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BANQUET OF PHYSICIANS
LARGE 4TTENDA At III q 1OSTH
ANNUAL DINNER.

A Most Successful Event Held In tho
New Haven House Last Evening-Ex-
c,lIent List of Toasts-Prominent
Doctors Present.
. The one hundred and eighth banquet
of the Connecticut Medical society was
held last night in the New Haven house
and the affair was a marked success,
there being about one hundred and fifty
present Proprietor Moseey set before
the doctors one of his finest dinners,
faultless in quality and service, and was
greatly enjoyed by all who partook'
The three long tables at which the ply
sicians and their guests sat were taste
fully trimmed with palms and We're
lighted with dainty candles. An or
chestra furnished splendid pro-
gramme of music during the evening,
and a quartette composed of Messrs,
Schneeloch, Ellsworth, MCGEE and Coy
Of the Yale Glee club contributed to the
evenings enjoyment.
The banquet commenced at o'clock
and at about 1890 DR.. r. A. Mcdonnell,
lence and in a neat speech welcomed
his brother physicians DR.. Mcdonnell
smoke of the growth of the society dur
ing the last three years and spoke OF
the strong feeling of friendship enjoyed
by the different members toward one
another. DR.. Mcdonnell welcomed the
guests and speakers, who were the fol-
lowing: DR.. C. S. Rodman, Colonel N.
G. Osborn, Rev. George ii. ferrls'
Judge Simeon E. Baldwin, DR.. F. Fl.
Wiggin of New York, Major isaac
Bromley and DR.. 7. M Cahill
Toastmaster Mcdonnell introduced as
the first speaker of the evening Df. =.
S. Rodman, whose toast was The KAY
ings of the President" DR.. Rodman
responded with brief but witty speech
in which he spoke of the Limited HE
of the president of the society
The next speaker introduced was Rev
DR.. George Fl. Ferris of the calvary
Baptist church. His toast was Theory
and Practice The toast was one OF
the most enjoyable of the evening ana
from beginning to end DR.. Ferris kept
his listeners in roar of laughter with
excellent stories and hits on the doctors.
The reputation of DR.. Ferris as hu-
morous after-dinner speaker was fully
lived up to last evening and his. words
called for hearty applause
Dr Mcdonnell announced, much to
his regret that Professor w. M. POLK
would not be present at the banquet.
Professor Folks toast was to have been
New Methods in Medical Education.
Toastmaster Mcdonnell introduced DR..
f. III. Wiggin as the next speaker. DE.
Wiggin spoke briefly and his toast was
thoroughly appreciated
Colonel Osborn was the next speaker,
whose toast was Suggestions from
I.ayman" and in an eloquent flow OF
words told many excellent stories Whlch
were well received. He spoke OF the
mower that the doctors have over other
people and said it was probably greater
than that of any other class of men,
The next speaker was Judge Simeon
70. Baldwin, who responded to the toast
1.-THE Relation of the State to the Med
ical Profession and he was followed
by Major Isaac Bromley, whose toast
was "The Reciprocal Relations of the
Medical Profession and the Press. Inc
other and last speaker was DR.. t. M
Cahil of this city.
Some of those who attended the ban
ouet were: Dr. John F. Barnett, DR. j
P. C. Foster, DR.. Frank W. Wright, DR..
]. A. Meek of Stamford, DR.. F. K. Hal
lock of Cromwell, DR.. A. N. Aliing, DR..
Leonard Woolsey Bacon, DR.. Eliot, DR..
III. L. Swain, DR.. f. N Braman of Wa
terbury, DR.. II. G. Howe, DR.. T. ii.
ingalls,, DR.. N. z. Wordin Of Stamford,
DR.. O. T. Osborne, DR.. A. G. Nader, DR..
N. r. Hotchkiss, DR.. F. Fl. Wiggin OF
New York, DR.. C. E. Taft Of Hartford,
DR.. G. C. Segur of Hartford, DR.. j. W.
Seaver, DIR. M. T. Bull, DR.. w. III. car
malt, Dr. E. F. Parrows of Thompson
vile, Dr. j. E. Loveland of MiddletoWn,
DR.. w. l.. Barber of Waterbury, DR.. G.
d. Phelps, Dr. j. F. Calef of Middle
town, DIR. w. G. Murphy of East Hart
ford, DIR. H. Strosser of New Britain,
DR. Jay w. Stone of New Britain, DR.
Kenna, DR.. H. H. Smith of Whitney
Vile DIR. Samuel B. Hunter of Machias,
DR.. A. w. Shea of Nashua, DR.. A. S.
Wallace of Nashua, DR.. L. M. Greene,
DR.. NJ NJ johnson of Hartford, DR. e.
Eliot Harris and Dr. Parker Syms OF