Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
PHYSICIANS In TOWN
Annual Meeting of Medical So
ciety Held in This City.
important Changes in Constitution
Made by Which County Societies
Become Integral Part Of State
Organization.


state Medical society was opened at the
Y NJ. C. A. hall Thursday with a large
attendance of physicians from all parts OF
the State. nearly every county orGaniza-
ton being represented. The programme
yesterday was devoted to business con-
ncCtcd with a change of constitution, re-
ports of officers ard papers by prominent
physicians upon professional topics and
their discussion by many of the members
or tho society. The papers we're all of a
technical nature and were of interest only
to physicians.
In addition to the attractions in the hall
there are a large number of exhibits in
adjoining rooms These include displays
by many of the manufacturers of medi-
cal supplies and appliances, among those
Of particular interest being the exhibition
OF the Xray machine. The gathering
was called to order at 10 o'clock by DIT.
j. H. Wheeler Of this city. president of
the society. Prayer was offered by the
/ Rov. G. Glenn Atkins, after which DR..
| George II. Gorham of Bellows Falls, sec
rotary Of the society gave his annual re-
port This report showed that the society
has 1913 members in good standing. an in
crease of 12S since the last annual meet
ing.
All but two counties are represented
In the State society.One county has only
seven physicians and they thought they
could not have a society as they live in
widely separated parts OF the county.
The treasurer's report was next read and
showed the society to be in good standing
| financially.
The most important business of the day
was then taken up being a change in the
constitution. At the meeting last year a
new constitution was proposed and was
acc epted by the convention but was not
adopted. This constitution provided that
each county society should be entitled tc
ono delegate to the State society for every
ten members and these delegates were tc
constitute house of delegates. which
would transact the business of the state
! convention. The constitution also pro
/ Nided that every active member OF any
Of the county societies should also be al
active member of the State society. II
also provided that the State soci aty
should he an integral part of the Amer
lean Medical association. After con
siderable discussion the new constitution
was adopted.
At the close of the morning session 4
/ Was announced that arrangements haC
been made to give the ladies who were il
attendance at the convention and thos,
who were in the city in company Will
their husbands. carriage drive about thu
city. The various points of interest viii
be visited. the party leaving the Van Ness
house at o'clock this morning.
|
At the opening of the afternoon session
| DR.. n. l.. Bartlett Of Norway. Nc, anc
Or. A. G. Phelps of Gorham, n. H.. were
introduced to the convention as delegate!
from the Maine society. DR.. Bartlett re
! spCnded in a few happy remarks, express
ing his pleasure at being present and cX
! tending greetings from the Maine so
ciety.
DR.. Edward r. Clarke of Castleton pre-
scented strong paper on Therapeutics.
He brought out the idea that the medi
cal profession was advancing very fast
Knowing how to treat cases. DR.. p. d
circuit of Waterbury then read paper OF
sanitary water analysis and what can h
learned therefrom. He brought out tn
fact that had water Is the cause of mos
cases Of typhoid fever and that in almos
every case 1t was traced right back t,
some unhealthy cause. He also said tina
people were afraid of the little cost o
having the water Of their wells analyze,
each year as they should.
The annual ad lress of the vice president
pr. NJ. F. Mcclure of Montpelier. wa
then delivered. his subject being, "Puer
pera Septicemia,"
EVENING SESSION.
An address on gynecology, which shout
have been delivered by DR.. A Lapthor
Smith of Montreal, was read by Dr. II
G. 1inkham of this city, because Of ID
Smiths absence. A paper on diphther,a
with special reference to its complication
ana treatment was read by DR.. j. 7
Rlodgett of Saxtons River A paper o
. the early diagnosis and treatment {
} pulmonary tuberculosis was read by ID
H. Edwin Lewis OF burlington. He shove
how tuberculosis was now being trcate
| by physicians and how il was treated h
| them many years ago. giving in dc
tail the symptoms Even though pei
son may not show it in his looks 70
some time the physicians are able TO dc
r tcct the disease In nearly every case nov
lie urged that those suffering from IN
disease should spend as much time a
! possible out of doors.
\ paper on SHOULD the State care &c
= the consumptive?" was not read, as ID
= T.. j. Melville of Bakersfield was absen
The presidents annual address by ID
j. b. Wheeler on modern treatment {
} Prostate Hypertrophy, brought the ever
inG session to a close.