The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-03
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low fts with sfot stsTeoptiro We've;
1Ilastfat ms the efte et, Of ,yario ns Sii,A
fur4iea to the axtra ties. each. pic
cure ts being taken, from life ana 90 90
cssrrifls Ia his own, practice. Many.
tfeated through the methods he ,as-:
s0ribed WITH tgreat skill and famfi.
tari.Y, and the Association was aS
gratfed that on motion OF Dr.
Ch1lds q vote of thanks was unani-
'm6usly rendered DIR. Williams for
the magnihcent treat he, had afford.
ed them: The Slides were hand
Led Leo with ,painstaking care and the
drawings were life-liie and convince
tita.z Other papers presented dhiings
the evening were Causes and Pre-.
yehtion OF Death During Anaesthes4.
Ia, DR.; John W. Mitchell, of Wash
iGgton, D. G.; discussion by DR.. John
A Kenney, 4 Tuskegee. Ala; PRO
fesional Care OF ,Deciduous Teeth.
., A.. Ferguson, D.. ID. S., Richmond,
Va; discussion by Charles H.. Rob
efts. D., p. S., New York city; "The
Modern Hospital" DR.. IN. f. Mossell
of Philadelphia, head of the staff
OF physicians in charge Of the Fred
artcks Douglass hospital. > In. the dis.
cussion, DIR r. IT, Bnyd, OF Nashs
Yille, Tenn, who has: had large OK,
perience in hospital management
and is recognized authority on al
matters pertaining to the mainten7.
anee and advancement of these use.
full institutions, laid especial stress,
upon the necessity for the hospitaI
controlled by Negroes: lysthrough
the hospital managed by our, own
people can the Negro physician per-
feet himself in the delicate phases
Of his profession; only through them
can the Negro surgeon become d
master Of his art; and only through
them can the Negro trained nurse
practice her profession with salts
faction. White physicians do not,
az q rule, care, to consult with his
colored brother, and the co1ored pat
lent thrives best amid surroundings
that are congenial, environments
that suggest sympathy and best con-
fdence. DR.. A. C. McClennan, of
South Carolina, made important sug-
gestions and all agreed that Dr.
Mpsell's. paper had drawn out One,
Of the conventions most profitable
exchanges Of opinion. -
4 An interesting meeting was held
separately by the dental section,
with, Dr., w. S., Lotion, of Washing
ton. D.. c., presiding Out Of the
fifty members enrolled throughout
the country, above twenty-five were
present, Three special topics along
dental lines were given a hearing.
Dr. Lotion was retained as the head
Of the section, and DR.. c.. Sumner.
Wormley was detailed as an assist
ant executive officer. ,.'",<. sH''.>f@
- Gathering UP. the Threads. H..
I, BY far the largest audience gath
cred at the Plaza Assembly, rooms
to witness the proceedings arranged
for Thursday. The rain that had
been falling steadily for two days.;
ceased and the sun that peeped shyt
" through, tthe clouds encouraged.
the ladies to- don some Of. the $stnn-
ming costumes that;thus far had been
reposing in theif~tf.,ales, DIR. James
b., Hall, of Boston, started the ball
rolling briskly with q paper on cob
sonins and the Obsonic index in. Med
icine,"f with able discussion by DD.
Frank F.. Davis, of Cambridge, Mass,
A: M. Curtis and w. G. Bailey, Of,
Chicago. TT ST.. - 49,. ~. .-,r%..
DR.. w. S.. Lotion read an illumi-
mating paper on "The Duty of the
Profession to the Laity," which was
followed by discussion by DIR. G..
G. Fry, of Washington, d; C.; Dr.,
H. Reginald Smith, Of Chicago, pre-
sented "a cio-Economicai > Study
in tuberculosis" after which Dr..
J.. 0, Robinson, of Darlington, S. c.,
read the closing address OF the tech
meal series, handling in splendid
style the subject The Present Re-
lation Of the Physic to the. 'rhera-
peutic and Physiologic, in, Today's
Practice of Medicine" The points
in, this exhaustive study in phychie
Influences In the practice Of niedl-
cine brought forth some unique .ex-
periences, related by Drs. Cabanise,
Francis, e. D., Williston. Curtis, and
others. .. -. -
At the meeting Of the. surgical
section, DR.. A. NJ. Curtiss. was unan-
imonsly elected president, and the
medical section conferred a similar
honor on DR.. G. w. Childs. Both
selections are regarded as excellent
and from the plans they have OUT
lined, 1opg strides may be looked
for in the development Of their re-
spective branches Of medical inquiry
Vernon and Anderson Speak. l.:
The session was enliyened by the
presence. of DR.. w. T. Vernon, Reg
lister Of the Treasury, Washington,
d. c., and Mr.. Charles w. Anderson,
collector Of internal revenue for tho
second district Of New York, who de-
livered short, pithy addresses which
stirred up enthusiasm 70 high