The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-12
THE MEDICO-LEGAL SOCIETY.

THE THIRD ANNUAL DINNER AND REUNION.
The third annual dinner OF the Medico-Legal
Society took place last evening at DelmonicO's.
More than seventy members and guests sat down
to the dinner. Among the distinguished persons
present were Judge Joseph r. Daily. Professor
wiilIam A. Hammond Judge p J. Joachimsen
Horace Barnard, John H. Watson, Willard Parker
Professor D0remus and f. W. Stoughtou. The
societies and cuDs were represented as foliows:-
ST. Patrick's Society, President Thomas Barbour;
New England Society, Elliott q. Coudert; The
french Society," Frederick Coudert; Arcadian
CLUB, Robert b. Roosevelt; Bar Association, Edgar
Van Wrinkle Army and Navy, General Gibson.
The President, Clark Bell, made the following
opening remarks:-
The science OF medical Jurisprudence receives
an increased interest and lussre by the recurrence
OF such iestlve occasions as the present. for 1t
seems TO bring together 1t one table the two pro-
LESSONS most PROFOUNDLY feared, and, at the same
time, most highly priced, by mankind. There
may be those who might regard such Il cOnjunc-
ton OF so large body OF lawyers and doctors
iorclDly feelingy Illustrate the value aud
CLAIMS OF tins society than a glance at the two
great classes OF men who are not only It's support
ers but VINO are III themselves the chief recipients
OF Its benehis and blessings Take the case OF
that most amlaoe, pnilant hropic. lea ned and
sell-sacrltcing proesslon-the medical men OF
our country; men VINO nave devoted them
selves TO the welfare OF the race TO
tue amenOraton OF their kind, TO the
care OF the sick, anc whose whole
lille IS given, with fidelity and great labor, to the
nobeSt WORK oil their grand calling. Take such
man. doomed by a cruel late TO carry forever MS
saddle bags, crammed full with all the remedies In
the pharmacopia with dull lead pencil
scratching prescriptions for the druggist clerks 10
nil up Tor his suffering patients. without an hour
he can call his own, no rest at night nor sleep by
day: no Sabbath, no recreation thai the eternal
and hOrrid once bell and call may not ring him 10
his feet and doom nim TO LABOR. Is 1t TO he won
dered at that SUCH men grow desperate Is 1t
surprising that man should bleed MS patients
DO not lawyers even do the same when they exact
retainers
And turning from this picture to that other
cass-those patent, long-sunerng, iabor.ous men
OF the Bar; men who nave learned to suffer and
grow strong; those men who practice, but who
do not preach; that large and EN- erptisng, much
abused class VINO have been STRIVING to turn an
honest penny by the trial OF a case IN the courts,
OF an office, or getting some poor devil OF a client
out OF q bad scrape. Take his man from the dust
and grim OF MS briefs, from the drudgng OF his
professional life, aud bring him this supreme
TINS sacred hour, when naugnt can come between
''the cup and the p,' when he can have the
peaceful and quiet enjoyment OF sucn q dinner as
DemonicO can give with none to modest or TO
the Offices and part OF the mission OF this Medico
Legal society.
the regular toas,s were responded to as fol.
lOws:-
.Ihe Medico.Legal Society" by Professor
VILLAIN A. Hammoud "rhe Medical Faculty. by
Dr. l.. A. Sayre: 'fhe Bencnn by Judge Joseph +.
DAILY; "The Medical Profession" by Professor A.
"rhe Press" py Dr. Fuller Walker; "Our sister
Societies. by DR.. Frederick A. Leute; 1.-The
Academy OF Medicine" by DR.. Ellsworth Eliot.
The festivities continued until "a late hour.