The Portland daily press., 1872-06-12
Reported for the Press.l
Maiue Medical AssOciatiOu.


The twentieth annual session of this AssO
citation commenced at the Common Council
Chamber, City Hall, at eleven O clock Tuesday
morning. -.-s
The meeting was called to order by the Presi.
dent, DIR. A. j. Fuller of Bath. Rev. A. X. p.
Small of the Free Street Church offered prayer.
The reading of the records of the last meeting
was dispensed with, as the transactions had
been published.
The delivery of the Presidents address was
assigned for half-past three o'clock in the after
noon. The examination of credentials and
| recommendation of new members was referred
to the standing committee Drs. Weeks of
Portland, Pendleton of Belfast, and Albee of
Union were appointed a committee to assign a
time for the presentation of each report and
paper Dr. Hiram Corliss was introduced as
delegate from the Medical Society of the State
OF New York, and invited to participate IN the
proceedings Also Dr. E. j. Scruton. delegate
from the New Hampshire Medical Society, and
Dr. Eastman of Geneva, n. Y, Professor of
Materia Medica in the Geneva Buffalo schools.
All these gentlemen addressed the meeting,
presenting the greetings of their respective So
cieties.
On motion of DR.. Snow of Winthrop, the Sec
Rotary was authorized to employ an assistant to
report the proceedings in the papers. DR.. L. A.
Foster of Portland, presented his annual report
as treasurer. From this we learn that the to-
tai amount of receipts for the past year was
$913.S7; total expenditures, $433 81; leaving a
balance III the treasury of $4S1. so.
Dr Snow moved that committee be appoint
ed TO determine All annual compensation for the
Treasurer, whose duties are very arduous Be-
tore the motion could be put, DR.. Foster stated
that he would not consent to receive any remu-
neration; he had served the Association for
eight years freely and cheerfully and would
continue to do so if he were reelected, though
he did not wish to hold the Office another year
lie insisted that committee should be appoint
ed to audit his accounts, and that the Treasurer
should be required to give bonds for the proper
performance of his duties. DR.. Snow then
Withdrew his motion. Drs. Meserve of Buxton,
Snow of Winthrop, and Bates of Yarmouth
were appointed committee to audit the Trea-
surer's accounts
A committee on nominations was appointed,
consisting of Drs. Albee of Union, Laughton
OF Bangor, Severy of Pennington, Harding of
Ellsworth, and Meserve of Buxton. On mo-
ton of DR.. Sanger of Bangor, the nomination
of the President was taken from the hands of
the committee. On motion of Dr. Snow, it
was voted to hold the election of officers at
half-past two Wednesday afternoon, when the
largest number of members would be present
The President read an invitation from the D-
rectors of the Maine General Hospital to visit
the grounds and inspect the buildings at four
o'clock, Wednesday afternoon, which was ac-
cepted.
DR. Sanger alluded to the expulsion of Dr.
Noyes, a number of years ago, and stated that
certain facts had since come to light which led
him to believe that the expulsion may have
been undeserved; and, on his motion, the ques-
ton of reconsiderng the matter was referred
to the standing committee for examination. On
motion of Dr. Snow, DIR. A F. Plimpton of
Gardiner, was placed on the retired list DIR.
Gordon, chairman of the standing committee,
I'd A.
erly come before that committee be presented
as soon as possible. ---