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

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EDITORIAL. 3^9
J. S. Wynne, Dr. A. W. Knox, president of many years her hospital has done a great
the Raleigh Academy of Medicine, Mr. work; the promise is that it will do yet
George W. Watts, of Durham: Dr. Hubert greater good.
A. Rov.ster, and Hon. R. H. Battle, president
of the Board of Trustees of Rex Hos-
Medical Society ol Virginia.
pital. There was a beautiful musical pro- The fortieth annual session of the Medigram,
appropriate selections being sung by
a quartette composed of Mrs. Horace R.
Dowell, Mrs. James McKimmon, Dr. Royscal
Society of Virginia was held Oct. 5-8,
'09, in the auditorium of the new National
Business College building of Roanoke, Dr.
ter and Mr. Snow.
The exercises opened with the national
Stuart McGuire, the president, presiding.
The attendance was unusually large.
hymn, ''Our Country 'Tis of Thee," sung
by the ([uartette. after which Rev. W. C.
Tyree, D. D., pronounced the invocation.
The new hospital, erected at a cost of
The meeting opened with prayer by Rev.
W. H. H. Joyce, after which Mayor Cutchin
welcomed the medical men to the city.
Dr. S. T. A. Kent, of Ingram, responded
$50,00(1, occupies the same plot upon which in behalf of the Medical Society. The
the old Rex Hospital was located, but cov- president then made his annual report, in
ers considerably more ground, taking in the which he referred to the fact that the sovacant
lot adjoining, which was owned by ciety now has 1,500 membership, the largest
the hospital authorities, and includes three in proportion to the number of physicians
separate buildings, connected by corriders, of any State. He favored an increase of
in the shape of the letter "H." These dues from S2 to $5 and the establishment
buildings are: the .Administration Building, of a permanent meeting place in Richmond
the Patients' Building and tlie Surgical Pa- or Norfolk, with preference for the former
villion, all of wliiih are so constructed that city as offering the greatest advantages,
in a few years there can be made, without
any break in the architectnral plan, a hos-
His reference to Dr. Landon Edwards as
the physician to whom the life of the sopilal
with over a hundred beds. ciety was due was greeted with applause.
Throughout the building is erected after Dr. A L. Gray, of Richmond, made the
the latest ideas in hospital construction, report of the executive committee.
The floors are all of hard wood and most of Dr. George Stover, of Richmond, of the
the walls are laid with soapstone finish, ex- legislative committee, reported on the efcept
those in the corridors and operating forts of the committee to secure the repeal
room which are hard cemert, with four coats of the special tax on physicians, and preof
enamel finish. The entire construction sented a resolution protesting against the
is semi-fire-proof, steel laths being used en- tax, which was greeted with applause,
tirely, and the plumbing is tiie most mag- Dr. Stuart McLean, of Richmond, re-
nificent feature of the whole building. This ported on the relation of the physician to
material itself cost several thousand dollars theplansof the States for the improvement
and it has been installed very satisfactorily,
Porcelain and china constitute the chief
of health conditions.
The constitution of the society forbids the
material and all exposed parts are of fine holding of entertainments for delegates, but
nickel plate. The whole house is screened a reception was tendered to the women visin
copi)er wire screen. Private telephones itors at Hotel Roanoke on the afternoon of
reach all over the institution so that all parts the 6th and an auto ride on the morning of
of the
tion
building are in direct communica- the 7th.
The officers of the society were as follows:
The system of ventilation is one of the President—Dr. Stuart McGuire, Richmost
important features, air being supplied mond, Va.
by means of openings which connect with Vice Presidents— Dr. O. C. Wright, Jarlarge
air shafts, running to the top of the ratt, Va.; Dr. E. T. Brady, Abingdon, Va.;
buildings.
Dr. Reid White, Lexington, Va.
Externally the building is a beautiful
structure, being l)uilt of red brick and trimmed
with pure Indiana lime-stone. The
Secretary—Dr. Landon B. Edwards,
Treasurer— Dr. R. M. Slaughter, Theo-
logical Seminary, \'a.
roof is terra colta tile, which matches thor-
^^^ seaboard Medical Association ol
oughly the general scheme. 1 he heating
viralnia and North Carolina.
is by the direct-indirect system, by which
air is conveyed fn.in the outside to each ra- This association was held in Norfolk,
diator. Va., December 7, 8, 9. The social features
The Raleigh people and the doctors of of the meeting consisted of an oyster roast
Raleigh especially, are very justly proud of at Cape Henry, lunch at the Board of Trade
an institution which occupied so important rooms, theatre parties and receptions. The
a place in the economy of that city. For ladies of Norfolk gave several entertain-