The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-25
OOCTORSOISCOSS
MANY SUBJECTS
Prevention of Marriage Among
eeble-Minded Declared to Be
Important Issue.
SOCIETY ELECTS OFFICERS
L5nchburg Chosen as Next Meet
ing Place-Visit to Naval
Hospital.
Especial to The Times Dispatch. ]


Norfolk. Va. October 24-Prevention
of marriage among the feeble mind
ed. causes and cure for peilagra. and
artificial growth of body tissue Were
the most important subjects discussed
to-day by the Virginia Medical So
ciety.
The State Health Association held
a short session in the morning
Dir. Charles v. Darlington. OF Rich
mond. and DR.. L. S. Foster. of Nor
folk. read papers on the question OF
mental delinquents. Both advocated
sterilization as means or prevention
of propagation. Virginia jails and In
situations are running over, DR.. roster
declared. because the States law
makers will not put on the books
statutes making compulsory physi-
clans certificate before marriage IL
cense is issued In a discu:Nion after
the papers We're read, PHYSICIANS de-
clared this is the most important IS
sue facing the profession in the state
Officers were elected as follows:
president, DIR. Sou4ngate Leigh. Of Nor
folk: first vice-president, DR.. II. S. Mac
Lean, Of Richmond: second vice-presi-
dent. DR.. NJ. ii. Pearson, OF Bristol:
treasurer, DR.. Mark W. Peyser. OF
Richmond; secretary. DR.. Paulus iff-
ing, of Farmville.
Lynchburg will be the next meet
ing place.
During the intermission between the
close of the morning and the openns ~
of the afternoon meeting. members o.
the society and OF the state PuoEc
Health Association, holding It's con
yention here Also visited the hdNat
hospital in Portsmouth. They were
entertained by the navy su1s sera.;ons
upon patients in the hospital were
performed by the navy surgeons aho
witnessed by the members OF the VIZ
GINA Medical SocaAty.
The visitors were conveyed 10 Tue
hospital in launches
This afternoon from 4 O'Clock 10
O'Clock the wives and dausnters VI
the members of the state Medicai 80
cety and the state Pubic Hsai!h A -.
Country Club by the wives OF the NOT
folk members of the society.
At the afternoon session OF the state
Medical Society. DR.. Hugh S. Cumming,
United states Quarantine Service. read
a paper OIL 1.-The Menace to the Country
Of the Bubonic Plague"
Oficers OF the state Public Health
Association elected at the meeting acre
to-day were as follows:
President DR.. Powhatan S. Schenck-
Norfolk: first vice-president. DR.. o. G.
Wright. Jarratts: second v!ce-prer-
dent, DR.. f. F. Reese, Courtiand: sec
retary-treasurer. DR.. Lncien ioiton.
E,mnorfa. assistant secretary-treasu-
rer. DR.. W. F Driver, New Market: ex-
ecutive committee for 1928. one
from each congressional districtInr r
DIR. 7 H Ayers, Accomac: second, ID.
P I, corbell, Norfolk County; third.
DR. Roy X F1annagan. Rlchmond'
fourth. DR. ". f; anderson ae,eiso sn EARN:
sixtb DR. p a. Moore. Phenix: sew
s ea Dr. W. D. Macon. chario,,esville:
eighth. Dr.. F: N. Brooks. swetna a,a
ninth. DR. 3. p. Boyer: Ssons ga TENN.
nr schenck succeeds DR.. f.. c. Levy.
Of Richmond. and his election was
unanimous The entire morning ses ,,
sion was consumed with discasslon
n the social evil. the health omcers
going on record favoring sterilization
Of criminals and irabeciles.