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was made a condition to the validity
Of the ballot.
other Officers Elected.
While the vote for president was De-
ing counted all other officers nominated
bv the Council were elected as fol-
lows;
First vice president, DR.. -. ]. Payne,
Of stanton. second vice president, DR..
r e Field. of Norfolk; third vice-pres
Ident. pr r. NJ Wiley. of Salem. sec
rotary, DR.. Paulus A Irving, or Farm
Vile; treasurer. DIR. Mark w. Peyser,
of Richmond; delegates to the Ameri-
can Medical Association. DR.. William r.
Anderson of Farmvilie; DR.. George W.
McAll.ster of Hampton, and Drs.
Southgate Leigh and l.. q. Royster, OF
Norfolk.
judiciary commlttee---Dr, Charles r.
Grandy. of Norfolk. and Drs. w. E.
Vest, virginius Harrison, j. j.. Early,
j. s. Burton and l. e, HUH.
Membership eommittee-Dr. w. d.
Turner. of Ocean View. chairman. and
Drs. George J. williams. j. e. Knight,
W. F. Driver and g. G. Divers.
Legislative committee-Dr. A. L.
GRAY, chairman. and Drs. ]. Boiling
Jones. H. L. Stephenson G. IL. Ralston
ana j. Nj. Lynch
Meet Next In Norfolk.
Norfolk was chosen as the next place
OF meeting.
resolution was presented by DR..
]. Allison Hodges and supported by
Drs. william e. Anderson and w. F.
Drewry providing that mo member OF
the society who lives in the place in
which the society Is holding It's session
shall be eligible to election to the
ONCE OF president for the succeeding
year" The resolution was adopted
1t is designed to prevent recurrence
of political fights such as that which
had Just been ended
But one paper was presented yes
terday afternoon. 1t was that OF DR..
Charles A. Saunders, OF Norfolk, on
"Chloroform in Obstetrics" 1t was
crowded out of the morning program
AS soon as DIR. Saunders concluded ad
journment was taken that the attend
ing physicians might call on Governor
stuart. who received at the executive
mansion.
Though DR.. w. L. Rodman, Of Phila-
delphia, cancer specialist. was detained
at his home on account OF illness. last
nights symposium on cancer proved
most profitable.
prs. Joseph c. Bloodgood and
Thomas B. Cullen. of Baltimore. pre-
scented papers, which showed that while
the medical profession Is still at q
voss to determine the source or cause
Of cancer, 1t IL now able to effect
cures In some SO per cent more cases
than a few years ago.
Early Operation for Cancer.
That great strides have been made
In the treating Of cancer was shown.
1t was impressed on the gathering that
the most important step in the curing
Of cancer IL the early discovery OF
and operation for the trouble.
DR.. J. Shelton Horseley presented
numerous lantern views to illustrate
his paper on cancer of the tongue. In
the treatment OF this ailment. Dr.
Horseley demonstrated he has been
quite successful and a number of pa
tients who have been cured by him
were present last night to meet the
doctors. Following the papers. Drs.
Bloodgood and Cullen participated In
an open discussion Of the subject.
Colonel LeGard. OF the United States
Army Medical Corps. was the evenings
nnal speaker, DR.. LeGard spoke of
medical preparedness and presented
ment of a central or national examin-
stefan wilt entitle him to practice In
ing board which once passed by a ply
any state OF territory in the United
States.
The convention will end at / o'clock
today. the nnal session being sched-
uied to begin at 9 o'clock this morn
ing.