Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-14
MAINE DISPATCHES.
MAINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Wednesdays Proceedings Of the An
nuai Meeting at Portland.

PORTLAND, June I3.
"wednesday forenoon the association me,
at 30 o'clock. DIR. John G. Marble OF
Worcester was introduced as a delegate
from the Massachusetts, Medical Association
DR.. 5. II. johnson of Belfast read paper
on "Leucemic Lymphoma" DIR. C. A.
Peaslee of Wiscasset read paper on ..Pei.
iostitis." DIR. John +. Morrill, of Skowhe.
gan was elected to membership. Dr. Z. E.
Holt read a paper un '.Differential diagnosis
between iritis and conjunctivinis. The asso.
citation then took up the report of the CON-
mittee on the status of the medical registra
tion law, deferred from Tuesday. The fol
owing resolution was unanimously adopted
Resolved That counsel be instructed to
take snch action as will secure an opinion Of
the Supreme Court as to the present stand
ing of the medical registration law of 1875
The report was read and accepted from
the visitors to Maine Insane hospital. Obit.
uary notices of Drs. j. Is. Walker, Prof. A.
Is. Palmer, Ann Arbor, Edward NJ. Field
Bangor and George II. Chadwick of Port
land were presented by DR.. A. X. p. Me-
serve, necrologist.
DIR. +. Hitchcock of Rockland read pa.
per on investigation of Peculiarities vi
Wounds caused by giant powder, dynamit.
and rendrock."
The association then proceeded to the
election Of officers for the ensuing year. DR..
). c. Gordon of Portland presented the name
Of Prof $. II. Weeks for President. The
domination was seconded by DIR. M. c.
Wedgwood of Lewiston, and Prof Week
was unanimously elected to that post on
First Vice President, Dr. w. 7. Giddings,
Gardiner; Second Vice President. DIR. ID.
A. Robinson, Bangor; Treasurer, DIR. a. S
rhaye er, Portland Cor. Secretary, Dir. j. NJ
Waketi, H. Warren.
Board of Censors--Drs. +. c. Thayer,
Wateryille; II. II. johnson. Belfast; X. r.
,turgis, Auburn; J. q. Webster, Augusta
ii. +. Merrill, Portland.
Publication Committece- Drs. c. ID
smith, Portland: + II. Gerrish, Portland
u
Auburn y. G.. Your <. Augusta.
Business Comm,te.-Drs. j. f. Kimball
Portland; c. II. Ring, Portland.
DIR. l.. c. Gordon read paper on "A re-
view of gynacology in Maine for the past
year; DIR. l.. ii. Weeks, Portland, read a
paper on Penetrating Wounds of the Aldo
men; DIR. Pendleton, Portland, read a pap
er on statistics aud Cases from service al
the Maine General Hospital"
Addressed by DR.. Wallace H. Cakes
The association met at O'Clock and lis
tened to an Grafton by DR.. Wallace II. Oake'
of Auburn, upon the past and future of the
medical profession. The history of medical
practice was briefly outlined from its my
theological origin to the present and the re-
lations of the physician to the various de
partments of his profession and his profes
sional brethren and to matters of interest ii
the actual practice of the art were capital,
set forth 1t was claimed that the medica
profession of the present should be in the
widest sence ECLECTIC" and plea was en
tered for the breaking down of the barrier'
existing between men of different medica
beliefs, that there shall be no sectarianisn
in medicine. The great advantages TO accrue
from preventive medicine, yet in its III
fancy, were confidently predicted. Th,
board of censors made a final report as fol
lows
1t was recommended that the president ant
secretary be authorized to provide the mem
bers with credentials as delegates to tht
American medical association that the mex
annual meeting of the association be held II
Portland ON the second Tuesday in Januar,
1889. They proposed as orator, Dr. f. +
Hitchcock Of Rocklaud, and as delegates t,
the American medical association, Drs. y
A. Horr of Lewiston. +. IL. Gerrish of Port
land to New Hampshire, Drs l.. IL. Whltie
of Brewer, G. Il. Cummings Of Portland
Z, Vermont, Drs. .. W. Stone of Camden
A. Nj Peables of Auburn; to Massachu' etts
Drs. +. n. Wheeler OF Camden, ID. IL Rob
,uson of Bangor; to Rhode Island, Drs. L. Ii
Foster. Portland, A. }. Fuller. Bath; Conn
.cticut, Drs. " NJ. Usgood, North Yarmouth
&. X. Crandall, Portland; New York, Med
zeal Association, Drs. ). {. Carbon, Port
land, NJ. c. W edgewood, Lewiston; visitor
to the medical school of Name for years
Dr.F c. Thayer, Waterv,lle; visitors IL
the Portland school for medical instruction
Drs. W. X. Oakes, Auburn, }. .. Webster
Augusta; necrologist, DIR. A. X, 7. Meserve
Portland /; delegates to the New Brunswac'
Medical Society, Drs. {. ID. Smith, Port
land. 4. L. Nealley. Bangor, c. W. Bray
Portland.
Following the Grafton large and brlilian
company gathered at the Falmouth Hotel
A reception rendered by the physicians
Portland. Lunch WAS served, and the o.
,a,,on made enjoyable by instrumental AL
vocal music.