The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19
SEVERAL FEATURES mark FINAL
SESSIONS Of STATE PHYSICIANS
vENTIoN AND sEmI-cENTEN-
NAL CELEBRATION
New Officers Were Elected-promi-
nent Medical Authorities Give
Interesting Addresses.

The closing OF the West Virginia
Medical associations three DAYS con
vention at the Mcclure yesterday was
featured with the election of officers
and addresses on scientific matters by
number OF out-Ot-the-state physicians
and the selection of Fairmont for the
1917 meeting which will be marked by
the semicentennial anniversary of the
organization.
The first matter taken up az the
opening session Thursday was the AN
nual election OF officers. There were
several contests 70 rthc various Off
ces but in all cases the election of the
winner was made unanimous. The fol
lowing members were chosen To repre-
sent the organization during the en-
suing year:
President. Dr. J. L. RAIDER. of Hunt
ington.
First vice president, W. 5. Young. Of
Sistersville
Second vice president. f. II. Thomp
Hon. of Bluefield.
Third vice president. Reed NJ Baird
of Wheeling.
Secretary. J. H. Anderson. Of Mary
town.
Treasurer. II. c. Nicholson. of Char
lesion.
Members of the Council First dis
trict. J. W. Mcdonald. Of Fairmon
Second district. G. r. BaXweu. of Nor
Santown: Third district. ". r Morri-
son, OF sutton. Fourth district. x. VI.
Pepper. of Huntington. FItth district.
". n. 81. Glars. OF Bluefield; Sixth
district, Il. a. Haley, of Charleston.
Chester Z. ogden. of ClarksburE.
was unanimously elected delegate To
the American Medical associat ion
meeting. and h. Il. Wheeler. of Mckcn-
Gree, Was named alternate
Meets Next In Fsirmont
The place for the next meeting was
next in order Fairmont and Morgan
town both extended invitations for the
1917 convention and an animated argu-
mcnt was carried on by the delegates
from the two cities each quoting rea-
sons why the next meetinc should b.
held in their respective towns
MorgantoWn representative report
ed that the state university would OBJ.
serve its semi-Ccnteuni3l anniversary
next year and that they would like
the Medical association TO make it q
double celebration. on the grounds
that the association was founded in
Fairmon' the delegates from that
place believed the iIttleth anniversary
should be- held m the city where 10 was
organized and the latter city won OUT
BY a vote of ~ 20 -
Visiting Doctors Talk
Several interesting addresses ON
scientific treatment of diseases We're
delivered Yesterday by prominent ply
sicians from other states. The speak.
ers included.
prs. John Gcrerhty. of Baltimore:
". W. Babcock, OF Philadelphia. j. T.
Burns. OF Baltimore. and j. = Horse.
ly. Of Richmond
Al the afternoon session pr- Lew
ellyn Barker, of Baltimore. &. :. Ham.
ilton, of Columbus. o.: .. Wcrder, Of
Pittsburgh. = l.. JrpSon. of Charlie
ton. e. r. Ziecler. of Pitts burEh. and
Mayo Tollman. OF Charleston.
Adopt Resolutions
Tho following resolutions were
adopted.
Whereas, The existing facilities
for tuberculosis patients are mad
equate. he West Va. State Nedi-
cal Association heartily cooper
ates with the West Va Anti-tu-
berCulo~iS League to better con
citon-. and adopt the following
resolutions.
one That provision be- made az
the state Tuberculosis Ssnitarium
for free beds.
Two That wards be provided
AZ the state Tuberculosis SAM
tarium tor children under fifteen
years o. age
Three That a State TubercuIo-
sis SanIiarlum be- established for
negroes In some suitable place in
the state
Four That county Officials Doc
prohibited from adwitfIuE CAKES
of pulmonary tuberculosis fO fh,
county aims house
Fiye-Thaf countiCs h. author
lied 20 establish local fub.Iculo-
Sis hospitals for ON. car. of sd-
Nanced cases.