The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-06
OFFICERS ELECTED
The last Session of the State
Dental Society.
GREENSBORO NEXT YEAR
WILL BE THE PLACE OF THE
ANNUAL MEETING.
REsOLU TONS OF THANKS WERE ADOPT TED
To Raleigh, The Local Dentists, The Press anc
Others. Practitioners Violating the
Law to be Prosecuted.

The State Dental Society finished the
work of the session yesterday morning,
adiourning at l o'clock. Most of the
members left on the Afternoon trains for
home, well pleased with the meeting here
and with the capital.
The society will hold its next annual
meeting in Greensboro, beginning May
the 9th, 1900.
The election of officers was the spe-
cial order for $3.50 and the ballotng
resulted in the eelction of the follow
ing:
President-A. c. Liverman. of Scot
land Neck.
First Vice President-E. j. Tucker. of
Roxboro.
Second Vice President-W. b. Ram
say, of Hickory.
Treasurer-B l.. James, of Granville.
Secretary. S. Sturgeon, of Hills
boro.
Essayist-F II. Harris, of Henderson.
Supervisor of Clinics-J. Il. Wyche,
of Greensboro.
Dr. Alexander, of Charlotte. gave a
clinic showing by models his method of
bridges by cast crown filings; also his
new porcelain crowns, the method of
making and attaching them. and present
ed new and interesting examples of his
special methods. The especial advan-
tages of this work are the saving of
time to the operator, and time and pain
to the patient. most of the work being
done in the laboratory.
A. In~% Il, ..c{ H.,
session and was highly complmented by
DIR. Alexander's confreres.
DIR. X. III. jones' of Winston, offered
the following resolution which was
adopted:
"Resolved, That the thanks of the
members Of the North Carolina Dental
Society be rendered the local dentists of
Raleigh, the railroads and hotels for
reduced rates, and the press of the city
for courtesies shown them while in SEES
sion in the hospitahle Capital City, and
to the stenographer. Miss Clyde Filing
ton. for her faithful and efficient services
rendered"
On motion of DR.. V. e. Turner. a vote
of thanks was given to the visiting
dentists who had aided so materially in
the interest and profitableness of the
session.
1t was moved that the funds of the
association be used to prosecute DIR. j.
y. Boyd, of Asheboro, for alleged viola
tions of the law. DIR. Jones stated that
Il number of practitioners throughout
the State had been violating the law,
one or more in almost every county.
The matter was discussed at length
by Drs Turner, Everett, Jones and
others. 1t was ordered that the Secre-
tary of the Board of Examiners be re-
quested to notify the solicitors of the
various districts of violations of the
law and ask that all violators be rigor-
ously prosecuted. The funds of the So
ciety will be used for this purpose where
necessary.
On motion of DIR. Turner. the society
voted SO to the janitor of the capitol
for services rendered during the session
of the society.
1t was also ordered that the Printing
Committee be paid for its work i'll edit
ing minutes and papers.
The last thing of the session was, of
course, the installation of officers as
above. All made short speeches of ac-
ceptance.
The President announced the follow
ing committees for the ensuing year:
Publication-Dr j. NJ. Fleming. OF
Raleigh DR.. l. \. Carr. of Durham;
DIR. J. NJ Parker. of Goldsboro.
Executive-Dr. C. w. Banner, of Mt.
Airy; Drs. d. r. Everett and \. &. Car
roll. of Raleigh.
The new members elected at the SEES
sion were: G. A. Whitehead Tarboro;
John Il. Banner Mt. Airy; J. A. Cor
man, Ashevile: s. o. Brooks, Charlotte;
e. A. Crawford. Burlington; Charles
Turner. Raleigh.