Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-05-24
CONN. mEp1cAL SOCIETY.

COMM mEDkOAA OUO161xs
One Hundred and Second Annual
meeting-The Presidents Report
Report Of the Nominating Commit.
tee-Hon. Charles Gross Elected an
Honorary Member-Treasurer,s Re.
port.
The 1920 annual meeting of the Connec-
tout Medical society opened at II O'Clock
yesterday morning in Warner hall, DR..
Francis D. Edgerton, the president of the
society being in the chair, and DR.. N. E.
Wordin of Bridgeport, acting a. secretary.
The annual report of the president re-
views the passage of the medical practice
act by the last session of the legislature. He
He said that thus far 1900 certificates had
been issued, a very large proportion of
them to persons having no diploma.
"It is astonishing" he said, chow few
of the unqualified have failed to register.
All have been forewarned and have sought
cover. It is best that this should be so,
for everybody expected that the i'm
mediate result of the passage of the act
would be to accomplish more than to
put Q stop to the practice of the
psripatetic quacks, and there will
be less opposition to the act
In consequence. If the three medical So
cieties of the state set up q high standard
of examination there will be eventually q
marked improvement in the education of
the mass of those praoticing as physicians
in the state. It will require almost a
whole generation to accomplish the best
results attainable under such Law, but
Ia kbo &c
| to it's merits will have been accomplished.
It is to be hoped that each of the chartered
| societies. will be DESTROYS of having ite
standard the highest, and through such
| emulation only thoroughly competent men
| shall be registered.
DR.. Max Mailhouse of this city, sec
| rotary of the committee on medical ex-
| animation, presented the report to that
| committee. Eight candidates have pre-
| sented themselves for examination before
the COMMITTEES. Of these five were TO,
certificates to practice midwifery and three
were for the regular certificates in sur.
gerry, medicine aud obstetrics. Of the
first five mentioned three, or go per cent.
passed the examination. OF the last three
| but one passed the examination. One ap-
plioant with trans Atlantic diploma was
| found to be very poorly qualified and was
refused certificate. The committee recon-.
mends fee of $40 for the examination.
One recommendation made by the com
mittee was as follows: "The character Of
the papers presented by the applicants de-
sirous of practising midwifery and the
| Increasingly large number of people in the
state who find it necessary to employ mid
wives, owing to their financial condition OF
| otherw has rendered it badly apparent
that properly educated midwives are be
| coming great necessity to the community
and the question of school for midwivel
Is problem of the immediate future, i
not of the present."
Among those present at the opening ses
sion were: Charles J. Fox, Willmantic
Frank B. Look, Middletown; F. D. Edger
ton, Midaletoxn; Robert Lander, Bridge
port; George F. Lewis, Collinsville; Franz
K. Hallock, Crom we'll; Elias Pratt, Tor
rtngton; Isaac P. Fiske, Southipgton; W
S. Smith, Chester; E. Il. WEIGH, Yves
Winsted; s. J. Bassford, Biddeford
Me-; Curtis b. Bill, Bridgeport; Charlie
G. Godfrey, Bridgeport; Olion T. Osborn
New Haven; Irving W. Lyon, Hartford
Q. R. Hexamer, Stamford; 8. Y. Ketcham
Woodbury.; A. A. Crane, Waterbury, an,
Walter b. link, Branford.
At the business session in the afternoon
the report of the nominating comnitte
was made as follows:
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London; vice president, Seth Hills o
Stepney; secretary, N. E. Wordin o
Bridgeport; assistant secretary, DR.. L
Pierre of Norwich; treasurer, W. W
Knight of Hartford; committee on mat
tiers of professional interest in the state
I. W. Lyon of Hartford, F. 81. Wiggil
of Litchfield committee on publica
ton, DR.. E. N. Wordin, DR.. L
Pierre and Mr.. @. 9. Godfrey o
Bridgeport; anniversary chairman, P. II
Ingalls, of Hartford; committee on ar
rangements, E: J. Mcknight of Hartford
Q. Q. Taft of Hartford; dessertator, F. M
Wilson of Bridgeport; alternate, S. B
Childs of Hartford; delegates to the con
vention of the American Medical associa
ton, to be held in San francisco in June
-. F. Parsons. g. R. Shepard, N. Mayer,C.S
Rodman, G. T. Osborne, Robert Lauder. R. s
Goodwin, j. 81. Graniss, F. B. Look, @. ]
Fox, T. F. Rockwell; member of examin
ing committee, T.. B. Almy of Norwich
delegates to the tate conventions, Maine
7. n. Hill of Willimantic, T. N. Bull o
Naugatuck, NV. B. Durham of Greenfield
Hill; New Hampshire, T. R. Parker o
Windham, L. B. Almy of New London; Mas
sachusetts, D. A. Cleveland of Middletown
~. aorrissey of Hartford; New York as
ISOLATION, W. V. Wilson of West Haven
E. d. WEIGH of Winsted, F. 8. Smith o
Chester; New Jersey, Max Mailhous
of New Haven, T. B. Baker of East Nor
walk; Vermont, George Bailey of Hartford
o.. D. Hughes of Meriden: Rhode Island
G. E. Brayton, Stonington; q. B. Plum
kett of Rocky Hill; reporters on the prog
ress of medicine, E. W. Pierce of Merfden
E. j. Mcknight of Hartford; reporter OF
the progress of surgery, G. Q. Godfrey O.
Bridgeport, L. W. Bacon, jr., of New Hs
ven.
By means of q temporary suspension o.
the bylaws, the Hon. Charles E. Gross O.
Hartford was unanimously elected an hon
orary member of the society as a recogni
| ton of the great service he rendered tn,
medical profession in this state by hi
| speech in favor of the medical practice act
DR.. Stiekney of Springfield, Mass, Dr.
Webster of New Hampshire and DR.. Sken,
of Brooklyn, N. Y, were elected honorary
members.
The treasurer reported 1919 A in tn.
treasury and all bills paid. A tax of 5;
was levied on each member.
DR.. sANFoRD's RECEPTION.
A very pleasant reception was rendered
the members of the society and the visit
ing delegates by DR.. L. J. Sanford at hil
residence, 21e Grown street, from to II
O'Clock last evening. The evening wal
spent in social intercourse. Refreshment.
were served by DIebel, the caterer. There
were about 100 doctors present. Among
the New Haven physicians present were
DR.. Max Mailhouse, DR.. Belloss, DR.. @. A.
Lindsey, DR.. @. Purdy Lindsey, DR.. W
G. Daggett, DR.. J. P. @. Foster. DIR. Beck
With, DR.. Gustavus Eliot, DR.. Gilbert, Dr.
Alling. DR.. Whesler, DR.. Welch, Dr. Cremin
DR.. Wilson, Professor Herbert E. Smith
Professor Lusk.
Local JottiDgs.
| The committee of the Quinnipiac club
having in charge the baseball game on Sat.