Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-26
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE DOCCO s.

.rhoir Return from n Pleasant Excursion.
The Lancaster doctors and their families
who yesterday morning went on an ex-
cursiOn to Port Deposit to hold q reunion
with the Pennsylvania and Maryland Med
ical Union association, returned last even
ing. They had . very pleasant ride along
the Columbia s. Port Deposit railroad,
and on their arrival at Port they were met
by large numbers of physicians and their
families from Maryland and the lower
counties Of Pennsylvania.
The party, numbering about 40O, nearly
One-half OF whom were ladies, embarked
upon the steamer " Chester" where they
were cordially welcomed by DR.. Bromwell,
of Maryland. DR.. Bruner, Of Columbia,
Pa, responded to the sentiment Penn
sylvania to Maryland"
In the morning formal meeting was
held at which the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year President,
w. Stump Forwood, of Hartford county,
Nd; Vice Presidents, DR.. keefer, Of
Cumberland and w. S. Roland, of York ;
Secretary and Treasurer, 5. j. Rouse, OF
York. D.
The boat steamed down the bay about
twenty-five miles, aud during the voyage
many pleasant acquaintances were formed.
A sumptuous banquet, gotten up by the
Marylanders, was served aboard the boat,
and much of the time was spent IN dancing
-Keffer's orchestra of this city furnishing
excellent music. The only drawback to
the general enjoyment was the small size
of the boat, which was rather too much
crowded for comfOrt-the number present
being much larger than the committee Of
arrangements had anticipated but the
Lancaster party are unanimous in express
ing their acknowledgements for tie elab-
crate arrangements made for their recep-
ton and entertainment. They returned
| to the city late in the evening delighted
| with their trip.
One of the features of the occasion was
the address by DIR. Price, Of West Ches-
ter, in which -he feelingly recalled and
paid touching tribute to the memory Oi
many deceased members of the profession
from "Old Lancaster" city and county,
including Drs. Patrick and Alexander Nj.
Cassiday, Francis s. Burroughs, II. f.
Muhlenbcrg, Washington L. Atlee, H. and
G. B. KerfOOt, of Lancaster city, and Drs.
Richard E. Cochran, I. s. Clarkson and A.
Clarkson Smith, Of Columbia, and further
back than these Drs. Samuel Humes, F.
A. Muhlenberg, Samuel Duffield and Eli
Parry. A more extended notice and bio.
graphical sketch were given to DR.. John
s. Parry, of Philadelphia, who was born
in DrumOre, Lancaster county, in 1913.
At the age of six he was left fatherless.
His mother, left with three young children,
was able to give them only the oppOrtuni-
ties for education afforded by the common
schools of the neighborhOOd. A few
months at boarding school was all the aca
demic course that young Parry could get,
before entering upon the study of medi
cine, which he did in tho Office of Dr.
Deaver, who is with us to O-day't join in
this tribute of respect to the memory o.
his distinguished pupil DR.. Parry re
ceived the degree of Doctor Of Medicine al
the University of PENNSYLVANIA, in March
1865. Thcnceforward DR.. Price traced hi
highly successful career, cut short afte
ten years by death, but distinguished il
that brief time by skill in diagnosis
valuable contributions to the journals, aEt
an cminence which no physician Of his age
SO, had outranked.