The Portland daily press., 1885-06-03
THE HOmOEOPATHs.
The Annual Meeting and Election of OIL
GERS.

The Maine Homeopathic Medical Society
met in the Common Council room at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning, with the president, DIR. A.
f. Piper, of Thomaston, in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Henry Blan-
chard of Portland.
The reading of the roll showed good at
tendance of physicians present from all parts
of the State
The committee of arrangements reported
that the members would dine together at the
Falmouth, and later in the day would be en-
tertained by ride sbout the city.
A committee on resolutions upon the death
of the late DR.. G. II. Burr of Portland, was
appointed, consisting of Drs. W. L. Thompson
OF Augusta, M. s. Briry of Bath, and s. e.
Sylvester of Portland.
memorial upon the life and character OF
DR.. Burr, was presented by Or. M. c. Pingree
Of Portland for which vote of thanks was
extended by the society.
The committee on resolutions reported the
following:
moved from the natural to the spiritual world Our
late esteemed and beloved associate, Dr. Charles H.
Burr, therefore,
Resolved, That by his decease this society has lost
one of its most deficient and useful members and
the State enc of its honored and respected citizens
with his bereaved family in their great loss.
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon
the records of this society.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be
presented to his family.
WI. THOMPSON,
S. e. SYLVESTER,
M. s. BRIRY.
Following these resolutions were remarks by
many OF the members enlogistic of DR.. Burr.
he ~ xha
was given relating especially to the Intellectual
effort of the so-caled regular professions to se-
cure the passage of an act to regulate the prac-
tice of medicine last winter. Considerable in
terest was excited and discussions followed,
participated in by several of the members. A
strong feeling was generated that every effort
should be used to prevent any unfair medical
legislation in the future.
A comm ittee on legislation was appointed
consisting of Drs.sW. L. Thompson, NJ s. Bri-
~. "a. O. Bradford, S. e. Sylvester, and A. T.
Harvey.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After a most excellent repast at the Fall
mouth, the society reassembled and proceeded
with the transaction of business.
Drs. N. T. Williams of Augusta, G. r.
Brooks Of Brunswick, and e. e. Briry of
Bath, were voted in and joined the society.
DR.. George p. Wesselhoeft of Portland, sent
in his resignation as a member of the society
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Presidential. G. Pingree, Portland.
First Vice Presidential. T. Harvey, New
port.
Second Vice President-w. K. Knowles,
Bangor.
Recording secretary-w. F. Shepard, Ban
gor.
Corresponding ecretary-George A. Clark,
Portland.
Treasurer-Will L. Thompson, Augusta.
Censors-M. s. Briry, j. II. Knox W. l.,
Thompson, W. s. Howe, G. P. Jeffords.
Delegates to the N. III. homeopathic Medi-
cal Society-Drs George A. CLARK and Fl. M.
Potter.
Delegates to Rhode Island Society-Drs. f.
A. Gushee and @. r. Brooks.
Delegates to Massachusetts, Society-Drs. @.
M. Foss and A. J. Harvey.
Delegates to Vermont Society-Drs. w. M.
Haines and w. s. Howe.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was mostly passed in So
cial conversation and the report of various
clinical cases.
A vote of thanks was passed to the city gov
eminent of Portland for the free use of the al
dermen's room.
The society then adjourned to meet in Au-
gusta on the first Tuesday in June, 1885.