Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-19

Th r.nd annual meeting VI W. W.
mont state Medical society opened III 'h'
Medical college building thursday morn
ing mt nine O'Clock. After the c'ii W
order by the president, Dr. r. !" VIZ
Sweeney. of this city. prayer was o"'r-
cd by the chaplain, the Rev. DE-. George
". Bliss, also of Burlington. ara 'he
regular business OF the session was
taken up.
REPORTS SUBMITTED.
The report of the secretary. DR.. George
II. Gorham of Bellows Falls, showed the
membership of the society to nc ahout
4o0, the same rs n year ago. If fuliI-
mont of the recommendation OF the sec
rotary, in his last two reports. pr. Cor
ham reported that the committee on
legislation, in conjunction with similar
committees from the homeopathic ana
eclectic societies. secured tn" passage by
the last session Of the Legislature of the
medical registration act which provides
for the examinations and licensing OF all
physicians by Il State beard of reSistro-
ton. 1t consists of three allopathic, two
homeopathic and two ccolcctic 1hysic-
fans. Consequently the hoard nf tci'sors
of the different societies ras been
abolished.
Jhe report OF the treasurer. DIR. u. II.
stone of this city, showed the total re-
ccipts to have been ss16.1.; the total dis
hurscncnts. s75l.35, and the balance on
hard, s5o.@7.
The report CT the chairman of tho COM
mittcc on neurology, DR.. NJ. II. Eddy,
showed that eight members had died and
obituaries of these members were later
presented.
Or. Z. r. Eiddcr of Woodstock. dele
gate To the meeting of the Connecticut
Medical society. held ut Hartford, Conn,
last May made Il report OF the proceed
ings of that body. DIR. George II. Cor.
han, gave his report rs delegate to the
meeting of the White River Medical
society and DIR. L. w. Burbank of Cabot
ana pr. O.. c.. Baker of Brandon r%ei'ort-
ell as delegates to the Dartmouth Medical
college.
READING or OBITvAEIf.S.
Carefully prepared obituaries of NOM
tcrs who had died during the year were
thcr presented. The obituaries were
written by members who had hcei. close.
ly associated with the those eulosizcd
and the reading of the several tributes
received careful attention. from all pres
Cnt. h obituaries were as follows:
DR.. w. r. Hutchinson or E.nosburgh
Falls by w. II. Ciddings of Bakersfield;
Or. W. II. Huntington of Rochester by
Dr. ]. =. Jcnne of Burlington; Dr.. w.
n. Platt of Shorehlm by DR.. c. w. How
ard of that town; DR.. c. c. Ruilee Of
Morrisvilie " DR.. G. !. Bate; Of that
town. Obituaries Of DR.. T.. i. i'airnan
Of Hardwick by DIR. s. j.. Darling Of
that town and DIR. T.. H.. Mack of Wood
stock by j.. +. Ei1der of that town,
wcrc in the absence of their authors,
read by the secretary, DR.. Gorham.
At tn" close of the morning session. the
members awaited themselves of the OPP
porturity to visit the EXHIBITS Of medical
and surgical supplies in the bulidirg and
the State Laboratory of Hygiene, in the
Hayward block on Main street.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho afternoon session opened at two
o'clock, when the del rgatcs from other
societies were introduced. These dele.
gates were introduced by DIR. McSwoerey
and We're DR.. o. u. Eastman Of Woods
vile. n. H., and Or. II, 4. Hildr"th,
representing the New Hampshire state
Medical society. and IN. Wallace NJ.
Pierce Of Providence, r. l. representing
the Rhode Island state Medical society.
Each of the delegates cxtondcd brief
Ercetin"i. The first address ot the after
noon WIS that of the Vicc-prosidcnt DIR.
NJ. J." thandlcr of Barre, whose sibicc ct
was THE Physician AS An Fducator.'
The discussion OF this paper was lei by
DR.. w. c. Abbott Of Chicago and DIR. @.
G. stickney of Barre.
A paper on ~ Few Of the More Tn