The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-12-26
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| SlCAl oOCleLy WnlClH . CnuS celebrated
the golden anniversary in medicine
of DR.. Reyburn, are; : President, DR..
G. w. Cabaniss; vice president, DR..
| G.. w. Childs; recording secretary,
DR.. John W.. Mitchell; corresponding
secretary, Dr. Albert, Ridgeley; treas
,urer. DR.. Charles IL !. Marshall. The
| board OF censors includes DR.. Robert
Reyburn, DrE J. Rs Francis, DR.. A.
M. Curtis, Dr.. F-7J., sShadd, and DR..
u. 8. Lamb. = Hs;
The company Included, besides
those alroady mentioned, the follow
ing: Drs. e. H.. Allen, O. M. At
wood. J. D.. Blair, II. W. Brown, A.
r. Collins, J. c. Bowling, II. w.
Frecman' A.: H.3Johnson, !. H. John
son, J. Francis Johnson. S>. ones,
M. M. Lucas, Thomas J.
Daniels, c. H. Marsha Ssssa die
Mitchell. w. G. McNei S$erre.
P: w. Price !. Albert SC. A.
sewe'l, e. D. Scott, s13tt, H.
~ ocurlock'.A a. W. T-gi
nor, w. A. Warfleld West.
H. >; "lll'ams, $ompson;
t'Sht"t poCl9FS, -. E k9AE&aHffy, Il. l..
PeytGn, r. G. WI sS5sfA WASH
ington, J. r. 'Fra Barrier
"A. J. Gwalhneyt w hamilton, G!
S. Gray, W.. s.<Naylpr, G!aH. Butcher.
A. E. Gaskins.A. Russell. Addition
al invited guests were: DR.. and Mrs.
w. II. Conner, MRS Kelly. Miller, Mr..
and Mrs r. w. Thompson, Miss Ro-
sa Childs, Mrs. w. r. Vernon, DR.. l..
III. Harris and others
DR.. Robert Reybhrn ranks with
abolitionists Of the Garrison, Phil
lips, Sumner and Lovejoy type, as a
champion OF the cause of humanity,
Justice and CIVIC Righteousness. He
lis native OF Glasgow, Scotland, and
came to this county in 1S43, at the
age Of ten years, " He graduated In
medicine from the philadelphia Col
lege OF Medicine, til 1856, and came
to Washington inss1s62 to practice.
During large portion of the civil
war he served ASIA surgeon in the
hospitals and ,n the battlefelds
about Alexandria, and was muster
ed out tnSsi1 81 1sgaaR iiapsk5A brevet liuskans
ant-colo lonelNof y ollin nteers. His SYM III
tsaathies tsRssre the freeanaaa,a
Ana' he 1Recqme qye.... .ddseply interested,
with a. {6 fffoWards jn, The move )
ments for their relief and to- offer
Frhem tho education that would make
them useful citizens. Braving social
ostracism and defying the wide
spread antipathy to the training OF
the Negro at that time, he associated
himself with the work Of Howard
University, accepting the presidency
Of the institution. In 1868, he Or
ganiZed the medical department, /
from which has been graduated over
200 capable and Influential physi-
clans Of the race, scattered through
out the nation. In the forty years
that DIR. Reyburlt has been promi-
nently identified with this institu-
|uon, he has been potent factor in
promoting it's growth, until today it
IS universally recognized as the lead
Ing exponent in the world Of, the
higher and professional education of
the colored people. DR.. Reyburn
enjoyed personal acquaintance
with President Lincoln, and was
among the. first to reach his side
when he fell at the hands OF the as
sass1n, and was probably the last
man TO receive a written message
from the President before going to
Ford's theatre on that fateful night
'He was likewise a close friend Of
President Garfield, and is the sole
survivor Of the six physicians who at
tended him after the shooting that
onded his life. DR.. Reyburn has
been active in the political affairs OF
the Ditrict, and has long been an ar
dent champion Of the restoration OF
suffrage. He was a member of the
ooard OF education from 1877 to 70.
AN uncompromising republican. he
was n delegate to the national CON
Vcntion in 1904 and since that time
haa been the Districts member OF
fhe republican national committee |
tie has written large number Of ar
ticles Of local and general interest
ana a'so many short poems Of merit |
A notable production is his "Clini.
cal History Of the Case OF President
James A. Garfield" which was nnh- !
nshed in the Journal Of the Amcri- |
can Medical Association q few yeore |
ago, and which throws much 1iobt |
on the subject not now obtainable
from any other source.
III thus honoring DR. Reyburn.
"hom Register Vernon rightly de-
3cr1bes az zone Of natures noble
men, the Mcdico-C Chirurgical Asso-
cation doubly honors itself and thc
race which this good evangel has
"'''oo so we'll R.~W. f.
policeman, arrest that man for
swearing in the street, ',.--.-----.