The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-02
MEETING OF
MEDICAL
SOCIETY

The oath annual meeting OF the Rhode
Island Medical society was held in Ma
sonic Temple on Dorrance street yester-
day. with the largest attendance in the
history OF the organization
The meeting consisted mostly OF routine
business which concluded the election OF
officers. and standing committees for the
ensuing year. election OF seven new mem
bers and receipt OF annual reports.
Rev William II. p. Faunce, president
OF Brown university, made the annual ad-
dress. The meeting closed with ban
prandial exercises.
The house OF delegates the committee
OF the society. met at l0:So a. m. and
elected the following officers: President,
Or. Christopher f. Barker OF Newport;
first vice president. DIR. Charles V. Cha
pin OF Providence; second vice president,
DR.. Frank B. Fuller OF Pawtucket; secre-
tary, DR. stephen A. Welch Of Provi-
dence: treasurer. Dr. George -. Mathews,
Providence
The following are the standing COM
mittees elected TO serve during the en-
suing year: Committee OF arrangements,
Drs. william r. Cults, Pearl Williams,
Herbert G.. Partridge; publications. Drs.
G.. ID. Hersey, G. NJ. Godding. G. II.
Swarts: library. Drs II. @. Miller, q. d.
Hersey. G.. w Porter. c. l.. Collins. F. l..
Day; curator. Or. William j. McCaw;
neurology. Drs. n. c. Putnam. r. p. Har-
vey. F. l.. c. Garvin: legislation, Drs. @.
T. Swarts, w. F. Gleason, w. l.. Munro,
President c. F. Baker Secretary stephen
A. Welch; building D-s II. q. Miller. j.
w Mitchell, II. F. Noyes +. n. Peck
ham, f. T. Rogers; auditor 0or two
years-Dr. F. r. Harvey; delegate 20
the house OF the American Medical asso-
citation for l906-O7-Dr. John Champln.
The annual report OF the council was
made by DR.. William r. White. and the
secretary. Or. Stephen a. Welch. also
made his annual report The following
were elected honorary members: Rev.
William II. =. Faunce. d. D.. president Of
Brown university; Professor Albert Davis
Mead. Pm. D.. Professor Frederick Poole
Gorham The following physicians were
elected members: Drs. Michael Joseph
O'Neil Providence; John Lawrence May,
Michael H. Scranton and Edwin Ransome
Lewis. all OF Westerly.
DR.. Halsey De Wolf announced that the
$3.50 prize for the Fisk fund prize essay
which is awarded annually and for which
any doctor may compete. had been award
"A "a pi " ali4e- L u f tlais- -eit
The topics selected two years ago are
Al follows l905-'O6. 'The Etiology and
Diagnosis of Epidemic Cerebro-Spnal
Meningitis" l9u6-'O7. Diet I'm Typhoid
Fever" A portrait Of Dr. Lewis Leprel-
lett Miller was given the society by Ed
ward Darlington. through the courtesy Of
~~r George l.. Collins. a diploma from
the medical school at one time conne~
ed with Brown university and which was
awarded 10 DR.. Joshua Rose of South
Kingston in 1926 was presented 10 the So
ciety The following delegates from the
different medical societies made brief re-
marks Dr. j. Elizabeth Hoyt OF the New
Hampshire Medical society. Or NJ NJ
Johnson Of Hartford and Or William IT.
Johnson Of Danielson. representing the
Connecticut Medical society. and Or. L.
w Palmer OF birmingham Of the Massa-
chusetts Medical society Or. Horace @.
Miller presented the society with his ex-
cellent library Of books relating to oph-
technology and otology. which he has
been over 80 years collecting.
DR. William 2 Wilson read a paper on
The Treatment OF Inopera tive Malignant
Granules with Coley's Toxines" Or. VII
liam r. White paid tribute to the late
Or. George +. Keene
Or. Edward f. Pierce acted as anniver-
sary chairman az the banquet and the fol-
lowing spoke briefly: President Faunce
OF Brown university SECRETARY OF State
Charles p. Bennett ana Or John c. Pc
gram.
The next meeting will occur a Newport
Sept Z.