At a called meeting of the New Hanover County Medical Society to take
suitable action in regard to the death of Dr. Carl F. Burkhardt.
The meeting was called to order by Dr. W. G. Thomas, President, and the
following members were appointed to draft suitable resolutions: Drs.
Love, Lane, and Wood.
It was resolved that the Society attend the funeral in a body.
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WHEREAS, Dr. Carl Frederick Burkhardt has this day been stricken by the
pitiless hand of death, we, the members of the New Hanover Medical
Society, in honor of his memory and as an evidence of our esteem, adopt
the following resolutions:
_Resolved_, That his professional attainments, his cultivated mind, his
kind heart, his genial manners, deservedly won for him, who came among
us a stranger, our respect and affection.
_Resolved_, That in his decease we lament a valued member of our
profession, a good citizen and a gallant friend.
_Resolved_, That these resolutions be spread upon our minutes; that they
be published in the NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL JOURNAL, and in the daily
press of this city; and that a copy duly attested, be presented to his
family with assurance of our sympathy,
WM. J. LOVE,
WM. W. LANE,
THOMAS F. WOOD.
Wilmington, N. C., April 10th, 1878.