Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-05-28
Vermont Medical society.

The semi.annual. session OF the Vermont
Medical Society viii be held at Windsor,
ON Wednesday and Thursday, June 10th
and llth, commencing al , p. m. ON
Wednesday.
The railroads Of the State viii carry all
persons attending the meeting for fn!l
fare one way-reoeiving the Secretary
certificate for the return passage.
By the arrangement of the hour OF
meeting, members residing on or near the
lines of the Passumpsic, Sullivan, Vermont
Valley, and Vermont Central Railroads,
and from Rutland cid Bellows Falls. will
arrive in season for the opening session by
the morning trains faom the North and
South.
The Board of Councillors, consisting OF
one from each County in the State, viz
Drs. W. r. Hutchinson, j.. n. Stiles, N.
w. Braley, G. b. Bullard, G, G. Adams,
L. w. Adgate, C. B. Chandler, 5. Brush,
NJ. o. Porter, Z. N. s. Morgan. A. I,
Woodward, Adam Harding, J. II. Rich.
ardson and H. ID. Holton, will meet at
p. m, Wednesday, for business.
The address Of the Vice President, DIR.
\ f.. n. S Morgan of Bennington, will -be
delivered on Wednesday evening, and
will be followed by a social reunion OF
members of the profession, natives OF Yer
4 81 .th Aflfn
Designing to make this special feature
of this gathering, all regular practitioners
Of medicine who are Vermonters, where
soeyer dispersed around the globe. are cor
daily invited TO be present.
The subject for discussion before the
Society is Typhoid Dysentery,' Dr. U.
L. Fassett of St. Albans is appointed TO
read paper on the subject, which will
be followed by discussion. Papers on
other subjects are promised from various
members of the Society.
The Committee on Epedemics for the
present year are Drs. J. 0. Cramton, Z.
L. Upham. c. G. Adams Ezra Paine, NJ
H. Eddy, Joseph Perkins, A. H. w. Jack
son, w. NJ Huntington, S. 7. Brooks, 5.
:. r. Corey, Salmon Brush, j. B. Larned, Z.
, II. Pettingill, L. F. Burdick.
: From each one of this committee re-
port, cmbodying information in regard to
the diseases-more especially those OF an.
, epidemic character, but not excluding
: anything new, important or instructive.
: in respect to symptoms or treatment OF
endemics-of each town in each county
/ in the State, is expected to be presented
. at the annual meeting. The value and
5 Importance of such reports can hardly be
: estimated, and should form one Of the
=, most interesting features of that meeting.
/ VIII the members of the profession ac-
G cept an earnest reminder of their duty in
: the promises, begin at once the work OF
: preparing those reports, and toward them
to the committee of their county by the
/ first day of October next
= There are nearly five hundred regular
: physicians in the State; but with shame
: he it said by far the larger proportion of
them are not members of the State Soci-
i. ety. For some cause they stand aloof
a from it. and in consequence the Society
: has languished for want of interest in its
: meetings, and for funds. This ought not
to be. Every regular physician in the
, State ought to be member of the State
: Society. and each contribute his mite to
;. swell the accumulated onward progress OF
:, Of medical science. Duty to ourselves, as
: the immediate recipients of its benefits
to humanity, for whose welfare we labor,
: and TO cur profession, the noblest save one
: in which any can b. engaged, and which
Il will be elevated by our frequent com
u minglings demands, it seems TO Us, the
! earnest cooperation OF every regular prae
= titioncr in the State in sustaining the
9 State Society Ii, therefore, YOU are not
y already q member, we would urge You at
" once to send your name, residence, date
i Of your diploma, and whence derived, te
Il the Censor of your county, that you may
y be enrolled among its members, and greet
. ms with your presence and counsel al
) Windsor. In behalf OF the Society,
q c. F. Frost, President
. l.. c. BCrI.ER, Secretary
, Essex. May, 1868