New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-12
FORMING A NATIONAL Association.
DENTISTS FROM THE NORTH AND SOUTH.
A NETTING THAT BEGAN WITH COURTEOUS WORDS
AND ENDtD WITH A QUAEREL-sEVERAL PER-
SONS WITHDRAW.


| SONS WITHDRAW.
| The American Dental Convention reassembled IN
| Republican Hall at 10 a. N. yesterday. After the
| transaction Of unimportant business recess was
taken to await the arrival of the Southern Dental
| Association, which had been invited to meet the
| convention in joint session. Al II o'clock the
| Southerners arrived in body. DR.. j. Il. Patrick,
of Charleston. SC. president of the Southern AsSo-
cia ION, occupied the plai form with DR. John Allen
| president OF the American Dental Convention. IT.
j. {. Amber delivered the address OF welcome. lie
said in part
| 81 rejoice to-day in the fact of your having
thrown to the winds portion OF your associate
name and supplied its place with the all-conpre-
| ir;,sve one of National. We accept il as token
| OF peace and brotherly and fracrnal feeling dis
card ng eyeryi hlng sectional would elements
of dlscord Permit me, then. on behalf of our
| Dental Conveuiion-the Oldest i'll the world-tO ex-
tend 10 Won, her children. sincere Welcome Many
years have elarsed since we OF the North have met
| YOU of the South. Thank God the bars are drawn
and we uilngle togethcras men characterized by
Or. v e. Turner. OF Raieigh y. G.. responded in
| behalf of the Southern association. He said III
| part 1T is NY privilege to thank yon for your
caruial welcome kindly extended tOuS. There is so
much of Gndliness in your greeting that we do not
feel as strangers among you. We are glad 10 MN
| gle and to labor with You. The coming TO New
York gives MS opportunity to miuglc with men who
have become illusrious in the profession III this
| wonderful city where every opportunity lor re-
search offered to science. We feel that the pro-
fession here has kept pace with the general march
of mproN CEMENT; that the dentists OF New loE are
not surpassed. and possibly Uot cquallcd IN the
world. Our flISt uuty Is 10 40 what we can lOr lic
| progress of the profession. We fee that tins
| meeting will long be remembered with pleasure
1he address to the JOINT convention was then de
| lvered bv President PI,rlck. He said in part:
I'm the interval thai has occurred since the mem
bcrs of the respective associations now present met
together changes have undoubtedly TAKEN pi@cr IN
our RESPECTIVE homes, for better OF Tor worse the
ease NAV be. but beie We meet III common 10 take
note of those changes only that have lHlucnted our
several societies, and to put ia" stamp OF our ifcs
initials the mllestoncs that mark ne progress o.
our science Ii is source Oi Grltlhcatiou tcWlsc
| to observe the spirit Of unity and curd~N III
winch this convention has assembled. There l.
| greater need than ever tu;t we should bc enabled
| 10 avail ourselves Oi every sep II advance.
! and tins, gentlemen, Is one OF the advantages
That VIII accrue from OuT National ORGANIZATION.
| II mas been estimated thai 1000 dentists IN tie
United States annua ~ pack INTO TIE teeth cf the
pcOplenot less than half on OF pure gold, costing
100000, besides do ut four ILos a. much cheaper
mat rial, such as silver and platinum, worth
ryrrT wear about 3 900 600 artificial tectu.
facts convey partial idea OF the activity of oar
profession, and yet II may be safely asserted that
not more than one person III twenty Las perfect
teeth, Our duX does not alone consist IN meeting
our adversary -dIscasc-hal.- way IL must be met
at the threshold. Brought, We are. INTO dairy
communication with father, mother, ana chllaren
II Is possible tor Us, both as individuals ana as an
organization, to educate the masses and 10
teach them somewhat OF that harmony, OF
life that Is demanded by Physiological law,
and the inevitable lesson that follows
dlsobedience. To us, gentlemen, belongs the task
of interposlng skill as barrier TO The encroacn-
!
At the conclusion of Dr. PaiIicks address the
JOINT invention adjourned, and tue mass-lneetng
for the purpose of forming new National aSsoca-
ton began. The number OF dentists present was
about 80. OF this meeting DE-. john Il. Rlch of
New-lOrk, was chosen Chairman, aud IL. +. NJ.
Odell, Of Ncw-lork, secretary d. Hunt as chalr-
mtn of the committees of the American Dental
Convention, Tia" Southern Association ANA the New
York State Dental society," read the report and con
siitutI0u adopted by the JOINT committee. The
report contained The reasons Tor new NatIOna as
sociatOn. Those already III existence 1t says, were
intended to be National but they nave not ucon so
in & elr practical operations. lie .act thdt ihcr
doors open to ali dentists Of tie country does
not make tGcm National IN the sense that is
r,uuireu bv the present condition ana wants ~ the
profession One Of Tie great objects of tEe propO ed
body Will be l. obtain the aid OF tn" United States
Government an tnr cocctlo ION of ci hn0IOglc STATS
ties bearing the Development structure ana con
,lti0n OF the human teeth IAcSe statistics can be
collected among the races o. tins continent ANA III
foreign tribes only through Government agencies.
lie Government official, nave expressed a Wiling
ness to aid in this work.
several doctors objected to the proposed title OF
National Dental Congress" aud the Obj rctOn was
ruled out OF olucr. resolution was introduced 10
proceed To consider the necessary means for Ma
Iional organization OF dentists. DR.. Atkinson, OF
New YOIk, SAID tEat there was 40 necessity Tor au
other National organization. Or. Hunt, IN reply, sad
that Tor toIr years they Ead been trying 10 gc' the
American Association to cooperate and bad failed.
Dr. l.. ID. sheppard. OF Boston, member Oh inc
American Association, eXCltedIy sad: " lie Amer
lean Dental Association has been afIalcncd here
not beng a National body. ask you men from the
south whose fault is III Have YOU not had nyI-
tations sent to you every ycari Ths is a cIaptrap
resolution"
The CHAIRMAN" DR.. Sheppard will please with
draw the word claptrap' 1T IS our OF taste, and
the resolution prt scented III good faith"
A motion was made 10 lay the resolution on the
table Dr. Cook attempted 20 debate the notion ANA
was told DS the chairman TO 81: down.
Dr. Cook replied E" do.'t propose to sit down"
" iii YOU SIT down = sad tEc chairman. =" ] he
business Of the meeting VIII be suspended untli YOU
. ! propose to, but l doa't propose to be bull |
dozed.'
There is no bulidozlng here
DR.. shephard-i OBJECT to the word BULLDOG
ing as ont of taste
Dr. Morgan-Alay l ask 10y what rules this OIL
ganzdtlOn Is governed
Chalrnau-Ploasc SIT down.
i.AnOthcr ne mber-AOw, II can say
Chalrulan-Nlii you be hInd enough to SIT down |
Dr. CIark-We haven't come here for child's |
play. BulldOzing has been mentioled, and must |
say that there has been some shown, bat IL has |
come from quarter whence ! dldu't expect il. |
linen the disturbance had been qu.cfcd.Dr. Chs |
holm offered resolution that AL persons proposing
10 ioln the new bod, should SlgI roll and Dfshep-
hard SAID: " If the motion Is carried shall regard
myself as cOuntc. ont. hope II VIII not pass" |
Dr. Hunt offered as substitute "a moi. on hat ihe
meeting form itself into National Dental AssOca-
ton.
DIR. ShephardMr. Chairman, want TO know
what | eau under the motion.
Chairnan-Now you can say all that You wish to |
Dr. Shephard-If You 60 on in thi~ hasty manner |
you Will oppose the sblcst men III thc cUdntry-a |
bony when has Just held the largest dental cOnvcn
ton III the cOuutfy-l would SAY
"Out OF order" interrupted he chairman.
81 am speaking under the direct ruling of the |
chairman. | begin to think that every 'iort Is
beng made to put down discussion on the sub
ject."
Dr. Walker-I think it is in bad taste for persons
who oppose tue anIzatlon to come here ana take
up too much time.
Dr. Shephard-if the resolution prevail. and
those with me must leave the meeting.
At 2:30 y. H.. after nearly two hours had been
spcnt IA discussion of the kILd Indicated the rcso-
LUTON was passed resolving the body Intpa National
Dental Association. Dr. Sheppard, with three or
four others. lett the hail. few minutes later Il re-
cess was taken until i D. III.
Upon rcassemhlug the constitution WAS reread,
and taken up bV sections for adoption. At q y. H.