The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-26
TAYLOR SLATED
FOR PRESIDENT
VIRGINIA MEDICAL SOCIETY LIKE
CLAN THIS YEAR.
DIR. WHITES MENTIONED
BODN RECINDS ACTION As no ExE-
GlTINE COUNCiIi.JHEAITH
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS
DISCUSSES TYPHOID

pf' Hugh NJ. Taylor is slated for
next president of the Medical Society
Of Virginia
pr. Taylor has long been regarded
az one of the leading surgeons and
physicians OF Richmond and accord
ing to present indications viii be
named as head Of the Virginia So
tiety Tor the ensuing term when the
executive council reports this after
noon.
The council met last night and
maze np slate OF officers. bur unti
sheS report nothing definite may be
stated
II has been rnmored for the last
Gay or two that Or. Joseph A White.
Tue eminent specialist of this city.
was also oeing seriously considered for
Tue presidency. but ii appears that he
was ontstripped by pr TAYLOR.
br Taylor belongs tn what is known
as the Mcclure or New College fac
Ton In local medical circles. He was
l"rmerif professor Of surgery at the
University College of Medicine
me retiring president Is Or -
Wright. of Jarratt. which is To-
sated in Southside Virginia. Last
year the position was held by Dr
r. T brady. Of Roanoke. who sold
OUT his hospital at Abingdon A wear
or two age to the Johnston S-jllisl
sFndieate, so that he might pursue
ray work exclusively. This he is said
To ne doing with marked success in
the Magic CITY
Norfolk tho Iasortte
here the doctors will meet next
uncertain quantity. though II was said
yesterday afternoon Norfolk would
he selected. even though only a year
has elapsed since the convention met
there last Very few placS in the
state, 1t was said. are able 10 pro-
VIDE sufficient facilities and accammo-
dattons for tho members
Among the places where the con
Nenfon has met previously are Hot
Springs. Old Point and Chase city.
yesterday afternoon the convention
IN session at the jefferson voted to
reScind an amendment adopted last
year at Norfolk. providing for selec
tion Of the executive council frorn
fifteen districts at large throughout
the state. AT the ssatne time i, was
decided To GO hack to the old system
Of e'eciiag the council rs which five
members are elected at large and one
from each " The ten congressional
districts This action WAS deemed eN- {
pedient because three members of (
the council would have been other /
wise Iegislated out of tho body this
wears, their three-Near terms having
expired
Dir. Bloodgond Talks
one IF the features of the srten- |
tine meeting yesterday was the read +
tnx of paper by nr. J e. Blooi- I
good. of Baltimore. whose subject
was "Ptosis 81 Stomach and Colon - I
In "a very interesting manner. pr +
Bloodgoed described how he had Of +
fected many cures If falling stomach I
by cutting out section Of II lie(
had also performed the same feat In
connection with falling or dropping .
al the larger intestine
III the discussion Ut typhoid Dr. I
Ennion q. Williams, State health COM (
missioner. said that Spain Is the only
civilized country In the world hav- /
ing more typhoid than Tho United /
States, Ky drawing Il contrast be-
tween army conditions of few years
ago with thoas. of the present day.
he showed what modern science can
accomplish.
Nortaltt, Reduced.
Proceeding. he said I'm Florida dur
ing the spanish American war in
1s9S there Mere i0.T5g soldiers in
camp, And there were 2.haa cases OF 4
typhoid among them, with cas- deaths
recorded
In Texas recently, there we're IL,
SOL soldiers In camp, and yet only
one case OF typhoid was recorded.
with no Deaths
This decrease in typhoid In army
camps. Dr Williams attributed TO
modern sanitation.
Though urging its use as prcven-
tive, IIr. Williams warned against
the use of typhoid vaccine as II cura-
tive measure.
Last night the doctors we're guests
Of DIR. Stuart Mcclure at his home
on East Grace street.