The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-17

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Wade H. Brannon, Admission;
DIR. PARTLOW'S ADDRESS
The address of the president, DR.. w.
d. Partlow, which is an annual duty
Of the president, as well as feature OF
the convention, follows in part:
1t is but fitting we should y reminded
that We are now closing the half CEN
ltury of the life of this association since
its organization in 1868. AS we now
by so years retrospection have vision
Of a 81 - trtot an a.
from the trying years of the civil war,
gathered in Selma, not daunted or dis
coutaged by the hardships endured in
service IN a cause they cherished but
lost, cheerfully accepting defeat, but in
kcering with the spirit of the day, re-
building upon the ashes of a long de-
structive war. gathering up the few frag-
ments OF the old in the reconstruction
lof this association, our motions are
stirred with mingled pAthos and admir-
|atson. The herOism of those patriots is
held up sacredly before US now as we in
the beginning of the second half of the
century are called upon to emulate their
patriotic examples. These men nave
PASSED to their reward We can pest
honor Them by continuing to build well
on TIE foundation they SO wisely laid.
INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
All vther interests at present are almost
entirely overshadowed by the one which
not only concerns us as physicians, but
also excites our Immediate response. as
liz doss every patriotic, liberty loving
citizen OF this our country, whose tradi-
tions and institutions stand for freedom.
Our overwhelming concern and interest
III this, the most serious crisis, the Sc
verest and most critical test to which
our country and all democratic principles
have ever been subjected. is sufficient
excuse for me to here depart from prece-
dent and devote this time to discussion
Iof cur patriotic. professional duty II
our country.
however. permit me merely to refer to
and cnumerate q few OF the other objects
which the association has been serving,
and BY which the public Ii being bene-