The Denver star., 1914-06-13
PHYSICIAN and '
BUSINESS man
How Or. Il. N. Green Solves
Hard Problems.

His Way Through College, Founded
Hospital and Became Foremost In
His Profession - Great Organizer,
Promoter and Devout Churchman.
Knoxville, Tenn.-From a farmer in
backwoods county in Georgia to one of
the leading physicians and surgeons OF
the race Is the record of DR.. Henry NJ.
Green Of this city. who enjoys lucra
tive practice and is foremost in almost
everything that Is for the moral and
intellectual development of his people.
BE was born in Barton county. La.
Aug. &c, 1876 He received his early
educatio in the public schools of his
native county. after which he entered
Knoxville college. where he prepared
for his professional work He grad
uated in 1895, having worked his way
through college.
His parents were unable to give him
any assistance in his school work, but
he decided that an education was with
in his reach and declared that he was
going to have it He believed in the
proyerb, Where there is will there
Is a way He had the will and found
a way.
With his little learning from the
Georgia public school be was prepared
to do three things-be a Pullman por-
school. He used one Of these during
the vacations and did not have trouble
in finding employment He was col
lege graduate in bed making on sleep
ing car and in digging in the coal
mines, and every dollar earned in these
places he invested in brains.
Finishing at Knoxville college, he de
cided to study medicine because he
had made up his mind to be a physi-
clan and surgeon. He went to Chi
cago, and when the Northwestern uni
versity threw open its doors in Sep
tember. 1896, he was among the first
to enter. He made such rapid prog
ress that he was appointed an inferno
in the postgraduate medical school in
Chicago. In this he got both theory
and practice. He served out his time
and then returned to Knoxville and
finished his work in the Knoxville
Medical college in 1901.
DIR. Green decided to take a more
thorough course In medicine and sur
gerry and went to Edinburgh, where
he pursued these subjects under the
most competent instructors While In
Scotland he visited London. Vienna
and Berlin. He gained much general
knowledge by travel and observation.
Having well qualified himself for his
profession he returned to America
and began the practice OF medicine in
Knoxville, Tenn
In order to have the best facilities
for doing real work. he established the
first hospital among our people In this
section of the country. He has been
doing general surgical work ever
since. He is now the surgeon in chief
OF the Wallace Memorial hospital in
this city. where he performs many
difficult operations during the year. L!
is putting 1t mildly to say that DR..
Green ranks with such surgeons as
Drs D. 81. Williams and G. G. Hall of
Chicago and DR.. A NJ. Curtis of Wash
ington.
As churchman he is very active.
being a member of the Mount Zion
Baptist church and Is chairman Of the
trustee board. When 1t comes to the
promotion Of education he is always
found in the front At this time he Is
an active trustee OF Roger Williams
university, Nashville, Tenn, and Mel
son Merry college. jefferson City. Tenn.
He IL one Of the surgeons for the
Knoxville. Severville and Eastern
Railroad company. the first member Of
his race In this city to hold such a po
Sition and the only one. For four years
DR.. Green was a member OF the Knox
vile city council, and during his ad-
miuistration one of the best school
buildings In the state was erected. and
it now bears his name. AS member
of the city council he had the respect
Of all the members and the personal
friendship Of the mayor OF the city.
One year ago DR.. Green called to
gether several men with money and
told them that 1t was possible for the
race to operate a coal yard in Knox
VILE. While many people said that 1t
would not do. he convinced DR.. ]. J.
johnson and G. II. Fisher, and they
put down the money. Thus the Col
ored Coal company. with capital
stock Of 5000. all paid In. was begun
A coal yard was fitted up. and because
Of the business standing Of DR.. Green
there was no trouble In getting all the