Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-08
Out in Force for Annual
Meeting at Portland.
Unusually Large Attendance at
Opening Days Sessions.
Papers and Discussions, with Reports and
Other Business Transacted.

| Portland. Me, June THE members
of the Maine Medical Association gath
cred here. today. for the sd annual
meeting. which will be in session until
bers arc present President f. l.. Dixon
of Denver. Col, formerly of Lewiston,
| presided.
Dr. w. u. Williamson read the report
of the visitors to the Maine Insane hos
| pital.
Drs. ]. NJ. Mccormack of Bowling
| Green. NY. Edward II. Trowbridge of
| Worcester. Mass, and L. II. Ingalls, of
| Hartford, CT, We're introduced to the
| association.
| By vote Of III" association the office
| of corresponding secretary was abol-
| iShed in accordance with the proposed
| alteration OF the constitution which
| provides that the duties of the cores
rording secretary be done by the re-
cordng secretary.
| Or. Is. L. Makepeace Of Pennington
read Il paper on "Diphthcria and Pha-
| ryngitis and Their Demands for Il Cor
| rect Diagnosis 4 discussion followed
| i'll which Dr. +. l.. Dixon and other
| members participated. DIR. II. II. Pur-
| ingtnn of Lewiston. read paper on
"Vesico Vaginal Fistula." Discussed by
Or. Gordon ana DR.. Ingalls,.
| d.. Daniel :. Latham of the Rhode
| Island Medical Society was introduced
| to the association.
| Th.. renort of the committee on the
revisionS of laws relating to the COM
mtmcnt of the insane was read by DR..
Addison :. Thayer Of Portland. DR..
Thaycr ana DR.. d. \. Robinson of Ban
gor. were Ieappointed as members of
III" committee and the president APP
pointed Dr. q. G. :. Davies of Augusta.
tnc third member.
| Just previous to the noon recess vol
untdry papers and reports on cases
were read by members.
Tho officers of the association are IS
foilnNs: President. f. l.. Dixon. NJ. D..
Lpwi>i,u: first Vice. president. K. d.
Hil.brr. NJ H.. Bath: second vice presi-
dent \. H. Stanhopc. NJ. H.. Dover;
treasurer Arthur :. Gibson. NJ. d.,
rni tland: recording secretary, Walter
T.. T,bie. NJ n. Portland; correspond
ing secretary, y. II. Sturtevant. NJ. D..
Augusta: bond of c.nsors. II ib"rt
f. TWitchcIl. NJ. D.. Portland. Daniel
". Hayes, VI. d., Henderson,; Stanley
+. Warren. NJ. D.. Portland: G. i. Viii
liams NJ D.. Auburn; George G. Par
l<ar VI. -. Winthrop; business com
mittcc. F =. Abbott. NJ. r.. Portland:
VI. ID. Williamson, NJ. D.. Portland.
At the aft rnoon session, the pr2si-
dent. nr. +. H. Dixon Of l. vision. de-
llvrrcd his address.
The following ver" elected to mem
bcrsini!,: Drs. II. p. Merrill. Jr., w. w.
Robinson. Wills; Il; Moulron, Edwin w.
Gchrirg. +. NJ. Fuller. j.. AL of Port
land. james w. bought, PhiprsburI
, J. Fl. Ricrcl!c, Brunswick.
The committee on organization re-
ported in accordance" With tn" plan
proposed by the AmC r.can Medical
Association After discussion. it WIS
voted that the report 60 back I" tn"
committee ana that tnr committee b"
enlarged by tn" addition of one mem
Der from each county.
} At the evening session. these Nom
bcrs were elected: DIS. Blanche {.
Boyle. Florence Gilm9H, Nicls {. Han
sen.
|
clud.d with Il lecture 81 Russia and
Japan" by Doctor John G. Rpwker
Lawrence. Mass.
The program for Thursday ana FIJI
day follows:
Thursday at go a M.-Rusincss; re-
ltonls. Wallace f.. Weber NJ. D.. Lew
iston: discussion. II. +. TWitcheli, NJ
D.. Portland: e. f.. Williams, NJ. -. Au
l 'n1d AhCraSCg.S.
| Hiram Hunt. NJ. D.. Grccnville: discus
sion, II. II. Brock, NJ. D.. Portland Il
| {; Abbott. NJ. D.. Portland; "Prclim
inary Anaesthesia with Ethcr %
| ouence. II. +. Twitchell. NJ. d.. Port
land; discussion by j. +. Thompson "
D., Portland; c. l.. Williams. NJ. ~
Auburn; 1.-The Uncertainties OF Med"
cine. Their Lessons" Gcorg" "A. fhii
Iips. M. D., Bar Harbor, Me-: discus
sion by Addison S. Thayer, NJ. D.. fof'
land: Alfred Mitchell, NJ. d., Bruins
wick.
2P. M.-Reccption of delegates from
other societies, election OF oiilcerS' re-
mort of necrOlugist; Cerebral Arteflo
Sclerosis." Chas. Il. Witherle. M. ~
Portland; "'rhe Necessity for country
Sanatoria, for the Treatment OF Iuoer'
| cuJosis." r. Fl. Bennett, NJ. d.. Lu
bee; discussion, Estes Nichols, W. ~
Superintendent Maine state Sana'o'I
nm: H. B. Neagle. NJ. D., superintenu
ent LOOMS Sanatorium. Libcryt- \. T..
adjourn at o'clock for annual dinner
evening session at o'clock; anlua
Grafton by Charles JeWett, Nj. ID. O
] Brooklyn. n. Y.
Friday. Q A. M.-Business reports
voluntary papers. or reports OF cases
unfinished business.