The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-06-14
MAINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
Proceedings of the Second Day

1
The Association met at $50 o'clock yester-
day morning.
DR.. John o. Marble of Worcester, was in
trodueed as delegate from the Massachu-
sets Medical Society
DR.. c. A. Ring. Portland.
| DIR. N. II. johnson, Belfast.
DR.. Il. Adams, Litchleld.
| DIR. ID. A. Robinson, Bangor.
| DIR. j. A. Donovan, Lewiston.
| DIR. K. M. Wing, North Arson.
| DIR. f. L. Hitchcock Rockand.
were appointed nominating committee
| DIR. III. IL. johnson, of Belfast, read a paper
on "Leuc@mic Lymphoma."
DR.. G. A. Peaslee, of Wiscasset. read a
paper on ''Periostitis."
DR.. John N. Merrill. of Skowbegap. was
elected to membership.
DR.. E. Z. Holt read a paper on the "Dif-
ferential diagnosis between lritis and Con-
| junctivitis."
The Association then took up the report
of the committee on the status of the
Medical Registration Law" deferred from
Tuesday
The following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That counsel be instructed to take
such action as will secure the opinion of the Su-
d.
ing OF the medical registration law of 1887.
AFTERNOON.
The Association met at O'Clock.
A report was received and accepted from
the visitors to the Maine Insane Hospital
Obituary notices Of Drs. j. B. Walker,
Prof. A. b. Palmer. Ann Arbor, Edw. NJ
Field. Bangor, and Geo. II. Chadwick, of
Portland. were presented by DR.. A. K. p.
Meserve, necrologist.
DR.. F. E. Hitchcock, of Rockland, read a
paper on Investigation of the peculiarities
of wounds caused by giant powder, dynamite
and rendrock'
The Association then proceeded to the
election of officers for the ensuing year. DR.
S. G. Gordan, of Portland, presented the
name of Prof. S. III. Weeks, for president.
The nomination was seconded by DIR. NJ. C.
Wedgwood, of Lewiston, and Prof. Weeks
was unanimously chosen to tibet Office.
Other officers were elected as follows:
First Vice president-Dr. W. p. Giddings of
Gardiner
Second Vice President-Dr. d. A. Robinson, of
Bangor
Treasurer Dr. A. S. Thayer, of Portland.
Warren.
v,1 Board r Ct censors-Dss F. G Thayer, Water
10 t. lie
ppurn; J ); y. Webster, Augusta Fl. P. Merrill,
land, ex ofIicio; +. III. Gerrish Portland; A. X. p
Meserye, Portland; w. X. Cakes, Auburn; A. I.
Young, Augusta.
BUSINESS Committee-Drs. T. +. Kimball Port
land; G. A. Ring, Portland.
DIR. 5. G. Gordon, of Portland. read paper
on "A review of gynalcology in Maine, for
the past year."
DR.. s. Fl. Weeks of Portland, read paper
on Penetrating wounds of the abdomen
DIR. l.. W. Pendleton, of Portland, read a
paper on Statistics and cases from service
at the Maine General Hospital"
Adjourned to 7.45 O'Clock.
EVENING.
The association met at O'Clock and list
ened to an Grafton by DR.. Wallace K. Cakes
of Auburn, upon the "Past and Future of
the Medical Profession" The history ot
medical practice was briefly outlined from
It's NEUROLOGICAL origin to the present and
the various relations of the physician to the
various departments of his profession and
his professional bretheren, and matters of
interest In the actual practice of the art cap
italy set FORTH 1t was claimed that the
medical profession of the present should be
in the widest sense Eclectic" and a plea
entered for breaking down the barriers ex-
listing between men Of different medical be-
iiefs, that there shall be no sectarianism in
medicine. The great advantages to accrue
from preventive medicine. yet in its infancy.
were confidently predicted.
The board of censors made final report as
follows: twas recommended that the pres
dent and secretary be authorized to provide
members with credential as delegates to the
Americal Medical Association.
The next annual meeting of the association
viii be held in Portland on the second Tues
day in June, 1889.
Orator-Dr. f. E. Hitchcock, Rockland.
Delegates TO the American Medical Association
DIS 2. A; Horr OF Lewiston and +. H. Gerrish
New Hampshire-Drs L. H. Wheeler Of Brewer
and q, ID, Cummings Of Portland.
,Vermont-Drs. o, W, Stone Of Camden and A.
Massaehusetts-Drs F. N. Wheeler Of Camden
and d. ID. Robinson of Bangor.
Rhode island-Drs. t. A. Foster of Portland
and A. j. Fuller of Bath.
Connecticut-Drs. William Osgood of North
Yarmouth and c. II. Cranda of Portland.
New YORK State Medical Society-Dcs. S. C.
Lewiston. "
Visitors to Medical School of Maine for two
years DR. I; 9. Thayer of wateryilles
tlon-Drs. w. X. Cakes of Auburn and j. o. Web
ster OF Augusta. - ~ % ~ Wv
DDefHsoa4fgssns A X Mess[ys Of Portland.
Drs: Y d. Smith Of Portland, f. I. Neaiey, Ban
-s6f, c. W. Bray Of Portland.
Following the grafton, a large and brilliant
company assembled at the Falmouth Hotel.
at a reception rendered to the association by
the physicians of Portland. An elegant
lunch was served, and the occasion rendered
most enjoyable by choice instrumental and
vocal music by Grimmer's orchestra and
SlaWfS male auartptta