The Portland daily press., 1893-06-15
MAINE DOCTORS.
Maine Medical Associations Annual Meet.
ing.

Common Council chamber, City Build
ing, and was called to order by the presi-
dent, DR.. Alfred Mitchell of Brunswick,
at 10. 30 o'clock a. M, with an unusually
large attendance,
An honorable discharge was granted
DR.. F. II. Cleayes of Washington, D. c.
Dr.. j. G. Dyer of Portland was placed
upon the retired list.
The report of the treasurer, DR.. A. S.
Thayer of Portland, showed gratifying
increase in the available finances of the
association, there being balance on
hand of $11, 90S.66.
The report was referred to an auditing
committee, consisting of Drs. H. f.
Twitchell, S. j. Bassford and j. L. Horn.
The following doctors were elected
members: ..
Fl. j. Patterson of Portland.
John 6. Shedd Of North Conway,
3. A, Overlook of SJeuben.
A. r. Smith of Freeport.
e, G. Larrabee of G0uldsboro
r, s. Cove Of Biddeford.
g, NJ. Elliott OF Brunswick.
]. D. Coehrane OF Saco.
i. |. Brown of South Portland.
j. L. Fortier of Waterville.
DIR. G.. A. Pudor of Portland read a
paper on "Notes on Dermal Medication
DR.. Jane L. Hersom of Portland read a
paper on Diabetes Melitus."
Reports were received from visitors to
the Portland School for Medical Instruc-
ton and the Maine Insane Hospital with
reference to the over-crowded condition
of the hospital and the failure OF the
last legislature to provide suitable re-
lief. The latter report sale, s''The dan
gers of this crowded condition need no
discussion before this society. We be-
lieve it to be the duty of every good cit
izen, and the especial duty OF every
member of this society to so cultivate
public opinion that. another legislature
will not dare to longer leave this matter
in such disreputable condition"
Afternoon Session.
The association met at $50 O clock D.
m. Delegates from the Rhode Island
Medical Society and the Connecticut
Medical Society were introduced and in
vited to participate in the discussions of
the meeting. The president, DR.. Alfred
Mitchell of Brunswick, then delivered
the annual address. After referring to
the deaths of Drs. FL. M. Harlow of Au-
gusta, C. F. Webster of Portland, S. A.
Nash of North Berwick, D. N. Skinner
of Auburn, and o. A. Horror Lewiston,
suggestions were made looking to the
desirability Of raising the standard OF
admission to the association The speak
er then passed to the presentation of the
topic of the value of systematic reading
of standard professional authorities, dis
cussing the subject in a most instructive
and scholarly address.
DR.. I. T. Dana of Portland presented
the subject of the "Sequelae of Pneumo
MAJ ~ 4Gg
The following doctors were elected
members
J. w. Comedian of Lewiston.
T. L, Davis of Biddeford.
J. A. Randall of Old Orchard.
William H. Bradford of Portland.
". D. Williamson of Gorham, N. H.
T. n. Whittier of Brunswick.
George w. Weeks of Cornish.
Owen P. Smith of Portland.
Adjourned to o'clock.
Evening Session.
The association met agreeably to ad
journment.
DR.. Charles Maybry of North Vassal
boro was elected to membership.
Dir. H. NJ. Brock of Portland presented
and read a paper by DR.. S. III. Weeks O.
Portland, on 'sThe indications for anl
the operative technique of operations fo
appendicitis" Papers on the same gen
eral subject were read as follows: 9Th,
contra indications to operations for ap
pendicitis,' by DR.. Alfred King of Port
land; ''The medical treatment of appen
dieitis," by DR.. A, K. P. Meserye O
Portland; and "Removal of the appen
dix in the intervals of attack A gen
eral and valuable discussion followed
the papers. .4
Adjourned to 10 a. m. Thursday.