▁and ▁Provin cial ▁Health ▁Associ ations ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁for ▁his ▁long ▁and ▁mer itor ious ▁public ▁health ▁service . ▁ ▁Virginia ▁Health ▁Commission er ▁The ▁only ▁State ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Health ▁that ▁Virginia ▁had ▁ever ▁known , ▁Dr . ▁En n ion ▁Williams , ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁leaving ▁a ▁large ▁void ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁reputation ▁and ▁influence ▁in ▁other ▁states . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Dra per ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁Governor ▁John ▁Gar land ▁Pol l ard ▁to ▁tempor arily ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ant ▁position , ▁ar ous ing ▁political ▁i re ▁over ▁the ▁selection ▁of ▁someone ▁from ▁outside ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁The ▁governor , ▁himself ▁ir rit ated ▁by ▁the ▁criticism , ▁had ▁these ▁words ▁to ▁say : ▁ ▁Comp la ints ▁about ▁Dra per ▁being ▁from ▁out ▁of ▁state ▁were ▁hardly ▁valid . ▁ ▁Not ▁only ▁was ▁he ▁living ▁in ▁Cher ry dale ▁in ▁Ar ling ton ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁selection , ▁he ▁had ▁lived ▁in ▁Virginia ▁while ▁doing ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁two ▁military ▁install ations ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁lived ▁there ▁again ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁while ▁organ izing ▁county ▁health ▁depart ments , ▁res iding ▁in ▁Richmond ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁when ▁his ▁daughter ▁was ▁born . ▁ ▁The ▁governor ▁also ▁pointed ▁out ▁to ▁his ▁critics ▁that ▁special ists ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁prevent ive ▁medicine ▁were ▁scar ce ▁compared ▁to ▁pract icing ▁phys icians , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁unusual ▁for ▁these ▁special ists ▁to ▁go