The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22
ACHIEVEMENTS AND AIMS OF THE
STATES MEDICAL, PROFESSION
The Record OF the Year and a Program of Activity for the
FUTURE Set Out in Address of Retiring President, L.
B. McBrayer.

lima Medical Society, delivered last
Tuesday at the opening session Of the
annual convention Of the society in
Greensboro. DR.. McBrayer is the
president of the State tuberculosis
Sanatorium at Sanatorium).
Mr.. Chairman, Members of the
Medical Society Of the State of North
Carolina, Ladies and Gentlemen:
appear before o this morning to
return to 20 the trust reposed in me
one year ago-itS honor is unsullied.
we have kept the faith. However, we
have not accomplished what ought to
nave been accomplished nor what we
wanted to accomplish. For our
shortcomings we crave your forgive
ness.
1t is common to hear the retiring
president speak of the appreciation Of
the honor conferred upon him-the
highest honor in the gift of his So
riety-and emphasize his appreciation,
If possible, by calling to witness the
high standing, natural and profess
sional ability, and great accomplish
mentS Of the men in our profession
whom you have honored in like man.
ner. Let me say that none who have
occupied this office in years gone by
are more appreciative than the
speaker.
We should never forget, however,
that honors never fails to bring re-
sponsibilities. and we cannot, j.. we
would, accept the one without having
placed on us the other. We felt one
year ago-and we feel it more keenly
today-how undeserving of this high
honor, and how little able we were to
shoulder the responsibilities Of this
office; and but for your confidence and
support the honor never would have
been given to me-; but for your Ger
dial support, cooperation n en-
enlargement, the responsibilities
woul nave been too heavy to bear
And may / crave YOU continued sup
port, cooperation and encouragement
through this session and for al
time?
Complete File of Proceedings.
our secretary, DR.. John A. Terrell
has been faithful and persistent and
has finally secured a complete set u
the transactions of this society from
its organization to date and q ha(
plete set, our thanks are due DR.
Walter c. Murphy, No. 507 Fourth
street, NJ. w. Washington, d. c.,
former member of this society anC
former secretary, but now resident a
the above address, who kindly donat
ed to the society a complete set 0
the transactions from the origin Q
the society in 1919 up to 1890, ex
cepting volumes for the years 1885
1883, 1885, 1889 and 1890. The SO
ciety a the volumes from 1891 t
1914 inclusive, excepting the yea
1s9S. We would recommend tl-at thi
complete set of the transactions Of TIL
society be placed in the state librar
at Raleigh and that a paster shoul
be placed on the fly-leaf of each vOl
Tune indicating the donor, SO tina
n physician in the State or othe
persons in the State might have &C
cess to them and perhaps for til
be kept intact n not be lost j
transferring from one secretary I
another. In fact, your present off
GERS tacitly agreed to this arrange
ment before this splendid donatio
of DR.. Murphy's could be availabl
will take whatever action l.eceSsal
to carry out this suggestion.
DIR. {. s. Mangum has also rr'
cured almost a complete set fer tt
University Library, and two or thr'
physicians in the State have compile
sets, which they prize very highly.
Complete List of Membership.
The secretary has also compiled
complete list of the membership
this society to date. Much Of tn
valuable work vas done by DR..
Howell Way when he magnified tt
office of secretary. We would recOT
mend that the incoming secretary
authorized and instructed to go
step further and secure and keep
tact a file Of all the legal practitio
ers in North Carolina and hat he fu
nlsh q list of the same to h CO
lectors OF internal revenue in Nor
Carolina, In order that they might
aided in enforcing the law in rega
To the prescribing of narcotics. '
would further rQcOmmQnd that I
officers Of this society be ir-truct
10 cooperate with the collectors
internal revenue in North Carroll
in any other way possible in tie e
1orcement Of this law. The symI
SUM on narcotics which will be pl
scented at this session should call t
attention Of the profession, and
trust the people, Of the State, to
destruction brought to u people
The use of narcotics, and we wOl
recommend that an additional co
mittee of three or five be appointed