Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-29
DOCTORS I'm SESSION..


Doings OF the State Medical Society
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS klected-A Reeep.
sion Big DR.. Chapman-To-Day,s ses-
sion.
The ninety-eighth annual session of the
Connecticut Medical society commenced with
meeting of the president and fellows of the
society in the councilmen's chamber at the
City hall yesterday afternoon. The session
will be continued to-day and tomorrow.
The meeting WAS called to order by DR.. Or
lsndo Blown of Washington, who made a
short address.
The report of the committee on nominal
tons was as follows: President, DR.. N.
storrs, Hartford; vice president, DR.. G. A.
Lindsey, New Haven. Committee on matters
OF professional interest-Drs. G. j. Fox,
w. L. Simpson, j. K. Thatcher
Committee to nominate physicians to the
retreat for the insane-Drs. F. 81. Wiggin
and g. L. Foote.
Committee on publications--Drs. L. s. De.
forest and WV. Knight.
Committee on arrapgements-Drs,W William
d. Hudson, g. P. Davis and G. G. Beach.
Dissertstor-Dr. G.. Elliott.
Alternate-F. D. Edgerton.
Delegates toAmerican Medical association
Drs. b. Fleischner, g. Elliott, w 6. Brownson,
p. Q. Kinney, r. S. Goodwin, W. A. Lewis,
f. B. Look, g. 3. Newton, w. A. II, Vain.
right, P. Il. Ingalls,.
Delegates to Maine Medical society, Drs.
W. G. Wyle and F. T. Simpson; to the New
Hampshire Medical society, Drs. E. K.
Leonard and J: G.. Gregory; to the
Vermont Medical society, Drs. Fl. @. Howe
and W. s; Bell; to the Massachusetts, Medical
society, Drs. D. A. Cleveland and J. NJ
Remission; to the Rhode Island Medical
society, Drs. E. a. Davis and g. a. Jen-
nings; to the New York Medical society, Drs
O. D. Alton and g. Elliott.
The committee on nominations was as fol-
lows: Drs. P. ]. Mcknight, F. w. Wright,
F. B. Look, R. S. Goodwin, Fred Rogers, s.
81. Jennings, W. G.. Brownson and F. L.
Dickinson.
DIR. Russell of Hartford was appointed to
prepare history of medicine from the
earliest times to 1892 for the centennial
meeting in 1892, and DR.. Francis Bacon of
New Haven to prepare history of the med
| ical society from the year it was organized to
1892.
The treasurer reported balances of over
$500 in the treasury, with all the bills paid.
Professor w. II. WEIGH was elected an hon
orary member of the society and Professor
Robert F. Weir was nominated to be voted
in at the next meeting.
| A petition to congress to retain sugar of
milk on the free list was presented for sigma
lures by Dr.. Lindsey, and the secretary was
Instructed to send the petition to the Con-
| necticut representatives in congress.
DIR. cHAPMAN's RECEPTION.
In the evening DR.. Chapman gave recep.
| ton to the members of the society at his
| residence at Elm and Church streets. The
house was thrown open end his large parlors
were brilliantly lighted. Distributed taste-
| fully about the rooms wss a very fine coll
lection of tropical plants. The fol-
lowing were among the many guests;
Drs. N. Storrs and Fuller OF Hartford,
Drs. North and Rodmsn of Waterbury, DIR.
Goodyear of North Haven, DR.. Fem of Mer.
iden, Drs. Davis and Bills of Hartford, DR..
| Barnett of West Haven, DR.. Campbell OF
Hartford, DR.. Hsllock of Cromwell, DR..
| Lander of Bridgeport, Drs. Worden and La
| pierre of Bridgeport and Drs. Wright, Whit
| temore, Ring, Bacon, Lee, Smith, F. o.
| White, Mailhouse, Foster, G. A. Lindsey,
O. P. Lindsey, Williston of New Haven, DR..
Mcknight of Hartford, Drs. Wright and
Heady of Bridgeport.
| The ushers were Drs. Eliot and Deforest OF
| New Haven.
Light refreshments were served and very
| enjoyable evening was spent by the medical
| gentlemen.