Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-19
DOCTORS IN SESSION.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE VERMONT
STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY.
Committed Appointed and Reports Pre-
sented-Ninete,n New Members-Pa-
pers and Discussions Followed by q
Reception and "a Banquet.

The seth annual meeting Of the Vermont
State Medical society conVened Friday
moaning in the large hall at the y. NJ. c.
A. building.
The morning session was called to order
at about Ii o'clock by the president, S. r..
l,awton of Brattleboro. Tne records wCrc
read by the secretary, which was followed
10y the appointment of the following com
mittces: Committee on nominations, II.
u. Holton of BIattleboro, w. f. Hazelton
of Burlington, w. d.. Huntington of Ro-
chester. w. S. Nay of Undcrhill, II. S. ALL
bee of Bellows Falls; committee on mem
bcrship, George Davenport of East Ran
dolph, J. M. Clark of Burlington, l.. n.
Gillette of Wilmington. Tho secretary and
treasurer's reports were read and show
ed the society to be in a very satisfactory
condition, both financially and otherwise.
Next came the reports of the committee
on neurology, committee on legislation.
committee on arrangements, delegates to
the Medical Department of the University
Of m and the Dartmouth Medical
college.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was called to or
| der at 2:30 o'clock and the first business
was tho reading of the report of tho
membership committee. Nineteen names
had been presented to them for considera-
zion and aftcc' a short discussion they
llttut Il ItpOll lill'lllS Nl' ~ ~ 'Ilbi
bic. This report was accepted and the
! applicants elected to membership. They
were all graduates from standard medical
colleges before the year 1899. Following Is
the list. Edward Pilcn of Vergennes. Ivy
man Allen, &. H.. stone. j. II. Maynard
PelleSose, Anna f.. Bsrker ard James w.
Courtney OF Burlington, John C.. Morgan
ct stowe. c. w. Howard of Shoreham, ;.
c.. Hin of Jericho Center. J. W. Avery Of
Proctor. Minnie S. Marshall, G.. H.. Burr,
W. f.. Hardness and w. l.. Goodall of
Montpelier. W. f.. Lawrence of Worcester,
T.. Il. Clark of Castlcton, f.. III. Bailey If
Barre. Fred X. Jackson of Waitsficld, b.
y. Colby of Whiting.
DR.. O. Il. Douglass of the New FORK
State Medical society and Dr.. Charles A.
Morse Of the New Hampshire state M,dt-
cal society we're pre- entcd and made a
few remarks.
Dr. w. $. Nay of Cndcrl.ill, vice-prcsi-
dent of the association was the first
speaker. He gave an interesting address
on The Country Physician and Modern
Methods" Mex came an address on
"Aconiture' by DIR. f. X. Stoddaid CT
Shclburne. This was followed by "a paper
upon "Iigatures" by DR.. l.. M. Bingham
of burlington. THE Surgery of Stomach
Ulcer was the subject of a paper by Maui
rice II. Richardson of BostCu ana the
Throat and its Importance was ably pre-
scented by Or. G. A. Champion oil st
Johnsbury. The papers were all OF A
technical nature and were of interest only
To those in the medical profession.
At the close Of the afternoon ~Session'thH
member Of the association adjourned to
the laboratory of hygiene On Main street
where I reception was rendered them ny
the state Board Of Health.
The evening session was devoted 10 the
annual address of the president of the
society, Or. s. f. Lawton of Brattleboro.
HE euhicct was "NeuraSthenia,' and he