The times., 1899-06-08
Tri- Union Convention Was
Opened Yesterday.
Delegates From District, Maryland,
and Virginia Societies.
Papers Read and Clinics ReId-Ad-
dresses by Doctors AppIer. Sykes,
and Steel.


lists present. Three sessions were held
during the day, and many important pa
pers and discussions were listened to and
enjoyed.
The meeting was called to order at 10 a.
m. by Chairman John H. London. of the
executive committee. who also presided
during the afternoon and evening sessions.
The convention was formally ocened with
prayer by the Rev. G. F. Dudley. and the
address OF welcome was delivered by
Charles W. Appler. President of the Dis
trict of Columbia Dental Society. This
was responded to by NJ. G.. Sykes, President
of the Maryland Dental Association. and
Charles L. Steel, President of the Virg MIA
Dental Association.
An informal reception was then held,
to enable the dentists to become ac-
quainted. The meeting then adjourned
until 2 p. m, and the visitors were taken
around the city by the local delegates
Many points of interest were visited, and
the out-of-town doctors were given TO
understand that they were the guests OF
the local association during tie convention.
The afternoon session was devoted TO
clinics and papers illustrating and describ-
ing dentistry and oral surgery according
to the latest and most approved methods
porcelain bridge work. which was made
by E. Parmly Brown, of New York. The
clinics were very interesting and were in
part practical operations for diseases Of the
teeth and gums and illustrations of treat
ment for the care of the mouth. Exhi-
billions were given of filling teeth with a
large variety OF substances The clinicans
used their own instruments and described
each step of the operations for the benefit
of the witnesses
The other clinics during the afternoon
were as follows:
c. A. Meeker Newark, n j., General Work.
W. d. Monroe, Washington. d. C., Filling
With De Trey's Crystal Mat Cold John NJ, Park
err Goldsboro n c., Use OF Tin as Base in
ington, ID. c.; T. 5. Waters, Baltimore. Md, "A
Few Original Ideas in Repairing BEoken Bridges
Without Removing the Bridge" Ryland o. Sad
lcr Baltimore, Md, ''The Use OF Creosote Char
coal Points for the Radical Cure OF Alveolar Alb
scess;' NJ Cist Sykes. Ellicott City. Md, a
Combination Soft and Cohesive Gold Filling"
d. Genese, Baltimore, "A Bifureated Crown
Treatment of Fistula;" George V. Miholland,
Baltimore, Fractured Incisors Restored With
Porcelain Tips Luther w Parsons, Baltimore.
Combination of Porcelain and Cold for Bicuspid
Crown"
The evening session was held at o'clock
and lasted several hours. Nearly 200 rep
resentative dentists and surgeons were
papers and two practical exhibitions. d.
| Genese. of Baltimore, exhibited a large
| collection OF casts showing the deformities
| Of faces treated with dental appliances.
The other features OF the programme were
as follows;
| f. P Beadles. Dauville Va. "Jury Duty"
| William A. Mills. Baltimore. Md, "Arsenic;"
Edwin r. Hodge. NJ. D., Washington. D. C..
Exhibition of Cranisl Sections" ]. H. p. Ben
| son. Washington. d. c., Maternal and Constitu-
| tional Influences in the Development and Disease
| of the Teeth
The convention will continue until FRI
day afternoon, and an elaborate list OF pa
pers and clinics has been prepared. The
programme for today is as follows:
$50 a. m, Clinics-R. ottolengui. New
| York. insertion OF Two Porcelain Filings
| one by the jenkins Method and Another Using
| American Body, Easily Procurable in this
| Country" W. W. Evans, Washington d. C.,
Exhibition of Prosthetic Work in Celluloid;''
| W. n. COgan, Washington, d. c.. subject to be
announced; v H. Jackson, New York. THE Jack
son System Of Appliances in the Regulation OF
| Teeth"
| p. m.-Papers: C. W. Richardson. " D.
Washington, ''Abscess OF the Antrum;'' r.
! ottolengui, New York, Talk on Porcelain
| Work. E c. Duck, Baltimore, Md. use of Nj
trate of Silver in Operative Dentistry"
In the evening banquet will be given
| by the District OF Columbia Society. at
which the visitors will be guests. An elab-
crate menu has been prepared and many
addresses will be delivered.
| The programme for tomorrow is as fol-
lows:
Friday. 9:sO a. m.-Papers: E. c. Kirk Phila-
delphia, Pa, subject to be announced; f. X.
| Wedestaedt St Paul Minn "a Few Words
About Proximal Cavities in Bicuspids and Mo-
! lars:' ". II. II. Thackston. Farrnville. Va. ''The
Code of Professional Ethics Clarence ]. Grieves.
Baltimore. Nd: "A Case Of Progressive Dental
| Resorption;' W. II. Ewad. Portsmouth. Va,
Logan Crown W. W. Evans. Washington, d.
| c., ''Prosthctic Dentistry"
A feature of the meeting is the elab-
| crate exhibition of dental materials and
Instruments. Nearly every firm in the
country dealing in these articles is repre-
sented.
The officers of the three dental asso-
Citations present at the meeting are as fol-
lows:
Officers OF the District OF Columbia Dental So
ciety-('ha W. Appler, d. ID. S, president; r.
". Talbot. d. d. s, vice president; II. J. Al
len. NJ. D.. d. d. $. secretary; VI. F. Finley
D.. d. s., treasurer; H. b. Noble. d. D. s. IL
brarian. OF the Virginia State Dental Associa-
tion Charles l.. Steel NJ D.. d. D. S. presi-
dent; W. E Norris, d. d. s, first vice presi-
dent; r. II. Walker. d. D. s, second vice presi-
dent; b. Bridgforth, d. d. s, third vice presi-
dent; J. Hall Moore d. ID. $. corresponding sec
retary; W. H. Ewald. d. D. s. treasurer. OF the
Maryland State Dental Association, NJ G. Sykes,
| D. d. s. president; Z. f. Cruzen, d. d. s. first
vice president; e. II. Carter, ID. d. s, second
vice president; Richard Grady, d. d. s., record
ing secretary; W. W. Dunbracco. d. ID. $. cor
responding secretary $. c. Pennington, treasurer.
The various committees on the conven-
ton are as follows:
Joint Committee OF Arrangements- H.
London. Washington; d. Genese, secretary, Balti-
more; d. y. Rust, Alexandria.
Sub b-committee of Clinics-H. J. Allen. Wash
ington ". d. Finney, Baltimore; Henry G..
Jones' Richmond Local assistant, William II.
| Trail.
Subcommittee Transportation. Hotels. and
| Lectures-W. \. Lyon Washington; Edward Eg
| gleston. Richmond; ]. G. Heuisler. Baltimore.
Local assistant, r. ". Talbot.
Banqlet-w y. Cogan, chairman; NJ. +. Fin
ley. and ". \. Lyon.
Exhibits-w. L. Diefmderier
man. Washington; J. Hall Moore. Richmond
ton; W W II. Thackston, Farmville. Va; Rich.
ard Grady, Baltimore, and r. +. l.. Hackney
| Washington.
Anatomy Physiology and Histology. NJ
| Baltimore; d. L. Wiber, Washington; W. f.
| Norris. Charlottesville. Va; Stanley Steel. Elk
ton, Md: l.. c. F. Hugo. Washington, and f.
p Beadles Danville, Va.
| Operative Dentistry-B. Holly Smith, chair
man. BaItimorr: II. C. Thompson. Washington;
Henry Jones. Richmond; l. H. Davis, Baltimore;
W T. Dielenderfer, Washington; H. ". Camp
bell, Suffolk, Va. and c. f. Duck. Baltimore
Prosthe,ic Dentistry-w. ". Evans, chairman.
Washington; T. II. ParramOre. Hampton; c. !.
Greeves Baltimore; j. Hall Lewis Washington;
J. o. Hodgkn, Warrenton; George f. Hardy.
Baltimore. and r. 4. Bates, Washington.
Dental Education, Literature. and Nomcncla
| ture-George p Keesee chairman. Richmond .
! frady Ralt A