Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-10-14
VERMONT PHYSICIANS,
Their S5th Annual Meeting.

bers. President Lyman Rogers of Ben
nington was in the chair. After the call
to order prayer was offered by Rev. j. ID.
Beeman, pastor of the Methodist church.
The records of the S4th annual meet ng
at ST. Adams were then read by the secre-
tary, d. g. Hawley of Burlington. The
secretary's report showed the membership
of the society to be 204. Owing to the
death of the treasurer, ID. G.. Kemp of
Montpelier, the secretary embodied in his
report a statement as to the finances of
the society, showing that there was a
deficit of about $50. In order to
overcome this the secretary suggested
that the annual banquet be dispensed with
for the present or that the records of the
proceedings of the society be published but
once in two years instead of every year as
at present If the members preferred to
continue the banquets the secretary sug-
gested that the persons participating in
them should pay the entire cost instead of
paying for it out of the treasury of the
society. DIR. +. 5. Allbee of Bellows Falls
was then elected treasurer pro TEN to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of DR..
Kemp.
AT this point DR.. G. S. Pratt announced
that the members of the society were free
to visit the rooms of the Vermont Wheel
club and to spend there such a portion of
their time as they saw fit. Following this
announcement DR.. II. d. Holton extend
ed to the members OF the society cordial
invitation TO lunch at his house from II
to 2 o'clock. Dr. Holton also announced
that the members were invited to tea from
5 to I o'clock at the home of Mrs. Shea
and daughter on Oak street. He extend
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superintendent of the Brattleboro Retreat,
who was then unavoidably absent, for the
members of the society TO visit and in
spect the Retreat buildings on Friday and
to ride through the grounds.
After the appointment of committees on
nominations and membership the first
paper of the convention was read by DR..
A. |. Miller Of Brattleboro. 1t was upon
the subject "Sodium DR.. Miller han
died the subject in very interesting man
ner and he was applauded As it was
then but IL o'clock and the members who
were to deliver the other papers announced
for the forenoon session were not present
it was voted to hear the paper by DR..
George Dunsmore of st. Adams upon
"Pneumonia Which Only Threatens"
which had been handed TO the secretary to
read. AT the close of this paper the dis
cussion upon the financial outlook was re-
sumed, and was participated in by Drs.
Clark of Burlington, Nay of Underhill,
Hill and Campbell of Bellows Falls. Drs.
Clark, Nay and Hamilton were finally APP
pointed a committee TO report upon the
matter on Friday morning. An adjourn
ment was then taken.
On the floor under the hall where the
sessions we're held was large and inter
esting display of pharmaceutical prepare
tions, surgical implements, medical books,
etc. One of the most interesting exhibits
was that of Bulard & Shedd of Keene n.
H., consisting of a large and varied assort-
ment of physicians supplies and surgical
implements. Medical and surgical books
we're shown by Daniel NJ Rice of Maiden,
Mass, representing w. b. Saunders of
Philadelphia, and books on medicine, den
tistry, pharmacy, chemistry, hygiene ETC.,
were shown by P Blakiston's Son & Co.,
of Philadelphia.
Major Murray of New York was on
hand with large exhibit of Maltine prep
aratiOns which have a worldwide reputa-
ton. This exhibit was one of the largest
in the hall and was attractively arranged.
VIM. X. Warner Il Co. of Philadelphia,
manufacturing pharmaceutists, were rep
resented by NJ. p. Ward with an interest
ing exhibit of tablets, elixirs, fluid extracts,
etc. The Mellen's Food company of Bos-
ton exhibited samples of their product.
The exhibit of Seabury IL johnson of New
York consisted OF surgical appliances,
plasters, bandages, etc. A complete line
of albumenized foods was shown by Eskay
& Co., of Philadelphia
Digestive ferments constituted the line
~ xht oil bu Fol hos G.
Foster of New York, represented by j. Z.
Dibblee, and effervescent salts the line ex-
hbited by Keasbey & Mattison company,
whose mandatory is in Amber, Penn.
Diphtheretic anti-toxine was shown by the
H. X. Milford company of Philadelphia,
who made an elaborate display of soluble
tablets and biological products. The we'll
known preparations of John Wyeth Il
Brother of Philadelphia and Wample's
pharmaceutical products, manufactured in
the same city, made attractive displays.
Parke, Davis Il Co., of Detroit. Mich,
had good exhibit of tablets and fluid ex-
tracts. Phenol Bromate, Q coal tar prod
uct, was exhibited by the PhenOl Bromate
company of New York, and there was an
interesting exhibit of Horlick's matted
milk, prepared in Racine, Wis. The Dow
portable electrical assistant for physicians
and surgeons, with light attachment for
dentists, attracted much attention. The
office of the company showing this appar-
atus is on fremont street, Boston.
There were exhibits by George E.
Greene, F. H. Holden and F. r. Durgin
of Brattleboro, showing an excellent line
of pharmaceutical preparations, medical
supplies and appliances.
There was somewhat larger attendance
at the afternoon session, but aside from
the reading of the various medical papers
no business of Importance was transacted.
President Lyman Rogers delivered the
annual address at the evening session. 1t
was mastery effort, and was listened to
with great interest. At the close of the
evening session the annual banquet was
held at the Brooks House. Over 100 per-
sons attended the banquet, and about so
persons more were present at the post
prandial exercises which began about
1920 o'clock.
DR.. G. f. Camp of Barre was the ami
versary chairman and POSTMASTER. The
toasts, which were interspersed with music
by local musicians, were as follows:
The State Medical Society, DIR. Rogers.
Clergy, Rev. j. d. Beeman, Brattleboro.
Lineal Foibles, DR., T. d. Crothers, Hart
ford, Conn.
Physicians Recreation, DR.. W. S. Nay.
Ksculapius VS.. Blackstone, j. l.. Mar
tin, Brattleboro.
Religion and Health, Rev. H. D. Max
well.