The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-23
DOCTORS DISCUSS
CAUSES Of INSANITY
Inter Hospital Medical Conference
Holds Interesting Meeting
In Petersburg.
MIR. KIRTLEY'S CLOSE CALL
Knocked Down and Dragged Consid-
cradle Distance by Careiessiy Driven
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Brunswick
County Lady.
MIR. KIRTLEy's CLOSE CALL

Petersburg, Va. July 22.-The semi
annual meeting of the Inter Hospital
Medical Conference, composed of sup
Of the several Virginia State hospitals
for the insane, including the ep.leptic
colony. was held at the Central State
Hospital on Tuesday and yesterday
with a splendid attendance. Several
| Interesting papers upon the causes Of
insanity and the best means of lessen
ling insanity were read.
The purpose of the organization Is
/ to create and foster among the medi-
cal officers of the State institutions
for the insane epileptic and feeble
minded a cooperative and scientific
spirit with the idea of maintaining
the highest medical standard and pro-
ficiency. The medical officers of the
State hospitals have launched move
ment to organize "A State society for
mental hygiene to work for the con-
servation of mental health.
The next meeting of the conference
| will be held at the Western State Hos
pital.
Has Narrow Escape
Mr.. f. T. Kirtley. a resident of this
city, employed by the Chicago Bridge
Company as structural line worker
at the DUPONT Powder Company
| plant near city Point, narrowly es-
capped serious injury about 5:45 o'clock
| this morning while on his way to
catch the 6;15 o'clock train for City
! Point.
/ Mr.. Kirtley was crossing from the
west side to the east side OF Sycamore
Street at the intersection of Bank,
when he was struck by an automo-
bile recklessly driven by w. c. Near
| by. a negro chauffeur. Mr.. Kirtiey
was knocked down. but, fortunately.
caught hold OF the radiator of
| the machine and prevented II
from passing over his body He
was dragged some distance before the
ceiving numerous cuts and bruises
about his right forearm and his body.
Nearby was taken In charge by Po-
| lice Officer Pritchett, and In Police
Court this morning was fined $50. The
owner of the machine, a white man,
was fined $40 also.
Mrs. Mary Frances Williams.
! Information was received here this
afternoon of the DEATH which oc-
| Cured at her home near Judd, Bruins
wick County, of Mrs. Mary Frances
williams widow of John Williams.
| Mrs. williams was about sixty-eight
years of age and was widely known
and highly esteemed by wide cir
| Gle Of friends Her death occurred
within a short distance of where she
was born and where she had spent all
her life Mrs. williams had since her
girlhood been a member of the Leb-
anon Methodist Church, West Bruins
wick Circuit, and was one of the most
devout Christians in her community.
About thirty years ago she suddenly
lost her eyesight, but had until re-
Gently when her health commenced
to fail. been a regular attendant upon
all services held In the church of
which she was a member and IN
which she was an influential worker.
She Is survived by four children-Mrs.
IJ. r. Foster, OF Judd, Brunswick
County; j. Robert Williams, for a
number of years a resident OF South
Richmond but now OF Paterson. n.
IT,; Edward and Lncius Williams. both
OF North Carolina; also by one broth
err. ]. Samuel Jones, of Brunswick
County. The funeral arrangements
have not been completed, but inter-
ment will be made some time tomor-
row in the family burying ground
near Judd.
A Submarine Destroyer"
DR.. A. NJ Smith, A well-known To-
cal osteopath. is in caipt of letter
from Secretary of the Navy Joscphus
Daniels. thanking him for sugges-
ton he recently made in letter &c
the Navy Department in relation -
"su bmarine destroyer" n feature not
possessed by any nation at the pres
ent time.