The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-14
BANQUETS ENJOYED.
Two feasts at the Homeopathic So
clety's Annual Meeting.
ONE WAS OF MEDICAL WISDOM.
The Other was of Such a Nature as to
Give Anybody but Doctor Dyspepsia
for Life-The Addresses Delivered
Business Transacted.

The forty-seventh annual meeting OF
the Rhode Island Homo pithIc Socis y
was. held last evening at the Narragan
sett Hotel. The president, DR.. Charl les
A. Barnard. presided.
The treasurer. DIR. George b. Peck,
stated that a balance of $50 Is was left
over from last year, and this. with the
receipts during the year. amounted To
&16S Is; that the expenditures were
1882 and that there was balance on
hand OF $29.93
Gertrude GoodIng of Bristol and John
ii. Bennett of Pawtucket. were admitted
60 membership.
Henry NJ. Sawyer, NJ D.. of Providence.
Miller, NJ. d., OF Providence, were pro-
posed for membership. action to be taken
at the next meeting.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows: President.
Henry A. Whitmarsh, Providence; vice
president, II. q. Read, Woonsocket sec
retary, L. ID. Lippitt, Providence; treas
urer, X. II. Shipman. Providence; censors,
Charles Hayes, Providence; Charles Bar
nard, Centredale; Mary ID. NJ. Matthews.
Providence.
After short recess had been taken DIR.
Frank Z. Richardson OF Boston delivered
an address on the subject. Does Sex In
huence the Higher Intellectual Develop
mentf" Among other things DR. Rich
ardson said: "Abls scientists have taken
great pains to demonstrate that woman
is inferior in ability TO man and that the
brains OF women are lighter than those
OF men. A far greater claim TO scientific
research is in regard to the quality Of
woman's brain.
"The catalogues of the Harvard annex
show the results of higher education TO
De in favor OF women. That women do
fflr nj fal lg nh <..sll
course and frequently outstrip men has
been proven 10 be true
"A New Method of Treating Club
Foot with Illustrative Cases. was The
subject of DR.. George II. Earl, of Boston.
DIR. IA. A. Whitmarsh discussed the
treatment or clubfoot.
The special committee appointed for
the purpose OF taking some action in re-
gard TO the reformation OF the state iu-
sane laws reportel through DIR. Peck. Tie
committee stated that il had met a COM
mittee of the Rhode Island Medical So
ciety, and 1t had been decided to take
concerted action and urge the General
Assembly TO take action toward the
lunacy laws.
Inc report was received and adopted.
The committee was continued and in-
ytruced to advocate the passage of he
borton Iunacy bill In union with the
pmmittee OF the Rhode Island Medical
,ociety.
The annual address of the president
'as then delivered. DR.. Barnard in IL
leaded for more earnest and united
FORK.
Reference was made to last years epi-
iemic OF la grlpps. and facts were given
pncerning 1t and the question was
sked, in the light of those facts aud
onsidering the pre-eminent valu. OF hu-
nan lie over every other consideration,
Tot TO mention the safe, speedy aud ef-
ectual mitigation of human suffering.
.oes history present US anywhere rec
,rd equal that presented by homeopathy |
o-day.
The growth OF homeopathy was re-
yeaed and reference was made TO the 1
nnd being raised to clear the hospital OF
-ebt.
After the presidents address dinner
WAS served In the banquet hall. Divine
blessing was invoked by the Rev Fran
els A. Horton. Foodfor the body thea be-
came the object Of interesl.
The Hon. "A. b. Capron. the Hon. Will
liam A. Mo~ry, the Rev. K. e.. Moore
and the Rev. Francis A. Horton CON
Quoted the post-prandial exercises. A
letter from f. II. Fiz, NJ. d., who left
the association some time ago as medi-
cal missionary was read. after which the
society adjourned