The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-29
WORK BY LOCAL MEDICS
BRINGS CONVENTION HERE!

Four hundred physicians will at
tend the 1912 meetiIS tie No tn
Carolina Medical Socfets, w. - con-
venes in Hendersonville next June
And the story of the valiant tight
made for this convention by men who
spent their own time, money, energy
and brains in the successful efforts
to bring the doctors to Henderson
Vile, is well worth reading for it is
the unselfish efforts of such men that
make a town-and the lack Of which
mars it.
The Commercial Club, some zine
ago, appropriated reasonable ssup
of money for the purpose of in5erci t.
ing the doctors of the S9ate in He l.
dersonville as the next conventina
place. DR.. ]. r. Williams immed-
latelv began sending out literature
and writing personal letters TO the
mdical fraternity announcing the
fact that this town was a candidate
for 1912 honors.
DR.. L. B. Morse was elected as the
Hendersen-Polk Medical Society
representative to the house Of
delegates of the convention which re
Gently ended its important delibera
ticns in Charlotte. DR.. Morse ac-
ccmpanied by DR.. J. Steven BrowA
and DR.. Guy e. Dixon went to Char
lotte with determination writ large
all over their features. DIR. Morse
took much enthusiasm and adWeFtiS-
ing literature, DR.. Brown and DIR.
Dixon took much enthusiasm ann ia
thorough acquaintance with their
fellow physicians throughout the CEN
tral part of the State. AS soon az
they arrived in Charlotte they began
talking Hendersonville and never for
one instant did they cease until vie
tory was won, so to speak.
The resolutions committee of the
house of delegates passed resolu-
ton unanimously endorsing More
head City for next years conven-
ton, and their report was made to
the house. Now, generally and in the
usually accepted order of things
when committee recommends any
thing that things going through
31f-aEld here 10 eaFefn1Iy u that
but--not always is that So For DR.. .
Morse, as the delegate from the Hen
derson-Polk Medical Society had .
right to be heard in the house of dele
gates and he was heard He moved .
the substitution Of the word Hender-
sonyille for Morehead City and th1
fur began to fly. Drs Battle, FIeG
cher and NcBrayer of -AshaEille, sec
onded the motion in good, stirring
speeches. DR.. Morse. talked ana
talked vehemently. Drs.. brown and
Dixon, not being entitled to vote,
confined their frenzied efforts to
urging begging and imploring others
to vote for Heudersonville. They
said they had left happy homes n
HendersonVille but they didn't dare
return without the convention Finally
when everyone felt the need of medi-
cal attendance themselves, a vote was
taken, the convention turned doWn
the action Of it's nominating commit
tee and selected He1 Iersonville fee
1912 by vote of SO to TO-.
And next to the efforts of the Hen
dersonville men the most compelling
factor towards that result was TN
hearty and energetic backing give.
their efforts by the Asheville dele
CATION including Doctors Baftle
Fletcher and McBrayer.
Dr.. Morse, as the accredited dele
gate who succeeded in having the
nominating committee report reyem-
ed, most unusual and difficult prU-
cedure, DR.. Brown and DR.. Dfxnm
who hesitated at nothing, it is to h
feared, to influence their friends, %
DR.. Williams who prepared the w1H
and to the Asheyille physicians wHne
SO ably seconded their efforts is Aue
vote of thanks from the communE
ty. For it is no small thing to have
four hundred doctors in Hendersu
vile at one and the same time. SunL
pose you're sick-why, you couHs
find a dozen on every street cornerg