Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-07
THE DENTAL ASSOCIATIONS.
Their Winding-Up Day at Old Point
Comfort.


FORT MONROE, VA, August 6.-(spe-
cial)-The various dentist associations
which have been in session here since
Friday last have completed their work
and adjourned. Two Of them, at least,
the Southern Dental Association and the
American Dental Association, have gone
out of existence. The several meetings
to-day were unimportant.
The Dental Protective Association met
at the Hotel Chamberlin at 10 a. NJ, with
DIR. j. n. Grouse in the chair, but trans
acted no business other than listening TO
a report made by the president, which
showed the organization to be in
fourishing condition, and that ii had been
the means of saving the dentists of the
country. as a whole, at least S,OO,OOO in
royalties The last meeting the Ameri-
can Dental Association will ever hold was
called to order at II o'clock at the Cham
berlin by President James Truman a
half hour was spent in the discussion OF
the paper read yesterday by DIR. j. y.
Grouse on Operative Dentistry" The
members present signed a Round Ro-
bin" which will be forwarded to the
army museum at Washington. the honor
of signing first being delegated TO
Drs. Joseph Taft and II. A. Smith. of
Cincinnati, the only members present who
assisted I'm the formation Of the assOcia
ton at Washington thirty-seven years
ago.
The Southern Dental Association con-
vened in the Hygela Hotel at IL o'clock,
with President w. ii. Richards in the
| chair, and at once proceeded to go out
of existence by forming itself into the
Southern Branch Of the National Den
tai Association" officers were elected as
follows: President Or. T.. p. Beadles,
of Danvile, Va; Vice-Presidents-D
w. L. Walker. of Pass Christian. Miss.
DIR. II. j. Hindman, of Atlanta, Ca;
| DR.. i. p Welch. of Pensacola. Fla;
| Treasurer, DR.. Il. ID. Brabson, of Knox
| Vile, Tenn: Corresponding Secretary.
DR.. c. l.. Alexander Of Charlotte, n. c.;
Recording Secretary, DIR. S. w. Foster,
of Atlanta, Ga. Executive Committee
DR.. V. +. Turner. Of Raleigh. n. c.;
DIR. S. u. Cook, of Chattanooga, Tenn.
DR.. w. II. Arlington Of Memphis. Tenn.
Dr. Il. X. Luckie, OF Holly Springs
Miss; DR.. w. X. Clifton, of Waco, Tex
and DR.. II. Il. Beach, Of Blacksville
Tenn.
ST. Augustine, Fla, was chosen as the
place for the first annual meeting. DR.
w. w. ii. Thackston, for the Neurology
Committee. reported that during tn,
year Drs. John G. Storey, of Dallas
Tex; William n. Morrison. OF st. Louis
Mo-, and Francis Peabody, Of Louis
vile, had died. DR.. j. III. White, Of
Elizabeth City county, Va, was elect
ed to membership. DIR. j. NJ. Mason, o.
Macon. Ca, rendered his resignation al
a member. and ii was accepted. SIEVE
raj technical papers were read by title
and ordered TO be printed, and con
siderable routine business transacted
Fifty dollars was appropriated for tn
purpose OF purchasing a medal for DR.
II. c. Wilson, of Savannah. Ga, who OF
the first day of the convention heroical
ly saved the life of DR.. j. j. Sarrazen
of New Orleans, brother member, VIII
was in bathing.
The new National Dental Association
met at the Chamberlin at l T. NJ, an
the meeting was a lengthy one. No i'm
portant business was transacted. Tn
president announced his committees an
resolution looking towards the appoint
ment of a competent dentist by the gov
eminent TO take charge of the dental col
lection at Washington was adopted.
An attempt was made by DR.. j.
Crawford. OF Nashville. Tenn. to hav
the name OF the association changed I
the American Association OF Dental SUI
geons. but the matter was laid owe
for one year. The first annual sessio
OF the organization will be held q
Omaha, Neb.. next August.