Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-03
MAINE MoMoEopArHs MEET.
Thistieth Annual Meeting Of tho Society
Held at Augusta House.

Maine homeopathic Medical society
was held, Tuesday, in the parlors of
the Augusta House. There was a most
enthusiastic attendance. and the meet
ing was grand success.
The meeting was busy one, as the
work of two days had to be crammed
| into one, and the session continued all
day. 1t had been arranged to have it
at Portland, June and 3. but it was
recently decided to have it in Augusta,
| which has been conceded to be the
most suitable in all ways for the meet
ines. the majority having been held
here in times past. The officers of the
society are: President, w. S. Thompson,
nj. d. of Augusta; vice presidents, j.
NJ Prilay, M. D.: F. o. Lyford, NJ. D.;
| recording secretary, Cora M. Johnson,
NJ. D.; corresponding secretary, D. c.
Perkins, NJ. D.; treasurer. j. c. Gan
nett,M. D. DR.. w. Scott Hill of Au-
susta. is a member of legislation.
The business opened with prayer
given by the Rev. ]. S. Williamson, and
calling the roll of members, followed
by the annual address of the president.
DR.. Thompson gave an able and most
| Interesting paper, outlining the new
| achievements made in medical and
surgical science during the past year.
He made strong argument against
| the use of intoxicating liquors for
| medicinal purposes. He spoke of the
need of additional accommodations for
the insane in hospitals for treatment
| by homeopathic methods, also of the
general attitude of Homocopaths
throughout the State for their control of
insane hospitals. He pointed out the
| fact that the records of other states
would so to show the efficacy of homoeo-
pathic treatments over the allopath.
The paper was very well received by
| the members.
| Resolutions were passed on the death
of Arthur l.. Parsons, NJ D., late of
Augusta.
Lincoln y. Stewart of West Brook
| field, was admitted as a new member
of the society.
| Letters of great interest were read
| from, absent members, and routine
| business attended to, including the re-
port of the treasurer which showed
the society to be in a solvent condition.
The following officers were elected
President Dr. j. NJ. Prilay of Bangor
LIST vice president. DR.. F. o. Lyford of
Pennington; I'd vice president, DR.. w.
Scott Hill of Augusta; recording sec
rotary, DR.. Cora NJ. Johnson of Show
hogan; corresponding secretary. Or.
w. F. Shepard of Bangor; treasurer.
Dr. James c. Gannett of Yarmouth
committee on legislation, Drs. w. Scott
Hill of Augusta. ]. II. Knox of Water
ville W. F. Shepard of Bangor. A. I.
Harvey of Newport, w. S. Thompson
of Augusta.
| Iit lciicNliS NtlC appointed uSlt-
gates to the American Institute of
| Homeopathy, to be held at Detroit,
Mich this month: Drs. Mary F. Cush-
man of Castine, and w. V. Hanscom
of Roclland.
| DR.. ]. II. Sherman of Boston, was
an honorary guest of the meeting.
The following papers were given:
| "A Differentiation of a Few Fever
| Remedies" by w. F. Shepard, M. D..
Of Bangor; THE Post operative Treat
ment of Cases of Surgical Gynaecol-
ogy," by Mary +. Cushman. NJ. D.. Of
Castine; Report of Cases from Prac-
tice." by A. l. Harvey. NJ. D.. of New
port: "A Case of Senile Gangrene Cured
with Arsenic of China" by NJ S
Briry. NJ. D.. of Bath; various Cases"
by ]. Fl. Knox. NJ. D., of Watervillc
Surgical Cleanliness" by w. V.
| Hanscom, NJ. D.. of Rockland IN
teresting Cases." by J. II. Sherman, NJ
D., of Boston: "Opthalmia." by w
Scott Hill, NJ. D., of Augusta.