The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-24
TWO PHYSICIANS
JOINED MEDICAL
CORPS OF ARMY
DR.. POrterfield and 0. ].
Miller Accepted After
Meeting.
FIVE PHYSICIANS OF
CAPE co. NOW IN ARMY
Other Physicians Will Follow in
Near Future-Call for Volun.
teers Issued.

Following the special meeting Of the
Cape Girardeau County Medical So
ciety, held last night, Drs. John D.
Porterfeld Jr., of the Cape, and o.
j. Miller of Egypt Mills volunteered to
join the officers reserve of the Med
ical Department of the United States
army. The two physicians were i'm
mediately examined by two Govern
ment representatives and accepted for
army service.
DR.. Porterfeld is one of the most
prominent physicians of Southeast
Missouri. He also has the reputation
of being the most efficient surgeon of
this part of the State having re-
ceived an excellent education in med
ical science. He has performed sew
eral operations that attracted atten-
ton throughout the country and that
were said to be unprecedented.
DR.. Miller has practiced in Egypt
Mills for many years. He is consider
ed one of the best physicians of the
county. Both physicians We're exam
ined last night and accepted by the
| two representatives of the Govern
ment, who are touring the State in or
der to solicit physicians to join the
Medical Corps of the army. They
will be sent to Fort Riley, Kans., for
training. DR.. Porterfield said last
night he would leave in a few days,
as soon as he can wind up his per-
!sonal business.
Sixteen physicians from Cape Girar-
deau County attended the special
Injecting held at the Commercial Club
las might Drs. A. H. Hamel and
Robert n. Funkhouser Of st. Louis,
1.-TWO representatives of the State Med
zeal Society, who are cooperating
with the Government in an effort to
secure volunteer physicians, were
present to explain the cause Of the
meeting. Both physicians pointed out
that the Government would be forced
to conscript physicians for the Medical
Corps if a sufficient number of volun-
teers were not found, and asked that
all who could afford, so offer their
service in this branch of the army.
Drs. Porterfeld and Miller imme-
diately offered to join the volunteer
corps. Others promised to follow later
as soon as they could wind up their
private business in the city. Drs. E.
In. G. Wilson of the Cape and B. W..
Hays of Jackson are contemplating to
join the volunteers later.
Three physicians from Cape Girar-
deau County have already entered the
training camp for physicians in Fort
Riley. They. are Drs. ]. w. Berry and
Paul R. Williams Of the Cape, and c.
Arthur Poe of Fruitland, coroner Of
Cape Girardeau County. DR.. Berry
has been in Fort Riley for nearly
three weeks. The other two phys
licians left week ago. DR.. Berry was
the first physician Of this section of
the State to volunteer as physician in
the Medical Corps.
Meetings of the county branches of
the State Medical Society have been
held in almost every county during
the past two weeks. The physicians
Of Scott County met Friday afternoon
at Benton and those from Mississippi
County yesterday morning at Char
lesion.
The following physicians from Cape
Girardeau County were present at last
nights meeting: Drs. j. c. Vorbeck,
E. H. G. Wilson, r. F. Wichterich,
R. P. Dalton, D. H. Hope, J. D. Por-
terfield Jr., H. L. Cunningham, G. B.
Schulz, w. N. Howard, w. E. Yount,
of the CCape; B. w. Hays, R. D. Blay-
lock, of Pocahontas; o. ]. Miller. of
Egypt Mills; w. X. Statler and John
/. Ellis, of Oak Ridge.
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