Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1883-05-25
Connecticut Medical Society.

NInety-secOTad Annual NeetfnS-Omeers
for the Ensuing Year-Reception and
Concluding Proceedings.
The ninety second annual meeting of the
Connecticut Medical society at Hartford was
well attended. DR.. Brownson, the president.
of New Canaan, made an interesting address.
The report of the treasurer, Mr.. Swasey,
showed balance in the treasury of $500.
Officers for the ensuing were elected as
follows. DR.. ST. John being chosen to the
secretaryship, as DIR. Chamberlain, after hold
ing it eight consecutive years, declined re-
election
PEesident,Dr e Z. Nye, Middlstowa:
Treasurer-Dr. E. B. swasey, New Britain.
secretary-Dr. E. B. st. John, Hartford
Committee Matters of Professional Interest
Drs. W. @, Vile. J. H. Granniss and E. @. Kinney.
Examining Committee-Drs. George F. Lewis,
To Nominate Professors to Yale Medical school
Drs. J. G. Stanton and ]. B. Kent.
To Nominate Physicians to the IEsaue Retreat
Drs r Hubbard ana R. W. MatthewsoR.
Committee on Pubhcations-DE. ". Lyon
G. P. Lindsey and S. H. Chapman
DiesertatioDs-Dr. N. E. Worden.
Alternate-Dr W. II. Holmes.
Delegates to other medical conventions
| were chosen as follows:
American Medical Association-Drs- G.. W. AveFyp
, g: Ru5b9 Rsao B Rs1o1 Ell PAad9sk s
Dibbie and F. s. Young
Mai1e Oonvertion-Drs g. j. Fox and P. r. In
Nsw Hampshire Convention G. W. Russell and NJ.
I Vermont Convention-Drs. Seth Hills and Frank
Coats jr.
| Massachusetts, convention-Drs. F. E. Beckwith
Rhode Island Oonvention-Drs c. NJ. Carleton and
| R. NJ Griswold.
| New Jersey Convention-Drs. Geib and j. G. Greg
DRY.
The society reassembIed at O'Clock yes
/ terday morning, and the secretary presented
| the report of the year, stating that the pros
| perity had been uninterrupted, and never
1 had it included SO nearly all of the regular
practitioners of the State, nor had its fnan-
l cial condition been better. The society now
numbers 400 practitioners. The president
presented his annual address on ''The Coun-
| try Doctor which was in practical form and
rewards of the country doctor, and elected
| much applause by the faithful pic
| ture presented. The business of the
| morning was then taken up and
| carefully prepared essays, which met with
| the hearty approval of the audience, were
then read as follows son Some Points in
| Oral Surgery of Interest to the General
Practitioner'-Dr. George L. Parmele, of
Hartford. aspirations of the Chest in
| Pleurisy''-Dr. w. II. Holmes, of Water
bury. Computations in Labor''-Dr. F. N.
Braman, of New London. Voluntary Pa
porS-'OD5erVaC1OnS on some cases OF hnee
1 Joint Diseases''-Dr. l. I. Berry. "Inebri-
| ate Automatism. q Medico Legal Study
DR.. Z. D. Crothers, of Hartford. DIR. Moses
| White, professor of microscopy in New Ha-
/ ven, read paper on the micro-spectroscope
| and its uses, and his remarks were made the
| more interesting by the exhibition of an in.
strument of his own invention.
Delegates from New York and New Jersey
were present and spoke at considerable
length, after which numerous professional
| cases, noted mostly for rarity, were dis
cussed.
DIR. G. W. Russell spoke on the unsatisfac-
tory condition of the early records of the
society, and moved that the secretary be au-
thorized to gather, condense and print the
| transactions Of the first twenty-five years of
the society The motion was passed.
DR.. Lewis, of New Haven, said that he
could furnish the proceedings of the society
up to the year 1922. His offer was accepted.
DR.. j. S. Billings, United States army,
Washington, D. c., was elected an honorary
/ member of the society, and DR.. James E.
Reeves, of Wheeling, W. Va, and Professor
T. A. Emmett, of New York city, were NOM
mated to be voted upon at the next yearly
meeting.
At 2:3O the society assembled at the United
States Hotel, where an elaborate dinner was
served.