The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-10
RAILWAY SURGEONS
DISCUSS PROBLEMS
DIR. Thomas H. Hancock, Of Atlanta,
Is Made President Of
Auxiliary.
WANT FREE TRANSPORTATION
Committee Named to Take Up CUES.
tions With Management Of Rail.
roads-Ofilcers Are Elected and
bylaws Adopted.

Completing one OF the most success
ful meetings in Its history, the Southern
Association OF Railway Surgeons, au-
Hillary to tho Southern Medical Asso-
citation, finally adjourned at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday In the palmroom at the JEFF
ferson Hotel. One hundred and twenty
five surgeons. representing every rail-
road OF consequence in the South. at
tended the scssions and listened with
keen interest to the reading OF sixteen
papers on technical subjects. DIR. Dun
can Eve. or Nashville. Tenn. presided
at the meeting.
AT the afternoon session the follow
Ing officers were elected to serve the
association during the ensuing year:
president. DIR. Thomas H. Hancock, of
Atlanta. Ga; vice president. DIR. South :
gate Leigh, OF Norfolk; Secretary. DR..
Clarence Fl. Vaught. of Richmond. KY.
Miss Ida Lamb. OF Charlotte. N. c.. was
the official stenographer at the meet
ing yesterday.
The Southern Association OF Railway
Surgeons is auxiliary to the Southern
Medical Association. and meets an
nually on the day preceding tho open
ing OF the regular convention OF the
parent organization. It liz anticipated
that great majority of all Southern
| surgeons who do much railroad work
will ultimately affiliate themselves with
this association. The present member
ship of the organization Is about ESQ.
and II Is rapidly growing. To become
a member q physician must first hold
| membership In the Southern Medical
Association, an honor which no physi-
clan can attain without the indorsement
of his local medical society. n prere-
I TIA Il ~
doctor.
SURGEONS TO JOIN
The prominence of the first few ply
sicans who made the tentative organ
| ization at the convention or the
Southern Medical Association. held
last year ut Lexington. Ky. has at
tracted many other doctors to the as
| ISOLATION. 1t Is thought that within
n short time the association will have
! n membership of more than 1.Nuu from
the sixteen eligible States. There are
no fees and no politics In the way, and
| the object of the association Is to de-
| vote itself strictly to the business of
studying conditions and measures for
the honor OF the profession and for
the benefit of humanity. Many phyei-
clans predict that the association is
destined to become one OF tho most
! popular and helpful medical organiza-
| tons In the South.
! In the meeting yesterday Il was
suggested that the name OF the orgnni-
| cation be changed from the Southern
Association OF Railway Surgeons, to
| the Southern States Association Of
| Halfway Surgeons. The matter was
referred to the council Of the south
crn Medical Association. A constitu-
ISOLATION We're read and approved In
the meeting yesterday. and these In
struments were referred to the coun-
Gil for ultimate adoption.
The matter OF railway transporta-
ton for railway surgeons and mem
bers of their families was discussed
! mt length in the meeting. 1t was point-
ed out by President Duncan that in
several OF the Southern States rail-
! way surgeons are unable to secure In
tcrState free transportation, even over
the lines by which they are employed.
Again 1t was pointed out that In some
localities surgeon employed by one
railroad system cannot secure free
transportation over connecting lines.
President Duncan. and others In the
meeting, contended that this status
! of affairs works n great injustice upon
| railroad surgeons OF the South
COMMITTEE NAMED TO
LOOK INTO QUESTION
it was moved by DIR. Clarence II
! by DR.. Thomas II. Hancock, OF Atlanta
Ga. that the president appoint a, com.
| mittcc composed or one surgeon from
each of the sixteen States representa-
| In the association to investigate the
transportation situation and report al
| later meeting The motion was
unanipously adopted, and the commit.
! tee Was appointed.
Those who read papers at the meet
Ing Yesterday were: DR.. Duncan Eve
Nashville, Tenn: DIR. Thomas H. Han.
cock, Atlanta, Ga; DR.. Clarence H
| Vaught, Richmond. Ky; DR. l., Il
Burch. Nashville, Tenn; DIR. Southgat,
Leigh, Norfolk; Or. J. n, Salmon, Ash.
land, Ky: Dr. j. Norment Baker, Mont.
gomery, Ala; DR.. j. A. Stuckey. Lex
inston, Ky; DIR. II. +. Linea, Wheel
| ing. w. Va: DIR. Joseph l., Miller
Thomas, w Va; DIR. w. e. Huntsman
| Lexington, Tenn; DIR. r. NJ. Harper
Dixon, Tenn; DR.. {. V. Stevenson
| Centrcvillc, Tenn; DR.. J. s. Turdervilie
! Century, Fla; Dr. i, II. Downey, Gains-
! willie. ga: DR.. &c. 4. Dickson, Wilson
. \. G.: pr. Steven Harnsberger, Catlett
| Va: DIR. C. J.. Fox, Greenvilie. Tenn.
| DR. J. r. Garner, Atlanta, Ca; DIR. Joe