The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
PHYSICIANS FROM THREE STATES
HEAR NEW YORK SURGEONS
HATFIELD PRESlDES
OVER BANQUET AT M'lURE
HOTEL,
Which is Followed by illustrated Lee
lures by Drs. Chetwood and
Bodine-Many in At
tendance

y In honor OF Drs. Charles II. Chct-
wood and John X. iodine, of the New
York Polytechnic Medical school. guests
/ of the Ohio County Medical Society
!; gathered last evening at the Mcclure
house the largest medical assembly. IN
West Virginia for years, Foilowlng
a banquet, at which Or. Henry Drury
! Hatfield. governor OF West Virginia.
I was POSTMASTER, DrS. Chetwood and
! Rodine gave technical lectures illus
I trated by motion pictures. Dr. Jonn
A. Wyeth. of New York. was expected:
/ but was unable 10 attend because oil
i illness.
II Physicians, surgeons and specialists
from West Virginia and the ONO val
Hey were present. Many of these gem
! tlemen who remain in the city this
exhibitions in the local hospitals.
Clinics were scheduled for yesterday
afternoon, but were postponed until all
i the doctors had arrived.
At seven o'clock last evening the
guests assembled in the banquet room
at the Mcclure and were served The
following MENU
oyster Cocktail
Olives Celery
Clam Chowder Conry Island
I Crabrl;lic Shrimp IN Ncwburg
Il Saratoga Chips
Orange Shcrbet
y F'ilet MiSnon Fresh Mushrooms
II Fruit Salad
Napolitain Ice Cream Assorted Cakes
Coffcc Cigars
Governor Resumes Practice.
Al the beginning of the dinner,
I Governor Hatfield made his toast
masters address, brief one, IN when
he said he would soon return to the
profession he loved, Medicine. never
TO leave it again. No speakers were
introduced then or after dinner, but
q ten-ninutes intermiSsion was had
in which the hall was prepared Tor
the lectures and pictures.
The whole affair was managed in
: efficient and accomplished ways by
both the Mcclure and the committee
Of the Ohio County Medical Society,
consisting Of Drs. Viewig. Plant. Her
sew, Bippus. Mccoy. Burdats and Mr..
John Coleman. The latter, of the
Coleman pharmacies, had placed in
the lounge room special exhibit OF
biological sets, which were OF great
| interest.
! The banquet hall was decorated in
! American flags and the stage at the
rear. where the orchestra was sta
toned. was periodically embellished,
also contained an attractive arrange
ment of umbrage The music of the
orchestra was largely patriotic.
At the head table sat the Governor,
The guests of honor, also Dr. j. r.
ley Medical society, who introduced
DR.. Hatfield, and Rev. A. L. Benze,
who offered the invocation.
Technical Addresses Please.
DR.. Chetwoou presented his own adj
~
entitled. "The Approach and Entrance
10 the Kidney for the Removal Of Cal
Gull" also the thesis which was to
have been given by Dr. John A. Wy
eth. The Operation of Dloodless Am
putation at the Hip Joint"
Dr. Bodine's paper was "the Technic
of Painless Radical Cure of Hernia
Under Local Anaesthesia.'
After the feature addresses of the
evening. Governor Hatfield presiding.
called upon various doctors. many Of
/ whom had seen one or the other Of
the two distinguished guests perform
their operations both recently and in
! the earlier stages Of development OF
their proficiency in this endeavor.
One Of the most interesting ad.
dresses Of this last session Of the eve.
ming was that of Bishop Donahue. Of
! the Catholic diocese Of Wheeling. who
told of his interest in hospitals
throughout the State. and mentioned
that he had purchased extensive
grounds at Huntington for the erection
of Il large institution.
Many Short Talks.
The doctors who responded with
speeches were Drs. Schwinn, Acker-
man, Robert Reed. Fulton and Noome.
of Wheeling: II. II. Wilson, of Martins
Ferry; Forman. of Buckhannon: Law
son, of Logan: Senator Cooley. Of
Charleston; Hersey and keesor. of
Wheeling The meeting was closed
by President Caldwell, of the County
Medical society.
4 resolution was presented and
passed, calling for the support by the
members Of bill now in the state
tic practice in West Virginia.
No one enjoyed the evening more
than DR.. Hatfield, who left a busy leg
lislature to come and mingle with The
fellows of his profession and TO hear
IDr. Bodine. who was his classmate in
college. The governor spoke of mis-
sincere pleasure in looking forward
ITO the time soon when he would be
back in the medical profession.
Henry d. Hatfield Charleston.
John \: GSodnc. New York.
Charles II. Chctwood. New York.
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J. Il. Caldwell. Wheeling.
L. ~ Ackermann. Wheeling.
l.. u. Wilson. Wheeling.
W. $. Fulton. Wheeling.
|, Frank LIE Moync Hupp, Wheeling.
r. l. Fleming Wheeling.
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