Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-12-08
Medical Society.

The annual meeting of the Medical So
ciety of Montgomery county, held here las
week, was well attended and the proceed
ings were of very interesting character
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Dr. Roger Brooke
First Vice President, DR.. Edw. Anderson
Second Vice. President, DR.. Deitz; Secre-
tary, DR.. Otis M. Linthicum; Treasurer, DR.
4. L. Stonestreet. The next meeting OF the
society will he held in May next. DR.. E. E
Stonestreet delivered the following address
Gentlemen of Tie Medical Society of Mont
gonleYy County:
congratulate you upon your presence at
our annual meeting. welcome you as
members of noble brotherhood, who, in
the pursuit of that one grand object recog
nizng no distinction OF race OF cline, but
bind up the wounds and assuage the pains
OF the rich and poor, friend and foe, alike.
In casting our mental vision to-day over
the vast domain of medicine, we see its
votaries engaged, some searching for new
facts and materials; some studying new ap
planes and better uses of facts and mate
rails already known; some in the dead
house with scalpel and microscope, not only
closely examining the position and relation
OF every part in health, every deviation
caused by morbid action or disease, but by
lar the greater number are ut the bedside Of
the sick and wounded applying tie knowl
edge gained by all other workers to the re-
liei OF suffering humanity. A more active
earnest, ceaseless and beneticent field OF
labor is not open to your vision in any other
direction or occupied by any other proies'
sion or class Of men.
The science of medicine has become vast
aggregation of observed facts, and it was the
extensive and ever extending field Of medical
knowledge that early disposed members OF
the profession to seek each others counsel
to form clubs and societies for comparison
of ideas, and for mutual Improvement. The
manifest advantages of these soon prompted
more extended gatherings, until at the pres
ent time large proportion of the active
members of the profession in every civilized
country are participating in medical organi-
cations.
The benefit derived from all this active
intercourse is beyond easy expression in
words. believe am justified in saying
that no other one influence, operative in
human society, during the present century
has done as much TO develop and diffusc
medical knowledge, TO stimulate its prac
teal and successful application both in san
itary measures for preventing disease and 10
the direct alienation Of suffering at the bed
side, and ennobing the profession itself as
has been accomplished by the medical 80
ciety organizations of the world.
1t has been tersey and correctly stated
that associated action constitutes the char
acteristic and predominant power OF the age
in which we live" and believe it is by this
associated action" that education, in its
broadcast sense, has been more widely diff
fused among the masses Of mankind during
the present century than during any other
period Of the worlds history.
l congratulate you that the profession
which you represent has taken the lead Of
all other professions Or class ri men in
rendering available these grand material
achievements Of the age for cultivating fra
ternal relations, developing and planning
concerted action for rendering human life,
everywhere, healthier, happier and of longer
duration.
Without trespassing further upon your
patience, and thanking you for the courtesy
and kindness extended 10 me while in the
discharge of the duties you devolved upon
me, wish you all II happy and successful
year