Vol. 60, 1909 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

and Hoiick made short addresses on the
tuberculosis situation, which were very in-
terestin.s;.
Dr. J. W. Suoimers, formerly of Davidson,
N. C, has moved to Charlotte, N. C,
to practice his profession. He has been
living: in Davidson for the past seven years,
where he has built a large practice for himself,
and made many friends there. Dr.
Summers graduated from the North
Carolina Medical College several years ago,
and two years ago he took a post graduate
course at the New Orfeans Polyclinic, and
he has located in Charlotte to continue the
practice of his profession. Dr. Summers
has his office over Blake's Drug: Store.
The Third District Medical Association
of Georgia met in Vienna, Ga., on November
the 17th. A very interesting programme
was carried out, and many papers of importance
to the profession were read and
discussed, among which papers on Pellagra,
the American Hook Worm, and organized
work in controlling tuberculosis. In the
evening, the local physicians entertained
the visiting members at a "turkey dinner."
This association meets semi-annually,
and an election of all the officers was held
at this meeting. The meeting was well
attended by the physicians of the fifteen
counties which make up the Third District.
The annual meeting and banquet of the
Petersburg Medical Facultv were held November
ISth in the hall of the A. P. Hill
Camp, in Petersburg, Va. At this meeting
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Dr. L. S. Early;
Vice-Presidents, First, Dr. W. P. Hoy; Second,
Dr. H. A. Burke; Corresponding Secretary,
Dr. J. R. Beckwith; Secretary and
Treasurer, Dr. William C. Powell. Court
Medical—Drs. S. A. Hinton, J. Boiling
Jones, Frank W. Haines, W. H. Crock ford
and D. D. Willcox.
After the business of the evening had been
transacted, the faculty adjourned to the
Chesterfield, where the banquet was spread,
and remained in social gathering until midnight.
Drs. E. C. Davis and L. C. Fischer, of Atlanta,
Ga.. have recently opened a private
hospital on 30 Crew Street. Especial attention
will be given to Surgical, Gynecological
and Obstetrical cases, though a limited
number of medical cases will be accepted.
This l)uilding was especially designed for
a private hospital, and is well located on a
quiet residence street and is equipped with
modern appliances for the care of patients.
:-HE CHARLOTTE MKDICAI. JOtTRNAL.
Dr. W. X. King, a former North Carolinian,
but who has been practicing medicine
in Texas for the last several years,
doing a large and lucrative surgical practice,
has recently moved to Durham, N. C,
where he will have charge of the surgical
work in the new Watt's Hospital.
Dr. King has had splendid training for
his work both in this country and in Europe,
and it gives us a great deal of pleasure to
welcome him back to North Carolina.
The Tri-State Medical Society, composed
of the Slates of Mississippi, Arkansas and
Tennessee, held its annual meeting in Memphis,
Tenn., Novem'oer 16 and 17- An attendance
of two hundred included many of
the most prominent men of the States
named.
At the annual meeting of the Medical
Association of the Southwest, at San Antonio,
Texas, Nov. 9-11, thefollowing officers
were elected: Dr. G. H. Moody, President,
San Antonio; Dr. T. Howard Hill, First
Vice President, Kansas City, Mo.; Dr. C.
E. Bowers, Second Vice President, Wichita,
Kansas; Dr. D. A. Meyers, Third Vice President,
Lawton, Okla.: Dr. A. J. Vance,
Fourth Vice President, Oklahoma City; Dr.
F. H. Clark, Secretary-Treasurer, El Keno,
Oklahoma; Executive Committee: Dr. Grover
Burnett, Kansas City, Mo.; Dr. J. S.
Bassell, Wichita, Kansas.: Dr. E. S. Lane,
Oklahoma City ;
Dr. J. A. Foltz, Fort Smith,
Ark., and Dr. E. H. Carey, Dallas, Texas.
Dr. C. E. Bowers, Chairman of Arrangements
Committee, Wichita, Kansas.
The next meeting place will be Wichita.
Kansas, during October of 1910.
At the regular bi-monthly meeting of the
Mecklenburg County Medical Society, held
in Charlotte Dec. 7, the annual election of
officers resulted as follows:
President, Dr. A. J. Crowell; 1st vicepresident.
Dr. F. O. Hawley: 2nd vicepresident.
Dr. L. B. Newell: 3rd vice-president.
Dr. C. A. Misenheimer; secretarytreasurer.
Dr. Robt. Lafferty: Delegates to
State Society, Dr. S. M. Henderson, alternate
Dr. C.-A. Misenheimer, Dr. E. C.
Register, alternate Dr. W. O. Nisbet.
At this meeting Dr. Crowell presented a
paper on "Traumatic Nephritis" which was
discussed at length bv the Society.
Rex Hospital Formally Opened.
On November IS, the new Rex Hospital
in Raleigh, N. C, was formally opened and
dedicated with appropriate and impressive
exercises.
The speakers of the occasion were Major