The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-14
SOUTHS|Ot MEDICAL
MEN IN SESSION
DR.. joel Crawford Is Made President
of Body AZ Its fffty-fifth Session
In Petersburg.
MORE LIQUOR is CoNFIsC.TED
Sipcty-eight Quarts Improperly
Labeled and Bearing ADVERTISING
Matter Consigned TO Citizens OF
Petersburg Seized In Express
Once.

Petersburg. Va. Dec. 13.-The
fiftyfifth session of the Southside
Virginia Medical Association. COM
prising the cities of Petersburg and
suffolk. the Counties Of Surry. Sus-
sex Brunswick. Prince George
Greensville, Dinwiddie. Isle of wight.
Lunenhurg. Prince Edward. Amelia.
Nottoway. Southa mpton. Mecklenburg
and Nansemond. was held yesterday
afternoon and last evening in the
Young Mems Christian Association
DR. II Auiick Burke. of this city.
presided and the following subjects
were discussed:
"PuerperaI Ecla mpsia Its Proven
ton and Treatment With Report of
cases and Caesa rian Sector" general
"Nephritis Due to Local or General
Injections" DR.. A. g. Brown. Jr,
Richmond. Va
After Effects of Grip" Dr. r. l..
, kendig Victoria, Va.
Remarks On Pneumonia" DR.. Joel
Crawford. Yale Va
Fracture of the Upper Extremity
OF the Femur In the Aged" DR. Paul
| w. Howle. Richmond.
Paper to he announced--Dr. c s.
Dodd. Petersburg.
Facts About Functional Nervous
Disorders and Their Diagnosis Other
Than By Exclusion" DR. Thomas A.
Williams. OF Washington. u c.
At the conclusion OF the business
session a banquet was rendered at the
Hotel Petersburg hy the Petersburg
faculty, following which new MEM
bers were elected. reports from the
several committees were received and
officers were elected for the ensuing
years az follows:
President. Jr Joel Crawford. Yale:
first. second and third vice presidents,
DR. f !. Wright. Petersburg; Or.
James II, Hargrave. Hopewell. and
Or. T. w Young, Mckinney; secrc-
tary and treasurer Or. L. r. Reese,
Jr.. Of CORTLAND.
Executive Committee--Drs. J. r,
Jones and J NJ. Williams. of Peters
burg. and T.. l.. Raiford. of Sedley.
! Hopewell was selected az the next
place Of meeting for the association.
Confiscates More Liquor.
\ deputy from the Office of State
Prohibition Commissioner Peters Wis
tied the Southern Express ONCE here
today and confiscated ninety eight
quarts of liuuor consigned to local
citizens, because of the goods being
improperly labeled and bearing adj
yertising matter. 1t il reported here
that the Mapp prohibition law has
! been construed to read that only
| heads of families are allowed to re-
! ceive shipments OF liquor and that
orders will he issued by the State
( prohibition commissioner forhiddne
/ transportation companies to deliver
! liquors to single persons or any per-
/ son other than heads of families
! Large Taxable Value Increase.
The local Board of Review and eX-
| miner OF records for Petersburg has
completed and fled its report of find
! ings with the commissioner of reve-
nue., showing that through it's efforts
taxable values were found unlisted in
the following amounts:
Inconme. sS15,931
Income. sS15,931
Mercants S260,l21.
Making, q total increase for taxa
tion of 81 .353. 699 for both the city
and State.
CadnuS Oliver Morrison.
Mr.. Cadmus Oliver Morrison a we'll
/ known and esteemed citizen. ma
tive Of Petersburg but for many years
resident of Augusta. Ga. died al
! the residence of his son-in law. George
A. Bowman, in South Adams Street
ut SIS o'clock last evening. Mr. Nor
rison retired from business and re.
ago. He is survived by two daugh.
tiers and one son, Mrs G. II Knight
of BROOKLYN; Mrs George A. Bow
man. OF this city; Mr., William Nor,
rison, of st Augustine. Fla, and by
, one sister. Mrs, |. " Bedsoe, of Wash
= ington, D. &. The funeral Will ht
conducted from the residence at II
O'Clock tomorrow morning
Death OF Little Girl.
Bessie Elnora. aged four years. two
/ months and nineteen days, daughter
of MI and Mrs. Thomas Barfield, diet
at the home of her parents. l34
Rome Street, at 4:20 O'Clock thi:
morning. after an illness OF ten days
The funeral service will be conducted
from the residence at 10 o'clock to
morrow morning by Rev. A. r. Love
Of the West End Baptist Church. ans
| interment viii be made near Wesle,
Chapel. Chesterfield County.