The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-03-21
Meeting or the Maine De.,.l sociesx.

The Maine Dental Society met at the Com
mon Council Room Tuesday afternoon. There
was good number of members from the
State, in attendance; also DR.. c. R. Coffin, of
London, England, DR.. J. A. Salmon, of Bos-
ton, and L. ID. Shepherd, of Salem.
The President, DIR. Bacon, being prevented
from being present by the death of his daugh-
ter Tuesday morning, Dr. 7. Haley, of Bidde-
ford, was called to the chair.
Upon the recommendation of the Executive
Committee, DIR. J. T. Chase, of Hallowell, and
Drs. H. Kimball, w. r. johnson, S. c. Fer
maid, c. Kimball and T. A. Prince, of this
city were admitted to membership.
Drs. Coffin, Gilman and johnson were chos-
en- a committee to draft resolutions of condo
lence with DR.. Bacon in his great affliction.
1t was voted that all Dentists present be in
vited to take part in the discussions of the So
ciety. Te..s
Drs. Gilman, Fl. Kimball and T. Fillebrown
were appointed committee to nominate dele
gates to the American Dental Association
The ouestion-How best to preserve the
Natural Teeth--was assigned for discussion at
the evening session. ..ftt--.f
The remainder of the afternoon was occu-
pied with an interesting discussion of the re-
sponsibility of the profession in regard to
dental students, and the means to be used to
elevate the standard of the profession.
EVENING SESSION.
The Society met at IL o'clock, and the
committee on resolutions reported the follow
ing, which were adopted:
Bacon, is prevented from meeting with us by
family affection
Resolyed = that we, the members of the
Maine Dental Society, desire to extend our
deep sympathy and coincidence to him and his
family in this tho ir second bereavement within
few short months, of another fond and low
ing daughter: trusting that they may be sup
ported in their deep affection by the Divine
revelation that our permanent state of eXis-
tence is not in this world, and that it is by
Divine order that all shall pass from this pre-
paratory state to their home in the spiritual
world.
Resolued-That the Secretary address a copy
of these resolutions to our brother.
The remainder of the session was devoted to
discussion of the question assigned in the
afternoon.
WEDNESDAY FORENOON.
The Society met pursuant to adjournment.
The subject which came up for discussion
was the place of holding the next meeting, and
Bangor was suggested, but was opposed on the
ground that no response had been made by the
dentists of that city to the objects of the So
ciety. The debate took a wider range, and led
to the subject of establishing Dental Insti-
tute or Infirmary, and clinique and cabinet
of anatomical preparations, &c. An express
sion was made in favor of locating such an In
stitute at Brunswick, in connection with the
Medical School, while others favored Portland
with an independent library, Sc. Finally
the whole matter, including the place for hold
ing the next quarterly meeting in June, was
left with the standing committee.
The next annual meeting will be held in
Portland on the third Tuesday of September
After passing vote of thanks to the City
for the gratuitous use of the Council Chamber
the meeting finally adjourned.