Transactions of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, the State Board of Health (Classic Reprint): Organized 1847, Re-Organized 1868; Meeting of 1918, Birmingham, April 16-19
Excerpt from Transactions of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, the State Board of Health
Mr. President, It gives me a great deal of pleasure to bring to you the greetings and hearty welcome of Birmingham. There are a good many reasons for stressing it just at this time. You are just as welcome in Birmingham as anybody could be in a dry town (laughter). Last November three members of the county society came to me and said, Harrison, next year we are going to have the Alabama State Medical Association and we want to make you President if you will promise not to make a damn fool speech.