The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-04-27
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MEDICAL SOCIETY
HERE 20 YEARS AGO
(W. w. b. in The State)
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES!

On spring day of the year, 1890
in the village of Laurens, then havint
population of about, 1900, before
cotton mill had been built, before the
Square" and the streets had been pay
cd with virrified brick, before an auto
mobile had broken the silence of the
night with its Internal snort and more
internal smell, before the handsomest
public building on the handsomest
site in South Carolina had been erect
ed and before the legion of the sur
geons of the armies of the Southern
Confedcracy had crossed to the great
beyond, the South Carolina Medical
association met in the court house oi
this same city of Laurens--now Il
modern town" OF 5000 to s 900 people
equipped with everything that makes
n man hurry through life.
That was an eventful meeting 20
years ago and it had sensational fea-
lures which engaged the lively atten
tion Of youthful newspaper man
which do not purpose to mention
The surgeons of the Confederacy
still in the active service of humanity.
We're numerous and many a gathering
Of fine spirits laymen and of the fac
ulty, was held and there was such
Comradeship as only another war can
lay the foundation for. Let us see
here We're some of them: Dr. A. G..
Kollock of Chcraw DR. McKie of
Edgciield. DR.. Wilhite of Anderson, DR..
III. James Evans of Florence, DR.. b. w.
Taylor Of Columbia, DR.. j. Mott
Moore of Spartanburg, DR.. A. A. Moore
of Camden. DR.. Francis l.. Parker,
dean of the South Carolina Medical
college, little later of Charleston: DR..
Grange Simons of Charleston, DR.. j.
j. Bozcman of Ninety Six and DR..
John l.. Ancrum OF Charleston These
/ we'll remember. OF them DR.. Moore
of Camden, Drs. Parker and Simons
of Charleston survive. There were
others of that generation perhaps who
We're here. but few remain.
Others who were not veteran sold
iers but who lived to be veteran ply
sicians and who have passed away
were that gracious and brilliant gem
tleman, II. Barnwell Rhett of Charles
ton and his friend, Peter Gourdin De-
Saussure of the same city-two of the
most accomplished men that have
adorned medical practice in the South
ern States. One who was here then
and read paper and is here again was
DIR. Charles w. KollocK (son of DR..
a. G.. Kollock) who is here today-ac-
tive and Jealous in whatever pertains
to the profession. 1t is inspiring to
see how the pride Of the profession is
handed down from father to son by the
medical men of South Carolina. an
other prominent and brilliant man here
today being Dr. John l.. Dawson
president OF the association. son of
Dr. John l.. Dawson, one of the most
distinguished physicians OF the Char
lesion of 80 years ago-a city where in
learning and standards of professional
intregrity the profession has reached
and maintained for century and
before. renown that is Justly recog-
nized throughout the American re-
public.
The association of today is Of a new
plan. 1t is more business-like. pro
gressive and compact. It's working is
in the hands Of men under 50-few
older are to be seen here. 1t has a
"house of delegates" representing the
county associations, by which the rou-
tine business is conducted and, by the
way, the resolution amending the con-
stitution, passed by unanimous CON
sent yesterday, providing for the cleo
ton Of officers the first day of the
meeting instead Of the second is sig
nificant of the latter methods of the
association. The design is to be rid as
early as possible of the business and
political" side, if may use the ex-
preston, of tine annual meetings Sc
that the attention of the members may
be given without interruption to the
hearing and discussion of the scientific
side, which, of course is the primary