Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-09
DENTISTS IN CONVENTION.
wenty-Third Annual Meeting of the
Now ENGLAND society.

with a large attendance of members from
Vermont and with all other New England
States well represented. The session
opened with a business meeting with DR.
James Lewis of this city, president of TIN
society, in the chair. The report of the
secretary, DR.. A. n Dudley of Salem
Mass, showed that the society had ont
hundred and ninety active and jun
Tor members and twelve honorary
members. DR.. G. A. Gerray of Lo
well, Mass, treasurer of the society
reported over two hundred dollars in the
treasury The meeting then proceeded tC
the election of new members and the fol
lowing names were added to the list of
members
In Vermont-S. s. Costellow, Burling.
ton u. p. Parker, Bellows Falls; X. w.
Warner, st. Johnsbury; w. 5. Curtis,
Randolph J. a. Pearson, Barton; f. 5.
Tracy, St Johnsbury; George IL. Swift,
Manchester; w. II. Munsell, Wells River
w. II. Wright, Brandon; f. Il. McGovern,
Nergennes.
In New Hampshire-C. H. Baldwin,
Nashua.
In Observation-Disclosures F. Gage,
Boston =. +. Burtchaell, Boston: w. L..
Roberts. Spencer; G. +. Bolles. Vineyard
Haven A. j. Parker, West Gardiner.
1t being so near the hour of adjourn
ment for noon DR.. Dudley proposed that
his address on "An International Con
gress'' be postponed and the time devoted
to incidents of office practice, which was
voted DR.. Lewis of this city exhibited a
model showing great displacement and
irregularity of the lower jaw caused by
rheumatism A lengthy discussion as to
the possibility of its preventions or remedy
followed which was quite generally par.
ticipated in. Other matters in connection
with Office practice were discussed after
which an adjournment was had until
afternoon.
Afternoon Exercises.
The afternoon session opened at Two
o'clock, with the transaction of miscel-
laneous business of a routine character
The first thing on the literary programme
for the afternoon was an essay by Dr. j.
Guttman of Great Falls, n. H., on the
subject of Root Filling" The essay
was closely written and was read In an
agreeable manner. 1t contained many
suggestions of a practicable and valuable
nature. The reading of the essay was
followed by an interesting discussion of
some of its topics
DR.. A. w. Durham of Lowell, Mass,
read an interesting paper on Some Notes
on Mechanical Dentistry" The various
steps in the progress of the profession,
were traced from the time when teeth and
to the present, when nearly all dental
materials are made and a large share of
dental work is done by machinery. The
essay was an Interesting one and com
manded the closest attention throughout,
and gave rise to Il prOtracted discussion.
DR.. r. o. Kinsman of Cambridge, Mass.
gave the false theories of the dental pro-
fession rough handling in an essay en-
titled Facts versus Theories" 1t con-
tended that it required the keen
Il hn t,,,l,
judgment on the part of the members of
the profession to ensure good results in
their work. There were Il great many
foibles and false theories which each one
must explode for himself. The ideas
presented were discussed at length by
members of the society, and great many
authorities in the profession were attacked
for their false theories.
The society then adjourned and many of
the members repaired TO the adjoining
rooms to examine the dental materials
and appliances on exhibition. The dis
play is the finest ever seen in these parts
and includes exhibits by b. L..
Knapp Il Co, of Boston, Parke
Davis q Co. of Detroit, Mich,
Hood q Reynolds of Boston, Claudius
Ash & Sons Of London, England, and the
5. 5. White Dental Manufacturing com
pany of Philadelphia, who display part of
their exhibit which won the first pre-
MUM at the New Orleans exposition
1 ne tNnlDlllOn lnCluutS every utlllal IN
strument or material that can be named
and will well repay il visit of inspection.
Evening Session.
The meeting in the evening opened with
an address by DR.. A. NJ. Dudley of Salem,
Mass, on the subject of 'An International
Dental Congress-" He spoke OF the posi-
blity of such a congress being called and
of the benefits that would result.
An interesting history followed of the In
ternational Medical Congress at London in
1881, which had Il successful dental sec
ton. The speaker stated there would be
either an international medical with a
dental section or an international dental
congress in this country in 1887 and he
thought it advisable that the New Eng
land society should be represented. He
then offered a resolution to the effect that
it is the sense of the New England Dental
society that If an international medi-
cal congress is not held in this
country that an International den
tai congress be called and if so
that this body pledge itself to heartily sup
port the enterprise also that the dele
gates to the next annual meeting of the
American Dental society be in tructed ac-
cordingly. Delegates to next meeting of
the American association were then
elected as follows VIM. Barker of Prov
idence, X. l. I. II. Chandler of Boston
ID. NJ. Clapp of Boston A. W. Burnham
of Lowell, Mass. ID. X. Ingalls, of Clinton,
Mass. X. X. Andrews of Cambridge,
Mass. II. Baldwin of Nashua. n. H. ; &.
A. Young of Concord n. II. j. w. Cur
tbs of Brunswick, Me. James Lewis of
Burlington.
The society then proceeded to the cleo
ton of officers as follows: President j.
b. Coolidge, Boston; first vice-president,
&. A. Young, Concord n. II. /; second
vice president. G Il Wntprs RnSton .
secretary, A. NJ. Dudley, Salem, Mass
treasurer, q. A. Gerray, Lowell, Mass,
Librarian. f. O. Kinsman, Cambridge,
Mass. executive committee, f.. O. Kins-
man, Cambridge, Mass. g. H. Osgood,
Boston e. w. Clements, Manchester n.
II. ID. b. Ingalls,, Clinton, Mass viii
liam Barker, Providence, r l. Boston
was selected as the place for holding the
next annual meeting.
The society then witnessed an interest
ing exhibition of an electric light and
electrical apparatus by the agent of the
5. S White Dental Manufacturing com