Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-19
'TR|-si.T'[AITE !. MEDICAL BODY
TO convene D! At NORFOLK
Physicians, From Virginia and
the Carolinas Meet for
Annual Conclave.
FoI.TY rAptsts On PROGRAM
aIcdicos of Natlon-yide Prominence
Wiil Present Problems of Interest.
Richmond Doctors Alxo VIII Talk
mt Grent Yearly Convention.

Leading members OF tho medical
profession in iRlchmond dnd Virginia
VIII meet with representative physi-
clans from the Carollnas Wednesday
and ThurHday in tho twenty-fourth
annual session OF tho Tri-Statc Medi-
cal Association of the Carolinas and
Virginia at Norfolk. Sessions will
be held In the assembly hall OF tho
Navy Y. Il. c. n.
Dr.. w. w. Fennell. OF Rock Hill.
S. c., is president of tho body. and
DR.. James K. Hall. OF Richmond. sec I.
rotary TREASURER. Dr. Karl s. Black
we'll OF this city. liz vice-presldent for
tho State OF Virginia: DR.. Is. c..
Rinkcr, OF Norfolk: DR.. w. L. Peple.
OF Richmond. and DR.. J. T. Mckin-
ncy. OF Roanoke. are members OF the
executive council. DR.. Southgate
Leigh. of Norfolk. Is chairman OF the
committee OF doctors In Norfolk rep
PRESENTING the medical organization OF
that city.
Invocation by DisI,op Tucker.
The initial session will be called to
order by DR.. SDuthgate Leigh. Mt 10
o'clock on wednesday, morning; the
invocation Will be made by tho Rt.
Rev. Beverley D. Tucker. bishop OF
Southern Virginia, and the address of
welcome will be delivered Ly a. l..
Roper. Mayor OF the city OF Norfolk.
The response to NorfOlk's official vel
come Will be expressed for the medi-
cal society by DR.. Frank NJ. Lander,
OF Williamson, 3. c., and Immediate
~ afterwards the president ELECT will
'bo ushered to tho chair and the
presidential address will be deliv-
cred.
Many Papers on Program.
On the program there are forty
odd papers which will present prob
lens of great interest to the doctors.
Richmond physicians have always
been active in these meetings. and
"A number OF papers will be pre-
isented by well known local doctors.
DR.. Warren I. Vaughan will talk
about "Duodenai Ulcer and Chole-
fcystictis;" DR.. Darlington Williams.
VIII discuss The Spleen in Surgery.
and DR.. T.. S. Johns will present as
his thesis ".rhe Treatment OF Chronic
cmpycma."
DR.. Garnett Nelson Will speak OF
his experience in dealing with high
blood pressure: DR.. J. y. Upshur will
discuss the same problem when asso
ciatcd with Pregnancy. and DIR. C. c.
Coleman will illustrate by stcrcop-
ticon pictures his operations for the
relief of facial neuralgia. DR.. Stuart
Mcclure VIII illuminate the discus
sion OF the appendicitis problem By
reference to his own large expert
/cnce in that disease. Or. Joseph f..
GtlsinEcr vii present paper deal
ing with diseascs of the kidneys and
allied organs. Or, w. p. Porter and
DR.. +. NJ. Hodges will discuss tho
diagnosis OF Inflammation of the
membrane covering the heart and
their presentation will be Illustrated
by projected screen pictures. DR.. w.
IL. rcp!c. OF Richmond. Will relate
his experience In dealing with stones
In dllferent port!oria OF the Body. z
u
DR.. Guy II. Harrison,sa we'll -kn,wn
dentist Of the city. has been especi.
ally invited by the doctors 10 talk
10 them about the relation of den
ustry to the practice of medicine.
DIR. John r. Deavcr, of PHILADELPHIA
surgeon OF hrst rank, Will discuss
clinical observation. and surgical re.