Telegram-herald., 1889-06-05
The Dentists Meet For Their An
nual Conference.
El- MAYOR WESTON WELCOMES THEa
Address OF the + 81 aept-UsuAl Rautias
Isasi4a ess- FSps.rs and nlse ssians--
Program 81 tbe Meeting To-day
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in honor of Their eomng by the local
nl,mbers of the guild, and made a very
pleasing cinre.
The ehton was presided over by
Dr. e. 5. (ase, of Jackson, and the
cutie. of sd retary were performed ly
Wm. Cleland, og Detroit
After the prayer the chairman called
upon cx- Mayor /. NJ Weston, who, n
the absence of Mayor Killean, wei
/ coined tho delegates "a the city. First
reading "a letter from hlllean request
mg hm tO hc present, Mr. Weston said ;
] "Permlt me also as cit.zcn OF Grand
| Rapids "a thank you, gentlemen, for
! the honor conferred by holding your
annual convention here, and add that
every resident of our clty JOINS IA
| Mayor kiliean's warm welcome.
"While il may bc true that YOU do
not always follow the scriptural rule oI
a tooth for tooth, d is true that YOU
| have adopted the time ruie IN charg-
| ing, which presume accounts for Your
| philosophical Compartments, for Ne
all know THAI dentists az a class are the
most agreeable of men-and why not
Men whose services are gaugcd by
time have none OF Shc perpetual per
! pleNitlcs which attend those who do
| Job work.
When working by the hour, one
gently sails On the stream Of time tO
the haven Of pay. Such men never
swear, for how sweet the flight OF time
seems TO their tranquil minds.
- Iavatcr SAYS: As are the teeth OF.
man, 50 is ms taste" III tins be true,
Americans are the most refined of peo-
pie, for We have tWice as many dentists
n all other nations combined, and they
excel in skill a. in numbers.
1T also occurs 10 me tnat we are in
the centennial decade, aud it D. inter
estlng 20 note that the dawn of dcntls-
try IN America WAS one hundred years
ago, when DR.. Greenwood opened the
tirs, dental office I'm New York. and
constructed for George Washington an
entire set of artificial teeth carved
from IVORY and secured IN the mouth
by spiral springs If We accept con
temporary history a. 10 the TRIALS and
tribulatlons which hcfel the Father of
| ms Country from these ivOrles, We are
| led 10 the conclusion that their con-
StructOn WAS somewhat on the plan
/ of modern Kalamazoo spriug-tOoth
| harrow. No stronger proof Is needed
| IN the progress in your profession dur
ing the past century. From the black
smith work of that day. the dentists
have adv anced 10y steady, intelligent
progress to the rank of an artistic pro-
fesSlOn. Tins eXcmplilcs tilat excel
| lencc IN any art or handIcraft, can
only be achieved 10y dnt OF painstaking
! labor. Every skilled touch of brush,
/ chiscl or tool is the product OF aimrc-
mitting study, and one who intelligent
! ~ lahOrs IN his profession is sure To do
much, and his growth in power wlll bc
as steady As the increasing light oi sum
rise"
st the conclusion of Mr. Wcston's
address, President Case happily replied
as follows:
"ln behalf of the Michigan Dental
/ Association | have the honor and
! pleasure 10 thank the representative oi
! the people OF Grand Rapids for his very
eloquent, courteous and hospitable
| welcome.
"NOur city has grown SO rapidly for
! the past few years. OUtstrlpplng and
! dl>tancng all competitors for second
! place III Michigan, and pulling hard for
! first that we from distance can hardly
| realize your greatness, or appreciate
| your wonderful industrial and COM
merciai facilities.
eve shall bc most happy 80 avail
| ourselves of the many opportunities
that have been provided hv your people
! for our pleasure and profit, and can
say with perfect assuraucc-k knowing
| the gcntlemanly quality of tlc men
who compose this fraternity You
| VIII have no reason Ia regret our -taV
among YOU. Again thanking Won f0
your Kindness, we can but hope ~ meet
Won i'm a more social and less oficial
capacity"
President Case then briefly replied g.
| Mr.. Weston. after which he read Dos
annual address, in winch hc referred On
the growth OF the ASSOCIATION and Wt
Advancement OF the profession of dou-
| tiStrv until L now stood upon "a plane
| with other professions. lIc spoke oI
/ the Improvement and increase of tIl
periodicals devoted 90 tho profess on,
and what an aid they were g. advance
mont. IIc thought that the c-tah ah-
mont Of dental college lu tne state.
/ WHICH VA. second Ia nome iu tlc c8gn.
frv. reflected great credit uI9u ilc as
s0catlou. lie recommended t.e ap
unnturut ll q commit. ~ brc Wl9
should confer wfh IHuI tO ANS
changes wh-ch m-nf h- doomed de-r
able io make u Vice csust tuition. lthsf
hofn tho custom formerly 20 had al
thc annual meetings either at b.frD
or Ann Arbor. and is was hi- opn ar
that bv mnct.ug 8t other point. n tuf
state the association n C.lf add m w
her- and increase IT. Influence. Ir
closing he referred 90 t1e dfatH ol Ur
&. T.. Porter. of Bay l.tF. and The ios.
winch Tia l--p. .ati0D sustained thereby
FaHoH ng ths, under the head ~
missed 'anrous l7is.nrs- "a comm tte-
COMPOSED of Dr. Harroaus of ToIelo
Douglass Of Iapeer, and lJr. Parker ~
Grand Rapids. was 8Ip9ot' t0 drat
re~o o.ut.ors 0u the deatu of lr. Porter
Ur. james (.eiaud. ~r- ol Detroit
ueas arfoatcd CA Tho board of cene1.
- ffl the vacancy caused hv flc dolt
of Ur Porter. Bothfue Per rslia auf
0va -hfaaenE c.lia presented COON
mrn.rarous cferuE tle F-t0r- tn.
ful rrV. eges gf members durng the Z
st8F
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rof. rns rual of tie csu ee ~
rss read s uart n1 -
rfetei especial attention ~ tr
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