The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-03
DALLAS DOCTORS
ELECT OFFICERS
All Traces of 1907 Panic Have
Disappeared
SCRIP UNKNOWN AT Sci MA
Central Y. M. C. A. Entertalns Friends
With the Old Custom of New
Year CalIins-Entertain-
ment Committee.

Selma, January Especial. 1.-THE Dali
las County Medical society held its an
nual meeting last night and elected Off
GERS for the following year as follows:
DR.. S. Kirkpatrick, president; DR.. Sam
Alison, Carlowville, vice president; Dr.
B. B. Rogan, secretary; DR.. C. Ritter,
treasurer; DR.. F. G. DuBose, censor. to
succeed the late DIR. Pitts; Dr. s. G. Gay,
censor to succeed himself for term of
five years; DR.. B. B. Rogan, county
health officer; DR.. F. G. DuBose, jail
physician; DR.. T. e. Lockhart. pest house
physician; Dr. w. C. Phillips, Old Folks
Home physician; DR.. I. C. Skinner, city
health officer, registrar and city ply
stefan; DR.. ]. f. Connor, meat and milk
inspector; Dr. W. w. Harper. historian.
At the meeting a rising vote adopted
a resolution of sorrow at the death of
DR.. w. Mclean Pitts. whose death oc-
CURED Christmas day. the members of
the society standing with bowed heads
for several seconds as a token of respect.
The office of historian was created and
DR.. w. W. Harper was chosen for
term of three years.
After the meeting a banquet was at
tended at Prineas restaurant, and there
was flow of wit to the accompaniment
of good things to eat and drink.
Only Trace of Panic Gone.
With the announcement of the banks
today that exchange accounts" had been
merged into regular accounts, all traces
of the panic of 1907 disappeared from
Selma, where neither clearing house GER
1tf,aif mt
upon depositors. Selma has never issued
a certificate, scrip being unknown here
and the banks of this city have built up
a big reputation for themselves by wealth
ering the financial storm in such splen-
did manner.
Y. M. C. A. Reception.
Last night from s to 10 o'clock hun
dreds of Selmans accepted the hospital
ity of the Central Young Mems Christian
association and observed the old custom
of New Year calling. The Ladies auxil-
larry of the association were hosts for
the occasion and much pleasure was given
the large crowd that went out.
In the early part of the evening
game of basketball was played between
a picked team and the Young Mems
Christian association team, resulting in
score of 16 to 10 in favor of the picked
team. For the game Bart Barker was
referee and Roy Childers was time
keeper. The teams lined up as follows:
Picked Team. Position. Y. NJ. CA.
H. Marks .... Center ......H. Phillips
L. Lamar Jr 80. Forward. r.. Nicholson
Claud Chisolm ... Forward -. ALI Butler
L. McCown Guard F. Barker
Paul Jones ...... Guard -. Alb. Gowan
After the game concert upon the Vic
tor photograph was rendered, many cele
brated artists giving selections. Delicious
refreshments were served and greatly en-
joyed
The entertainment committee was COM
posed of Mesdames Harper, Monk, Roller,
Morrison. Chsolm, Darlington and Miss
Annie Bill These were assisted in en-
tertaining the hundreds of guests by
Misses Una Mullen, Elsie Hooper, Myra
Monk, Lucy Monk, Maude Smith, jean
cite Little Mary Parker, Kate Young,
Jennie Chisolm, Carrie Cunningham Diggs
and Alice Darlington.