The Portland daily press., 1869-06-16
sTsine Mexllcdi Asseela,iss,.

The 18th annual meeting Of this Association
was begun in this city yesterday morning. The
attendance at the forenoon session was con-
fined chiefly to- the section around Portland
and that part Of the State connected with the
city by the early trains. In the afternoon the
number of members was increased by arrivals
from Augusta, Bangor and the eastern part Of
the States = .rn
The convention was called to order about IL
o'clock by the President, DR.. Dana of Port
land, and after the records of the last annual
meeting had been read it was voted that the
address OF the President be postponed until
afternoon. ... .f...,,,, sa.,,rr, s,s,rs,,...,..
Drs. Gordon of Portland, Tewksbury of Fal.
mouth and Lowell Of Cape Elizabeth were APP
pointed committee on credentials and the re-
ception of new members.
Drs J. M. Bates OF Yarmouth, H. M. Har-
low of Augusta, T.. H. Brown Of Paris, N.
Shannonof Cape Elizabeth, and 7. A. Foster
of Portland, were appointed committee to
nominate list of officers of the society for
the next year. sqsss5 z kfit,fi
DR.. Gordan introduced DIR. G. NJ. Carleton,
delegate from the Connecticut Medical Socie-
,ty, who was invited to participate in! the de-
alterations of the Association. i4- z y4a
4 The Treasures report was read and accept
ed 1t shows the receipts for the past year to
have been $1O29.3S; expenditures, $500, q;
leaving balance Of $363. 16 in the Treasury.
There is now. due the Association from the
members $1076 The Association now NUM-
bers 260 q-'8 ~ eQtt& e ll14
| The Committed on Publication reported that
the transactions of the Association for the
years 1866, 81 and So had been collected and
printed in octave volume Of 324 pp., copies Of
which were presented. The report was ac-
locepted. s.,asy.F,..y So. s..,,s. -..E
DR.. Swasey, delegate from this Association
| to the Massachusetts Medical Society, report
ed the incidents of his visit to its annual ses-
sion, with an account of papers listened to. e
The Association then adjourned until
o'clock P NJ
/ s@Si AFTERNOON SESSION. q 81
Called to order at half-past three o'clock.
The retiring President, DR.. Dana, delivered
an interesting address, in which he presented
various topics for the consideration of the As
ISOLATION.
Upon motion Of Dr. Tewksbufy.it was voted
to appoint a committee to report upon the sub
jects suggested BY the President.
DIR. Sumner A. Patten of Monmouth, recon-
men led by DR.. Sanger of Bangor, was elected
| member OF the Society," = sias ASS salE10
DR. Tewksbury presented the report Of the
Committee upon, the Anatomical Bill. He
closed by offering resolutions complimentary
| to the gentlemen who assisted the members Of
i ,I,o L
reflected quite severely upon the narrow mind
led partizans who endeavored to kill the bill Of
fered to the Legislature. 80 H'sl A4sJ
l. DR.. Brckett of Augusta made remarks upon
the same subject. He considered that there is
)agood chance Of obtaining satisfactory bill
| next winter. He offered vote of thanks to
| DR.. Tewksbury for his indefatigable exertions
| in endeavoring to obtain the passage of sound
Anatomical Bill The vote was passed with
entire unanimity.
/ Dr. Swazey, Of limerick, expressed the
this discussion should not cease. p eiW
I A brisk discussion in regard to the details Of
| the bill followed, after;which there wasa pro-
longed debate upon the resolutions offered by
| DIR. TewlSsbury, ending with recommittinp
| them to the committee with instructions to
| amend.
The Nominating Committee reported the
| following list of officers for the ensuing year
President-D. McRuer, Bangor.
LIST Vice President--J. M. Bates, Yarmouth
I'd Vice President-T. ii. Jewett, South Der
wick. tiS'N Asia
Corresponding Secretary-A. G. Hamlin,
| Bangor.
| Recording Secretary-C O. Hunt, Portland
Treasurer. A. Foster, Portland.
And the above named gentlemen were elect
| ed. ''+4 1873 - 1@.A4s s-e,. - ea
.is2t.s EVENING" & ts1k#u NGTsi
The. discussion of the bill for Registration
Of Physicians and the Prevention Of Quack-
ery," which failed of passage by the Legisla
ture last winter, was the topic under consider