Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1858-06-03
STATE MEDICAL CONVENTION.


The sixty-ffth annual Convention OF the President
and Fellows Of the Connecticut Medical Society was
held in Waterbury on Wednesday and Thursday last.
the proceedings of which ws.copy from the Water
bury American.
The Convention was called to order on Wednes-
day by the President, DIR. b. H. Catlin. Of Mcriden,
wien prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Wiley.
The Committee Credentials reported the fol-
lowing list Of Fellows
HARnroRp, Co-Drs. Thomas Miner, VIM. S. Pier
son, Geo. A. Moody, P. NJ. Hastings, G. NJ. Brow
nell.
NEW HAVEN Co-Drs NJ. C. Leavenworth, ].
Knight, L. Sanford, AIvan Talcott, W. 6. Viii
liams.
New LONDON CouSTY-Drs. Lewis S. Paddock,
Isaac G. Porter, John c. Boles, Benz d. Dean, Geo.
L. Palmer.
WIxDHAM Co-Drs. D, er Hughes, D. W. G. La
throp VIM. Woodbridge, Asa Witte,, VIM A. Lewis.
/ FAIRFIELD Co-Drs. N. D. Haight, D. S. Burr.
Robert Hubbard, L. W. Burritt s. s. Noyes.
MrDDLEsEx Co.-Drs. VIM. B. Casey, Miner c.
Hazen, +. w. Shepard.
ToLLAsD Co-Ds. John B. Lewis VIM. n Clark,
Gilbert II. Preston. s.-.-.-
OF the above list six only were absent. In addi-
ton to the Fellows large number of the Medical
Society were present, making In all some nfty phy-
sicians in Convention.
Dr. Catlin delivered the annual address, after
which the officers elected for the ensuing year
as follows
DR.. .AsHDEL WOODWARD. of New London Co.
President DR., j. q. Beckwith of Litchfield, Vice
President DR.. p NJ. Hastings, of Hartford. Secreta-
ry; DR.. Go. Sumner, OF New Haven, Treasurer.
Drs. H. A. Grant, J. b. Lewis, A. b. Halle, and
F. s. Dickinson, elected delegates to the Amer-
can Medical Association.
Lewis H. Allen, Nelson G. Hall, Henry A. Hoyt
Cba's H. Hubbard, and ]. W. Barker were recon-
mended as students to the gratuitous course OF lee
lures at the Yale Medical College. Nathaniel D.
Haight, of Stamford, was recommended to receive
T,,r, Man. TON,
N. d., of Albany, aud Usher Parsons, NJ. D., Of
Providence, were elected honorary members Of the
Society.
On motion of DR.. Casey, the next annual meeting
was appointed to be held in Middletown.
The following resolution, after discussion, was
passed unanimously
Resolved That it is in violation of the spirit and
letter of our bylaws AMI code of ethics both Ma
tonal aud State to hold any professional consulta
ton either surgical medical, with any practiton-
er Of any irregular sect in medicine.
EvENING.--1he evening session was taken up in
listening to reports of committees and the transc-
ton of the ordinary business Of the Society, which
would be uninteresting to the general reader.
At about ten clock. the members of the Society,
and their invited guests, representing the various
liberal professions and the conductors Of the Press.
sat down To an excellent entertainment at the SEQ
vile House. The good things for the body having
been disposed Of the feast of reason and the How
of soul" followed.
d. hnlSut ulduc uic PtiCipda Sl1cSAi "a sA1D ~
ming in his felicitous vein. Responses we're also
made by Drs. Platt, Woodward, Beekwith, Jewett.
Woodruff and others. and On the part OF invited
guests by Messrs. Wiley. N. j Buell., s. ". KEEL
logg, j. w. Webster, Mayor Fish, E. B. Cooke and
R. W. Wright. The members of the Association ex-
pressed themselves highly gratied ut their cordial
reception by their brethren in Waterbury. and the
admirable arrangements made for their comfort and
transaction of business The impressions made upon
the delegates regards the appearance OF our infant
csfr orlaI fnrfh fl.,air highest .nc0nlum.
The reports of the Committees on Insane Convicts
and Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths
were read
DR.. Rufus Baker, OF East River, was appointed
Dissertator for the next meeting, and DR.. A. B.
Halle, of Norwich, alternate.
One delegate from County was appointed to at
tend the annual meeting of the Massachusetts, Medi
cal Society: FIVE hundred copies of the proceedings
were ordered to be printed, and the Convention adj
journed
. After the adjournment the members of the Com
sention visited some of the principal manufactures
and other objects Of interest in and around our city