The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-01

against IL for Dr.. Greed w. Childs
and 1 for DR.. w. S. Lotion, both OF
this city. On motion Of DR.. .Childs,
lthe election Of DR.. Curtis was made
unanimous. Drs. G.. w. Gamble, J..
W.. Mitchell, w. S. Lotion. OF WASH
lngton and Dr.. Willis S. Sterrs, of
Decatur, Ala, were placed in nomin-
atlon, but withdrew their names be-
fore the balloting begun narrowing
the contest down to Curtis and
Childs.
Other officers were elected as fol-
lows:
Vice-president, DR.. William M.
Slowe, Philadelphia, Pa; phar-
maceutical vice-president, DR.. Henry
S, Pope. Baltimore, Md; general sec
retary, DR.. John A. Kenney, Tuske-
gee Institute, Ala; treasurer, DR.. A.
|Wilberforce Williams, Chicago. ILL.,.
chairman Of the executive board. DR.
George E. Cannon, New Jersey;
chairman Of the surgical section, DR..
Arthur M. Brown, Birmingham.
Ala.; chairman medical section, DR..
). }. France, Portsmouth, Va; chair
man Pharmaceutical section DR.. w.
A. Jones, Winston-Salem, N. C.
Upon the invitation Of the Tide
water Medical Association, the next
session will be held at Hampton, Va.
the last week in August, 1911.
On Campus Of Howard University.
Inc regular meetings Of the Asso-
citation were held on the campus Of
Howard University, by courtsey of
President w. p. Thirkield, Secretary
George William Cook, Secretary w.
G. McNeill and other officials Of the
races greatest institution for the
higher learning, and the location,
overlooking the city, proved to he
an ideal spot for such an assembly
The opening session was held Thurs
day morning in Andrew Rankin Me-
mortal Chapel, which was filled to
hected the best brains, culture and
achievements of the race in Ameri-
ca.
Dr. w. S. Lotion, chairman of the
local committee on entertainment,
called the body to order at 10 a. m.
and very clearly set forth the objects
or the meeting and outlined the work
which the Association hoped 10 ac-
'complish. He expeceed the Washing q:
ton meeting to be up to the standard
set by previous cities, if not a little
ahead, and paid a high tribute to the
loyalty Of the men and women who
had labored with him to bring
about the success that seemed to be
in sight. Miss Lola Johnson render
ed solo and Rev. J. Milton Waldron
invoked the Divine blessing.
Dr. Marcus F. Wheatland, presi-
dent of the organization, delivered
his annual address, which was mark
ed by deep thought on the current
problems in medical science and
abounded in practical recommended
tlons looking to the advancement Of
the interests of the Association. His
suggestion that the powers Of the
president be increased and that stems
be taken to have the organization
1lnance its own annual meetings, and
others Of more technical charact-
er, met with warm approval. The
circulation Of the Medical Associa-
uon Journal is to be increased by
united effort, and DR.. Wheatland be-
spoke for the Association a profitable
and pleasant meeting here.
After all is said and done" said
DIR. Wheatland, "the Association will
grow in proportion to the amount Of
sefpiee-tt~eah-render-b by helping the
rank and file of the profession to do
better work"
DR.. Curtis Operations in Major
Surgery.
The really significant scientific
event Of the weeks session was the
clinic of the surgical section, held
by DR.. A. NJ. Curtis on Tuesday
morning at the magnificent $780,
600 Freedmens Hospital, in the pres
encc OF over two hundred doctors.
The clinic began at eight o'clock and
embraced three operations in major
surgery. DR.. Curtis first removed
very large ovarian tumor Weighing
from 18 to 20 pounds. The second
operation was q delicate one in
myomectomy, and the third was q
laparotomy for the removal Of
double cytic tubes and perinaenor-
ply. All Of the operations resulted
successfully and won for Dr. Curtis