The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-28
THE VA. s. D. A.
THEIR INTERESTING SESSIONS
STILL CONTINUE.
OFFICERS FOR TIE YEAR ELECTED.
DIR. w. Il. Morris, of Charlottesville,
Elected President Three Sessions
Yc1terdny-Review of the Proceed
ings Clinics for Today.

1t was 1880 o'clock yesterday morn
ing before the dentists convention
was called toorder by President Rust
The hour of meeting had been set foi
thirty minutes earlier, but the mem
bers did not appear.
The reading of the minutes was dis.
pensed with and the convention com.
menced balloting for officers for the
next year. The following is the result
of the election:
President, Dir. W. &. Morris, Char
lottesville, Va; first vice president,
DR.. ID. ID. Luster, Christiansburg, Va
second vice president, DR.. w. d.
Wood, Suffolk, Va; third vice presi-
dent, DR.. j. O. HodGkin, Warrenton,
Va; corresponding secretary, DR.. j.
II. Moore of Richmond; recording
secretary, DR.. Geo. f. Keesec, Rich
mond; treasurer, Dr. j +. Thompson,
Of Fredericksburg. Executive COM
mittee: j. r. Woodley, T. Paramore
and w. Ii. Gingrich.
President Morris is well known in
the State as an earnest, painstaking
dentist. devoted to his profession and
popular with everyone who knows
him. In the reelection of DIR. Keesee
as recording secretary the association
retains a good man and one who has
always served the best interests of the
association.
Drs. Morris, Johnston, Lester, and
Mercer were unanimously recommend.
ed to the Governor for appointment
on the board Of examiners.
Old Point Comfort will be next place
for the meeting of the association, the
date to be arranged for by the execu-
tive committee.
DR.. Wharton spoke at length on the
merits of the Dentists Protective AS
ISOLATION and urged all the members
present to join it.
DR.. Testers paper on "Pyorhea
Alveolons' was again taken up, and
a number Of members gave their
views on the subject.
DR.. Y. w. Crozier then introduced
DR.. Hippo, who made few remarks
to the occasion. Dr..
Beadles. formerly OF Danville, but
now living in New Zealand, sent
letter regretting that he could not be
present. The secretary was instructed
to write and send him the best wishes
of the convention for his success in
his new field.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
During the afternoon, from three
o'clock until six, the members of the
association discussed the paper Oh
Cooperative Dentistry Among tho
speakers were Drs. Hodgkin. Thacks
ton, Lister and Craddock. During
the discussion forcepts brought over
in the Mayflower was exhibited.
The committee on the presidents
reported. Their report was
adopted without alteration.
DR.. Cockerille,a well-known dentist
of Washington, addressed the meeting
on the status of dental colleges and
also made some pertinent remarks on
operative dentistry.
The meeting then adjourned to
meet this evening at o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session an interest
ing paper on "Prosthetic Dentistry
was read by DR.. w. H. II. Thackston,
OF Farmville. The paper was discuss
ed at length and highly approved by
the association.
4 vote of thanks was rendered J.
W. Selby, of Philadelphia, for the.
exhibit of dental material.
The association will meet this morn
ing at DR.. Woods Office to attend
clinics, by Drs. Gingrich, of Norfolk;
and Lester, of Christiansburg. DR..
Cockerille, of Washington, was in
vited to give clinic.
At II o'clock the association will re-
assemble in the First ward school