The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-14
President Fleming Howell De-
livers His Annual Address,
Which is Able.
EXTENDS WELCOME
Other Addresses Are Made on
Subjects Of Interest to
the Public.

At 10 o'clock "Wednesday morning
the general meeting Of the West vir-
GINA State Medical association in Its
forty-first annual session opened in
the assembly room at the Waldo with
about 200 members in attendance
from all parts of the state.
DIR. William WI. Golden, OF Elkins,
retiring, president called the meeting
to order. Mayor Z. j. Wood well
coined the association to the city in a
brief address and gave its members
the key to the gates Of the city. DR..
d. P. Morgan on behalf of the local
Paternity also made I'M address of
welcome, but before these the session
was oped with prayer by the Rev.
j. +. Plummer, OF the Episcopal
church.
The response was made by DR.. Viii
liam G. Mcclure, who made an ex-
haustivc speech on citizenship and re-
lationship of the physicians to man
kind. A feature. OF his address was
the condemnation of race suicide; he
did not call 1t that, but he made 1t
stronger by declaring 1t the great
crime OF the age-murder.
DR.. Golden then introduced his
successor, DIR. Fleming Howell. of
the city, who made q lengthy address,
reviewing the history OF the assoocia-
ton, discussing the objects OF the
association and telling of its influence.
pointing out the laxity Of the laws
along lines of sanitation and preven-
ton OF diseases emphasizing the cause
of temperance, dwelling upon immi-
grafton and kindred subjects, de-
manding compulsory vaccination
law, advancing the idea that there
should be detention hospital in con-
nection with the insane hospitals, or
rather sanitarium, and covering a
number of other important subjects
that affect the health and welfare of
the people. The admonition was CIV
en- for the physicians to do their full,
part in bringing about better condi-
tions.
During the address DR.. Charter. of
West Union, and DR.. Dent, of New
burg, were introduced as charter
members of the association.
After President Howell had con-
cluded his address adjournment was
taken for the noon hour, and the
meeting was reopened at 2 O'clock in
the afternoon.
The afternoon program was as
follows, the speakers handling tho
subjects assigned them in an able
and practical manner:
Grafton in Medicine-The Mission
of the Physician, g. D. Lind. New
Richmond.
Diarrhoeal Disorders of Infants-S.
S. Wade, Morgantown.
Diabetes Mellitus-A. ]. Kemper,
West Milford.
Diet in Typhoid Fever-c. W. wad
dell, Fairmont.
Treatment of Typhoid Fever-C. r.
Arnett Clarksburg.
Meeting with committee on State
Sanitarium for tuberculosis.
The program for tonight, beginning
at s o'clock, will be executed at the
Grand opera house. The session will
be Il public one to which every one is
invited. The program will be as fol-
lows:
Public Address-The Mutual Rela-
tons OF Physician and People, c. A.
Wingerter, Wheeling.
A Tubercular Sanitarium for West
Virginia, C. A. Mcqueen, Charles
ton.
Protection from MALPRACTICE Suits.
II. G. Nicholson, Charleston.
DIR. Late Coplin, Of Philadelphia.
well known here, will also make an
address mt the meeting tonight.
The following members have reg
isered thus far:
William H. Golden, Elkins.
Charles o. Grady, Charleston.
John w. Moore, Charleston.
George A. Mcqueen, Charleston.
v. T. Churchnan, Charleston.
]. w. Shull. Romney.
j. c. Iron. Elkins.
II. C. Nicholson, Charleston.
b. NJ. Moore, Huntington. d
j. b. Kirk, Elkhorn.
William A. Mcclure, Huntington.
e. d. Lind, New Richmond.
r. D. Roller, Jr.. Eccles.
Fleming Howell, city.
II. G.. Steele, Keystone.
A. o. Flowers, city.
Nv. P. Bonan, Moundsville.
H. Bosworth, Elkins.
A. T. Post, city.
T. NJ. Hood, city
D. p. Morgan, city.
| "A. NJ. Parsons. Branchland.
Fl. P. Linsz. Wheeling.
| j. G. Walden, Wheeling.