Ky; w
+. Sterrs, Decatur, Ala. The Pres
ident of the National body. the Vice
President. Secretary and Treasurer
under the Constitution are ex-ofIi-
clio members of the Executive Board
A quorum being present the Board
proceeded with its duties.
The local committee appointed 20
take charge of the Convention con
sists of the principal physicians Of
the city under the following officers:
Chairman. DR.. W. II. Wright;
Vice Chairman, DR.. d. G.. Scott;
Secretary, DR.. S. b. Hughes.
Treasurer. Dr.. z. B. Fitzgerald .
a partial report of the state vice
presidents is as follows: Rhode Is
land-Dr.W W. II. Higgins; New
York. DR.. VIM. II. Johnson; New
Jersey. DR.. W. c. Alexander; Del
aware. DR.. J. b. Stubs; Mary
land, DR.. ". II. Wright: Penn
sylvania, DR.. J. @. McDougald,
District OF Columbia. DR.. G.. H..
Marshal Virginia. DR.. Z. B. Ram
sey; North Carolina. DR.. Charles
shepherd: South Carolina, DIR. Ma
tilda Evans; Georgia. DIT. George
NJ Stoney; Mississippi. DR.. II. E.
Connor; Tenn, DR.. T. w. Stevens
Ohio. DR.. Wilbur Gordon; Illinois.
The Board held n long session
from ten o'clock 4. NJ. until nine
=. NJ. there being many points in
the new Constitution that required
amplification and Interpretation.
The new Constitution is now a very
complete instrument following
closely I'm many respects the Con-
stitution of the American Medical
Association
The Executive Board was elabo-
rately and we'll taken care of dur
ing their days session in tne city
of Baltimore, sustaining well the
reputation the city has for hospi-
tality and giving us a forecast OF
themagnificent entertainment taat
is in store for the national body
when IL convenes August next. DR..
VIM r. Carr. President OF the
Board OF Directors of the Provident
Hospital with it. magnificent Ia
cilities rendered TO the national
body the gratuitous use OF the hos
pital in August next.
a reception TO the Executive
Board at which were also present a
few prominent lay citizens OF Bal
timore, was rendered at nine =. NJ.
by the local medical fraternity. lt
was especially noted for its feat
ures of social conviviality which
were serenely impressive; held i'm
the elaborate parlJrs OF the Young
Mems Christian Association where
some interesting discussions took
place. The disarmament carried in
it's wake a greater anticipation of
the grand meeting OF next August
Of which the pleasures OF the 23d
inst arc egarded as n fOretaSte .