Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-05
The DOCTORS
Having Fine Time in Annual
Meeting at Portland.
They, However Object to Reduction
Of Fees by Insurance Companies.
Interesting Papers and Discussions, on Thurs.
day Election Of officers.

Reports were received from DR.. Geo
0. Parker of Winthrop delegate to tn,
| New Hampshire Medical Society, an,
from DR. c. D. Smith of Portland, dele
gate to the Massachusetts Medical 50
ciety
| DIR. u. Il. Sawyer of Boston, and A
l.. Hersey of Oxford. were, at theil
own request. placed upon the retired
| list. and DR.. c. A. Packard of Bath
and f. NJ. Putnam of Gardiner, volun
tarily withdrew from membership.
Papers were read by DR.. c. Il. VII
Iiams, Houlton, and DR.. +. NJ. Plum
mer, Charlcstown, Mass.
| Following is the programme for tomor
| row:
| Morning session. o'clock.
| Unfinished business.
| Reports of delegations to other medica
| societies.
| Voluntary papers. or reports of cases.
| Report of the board of censors.
Business.
| Members of the Maine Medical Asso-
citation to the number Of 100 enjoyed j
| dinner at the Casino at Simonton'
cove, this afternoon. the guests of the
| Portland physicians.
|
citation met at 2.15. DR.. II. Dew. Car
! vile of Manchester. and l.. j. Frink oi
| Bartlett, We're presented and welcomed
AS delegates from the New Hampshire
| Medical Society, and j. F. Young OF
Newburyport. from the Massachusetts
Medical Society. The following reso-
luton was given passage:
Resolved, that the Maine Medical
Society resents the action of certain
| life insurance companies in reducing
the fee of medical examiners To s,
where an examination of urine is re-
quired and urges its members to have
nothing to do with such companies.
On motion of DIR. Alfred King. the
board of censors was authorized to Sc
cure the services of some prominent
medical gentleman from out of the
State as orator for next year. The
association proceeded 10 the election of
officers. DR.. Addition S. Thayer of
Portland. nominated for president. DR.
ID. A. Robinson Of Bangor. and he was
unanimously elected
The following officers were elected.
upon recommendation of the nomi-
hating committee: 1st vice president.
~ - - i'NAihNttt i<uptt- IL Nitt fitS-
ident. DR.. G. A. Phillips EHsworth
corresponding secretary. DR. q. NJ Ell
hot, Brunswick: board of censors. Drs.
c. Q. Hunt, Portland. A. Mitchell.
Brunswick, j. L. Bennett. Bridgton. b.
Bradbury. Norway. w. Il. Moulton
Portland, committee on publication
Drs. Chas d. Smith, secretary tex off
cio), Portland, A. S. ellison, Portland
Fl. III. Brock. Portland. W. T. Giddlngs
Gardiner. Alfred Hitchcock. Farming
ton; business committee Drs Alfred
King and E. J. McDonough Portland
The necrologist reported the deaths
during the year of Drs. ". A. Albee.
Rockland. Augustus II. Burbank, Var
mouthvillc; Elisha S. Coan. Auburn:
Gardiner Ludwig. Portland Oscar W.
Stone. Boulder, Col: Alonzo L. eau
bert. Columbia. S. C.
The committee on presidents address
reported. suggesting the appointment
of a committee of three, of which
the president shall be one and
the chairman. to formulate detailed
Plan for the organization of district
hospitals and present it at the next an
nual meeting. 1t was recommended
prepare for publication in the transac
ions sketches of the lives and works
of the founders of the association. The
report was accepted and the recon-
mendations adopted
The president was authorized to an
point special committee of three in
whose hands the whole question of in
crcasing the membership should be
placed with power
DR.. w. y. Small of Lewiston. read a
paper on Recent Progress in the Di-
aGnosis and Treatment Of Diphtberia =
The association adjourned at 3.45 and
became the guests of the physicians of |
Portland at the Casino, Simonton's
Cove
At the evening session, the associa- |
ton met at 8, and Dr. A. Palmer Dud-
ley of New York. delivered the annual |
grafton upon Ancient Medicine and |
Surgery Compared with that of the |
Present Time" The address was an
exhaustive and scholarly. production
and was listened to with close atten-
ton and received with grejt> apprecia-
ton.
Following this Grafton the associa-
ION was enter tdiHeu Dv Sclenttlif eX-
position of the X rays by Prof +. c.
Robinson and Prof. C. c. Hutchinson
If Bowdoin college. The development:
If the tubes from the first experiments
ras carefully explained.
The method of manufacture Of the
ubes was explained and a most inter
,sting exhibition of the application OF
he rays by use of the Horoscope in
IS practical use for the study of such
parts of the body as are
mpervious to the rays. The apparatus
vas shown in detail and large num-
,er of photographs illustrating its pos
Utilities for scientific study.
The exhibition was by far the most
Elaborate and scientific demonstration
# the latest phenomenon which has
,een given in this community, and the
ize and the character Of the audience
estifed to the great appreciation
rhich the association entertained for
he efforts Of the professors to con-
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