The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-01
SURGEONS meet
THEIR PRESIDENT
Reception to q Colonel eaveT
Precede Sessions Of 81
ss "a Ssrn.iati tif1111ss
NEW [ I|!l: /. !: 1 MBERs
Seven Nirgillians Are Received.
Officers Will B y Chosen
Toll ay. IS
associatilOn.s z

Preliminary to- the ninetcenth ans
I3nual meeting OF the association 81
Military Surgeons OF, the United States.
was rendered last n lght in
| the parlors.ot the.J Q fferson II Hotel to
|ELieutenant- Colonel Joseph Il Weaver.
hof Pennsylvania. the retiring presi-
ltdent. by the women's recepticn5 com.
Imittee of this city.
With: the gay costumes of the wives
land daughters Of. the visitors and Of
1.-THE reception committee, the varied
lgrull dress uniforms Of the members OF
Isthe army, the navy, II he Ma t'onal Guard m
lsand OF foreign land Is. !. the scene g was .in-
jgdeed brilliant one.
No actual business was transacted
Eyesterday save at the meeting OF the
i5executivei council of 4 the associ Ion,
Eheld In the Headquarters at the u fer
tison. At this session. fort new tive
lsmembers were elected and five asso-
ncia te, members I'VE re re cea wed u The only
tsYlrginians admitted to active member-
isship were First I1teutenant t. .4s3tArmi-
tsstead s Ciills OF the Ms lea ~ r Reserve
!iCorps, United states Army, and 4 Ga p-
stain8J /. c. Bod ow, OF the I Ma tional Guard
||-.Sfsv'rgi ginia.
New .Ax.ocintc les. p
|..sss Tile five ssoclat te&memherss w re "
|sVirginians, They are Captain Charles
W. earring tons Captain CT. NJ Miller,
Major ames w II ems on. N ajor$sC p. g.
lPeyton and M al or d, a, kuy as
5s "a high honor was pal to General
Robert Blood, former surge con general
sotssthe i National Guard OF Massachu
Ssetts,S Ssin3Shis& election as an ionorary
me NIB er. Heii Is the1tsecond5 man to be
thus reco gnized in the history of " mo
fassociat tfon,f Si.5H }i3 q
Several asslcoate. .8 members we're
stransferred to active IN embe bersbin,g and
routine business was transact ted The
texecutives council Will meet again this
satternoon. when the business session
lis sRconclud led. Is zee 3sS v
The racep tionEt Co lionel Weaver he
gan 40. aftef bout 4 ifty lrenlhe ll,' rs,
With their women # fol X, !, had3r lstereel
at Headquarters i, IN the receiving line
were CoIonelfand Mrs. y osephsIS NNeaY>
ger. Z u N Norristown. Pa; ToYernorsa and
( Mrs, William Hodges Mann "a jutant.
!, General ID nd Mrs. William NJ ilson Sale,
Mrs. u Allison Hodges, chairman az
the w omen S. reception committee;
Colonel Junius ~ aj5 Lynch.
surgeon genera OF the Virginia Vols
sunteers Mrs. Truman a, Par rlserss NJ rs.
sNV Armisteads sSti Ills, Mrs anles NV.
S Henson ,sS M lrss Greer aighman. Mrs,
&Ghrlstophe 'rompkins, Mrs, Barton II,
sGrundy W. Mrs, Granville ntlne.5 Mrs,
s HI h a Is Saunders, a .lr. Mrs. MosessD.
StIoges Mrs. stuart Rowe and Mrs ~.
b S, r. Afayo asS , Is Il ,ssss
Differing Uni niforn,s. ~ sy
X MINGLED S8Wltll@th full dress nj the
United States e.Nrny was he uniform.
Eof the navy thatsot the Sntional Guard
goE ma mn Stat tes. the brilliant lress3 OF
tho % Ulcers o The ie hmfsad n ght In-
Etantry. Rlues and the 8a pproyed CO.'S
tunes OF o.herS natton n represented.
Prominent insSthe throng was Dr., ID
sRuotte, I he represen q tive ~ tho meet.
sing OF the republ q Fra nee In d
trousers red col ed ca and + ors
coat, 85 NJ i,5s gsS
Attracting much atten ion gSwar re- I1r.
Yar and siIor Is isn ns-elsa s, Rex ms.
Continued on Thl lrd SPags,