The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27
MUCHL|KE
VOTE Of CENSURE
Medical Society," eplores
Carrington's Defeat
as Surg on.
NO POSITION
10 RESOLUTION
Hugh M. Taylor, of Rich
mond, Elected President of
State OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Named as Next Place of
Meeting-Many Valu-
able Papers Read.

What is reported in many. quarters
as being tantamount TO q vote of cen.
sure on the recent action of the State
Penitentiary Board was recorded yes
terday at the morning session of tile
Medical Society of Virginia. when tha.
body unanimously adopted the follow
ing resolution:
.Resoivcd, that 1t 10 the sense Of he
Medical Socie-y OF Virginia that the
state lost "a most %valuaDie and capable
officer when Dr. Cnnries v. Darlington
wns not reelected urgeon OF the
state i.enitenfinry."
The resolution was introduced by Dr.
William ID. turner. OF Isle OF Wight
county. and was adopted forthwith
without a dissenting vote.
Provoked Much Comment.
This oinciai lnoorsement or Or. Car.
rington by tho physicians OF Virginia
as an rganized boay provoked a good
deal of in the hotel loppics
and on the street az soon as it became
generally known. and there were not
ton OF the society at this time ill-ad-
vised. fartisans OF the Mann wing
even went So Tar as TO declare that the
action did not represent the genera
opinion OF the society, and that the
resolution was put through only when
a small proportion OF the delegates
were present in the hall.
Whatever may be the merits of tho
case. there remains the fact that a
orkin quorum OF the members Of
the Medical Society of Virginia act
Ing as an official body passed a unan..
nous resolution. which all but
a vote Of disapproval Of the recent ac-
ton OF the fenitentiary Board
Taylor Elected President.
At the annual election OF officers
which took place at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, DIR. Hugh NJ Taylor. or
was chosen president. The
other major officers elected were: First
Vice-President. DR.. Samuel Lille. Lynch
burg; Second Vice-President, DR.. Jos.
Grice. Portsmouth,; Third vice-Pre.i-
dent. Dr.. S. B.. Moore, Alexandria; Sec
rotary, DR.. Paulus a. Irving. Farm
Vile. and Treasurer. DIR. Greer Baugh-
man. Richmond. The reasurership
was warmly contested. the Richmond
physician winning out by q narrow
margin over DR.. r. S. Grii4th, of Basic
City.
The nominating committee brought
In the following slate of minor officers
which was unanimously indorsed:
Chairman of the judiciary committee
DIR. C. r. Grandy. Norfolk.
Chairman of the membership com
mittee-Dr William D. Turner, Isle of
Wight county; to FIJI the vacancy on
the membership committee caused by
the election of Dr.. w. w. Chafin TO
the State Board OF Medica Examin-
ers. DR.. Aaron Jeffrey.
Councillors at large-Dr. A. l. Gray,
Richmond, and DIR. Charles ". Caring
ton. Richmond. The other councillors
at large were reelected.
In addition to seven district coun-
cilors who were chosen to succeed
themselves the three following were
elected: From the First District, DR..
Clarence Porter Jones. Ne port News;
Third District. DR.. H. ". Stephenson.
Toano; Tenth District, DIR. P. L. Tuck
err. Buckingham county. On the leg
islative committee, DIR. Mcclure New
ton. of Richmond, was chosen to take
the place of DR.. ]. n. Ayres. The per-
sonnel of all other committees remains
the same.
Drs. w. E. Anderson and j. Staige
Davis were elected delegates to the
American Medical Association, with
.Drs. II. d. Howe and L. G.. Pedieo as
a%lternates.
To Meet Ne1t In NORFOLK.
The subject that will form the cen.
trail topic OF discussion at the next
mountaineering will be Gastric and
Duodenal Ulcer" the following ply
sicians being selected to lead: DR.. ].
staige Davis, University of Virginia.
Clinical Manifestations and Diagno-
SIS. DR.. j. G.. Nelson, Richmond, Med
icai Treatment" and DR.. Lomax Gwath-
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