Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-06
national Body Formcd-How II
,s Donc-Tbc Rules to Govern
he New orgnnization-The Eiec-
Ian of Omccrs,
,,on of Omccr

..v the result OF three years Work.
,5,rt-oloct Fnlcbrown put IT terse!y
.t., be said: This is the result Of
. voars' counting" The move
.. looking toward The amalgamation
~ ,bo two associations was started
,.,c. wears ago. while the American AS
lotion was holding its annual meet
nr az Saratoga.
r,e members Of the American Dental
...,.,,or were slow IN arriving at
49,. ~ meeting che hall in the
,' f,,,..,,bar.fuj and IL was several
go .t,., the time set for The meet
,.-. r,re-presldcnt Jones succeeded
~ .....s... a quorum Finally, the rou-
D.. t....-..s was commenced. Even
i..-t soveuty-hve members could
f.. I'M the seats As many more
'.,,r ta found enjoying the cooling
,o..,. .f the surf I'm front Of the BATH
Bone. and another large delegation IL
d.. ..tf ran up 10 Newport News-teh
milo. dIstaut-tO inspect the plant OF tle
o..onr-. News Dry-DOck ana ShlpDulu-
a., company. end 10 take q look AT the
,-.. t,ftIcships now I'm process Of con-
streron there for the United states
...,.,ocut. Several yachting parties
t.r also been organized. and the many
i...s who had accompanied their nus
t.r. to tho convention we're parucu-
rr.v corspicUpus by their absence
REPORTS.
For Tho Committee on Neurology. Or.
md of Cincinnati. reported that I'VE
,-..rb.r7 had died during the year, lhelr
-.,. being Dr.. Frank Abbott. or New
v.-s. DR. Francis Peabody. Of Louisville
r.. Ir Seneca ". Brown. OF Fort
WAYNE Ind: Or. Eli SlegeL OF keaalhs'
p, and Dr. william Newton MoIrlsoh'
~ 50. Louis. Mo.
owing 10 tho fact that so Few members
were present az tho meeting the discus
,.. If the presidents address was H.
C,.n.tely postponed. ,,o,
Tho paper read by DR.. 7. y. BrooiheI
,I Illustrated by stereopucon AT last
c,lrfrc's session was discussed ny seNe-
,.r ~ fhe members. 4 paper on 'Physl-
,-.rv and Euology" was read by Dr. >.
ID patterson. chairman Of the sixth sec
lion Dr. ~. C. Barrett. of Buffalo read
. payer on Anatomy PATHOLOGY anu
s.rr.ry." Papers under this head were
ais. read bv DTS. Truman W. Trophy oil
CHICAGO. and Professor c. y. fleTce' OIL
philadelphia.
JOINT MEETING.
The president announced that the hour
flI arrived for the joint session WIN
tr. southern Association, and the meet
ug adjourned 20 the ballroom OF the
Urceia Hotel. Standing room was at
rr,mium here. and the presence Of
large number Of ladies was a noticeable
feature. Or John B. Rich, OF Washing
ION. was made temporary chairman, ana
Drs. W. Ernest Walker, Of Atlanta, ana
George a. Gushing Of Chicago, tempo
rtry secretaries. After a long wrangle
over motion TO proceed M once 10 the
election of officers. this was laid ON the
table. and the code OF rules ana consul
ution 20 govern the new body, as pre-
pared by the joint committee was READ
section 10y section by Secretary Walker.
1'bfs provides that the annual dues shall
lc g.. that there be three classes of mem
bcrship-namoly, permanent delesate'
and honorary; that the annual meetings
be- held alternately in the South, East
and West, and that the president snah
be elected each year from thdt seclloh
of tine country in which the meeting IS
held. Branches may be formed but unr
der the supervision of the National Asso-
cation. Thus were the two associations
merged into one. After an informal
ballot Or. Thomas FilleDrown was unanl-
mously elected.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A recess was then taken, and at
O'Clock the body rcconvened. About the
only business of Importance transacted
was the election of the other officers,
which resulted as follows: Treasurer, Dr.
Henry ". Morgan, of Nashville, rem;
Secretary, Or. George IL. Gushing, OF
Chicago: Assistant Secretary, Dr. W. Il.
Walker of Atlanta, Ga; Nice-Presidents-
Or. James McMannus, of Hartford, Conn.,
East: Or. l.. l.. Dunbar, of san Fran
cisco. cal, West; Dr. Hally G. Smith, oil
Baltimore. South; Corresponding Secre-
tary. Mrs Emma Evans chase, OF 81
Louis.
President FillebrOwn announced the Iol-
lowing Executive Committee: Three
yeals-Drs. G. 5. Noel, j. n. Grouse. ana
y. II. Jackson: two years-Drs. NJ. r.
Finley. j. b. Patterson, and Ii. \. smith,
one year-Drs Eubank, c. n. Pierce, ana
w T. Dickinson.
Resolutions were passed asserting that
a dentist licensed TO practice in one state
should be eligible 10 earn livelihood III
any other state
ii was voted that both the American
Dental Association and the Southern
Dental Association pay 81 into the urea
surv Of the new organization for each
member on their books in good standing.
After considerable routine business had
hon transacted an adjournment was had
TN Il o'clock tomorrow.
Although no regular meeting was held
nv the Southern Dental Association, eX-
cent that when II met in Joint convention
with the members Of the American Asso-
,iatIon. IL was q most interesting day ior
he members.
Drs & h. Kills. Jr., Of New Orleans
and r. l.. Hlndman. Atlanta held the
noor I'm the clinic room, where over
dozen dinicult operations were performed
and elaborated upon.
TaEIR LAST MEETING.
The evening and last meeting which VIII
ever Doe held by the American beh'@l
Association. which for thirty-seven years
Mas never failed 20 hold annual meetlhss'
was called 10 order at O'CLOCK Win
President Truman I'm the chair
IL was stated that during the session
The following new members had Joiheu
the association: Or. NJ. G. smith OF
Lynn. Mass. Or. w. Scott smith OF
louisville, KY; Or. W. y. Grant o.
Louisville, Ky; DIR. Lee Il. HOFFMAN, oI
Lexington. Ky; Or John ID. Loetzetich'
Of Pine Blue. Ark. Dr. W. >. hosioid
OF Iowa city Ia: Dr. Ellen X carr OF
Hartford, Conn; Dr. a. +. Sontag' OF
Cleburne. Tex: Dr. Is. j. Allen, OIL WASH
incton ID. c.: Dr. H. Fcniey Hunt, OF
washington, D. c.: DR. r. T.. Naerck-
leln OF Milwaukee. Wis. Or. j. G.. rem
pleton. OF Pittsburg. Pa; DR.. }. j. Mel
son. OF Philadelphia. Pa; DR.. Charles
McMannus. OF Hartford, Conn; DR.. X.
Reitz. Of stanton. Pa; Dr. Joephin y.
Pfoifer. OF Chicago; Dr. Il. Ou0lengve,
d New York ~ Y: DR.. Il. y. BroomeH.
81 philadelphia. Pa: DR.. il. G. McBrain.