Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-27

LADIES IN THE PARTY
Three Sessions Held Today and Seve-
raj Social Features on Program For
: Tomorrow %.S2S
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Richmond, Oct. 27.-The 500 or
mere delegates, in attendance upon
the 46th annual convention of the
Medical Society of Virginia who filled
the Jefferson Hotel Auditorium to its
! capacity last night applauded the SEN
siment Of Mayor Ainslie's greeting
to the echo, and DR.. A. L. Tyne, OF
Staunton, who responded on behalf
of the society, spoke in grateful terms
of the executives felicitous greeting.
4 significant feature of DR.. Tyne'a
! address was the statement the he
hoped to live to sec the establishment
in Richmond, Of great university de-
voted entirely to medical research.
Richmond, he said, was the logical
place for the establishment Of such
a university for the South
/ Rev. T. A. Smoot opened the con-
vention with prayer and DR.. Thomas
w. Murreil, chairman Of the local.
committee on arrangements called
the convention to order and intro
duccd Mayor Ainslic. DR.. Tyne, and
the president, DR.. Samuel Lille, F
I.ynchburg.
President Lille made brie: address,
reviewing the history of the organ
ization for the past year and made
number of announcements OF inter-
aez 10 tllc delegates.
Secretary Pauus A. Irving, in his
annual report, called attention tC the
fact that none Of the delegates elect
cd to the annual convention of the
American Medical Association from
Virginia had been able TO attend, and
urged the adoption OF M amendment
TO the bylaws whereby the president
, could appoint substitutes III such an
emergency. His report also carried
the statement that the society has
lost thirty members by death during
the past year.
Dr.. George 4. Stover. OF South Bos-
ton. chairman Of the legislative COM
mittee reported the successful lobby
20 xiii the effort to ,re7impoSe the Ii
cense tax, killed in 1914 and stated
that the committed had incurred an
Indebtedness Of $3.50 for which the
members Of the committee asked re-
imburscmcnt. DR.. Darlington moved
that the society take. official. rccogni-
ton of Or. StOver's WORK and asked
that the convention take action The
matter was referred to the executive
committee.
There were three papers on the
program for last night, but, on mo-
ton, the convention decided to hear
only one-the Reminiscent History
Of the Medical Society Of Virginia for,
the Past Forty-fve Years. by DR..
John y. Upshur.. of Richmond. The
others were carried over to this morn
ing's program, owing TO the lateness
of the hour.
At the close of the session the dele
gates and the visiting ladies enjoyed
4 buffet luncheon and the local COM
/ mittee on entertainment held an in
/ formal reception for the visitors.
| The program today included three
! sessions - morning, afternoon and
highland several social events. AT
! lO:3O the visiting doctors were en-
tertained AZ the Westmoreland Club,
! and at p. M, the ladies accompany
ing the delegates were entertained
at the Westmoreland Country Club ar
luncheon. and at night will be receiv-
ed at the Bijou Theater to see Dor
! othv Mortimer in "Janice Meredith"
! A smoker will follow the business ses-
sion at the Jefferson auditorium to-
night.
Thursday there will be special elm
les at Memorial and Virginia Hos
pitals for the visiting doctors, q re-
ception at the Governors mansion
in the afternoon and the annual BAN
ouet at the Jefferson Hotel at night.
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