Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-06
DISCIPLES OF HAHNBMANN.
Twenty Second Annual Ieetins Of the
1aine Homeopathic Hedical
Society.
A Large Attendance and interesting
Proceedings.

"19Sniphils VI the members OF the Maine
Homeopathic Medical Society. for their
twenty second annual session. DIR. w. l.
Thompson of this city called the members t.
order, after which Rev. +. S. Thatcher OF
this city offered prayer. DIR. Thompson
then read a brief address in which h.
welcomed the association to this city, con.
graduated them on the prosperity and success.
Of the society, and expressed profound
gratitude and thanks that during the pa.
year the ranks had not been broken by death
| In the absence of the President, DIR. c
A. Cochran of Winthrop, DR. j. H. Knox of
Orono, senior Vice President was then calles,
to the chair. A call of the roll showed tina,
twenty-five out of the fifty-six members OF
The society were present, among whom wer.
| five of the six lady members belonging t.
| the society. Letters were read from iii,
President, from DIR. b. c. Woodbury., L. Fl
kimball Of Boston-delegate elect from the
Massachusetts society-Mrs. DR. W. Fellow,
of hegan-whose husband is now
travelling in Europe-and others, regretting
their inability TO be present
| DIR. Nj. 5. Brry OF Bath, chairman of the
| Board of Censors, presented the names OF
the following who had made application for
membership. DIR. Emma kalbfieisch of
Portland, graduate of the Boston Universt,
Medical School, class of 1857 {; DIR. S. Abbott
of Biddeford. graduate of the Hahnemann
| Hospital, Chicago, class OF 1885, and DR..
| Henry Z. Hailowell of Auburn, graduate of
the Hahnemann Hospital, Chicago, class OF
1887. They were elected by ballot accord
ing to the rules of the society, but one OF
whom, DIR. Hailowell, were present.
| DIR. j. w. Whidden, OF Portland, brought
to the attention of the society the beoue. /
made to 1t by the late DIR. Eliphalet Clark, OF
| Deerlng, and by his widow who has died since
his decease. This consists of a valuable 10,
of land in Deering bequeathed to the societ,
upon certain conditions. for the establishment
OF a Homeopathic hospital. DIR. WhiIden
read extracts from the wills Of DIR. and Mrs
Clark, and presented plan of the property
The conditions are that the land must be
used as hospital site. fund of $50. 900
raised, the income from VIII Oh only shall be
used for its maintenance, and temporary
building, costing not less than 81, 800 built
DIR. Wnlddeu motioued that a committee be
raised to take the matter into consideration
and report at the he xt meeting.
In secoudiug the motion Dr.W. l.. Thomp
son, SAID that the property bequeathed to the
society was valuable, but the conditions were
such that it could not be sold for the purposes
of the hospital, and if used in any other way
than provided in the will the property re
verted To the Maine Wesleyan SEMINARY at
Kents Hill
DIR. NJ. $. Briry of Bath thought some
thing should be done towards es-
tablishing Homeopathic hospital in
Portland; but the fund of S50, 900
must be raised before the Clark Request be
comes available. This he thought might be
Raised IN the State among the wealthy patrons
of homeopathy but 1t was doubted If 1t could
be done IN time to secure the property, the
towards it DIR. Brlry pledged subscription
Of 5000 90 which announcement was received
with loud cheers from colleagues.
DIR. +. A. Guohee Of Appleton said tina:
we were compelled to send patients to
hospitals controlled by the allupath.c school,
and he thought the time hal come when we
should have hospitals for homeopathic
patients, especially hospitals for the l"sane.
He believed that if we should ask the
State for an Appropriation for this purpose,
we could in tine-obtain it.
Dr. Briry: 1t will be necessary to obtain
the Iuud irst, as specified by the Clark Will.
then We may reasonably ask the State for
AID. DR.. W. l.. Thompson alluded TO the
absolute necessity tor another hospital for
the insane in this State. The one we now
have Is insufficient and un" itlly, AMI en-
isrged accommodations mperativeiy
demanded for this class of patients.
| May it not be that our society eau
| avail itself of this bequest, and use it to ad
vantage in the commencement OF such a hos
pital, winch shall be under homeopathic
management? The will OF DR.. Clark con-
| 10 intu II h,sp tal oil
not say the patient shall not be insane. lie
would like to see such hospital established
| as all hompopathists would like to go, to if
insane.
DIR. Gushee believed the proposed Deerng
| hospital could be used tor the insane if
established on the college system, the best
plan for such hospitals. He had just
learned from DIR. Sanborn that he would
soon be Obliged to discharge some of the
patients frem our State Insane hospital ON
account of want of room. The State must
soon have a new hospital elsewhere Why
not at Deerng.
DR. Whidden briefly stated the objections
| to the plan of the DIR. Clark hospital. The
income from the fund would be too small to
carry on the hospital, without more help.
This help the State might give and 1t might
not. There is large house upon
!
one must be built The location is too far
away from the center of population, being
three miles from Portland so it could not
be used for immediate cases. only for chron-
ic ones or for the insane. aud in winter its
location would render it very Objectionable
Portland physicians are unwilling to have
ANYTHING to have anything to do with the
matter for these reasons. and because it
would in no sense be ON equal terms with the
| Maine General Hospital. lie thought that
the property could not be accepted, upon the
conditions named, as they entailed too much.
DIR. NJ. c. Pingree of Portland endorsed
the statement of DIR. Whilien, as the ex-
preston of the opinions of the Portland ply
sicians.
DIR. G. p. Jerrards of Bangor, from the
auditing committee, reported that that the
committee to audit the accounts of the Treas
urer. DR.. Will s. Thompson of Hallowell.
had performed that duty and found the ac-
counts correct The Treasurer then pre-
scented his annual report from which it APP