The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-06
That the 84th Annual Meet
ing is a Success.
interesting Papers Read by DR.. Keene
and DR.. Rogers This Forenoon.
The Annual Dinner at the Trocadero
at2 O'Clock, Followed by Speaking.

holding it's eighty fourth annual meeting
today at Tilling hast's Assembly Rooms
and in the Trocadero.
Leading physicians from all over the
State. and guests from other State asso-
Citations, are present, and lively interest |
in the affairs OF the profession has char
acterized both forenoon and afternoon
| sessions.
An additional feature this year is the
medical exhibit which was opened in one
| Of the reception rooms where the men,
bers had the privilege OF examining the
| latest that there is In surgical instru-
ments and all the other paraphernaiia
used by the doctors.
The first meeting of the day was called
to order at IL o'clock by DIR. Robert +.
Noyes, and the recording secretary, Dr.
w. X. White, announced as the result OF
the annual election of officers the follow
ing:
| Pre.ident-Elisha p. Clark, Hope VAL
ley.
First Vice President-william A. Cor
top, Providence.
Second Vice President-Francis Ii.
Rankin, Newport.
Recording Secretary-Frank L. Day,
Providence.
Corresponding Secretary-Gsorge ID.
Hersey, Providence.
Treasurer-George l.. Collins, Provi-
dence.
: Censors-J. w. c. Ely, Benjamin
i Greene, Eugene Kingmau, j. ii. Morgan,
> G.. w. Jencks, III. G. Miller, w. X. White
+. Ii. Rankin.
Board of Examiners M. Ea-
. ton. Fred t. Rogers, Her bert Terry, Frank
L. Day, John w. Keefe.
Standing Committees.
!. OF fArrangements-E. +. Walker, j. W
ie Keefe, +. f. Peckham.
Ia On Publications-G. ID. Hersey, Z.
ID Godding, G. T. Swarts.
n On the Library-H. G. Miller, q.
lie Hersey, q. w. Porter, q. l.. Collins, +.
g, Day.
n On the Museum-W. J. McCaw, @.
no Swarts, +. b. Fuller, &. Nj. Godding,
D. A. Welch.
On Necrology-E. Kingman, c. /
rs Leonard, II. &. Miller.
of Auditor-F. III. Peckham, Jr.
ss, Treasurer George l.. Collins, M. ID
made the annual statement of the truste'
u 10 the Fiske fund. 1t was in substance
no Total amount OF fund, sSo5z.o
at an increase of S34Sl2 over IN
he OF last year; amount now on hand for dl
ed posal in prizes, S95952. The subject al
ol- nounced for a prize essay for 1895 Is "Il
ne. etiology, pathology and treatment OF oil
for eases of the prostate glands"
1873 Dr. Newman of New York and DIR.
ere ID. Crothers OF Hartford were present
OF by DR.. Noyes and both made congratul
en-, tory remarks on the high standing 9
his tanned by the medical profession OF kho
me Island.
on- The death OF DR.. Frank l.. Forsyth
ray Providence, and Of Peter +. Maddon
Ind Woonsocket, both Fellows OF the socie
en- was announced.
There was an informal discussion
ici- Drs. Leonard and Mitchell on the no.
une ishment of infants in special cases. "A
| to then DIR. Frederick +. Rogers read
old, paper on "Humbug as Therspeu
had Agent"
,nts The annual address was delivered
OF George +. keene, Nj. d., OF the otato
had stitutions at Cranston. His subject
4 he "some OF the Phases OF Alcof
ISM" The speaker first explai
n OF what alcohol is in itself,
and then went on to state its effect u
pple the human tissues, and reviewed
t to present theories relative to intoxicat
8 OF He also referred to the
0 all called gold cure for drunkenn
lon- denouncing it as piece of quackery,
has presenting statistics to show that
d la secret cure was made up of drugs y
detrimental to health, and OF sue
nies, 'iin, nature that insanity is most lab
n an result from their use.
who short recess was then taken, @
shed which the members adjourned to
the MhiN"
%. Trocadero.
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