The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04
THE DOCTORS.
The Proceedings of the Second Day.
Session.

proceedings or the Second Day
Session.
The association met yesterday morning
at 945 O'Clock.
Dr +. N. Whittier of Bowdoin college,
read paper on "Physical Training and
LIS Iherapeutical Value"
Inc Following were elected to member
snip: Drs. S. T. Brown, Denmark; H.
b. Irish, Turner; George M. U pham,
Presque Isle; VIM. B. Haskell, Y Oxford;
W. E. Webber, Lewiston; S. A. Vosmus,
North Pownal; r. E. Donnell. South
Gardiner; HI. o. Curtis, Topsham; W. S.
Brainerd, Pemaquid; Wellington John
son, Augusta; Daniel W. Woodman, Yar-
mouthville; Fl. V. Jonah, Eastport; N.
P. Duffy, Lubec.
DIR. W. E. Elwell of Togus read paper
on "the Frequency of Errors in Medical
Certificates.
DR.. W. T. Goodale, of Saco, read q
paper ON "Static Electricity"
DIR. G. M. Woodcock of Bangor, read q
paper on Accuracy and Honesty of Pur-
pose in the Practice of Medicine
The necrologist reported the deaths of
Drs. O. N. Bradbury, Norway; A. J.
Fuller, Bath; L. A. Foster, Portland; A.
E. Hitchcock, Rockland; Daniel Moody,
Clinton; John O. Webster San Diego,
CAL; William Lawrence Dana, Portland
At the close of the session clinics were
held at the Maine General hospital and
the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The association met at $50 o'clock
DR.. Baker of Newtonville was intro
duced as a delegate from the Massachu-
setts medical society.
The committee on presidents address
reported making several recommenda-
tions, the following Of which We're
adopted That this association send one
delegate yearly to each county medical So
ciety, said delegates to be chosen by the
board of censors at the annual meeting.
That committee be appointed to con-
slider the subject of the abuse of medical
charities to consist of Drs. D. A. Robin
son., Bangor; M. G. Wedgwood, ELewiston;
Alfred King, Portland; B. B. Foster,
Portland; w. P. Giddings, Gardiner; H.
B. Palmer, Phillips; W. j. Maybury,
Saco.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows:
| President-Dr w. K. Oakes, Auburn
| First Vice President-Dr. E. A. Thomp-
| son, Dover.
Second Vice President-Dr. G.. NJ
WoodcOck Bangor
Corresponding Secretary-Dr. H. B
| Palmer, Pennington.
| Board of Censors-Dr. W. B. Moulton,
Portland; f. G. Thayer, Waterville; w.
J. May berry, Saco; E. M. Fuller, Bath;
A. King, Portland.
| . Committee on Publication-The Record
| ing Secretary, Tex officio), Drs. H. II.
throp; W. Il. Goodale, Saco; G. M.
Elliott Brunswick.
| Business Committee-Dr. E. J. Nc
Donough, Portland A. S. ellison, Port
| land.
DR.. A. 6. Young of Augusta, read a
paper on the "Later Results with Diph-
| liberia Antitoxin."
Drs. S. Y. Weidman of Rockport, R.
W. Bucknam, Bryant's Pond; B. P.
Kelleher, Orono; P. III. S. Vaughn, Au-
gusta, were elected to membership.
| At four clock cars were taken for
Riverton where the association was enter
tained by the physicians of Portland. His
Honor Mayor Randall, City Clerk Dyer.
the Portland Board of Health, DIR.
Edward Cowles Waverly, Mass, the orator
of the day, and visiting delegates We're
guests of the association.
The evening session was called to order
at o'clock
| By rising vote the thanks Of the asso-
iation were extended to the physicians
of Portland for their generous hospitality
The annual oration was delivered by
DR.. Edward Cowles of the Mclean
Asylum, Massachusetts, on the subject of
the Modern Methods of Treatment of
| the Insane" ~
| Prof. F. G. Robinson of Brunswick
read paper on New Methods of Disin-
fection,' illustrated by the exhibition of
| the apparatus devised by him for the
vaporization of wood alcohol into formal
dehyde gas.
Drs. W. H. Harris, Augusta and
| Thomas H. Stevens of Tenants Harbor
were elected to membership. q
The programme for the closing session
this forenoon will be as follows:
| Business.
Reports of delegates to other medical
societies.
| Voluntary paper or reports of cases.
Report of the Board of Censors.
| Unfinished business.
| A Successful Portland Boy