The Newtown bee., 1879-11-12
of the Fairfield County
Medical society at SANDY Hook.

| Meeting Oh the EaAFIaelu SOuMCy
Medical society at Sandy Hook.
j The semi-annual meeting of the Fair
field County Medical Society opened its
session at Custer Post Hall, Sandy Hook,
on Wednesday morning, at eleven o'clock.
i DR.. William Burk, Jr., of South Norwalk,
the Clerk OF the society called the meet
ing to order. fifty-two members. repre-
senting nearly all the towns in the coun-
Il ty, being present The President OF the
society, Dr.. Bronson, OF New Canaan,
being unavoidably absent. DR.. Bill, OF
Bridgeport, was elected President, pre-
tenn. DR.. Bill, in few well-chosen SEN
/ fences. thanked the members @for the
honor conferred upon him. DR.. W. 9.
VILE. of Sandy Hook, then made the fol-
4 lowing courteous and well-timed address
i of welcome:
/ Mr. President and Gentlemen Of the Fair
i field COUNTY, Medical SocietsEBeing the
only member of this society in this town,
the pleasant duty deyolves upon me Oh
extending to you welcome, and IN dong
SO allow me to say thatwe feel proud THAI
a society, so many members OF which are
noted for their high professional attain
ments. scientific and social culture, have
honored us by selecting our little village
as the place of their seml-annual meet
ing. We know that we cannot oHer you SO
many attractions as some OF our larger
neighbors, but with our beautiful nils
and fertile valleys, filled with the large
hearted welcome of our noble citizens,
will compare favorably with any. We
believe that you have come aoeH; there
fore. we bid YOU most cordial welcome,
Hoping that the meeting will prove fruitful
of scientific work, and prove mutually
profitable to us all, have the honor OF
introducing TO you Doctor Burnett, OF
Southbnry; DR.. Hill, of Stepney; DIR:
Wilcoxson, of Newtown; DR.. Seeiey, OF
Montgomery, Alabama; DIR. Rlslng, OF
1 Bridgeport; DR.. Reed, OF Redding, all
of whom I suggest be made members by
invitation l have also both the honor
and pleasure of presenting to you my
distinguished friend and tutor, Prot. L..
A. Sayre, M. d !, President OF the Ameri-
can Medical Association, who, through
my invitation and with no little neon
yenience to himself, has honored us with
his presence.
DR.. Bill in very graceful manner re-
Piled to the address of DR.. Vile, and cor
daily welcomed DR.. Sayre to the meet
ing.
On motion of DR.. Porter. of Bridgeport
the physicians mentioned in DR.. Wile's
address be made members by invitation,
which was unanimously carried.
Dr. Monson, of Bridgeport, read 1.-THE
notes Of case of severe fracture of the
skull with depression without any cere-
bral disturbances" The paper was dis
cussed by Drs. Youngs, Sayre and Vile.
DR.. Vile then presented a case of pleu-
risy with effusion treated by aspiration,
three cases of extreme laceration, two OF
which necessitated amputation, and one
case Of talipes eqatino uorats of thirty-two
years standing, and the result of an OPP
Grafton: the doctor entered at length
: upon the cases, which were of great pro-
fessional interest. These cases were dis
eussed by Drs. Burke, Jr., ALLEN, Sayre
and others.
The dinner hour, one o'clock p. M,
having arrived, DR.. Vile invited the
members of the society to adjourn to his
house to dinner. Motion was made and
carried to adjourn until three p. m. The
members then repaired to the residence
of DR.. Vile, where most sumptous re-
past was spread, and fifty-two persons sal
down to the heavily-laden tables to enjoy
the doctors well-known hospitality. AT
ter the cloth had been removed and am
pie justice done to the substantial things
the dessert was placed upon the table
and then commenced the feast of reason
and flow of soul. In proposing the firs1
, toast, DR. Vile alluded in enthusiastic
and eloquent terms to the professional
standing, both at home and abroad. o
his honored guest, DR.. Sayer, and IL
closing asked the gentlemen to drink thu
health of his distinguished friend ant
guest the President of the American
Medical Association, the Nestor OF Orthe
pedic surgery of the world, Professo
: Lewis Albert Sayre, of New York City
. which was drank standing and with grea
enthusiasm. In response DR.. Sayre spok
with deep emotion and the profound
est eloquence, which was received wit
delight by ali who heard him. The fol
lowing toasts were then drank: 9Th
Fairfield County Medical Society,"" re
- sponded to by DR.. Bill !" Our Sister Sc
" cieties, by DR.. Seeley, of Montgomery
y Alabama, DIR. Allen, of Westchester Co
N. Y, and DR.. Burritt, of New Have
= County Medical Society; The Clergy,
u by Dr. G. L. Porter. of Bridgeport; .'Th
> Bar" by the Hon. Mark D. Wilbur, VIII
. responded in his happiest strain; "Th
!" Press" by the editor of the Danbury Ri
publican. DR.. Sayre then in a very happ
: and pleasant manner proposed the healt
- of the ladies who had done SO much t
, make the feast grand success-Mr:
Dr. w. G. Vile and Mrs. B. T. VILE
The ladies were introduced to the con
, pany, and their health drank standing
: With this ended the dinner, and allow I
= to say that we have never had the homo
: to be present at a more enjoyable ente
tertainment in our life.
- After the dinner was over the member
y were invited into another room, whel
r. fine exhibition Of drugs. medicine
"a pharmatical preparations, ETC., with san
i pies for each doctor, was held, the 70
= lowing very prominent firms being repr
81 scented: E. E. Houghton & Co., Kea
- ley IL Matteson, Hance Bros, White
l, Flemming & Talbot, VIM. r. Warner
~ Co., ell of Philadelphia; It. Fl. Thayer
= Co., Cambridgeport, Mass; Demise
| Manufacturing Co., VIM. FL. Schleffeli
% & Co., Saabury & Johnson, J. Reyndel
- g. Co., and Theodore Ricksicker, of Ne
20 York City, and E. Van Emede, of Hob
a. ken, N. J. The display was artistical
a. arranged by Mr.. Drown. representing I'll
:, a,.nn Of Harry Thauar & Co and M