The Portland daily press., 1897-12-14
ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.
Annual Meeting and Election Of Off
GERS Of That Organization.
DIR. PUDOR OF PORTLAND PRE-
SENTS INTERESTING PAPER.

| Which is Ably Discussed by Many Promi-
nent Medical Men.-Dr Wedgewood of
Lewiston Elected President of the
Academy-The Banquet and Who Was
There.
The Goth regular meeting of the Maine
| Academy of Medicine and Science, was
held last night at the Maine Eye and Ear
| Infrmary. The meeting was one of the
most enjoyable ones of the many which
have preceded it, due to the exceedingly
interesting paper by DR.. G. A. Pudor on
the Anatomy and Physiology of the
Skim" which opened field for several
other papers on the subject which is fer
tile for discussion. v9
The attendance at this meeting was IN
usually large, the laymen who were pres
emit being almost as numerous as the
medical profession and including many
well-known gentlemen from all parts of
the state.
The meeting was called to order by the
president, DR.. 8. G. Gordon, and the
records of the last meeting wero read and
approved.
Secretary DR.. N. NJ. Marshall, made
his annual report to the society. Seven
meetings have been held during the year,
at each of which q paper on technical
subject has been discussed.
| Twenty-nine fellows have been elected
to membership, also six corresponding
and 81 honorary fellows. There were
| 10 designations.
The total attendance at the banquets,
which does not represent the true atten-
dance at the meetings, has sbeen GAS, and
average 10a to n meeting, the largest at
tendance being 200 and the smallest 81
| The library has been steadily growing
| in desirable works.
| The report of the trustees was then
made by Dr.. Marshall, showing that
| about 100 volumes in all have been added
| to the library. 1t was the unanimous re-
quest of the trustees that DR.. J. e. Kim
ball be reelected a trustee for term of
seven years.
DR.. FL. +. Twitchell, the treasurer, pre-
| sented his annual report, which showed
the society to be in furnishing finan-
cial condition. Drs. Adams and Benja-
| min Sturgis were appointed to audit the
books of the treasurer and reported them
to be correct.
An amendment was adopted to the con-
stitution by an unanimous vote making
| the vice-president of each section and the
| assistant secretary and librarian members
of the council with the ex-presidents of
the academy, mem bers of the council ex-
officio.
| The following were elected members of
the academy: David P. Rines, Portland
DR.. e. P. B Bower, Fairfield, DIR. W. Fl.
Kimball, Oakdale; DR.. en-. W. Bessey,
Waterville; DR.. E. A. McAllister, Lewis.
ten, DR.. W. j. Pennell, Auburn
The following were elected to honorary
membership: Rev. Louis Malvern, Rev.
| Rollin L. Hack.
Col. 81. S. Osgood. DIR. Fillebrown and
DR.. B. B. Foster were appointed com
mitted to receive, sort and count the
votes for the election of officers for the
| ensuing year and reported as elected
| the following officers:
President-Dr. NJ. c. Wedgewood, Lew
iston.
secretary-Dr. N. NJ. Marshall, Port
| land. ag1,4 r
| Corresponding and Statistical Secretary
Addison S. Thayer. Portland.
TreasuIer-Dr. II. E. Twitchell, Port
land.
| President of Section DIR. T. G. Thay-
or. WatervilIe.
Vice President of Section 1-Dr. W. K.
Cakes, Auburn.
| Vice President of Section 2-Dr. W. B.
| Small, Lewiston.
President Of Section 3-Dr. E. III. Full
Ter, Bath.
| Vice. President of Section 3-Dr. S. P.
Warren, Portland.
President of Section 4-Dr. @. E. Nor
ton, Lewiston.
President of Section 5-Dr. S. J. Bass
ford Biddeford.
Vice President of Section 5-Nr. FL. 7.
Clough. Portland.
President of Section 6-Hon. Charles {. .
Vice President of Section CDR. IT. P.
Merrill, Portland.
President of Section Geo. W. Merrill,
Portland.
President of Section 10-Hon. E. b.
Winslow, Portland.
Vice President of Section 10-ChaFles
0. Caswell, Portland.
Trustee for Seven Years-Dr. I. kim
ball, Portland.
DR.. Wedgewoea WAS invited to the chair
by the retiring president DR.. 8. G. Cor
don, who spoke gracefully and eloquently
of the three years during which he has
served as president of the academy and
the courtesy with which he has always
been treated. In conclusion DR.. Gordon
extended his congratulations to the acad-
envy in the choice of DR.. Wedgewood as
his successor.
DIR. Wedgewood was greeted by enthu-
siastic applause and in accepting the po-
sition thanked the academy for the honor
conferred upon him. He spoke in COM
plimentary terms Of DR.. Gordon's admin
istration which has been instrumental in
extending the interest in the academy,
and adding to the membership list large
number of prominent and influential
citizens