The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-04
DOCTORS MEET IN
. THE C0CKADE CITY
southside Medical Association
and Petersburg Medical Fac
ulty in Joint Session.
OTHER PETERSBURG NEWS
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PETERSBURG. VA. March a.-The
southside Virginia Medical Association
and the Petersburg Medical Faculty
met In joint session at half-past 2
O'Clock this afternoon at the hall of
tho Chamber OF Commerce., and were
called to order by Or. l., Lotion, of
/ Emporih. president of the association,
! who announced that as DIR. II. l.. Reese,
! OF CORTLAND. the recording secretary,
| would not be able to attend he would
| request the treasurer. Dr. Q. G. Wright,
! OF Jarratt. TO act as secretary
! DR.. j. Boiling Jones' president OF the
/ Petersburg Medical Faculty. welcomed
! tho visiting physicians TO Petersburg
| in most genial and courteous adj
! dress extending the hospitality of
! their Petersburg colleagues collective
! ~ and individually. to which DR.. Ber-
! ilard Barrow, of Barrow's store, re-
| sponded In like spirit DR.. w. 5. Pow
| ell. of Woodview. who WAS to respond
to the address OF welcome. was un-
avoidably detained y most Interest,"
ing and comprehensive annual "a, address, s,s;
treating of subjects of immediate and
extensive Importance to the profession,
was read by the president. DR.. Lotion.
Addresses and Papers.
At the session this afternoon DR..
William t. Drewry. of this city, presi-
dent OF the Medical Society Of Vir-
ginia, delivered an admirable address
on the subject OF Medical Organiza-
ton" and under the subject, "puerperal
toxaemia" in various phases interesting
papers were read by Drs. j. Boiling
Jonc- and Frank w. Haines, OF Pitts
burg, and John t. VIM, of Richmond.
TIa e,i,bj nS
dealt with by DR.. r. T. McNair OF
E;mpora, and e paper on Treatment of
Prostate Hypertrophy" was read by
Dr. ]. Shelton Horselcy. of Richmond.
General Treatment of Pulmonia" was
the subject OF Drs. o. c. Wright, Jar
raft, Va, and DR.. j. 7. Davis, Emporia.
The afternoon session was closed with
the reading of an article on Reason
for Immediate Operation in Appendix
citis," by DR.. Kirkland RufIn. OF Nor
folk.
Treatment OF Tuberculosis.
The treatment and preventSuon On
tuberculosis was the subject of pa
pers and discussions at the night ses-
sion OF the joint meeting. Intense in
terest was manifested by every one
in the audience, which included a con-
siderable number of ladies. DR.. Charles
&. Grandy. OF Norfolk. was unable to
be present, and his treatise on "Tuber-
culosis a Preventable Disease" was
read by DR. j. G. Rennie, OF Peters
burg. Papers on the presentation and
treatme OF the disease were also read
by Drs. w. f. Drewry and R. A. Martin.
and a brief address ~ DR.. e. c. Levy.
of Ricmlond. on the fight of the Health
Department against the disease in that
city. was heartily applauded. DR.. Levy
I paid handsome compliment to the
! work of DR.. Drewry at the Central
/ State Hospital in treating tuberculosis
among the negroes. a study of the
causes OF the great increase in heart
and kidney disease in recent years
was the title OF a treatise read by DR..
j. Allison Hodges, of Richmond.
w. C. Horton, of Butterwcrth. were
to-day elected members OF the assoc
citation. Tho meeting adjourned after
II o'clock. and was pronounced the
most interesting and successful in the
history of the Soutliside Virginia Medi-
cal Association. After adjournment
the visiting physicians We're entertained
by the Petersburg medical faculty at
s--oker at the Petersburg Club.
At meeting of the Fourth District
members of the Medical Society of
Virginia tonight, with Or. w. e. An
derson, of Farmville, presiding, and
DR.. l.. s. Early as secretary. DR.. s. a.
Hinton, OF Petersburg. was nominated
as member of tn executive council Of
the society.