Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-01
OPINIONS DIFFER AT MEETING

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! Several Physicians Favor DR.. Flan-
! nagan's Move, Claiming Results
4 Would BE CnI,armful-Admini
/ trativc Board May Continue Ban.
! Schools. theaters. churches and other
! places OF public assembly will not be
reopened sunday morning at 6 o'clock,
| II the Administrative Board takes the
advice Of the Richmond Academy Of
Medicine and Surgery. The academy
| passed n resolution last night at a spe-
cial meeting in the auditorium OF the
Chamber of Commerce expressing the
opinion that IT is the part Of prudence
TO postpone further reopening of these
public places until in the opinion OF
| tbs Chief Health Officer DR.. Roy X.
F'IrnIsan' pr I a. !, MilIor NH be SAFE
! The emergency hospital and Graham
liobson, OF the Administrative Board.
iSNni,d,v aeTtIed that DR.; flannasan had not
places sunday. ana nigh, at any mo-
mcnt withdraw his Recommendation TO
/ ing this meeting. desired DR.. Miller to
J sound the practicirg physicians on the
/ subject Then. considerable debate on
I lowing resolution was adopted ,by "A
/ vo," OF abou, 20 10 ::
I W u'TCaS tnc -fSlcnnon0 ACADEMY
| Medicine and surgery has learned that
| the Health Department is considering
The question of permitting public gath
Resolved: That 1t is the opinion OF
! this body that. considering the disas
trons experiences of certain other cities
| following premature reopening OF
ofpr,:.ience TO pastpone further the re
| churches and other places Of public as
! se:nhlies until. in the opinion of the
! Chief Health officer 1t will be entirely
! rOSTpoNEMENT OF OPENING
INDICATED Di OFFICIALS
This action puts the question of per-
I mi,ting, public gatherings entirely up
10 Or Flanagan and the hdministra-
+ tive l:oard. so far as the general SEN
tmcnt OF tho meeting last night is con-
cerned And Judging from Commits
+ noor Of tho meeting and the fact that
/ tho Administrative Board shelved tho
conference, it is almost a certaint* that
! public gatherings will be prohibited n
! least ono more week.
; I, was the general sentiment OF the
meeting that. although the apex of tho
! epidemic was reached some time ago
and has rapidly subsidized. one more
week; anyhow; should be AZ allowed .,;eo..a In
/ ON the part Of the State Board OF
Health DR.. Garnett stated that it did
not recommend the lifting Of any ban:
|
| the State made il appropriate al this
| time TO leave the matter up to the
| local authorities. DIR. Ennion G. Will
! liams. State Health Commissioner. was
/ referred to as being in serious doubt
! as 10 the prudence OF reoDeninS public
! places in this city yet.
SEVERAL PHYSICIANS FAVOR
( FLASNAGAN's RECoMMENDATIoN
J There were several doctors present
who favored the immediate reopening
Of all public doors Among them were
| Or. Murat Willis. Edward Mcguire a9d
! j. Fulmer Bright. Until DR.. McGuife
/ slide OF an,iopeninE sentiment would
| produce resolution squarely opposed
But he and Drs Willis and Bright and
others stated that no matter when a
general reopening of assembly halls
was permitted there would be slight
maiody would be developing through
out the winter Dr. Mcclure stated
a, a certain local department store
| every day than attended any three
churches in town. He stated that the
e2idemic 2id,eSmStic was very mus much like the one
result from reopening. lie even doubt
. ed if The original closing aided In COM
batting the malady. since the disease
| stated that ii was the duty OF the
Academy to support DR. Flanagan
| DR.. Fulmer Bright. with others. took
the same position as DR.. Mcclure. He
/ stated that he and three other physi-
clans mad 1000 cases they had not yet
/ reported. but who we're now well. lie
I stated tha, the academy should not
I vote its confidence in the judgment of
( DIR. Flanagan, as we'll as consider the
economic conditions OF those affected by
/ the closing order; which could be done
! without injury to the public health. DR..
! Murat Willis, as well as others, ad-
I vocated the same action; and made the
/ DoiIt that things had to be opened
| some time, and DR.. Flanagan, he was
sure was acting wisely. Others look
/ ed with disfavcr on any resolution that
| could smack OF, censure of the recon-
mendation OF the Chief Health officer.
/ ASSERT REOPENING
WOULD MEAN CALAMITY
| But. declaring that no censure was
meaut and that DR.. Flanagan himself
anticipated this meeting and would be
! glad 10 have the. supporting opinion OF
| those present declared that 1t would be
| lig;ie short of public calamity to re-
| oltrn assembly halls now. While some
! physicians questioned the value Of
| Cfrncd, and one declared that the medi-
( cal profession knew nothing OF the
/ s{1ange malady caused and transmit
I tfd in. strange Ways yet most Of then,
| horne disease, and that segregation was
| Y'e very best preventative.
Or. Mann stated that he quarantined
he two State institutions under his
l,nd case in either. Or. reyscr. as
Sroxy. placed Or. Robert Bryan on rec
ord rs opposing the sunday opening.
pr l.. G.'L Miller stated that every
mentioned the matter to him was OPP
posed TO lifticg the ban. and that two
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