Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-12
THE DENTISTS
Second Day Of Meeting Of Nation
al Dental Association.
Several Valuable Papers Read by
Prominent Dentists = Amendments to
BE Acted on-Elcc,ion of omers To-day
Many Cities Want the Next Meeting.

Yesterday was the second day of the
third annual meeting of the National
Dental Association at the Chamberlin
Hotel. Ola Point Comfort.
The morning session opened at .
O'Clock. At 1880 o'clock the several
sections were organized and began
thcir sessions. At 1870 p. M the even
ing session opened.
The business details of the associa-
ton are transacted by the Executive
Council, which holds two sessions
daily. The council yesterday after
noon discussed at length several pro-
posed changes in the constitution that
VIII be acted on to-day.
THesc amendments. which were Of
ieHcd ut the meeting last year and laid
over under the rules. are as follows:
re amend Article Ill, Section 3.
which reads as follows: "All delegate
members shall be practitioners of
dentistry. They shall be received only
iron. permanently organized State ana
territorial dental societies. and shall be
members who have done some meri-
toliouS work for the profession. hu,
no PERSON shall be received as n del
eSatc who is in arrears Tor dues to
thiS association" to read They shall
ne rooeMed only from permanently or
Sunizcd dental societies"
That Article w. Section which
reads. Each State society and the So
CO les bearing the names of the terri
tories. enumerated in Section ;, Article
Nil. may send one for every ten of
It's active members as delegates to this
association for one year" be changed
so as to read: ANY permanently Or
Enn'zed dental society may send one
Toy every six Of its active members -
In Article VI. Section ., to strike out
What follows. viz:
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
The president, secretary and five
mcmhers to be elected annually bv the
association shall constitute an Exccu-
I'VE council. ana shall be governed by
the same rules of order as the assoc
citation.
PAPERS READ.
On Tuesday papers were read MS fol-
lows: "lnlays: Their Advantages and
Limitations" DR.. G. y. Johnson. Chi
caso' y New Cavity Preparation for
,istal Cavities in Cuspids," DR.. T.. X.
Wede'stocdt. 81. Paul
Tn" following papers were read vcs
teriay: The Evolution OF the Runo-
don't from the Haplodont Forms of
Teeth DR.. y. H. Thompson. Topeka
Kansas "Antiscptic Surgery of the
| Face and Mouth" DR.. w. ii. q. Logan.
Chicago.
ether papers will be read to-day and
| tomorrow by such prominent dentists
| rs Dr. w. 5. How and DR.. Jos. Head.
o! Philadelphia: DR.. \. j. Prosscr. of
st. Louis. Mo-: Drs. G. y. Johnson. G..
'. black. j. y. Dunn. James L. Keefe.
II. j. Goslee. w VIZ. Amcs. r. G.
Trophy. w II. G. Logan and \. O.
Hunt. of Chicago: pr. IIy Barnes. of
Cleveland: DIR. James q. Wells. of Min
ncanolis: DR.. c. w. Jones. of St Paul;
DR. \. Fl. Thompson. of Topeka. Kan.
DR. NJ. l.. Rhein. of New York: DR.. w.
G. Barrett. of Buffalo. and DR.. s. ].
cockcrille. of Washington. II. G.
DIR. a. G. Brewer. OF Baltimore. will
read a paper on Some Suggestions in
the Treatment of Teeth" DR.. Edward
EgSlcston. OF Richmond. will read n
! paper on Grown and Bridge Work"
The election Of officers for the en-
suing term and choice OF next place of
meeting Will come up tomorrow
| morning.
The association has received invita-
| tonS from many cities with varying
Inducements. on account of the re-
cent death of Recording Secretary
Geo II. Cushing, of Burbank Cal. Mr..
\. H. Peck. of Chicago. ILL.,. assistant
secretary is acting as secretary and
performing the arluous duties OF the
office in manner that reflects the
highest credit on himself