The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-29
DENTISTS MEET.
THE KANSAS DENTAI, ASSOCIATION
IN SESSION IN THIS CITY AT
THE CAREY.
Afternoon and Evening Sessions Held
DR.. McKellops, the Celebrated st.
Louis Dentist in Attendance--To-
morrow's Program-The An
nual Presidents Address
and Other Speeches.

line annual session OIL Inc hdusdS bcutdt
association convened in the parlors of the
Carey hotel, in this city, yesterday after
| noon On account Of the absence of the
president of the society, DR.. K. Aitken OF
| Valley Falls, DR.. Hetrick, the first vice
/ president, called the meeting to order.
| Minutes of the last annual meeting
| which was held at Topeka, were read and
approved.
| A letter from DR.. Athens son, announc-
ing the serious illness of his father, which
prevented his attendance, was read.
| On motion of Dr. WATSON of Ottawa, the
meeting adopted resolutions of regret at
the intelligence and ordered the same to
be transmitted to DR.. Aitken.
DR.. Gum, of Leavenworth, called the
attention of the assembly to the presence
of DR.. H. J. McKellops, of ST. Louis, and
| introduced the gentleman to the assocla-
ton. Dr. McKellops is known where den
tistry is known throughout the civilized
world, and his opinions and assertions are
treated with great Difference by members
of the profession.
The doctor responded to the introduc-
ton in few well chosen words.
On motion of DR.. Matthews, of Wichita.
DR.. McKellops was elected an honorary
member of tho association.
DR.. McKellops again responded, and
spoke at length of matters concerning
the Dental Protective association of
the United States. He dwelt upon
the Mckinley bill in the matter of
of the injustice wrought the profession.
He was frequently applauded. The meet
ing adjourned until s p. m.
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called to order and the minutes of the
afternoon session were read and approved.
This was followed by the reading of the
presidents address by DR.. C. Z. Esterly.
secretary of the association, which was as
follows:
AS it is the custom that the retiring
president shall prepare an address for this
occasion. This | have attempted to do,
but l cannot offer anything original. 1t
will only be at best an echo of the past.
| feel that | must congratulate you and
particularly many of you whom l nave
met regularly for many years past whose
courtesy towards each other, liberal dis
position to offer the benefits of their ex-
perience and shed light around them, their
untiring efforts to raise the professional
standard and make these occasions
pleasant. profitable and attractive for
| those who attend. / am surprised on
receiving the list of registered dentists in
the state | find on looking over the
last report about three hundred
and fifty, and only ninety of which
are members of the association, about
three-fourths who do not belong, to you
who attend these meetings it must seem
! strange that such is the fact.
1t would appear to myself that the rapid
advances the dental profession has made
in all its branches operative, prosthetlc
md which
are discussed in our meetings and demon
strated in our clinics would certainly be
an attraction, if not to impart or partlci-
pate, at least to learn. AS for myself. L
have always felt amply rewarded for the
time devoted, although it has always been
more or less struggle IN various ways TO
be with you. l have always been con-
WINGED at the close of each session,
and the general expression Of others
confirmed me in the resolution not to be
absent unless it was beyond my ability 10
be with you. The earnest, thoughtful.
progressive practitioner who loves his
vocation and desires to aid in its advance
ment cannot find another subject upon
which his energies may be expended to
| such advantage, and in laboring to elevate
dentistry and place it before the whole
world upon an equality with other depart
ments of art and science. Dental science,
I mean dental and oral surgery, because
iect upon which the dental surgeon is eX
pected to operate, by many of the
: better informed it is as it should
be accented as a science as well
as an art. When we contrast
the practice OF dentistry of today
| with that of the past, we ought to feel
proud, for it is believed that the history
OF no other profession can offer parallel
to the remarkable advancement the dental
profession has accomplished in the last
quarter of a century. Its mathods are
separate. original and distinct, that den
tistry today stands before the world an
honorable. essential, beneficial and today
INDISPENSABLE to health, comfort and
longevity of the human race That il
, covers a field of usefulness broad and com
prehensiye. UNEMPLOYED and unknown tC
anv other. is due to its own inherent and
, developed. energies,
Dentistry has offered much but borrow
ed little; it's discoveries were made within
its own ranks; it has created literature
founded and sustained schools of learning
and am forced from personal observation
' and experience to acknowledge, although
t foreigner and a citizen by adoption, that
: the United States of America has taker
the lead and maintained representative
of the profession in almost every country
Indeed. so much is due to America in the
T, recent and rapid development OF modern
l dentistry that we are warranted In tht
t statement that if there is par excellence
an American speciality it Is dentistry
Why is this true? In the early history OF
dentistry in this country and up to the
present time, but much more extended, i
4 seems that the door of the office and labor
atory was always open and genuine wei
: | come extended TO each other. and at sucf
meetings il was the general custom
n 10 impart 10 one another their latest bes
, thoughts and the benefits of their expert
: euce Within my own memory, as IA
| back as 80. can only recall a few instan
ces among the profession of my time, anC
strange, they were generally of that be
d nighted or non-progressive class ant
!. whose doors were always barred agains
: the profession, among whom the bases
0 modes of trickery and quackery is prac
| ticed and from whose ranks our cite
have their share of the lightning painles
whose success is in advertising In varlou
n WAYS by their personal adornment, who's
T.. bright binding glitter GaZzies the modes
: eve The daiies TEEN with offers n guam
4 titles and prices that defy competition
all warranted to perfection. ois
!, teeth and artificial dentures in variou
g forms to attract the notice OF the masse
who contribute to their support. On IN
e contrary the brightest, most lnteIngen
O and skilled were ever ready 10 lmpart 10
g struction and elevate those VINO were Dc
sirous TO receive, and many OF them nav
passed on to that undiscovered countr
from whose bourne no traveller return:
. consequently from this beginning up I
the present time, local societies wer
: formed, then state, national. ana lnternS
It tioual, and today we have assem- oled x
o gether in our annual meeting 10 discus
aud demonstrate those matters and suit
jects which are pertinently OF interest {
- us all and through that liberal qualit
of the profession of this country we stan
a without a peer among the nations of To