The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-06-13
West v|RC|MA
MEDICAL SOCIETY
Hold Successful Meet
ing in Charleston
June As

The seventh annual ses ion of the wsss
VirRinia Medical Society convened q
ChsrSsston on June 4th and Sch and W.
PLACED ON record - being the mot sue
cesful and best attended meeting Yet OF
the society. The features Of the srssion
were che excellent manner in which the
vhits physicians Of Charleston received
THEN ,colored brethren and the interest
thev displayed in the program; the
character Of the papers and the discuss-
ions. and lastly the royal manner i'm
which the citisens of the Cog City enter
tainei the visitors.
Precisely at 10 q. m. ON Wednesday
June 9Th the session was dec.arrsi op,nei
by Dr. w. @. Lawrence, president. at
the A. M. +. Church.
The Secretary. DIR. X. l.. Jons~ resd
the minutes Of the previous meeting held
1t Huntington and presented the finan-
cial report, which was shown to lie i'm q
healthy condition. DIR. Jones was CON-
piimented by the society for the efficiency
and Interest he displayed in the discharre
Of his duties for the pea year.
Next followed the annual sddrcss of the
President, which We indeed q msssrr
effort DIR. Lawrence showed that he
had given . good deal Of energy in the
preparation OF his addres and was heart
ily spplande'i by the society for his At
tempt.
Dr. +. j. Smith. OF Huntington, then
read most interesting and instructive
paper OH diagnosis and treatment OF IT,
phosd fever. which was ably and fully
discossed by nearly all present..
At 2 p. nm. the society again went into
sessipn. ard Dr. Ambrose Barrett OF Key
ssonr read his paper ON Syphilis .. an
etiological factor i'm cardiac lesions. -
Ihis paper created q good deal OF discus-
sisn and the Charleston Gazett-," i'm
is comments referred 10 in originality
toesther with tie heated debst~s occs-
stoned By the extraordinary poinn which
~. Barrsst broughs out In his shssis.
DR.. r. O. Harrison OF KimbslI. then
presented his paper on ''Some disgnoseic
data in acute and chronic abdominal
condition." With one srcor.i. IL wa.
concesiszd that DIR. Harrison wss NJ nj.
iest and his masterful effort va. greeted
WITH Much ovation. DR. J. M. Whittico
OF Williamson followed with an able and
scholarIy discussion Of DIR. Harrison's
subject.
AT % p m. OF the same day, the medi-
Coz were entertained at q magnificent re-
ception given by the Charles tons Wo-
map's Improvement Lergue 1t the pals-
tial home Of Rev. Carroll. This affair
surpassed anything Of its kind that had
ever before taken place in that city.
At sp. m. the public meeting Was held
st the First Baptist Church. The crowd
taxed the large eiifce to its limit. In
the unavoidable sbsenee Of Gov. Hatfield
the sddre~~ was made by ex-Gov. Nc
CoFkle who kept the audience spell bound
from start 10 finish. The keynote OF his
sddreS Was Reliance ON our own efforts
and ability and . warning TO stop lean
- D'' 49, -'s>'s's'te ~ sG NnsAf tnAn.
Rev. DIR. Sheen responded on behalf of
the citizens in his usual scholarly way and
Dr. T.. l.. Iouuxue OF WEIGH respopded
ON behalf OF the physicians. DR.. Youngue
has already gained fame ~ an orator
and he kept his reputation up to an in
tense degree. Ills response was greeted
with proloneen cheer. The speskers were
DIR. Cooley Of the state Board Of Health.
who IN bis speech made the statement
that Negro applicants to the board had
made better showing than white ap-
piicsnts during his regime. DIR. VI. y.
Gamble filed his post - msster OF cere-
monies in his usual happy and inimitA
ble style.
Vocal solos were rendered ~ Mis-
Ophelia Washington, Mn. Edward h.wis
and Mr.. Cuzzens. The soloiss- showed
themselves 10 he Of high order Of merit.
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