The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-06-13
MAINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
The Thirty-Firet Annual Session.


cal Association convened at the Council cham
Der in City Building yesterday.
The meeting was called to order by the
President, Dr. G. E. Brickett of Augusta, at
1876 O'Clock, and opened by prayer by Rev. #.
f. Clark of the WilIiston church.
The Secretary was appointed official reporter
for the daily papers.
1t was voted that the reading Of the records
Of the last annual meeting be omitted.
The President appointed the following as a
nominating committee;
II. H. HUT, Portland.
J. B. Walker Thomaston.
j. G.. Pierce, Freeport.
VIM. 0sgood, North Yarmouth.
A. X. p. Meserve, Portland
Dr. Gerrish presented biographical sketch
of the late Dr. Alexander Ramsay prepared by
DIR. George Bradley, U. S. N. Referred to the
committee on publication
The Treasurer, DIR. Thayer, presented his re-
port, showing credit balance of S660.5S.
The report was accepted and referred to an
auditing committee consisting Of Drs. A. x. P.
Meserve and J. NJ. Bates
A standing rule was adopted providing for
yearly compensation for the Treasurer of S25.
passed to DIR. Thayer for his able and efficient
services as Treasurer for the past Eve years.
Reports from the visiting committees on the
Maine Medical School and the Portland School
for Medical distraction. were deferred by rea-
son OF absence Of the chairmen Of these COM
mittees.
Drs. Bates, Pendleton and @. o. Hunt were
appointed committee to consider the question
of banquet.
DR.. S. P. Warren Of Portland reported an in
teresting case of absence Of the uterus in
woman % years Of age.
DR.. Gordon reported interesting cases and
exhibited photograph OF an individual hav-
ing half female and half male features and de-
velopment
The committee on banquet reported that any
action this year was inexpedient, and recon-
mend that the question be referred to another
committee to report next year. The same
committee increased by Drs. Gordon and
wedgwood, was continued.
Adjourned to p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The association met according to adjourn
ment at 3 o'clock.
A letter from DR.. Sanger was read explain
ing his enforced absence from this meeting by
reason Of sickness.
Or. Parsons Of Portsmouth, delegate from
the New Hampshire State Medical Society,
was introduced and invited to participate in
the discussions Of the meeting. DIR. Parsons in
a few words extended the greeting of the New
Hampshire society and an invitation to their
meeting to be held at Concord.
The President, DR.. Geo. E. Brickett Of Au-
gusta, then read brief address, referring to
the rise OF the association from its organization
at the Tontine Hotel, Brunswick in 1858, and
referring in fitting terms 70 the past presidents,
16 Of whom are now in the world. In laboring
for the common welfare of the community the
members OF the Maine Medical Association
should strenuously endeayor TO secure such
legislation from the state as will result IN the
organization and maintenance of an efficient
state board of health, and in striving TO
maintain scientific and honorable
practice OF medicine, such legislative action as
will create and support a board OF registration.
As earnest and diligent students in their pro-
fession members were enjoined to discriminate
| CAREFUL between the true and false,
| and TO persevere in original investigation,
| particularly as relates to new remedies; the
possibilities resulting from research in this
direction have been demonstrated by the many
| new and elegant preparations of standard
| medicines now at the command OF every ply
| siciap.
| The society was enioiued to hold fast TO its
| interest in the Portland School for Medical In
| struction, the Medical Sch6 81 OF Maine and
the Maine General Hospital. For all these
| institutions the speaker had words OF warmest
| praise and commendation; various suggestions
| of minor importance were made TO the associa-
| tion and its adherence 10 the ethical code OF
| the American Medical Association, strongly
affirmed as being sufficient and none too strong
| for rational, liberal, intelligent physicians who
seek above all things-trnth, and to all such
| hearty welcome was proffered.
On motion Of DR.. Weeks, a vote of thanks
was rendered the President for his instructive
address, and committee was appointed con
sisting of Drs. S. III. Weeks and A. X. p.
Mescrve to consider the recommendations Of
| the address and roport thereon.
A copy was requested for publication.
| DR. O'Brion Of Bristol, from the committee
visiting the Portland School for Medical In
structon, presented their report; accepted and
referred to the committee on publication
| Certain amendments to the constitution relat
| ing to offices and membership proposed by DIR.
| e. f. Sanger in 1881 were then taken mp and
after discussion by Drs. Dana, Meserve and
Bates were unanimously rejected. Two
/ uulbnulHthtb ielhhlitE W dioCiHtihSi flSPNocA
by Or. Sanger in 1882, were without discus
sion indefinitely postponed
De. Pierce Of Freeport read an able and in
teresting paper on "Synovits," in its acute
| and chronic form; in the discussion following
DIR. Weeks spoke specially of some peculiari-
ties attending the chronic form Of this disease
in the knee joint and cited interesting cases
from the school at Brunswick, and alluded to
methods Of treatment adapted to the later
stages; such as tapping by the aspirator and
compression by elastic bandages.
DR., Lsugiton OF Bangor agreed with Drs.
Pierce and Weeks and spoke of the utility of
elastic bandaging in othor diseased conditions
of the extremities. The paper was referred to
sthe committee on publication.
DIR. A. X. F. Meserve read an interesting
paper on acute Inflammation of the middle
ear. The subject was considered particularly
from the standpoint of the general practitioner
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