The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-11
Maine Medical Association.

LIS aiIIiudl meeting Oh lne Mailo MEDICAL
Association was held in the Common Council
room of the City Building at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning. Gov. Garce Ion was in attend
ance The members were called to order by
the President, DR.. NJ. c. Wedgewood of Lew
iston. Prayer was offered by the Rev. W. T.
Phelan of this city. The reading of the rec
ords of the last annual meeting was omitted
on motion of DR.. Bates. The President ap-
pointed the following as committee on NOM
nations: Drs S. Fl. Weeks of Portland, L.
W. Pendleton of Belfast, A. J. Fuller of
Bath, A. P. Snow of Winthrop, E. n. Hill of
Lewiston.
The Board OF Censors, through its chairman
DR.. Frederic H. Gerrish, recommended the
following applicants for membership:
Charles E. Banks, Portland.
Frank A. Bickford, Bradford.
William Cammett Portland.
Augustus P. Dudley, Portland.
Dana w. Fellows, Portland.
S. w. johnson, Dixmont.
Isaac w. Starbird, Portland.
John 0. Webster Augusta.
The applicants were then elected members.
The treasurer, DR.. A. S. Thayer, made his
annual report, which was accepted and refer
Drs. Small Of Portland and Meserve of Bux-
ton. The treasurer reported cash on hand at
last report, $398.66; received from various
sources, $52O.S6; total, $91952. Cash paid out
for expenses, $45622; leaving balance now
on hand of $463.3O.
DR.. Charles E. Banks was appointed official
reporter for the association.
DIR. James A. Spaulding read an interesting
paper on "Ophthalmia Neonatorum," illus
trated by case occurring under his observa-
ton. The paper elected considerable discus
sion, participated in by Drs. Merrill, Horr,
Weeks, Gordon, Garcelon and Brickett.
At the close of the discussion the association
adjourned until three o'clock in the after
noon.
The association met at o'clock pursuant to
adjournment, with large attendance, many
members having arrived from the east.
DIR. Jeremiah Hall of Portsmouth, delegate
from the New Hampshire Medical Associa-
ton, was then introduced and made short
Speech conveying the greetings of his state
association.
The Board of Censors recommended the fol-
lowing applicants for membership who were
then elected:
F. n. Wheeler, Exeter
Geo. IL. Cummings, Portland.
The President, in an able and eloquent an
nual address, touched upon topics of interest
to the profession, including legislative enact
ments on quackery, State Board of Health,
Maine General Hospital, closing with a tribute
to the memory of the late President, Prof.
Theodore II. Jewett of South Berwick.
On motion the recommendations contained
in the Presidents address were referred to a
committee consisting of Drs. J. M. Bates, w.
A. Albee and E. H. Hill.
The committee appointed to audit the treas
urer's account, reported them properly vouch-
ed and correct.
DR.. A. j. Fuller, delegate to the American
Medical Association, which met last month in
Atlanta, Georgia, made his report, which was
accepted and referred to the committee on
publication.
Gov. Garcelon made an additional report,
in which he described the internal organiza-
ton of the National Association, which di-
yides itself into sections on various topics of
medicine, thus making it impossible for one or
two delegates to bring back any practical points
for a report. The moral the Governor urged
was the necessity of sending more representa-
tives. He then described some of the social
aspects of his VISIT including the receptions,
barbecues and visits to the educational institu-
tions.
On motion, it was voted that the committee
on publication take into consideration the
feasibility of printing the early records of the
cooiatv from, ha foundation IN, 1879 70 1899
DR.. o. Ste. o. Brion of Bristol, then read
an able original paper on "Puerperal Eclamp-
sia," and after being discussed by Drs. Garce-
lon Dana, Brickett, Hall, Small, Swasey,
Foster and Buzzell, was referred to the COM
mttee on publication.
DR.. I. T. Dana of Portland, then read pa
per on "Biliary Calculi," illustrated by pc
cuiiar case occurring in his practice. After
discussion by Drs. French and Hall the paper
was referred to the committee on publication
The association then adjourned to o'clock.
The association met at o'clock, pursuant
to adjournment.
DR.. I'll. N. Small of Portland, read paper
entitled, Gin what cases should obstetric for
ceps be used?" The paper was discussed by
Drs. Swasey, Pendleton, Dana, Morrill,, Dono-
van, Fuller, Brickett, Gordon, Meserve and
Weeks There was entire unanimity among
the speakers as to the necessity of using the
forceps. At the conclusion of the discussion
DR.. Small exhibited pair of the improved
Vedder forceps and model of the first pair of
forceps ever used by the inventor Chamber
lain. The paper was referred to the commit
tee on publication.
The association then adjourned to a. m.
this morning.