The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-06-18
Medical Society Of West
Virginia Gathered at
Huntington.
SOCIAL EVENTS MINGLE
WITH WEIGHTY MATTERS
Many Papers, Containing Much
Valuable Information, Read
fore the Assembly by
Prominent Men.

huntington W. Va. June o.
Ina hi- ssi,ln~- of wclcome tp the Wet
Virginia Melical ~,ciety in a public ses-
non at the First Baptist church. Hunt
ington. Judge John r. Graham compar-
,~i tl.e crude and UNFRAMED physician Of
a ic~ is~'ads-- ago with the finishel and
ai'lr practitoner oi today
The Iuri-t- address al-n contained "A
tribut, to the -slf-sacrilic,. oi physicians
They arr engaged IN u grrat work for
humanity aud arr entitled u the highest
-"nnen,iation. he sand.
The publtc meeting conclud,~i the inst
lay of the ninth annual -.a--ion of the
'"lor,'i Ihy-ician- of West Virginia. The
'hurch hs.ld quite larr,. crowd anxious
to extend hearty welcome Ia tine visit
INK physirian- anil enjoy the program
specially prepared for tlic icneiit Of tue
aymrn.
The nl'sting Opened with the song,
America 10y all as-einhls~l. An InvO-
alton prayer ~a- onerei by Dr. /. v.
liryant. pastor Of the First baptist
church. The Orplieus Club, local band
q nu-leians. sang % the appreciation of
lac audience One of the enjoyable lea
lures Of the evenings program Was a solo
y Miss Nada Terry. Attorney q. II.
rravenier welcomed the physicians in
shali of the city in brief. but inter
--ting ad'lr,-. The RESPONSE To the AL
ir,-- of welcome ~a= delivered by Dr.
a. q. Harrison. oi kimlall Mrs. Car
-ie Monroe rendered an entertaining
.,lo. Dr w. O. Capel. a dentist. rea.i
A, paper entitled. Care Of Teeth." fol-
owing second -ong 10y the Orpheus
Club. teneliction Was pronounced by
lse, = I Gibbons.
The annual SESSION VA called o. order
% W"otsn'- hall yesterday morning by
Dr ". g. Mitchell, Blurfield, w. Va.
.ice president Of the society. the pre-i-
irnt. Dr W ~ A Barrett, having re-
moved SIM. hiz elevtiOn u Ea-t -
Louis. 90.
The annual address Of tie president,
however. bad been furnished tile session
- thc president. the vice-pIeri,lent real
lng a.
PaIrr- were real AZ the morning 49,
non a. follows
Tine Physiology and Management %
l.el,Or. Dr g. Johnson, Of Hunting
ton The Care of the Convalescent,
Dr. J. q. Webb. a Alban-. and The
Diagnp-tic significance Of Localized
Pain. DR. J. VI whttico. Williamson.
Brief anil enlightening di-cussiOns fol-
ose'l tiie reading Of each paper.
TIE aitrrnOon SESSION convened at two
o. clpck With a paper by Dr. w. g.
Lawrence. oi Montgomery. hi- subject
I'eing '~Onc Clinical Data on Iituitr or
l'aturition Dr. g. g. Barnett follow
"a Will a paper. surgery in Relation 10
Practitioner
The mot striking event Of the after
uoon'- program ws- the paper, surg
al Di,ea--- Of the l5One- and Joints"
- Dr. X. g.. Harrison. 81 Kimball. Dr.
-imcon l. Carson. an eminent surgeon Of
the Freedman ho-pital. Washington,
d. g.. jOine'i Boo the discussion Of the
paper and gave the nefni~rs Of the 30
ciety -,fne saiual,ie Information relative
o. surgery
folloUlng thc afternoon session.. the
Ni,e- of tie nefni.er- Oi the local society
heid a reception for the visiting physi-
clans and their wives.
a dance in wooten'- Hall VA tender
~ the visitors by ti,c local society after