Transactions of the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina [serial] . ospital and was its dean for many years. He was actively interested in St. Josephs Sanatorium from its begin-ning in 1900, and when in 1924 a staff of physicians was formed for theSanatorium, Dr. Ambler was made President of the Staff, a position heheld until 1930 when he was elected an honorary President for life. He was President of the Buncombe County Medical Society in 1903,and in this and subsequent years he with a committee of the BuncombeCounty Medical Society carried through to a final success a fight formeat
Transactions of the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina [serial] . ospital and was its dean for many years. He was actively interested in St. Josephs Sanatorium from its begin-ning in 1900, and when in 1924 a staff of physicians was formed for theSanatorium, Dr. Ambler was made President of the Staff, a position heheld until 1930 when he was elected an honorary President for life. He was President of the Buncombe County Medical Society in 1903,and in this and subsequent years he with a committee of the BuncombeCounty Medical Society carried through to a final success a fight formeat and milk inspection and other laws for sanitation and health of thecommunity. Dr. Ambler was of a strong physical make-up and capable of atremendous amount of hard work. Besides attending to a large practicehe was always interested in civic matters and those things that tended topromote the uplift and betterment of the community and state. When Justice Day of the United States Supreme Court visited Ashe-ville in 1899, the plan for a National Park in Western North Carolina. DR. C. P. AMBLER GENERAL SESSIONS 179 was discussed and Judge Day became an active supporter of the plan. Itis probably due to Dr. Ambler more than any other one man the finalestablishment of the Pisgah Forest Reservation and which gradually ledup to the Smoky Mountain National Park. In the last two weeks a peakin the great Smoky Mountain National Park was named for Dr. Ambler. Dr. Ambler was always very active as a Mason. He was initiated aMaster ]\Iason in Canton, Ohio, in 1895. On coming to Asheville he becamevery active in all Masonic activities. During his long service in Masonaryhe was elected as Presiding Officer in all the Masonic body both York Riteand Scottish Rite. In 1915 he was coronated a 33rd and last degree of the Ancient andAccepted Scottish Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United Statesat Washington, D. C, at the House of the Temple. He served as IllustriousPotentate of Oasis Templ
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