The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-11
To Call For s3rd Annual
Convention Of
STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY
Attendance Promises to Be Very Large
FIRST Session was Called to
Order This Forenoon at lo:so
O'clock. aAg

The Vermont state medical society
is holding its 9Srd annual convention III
this city and the opening session was
called 70 order in the Masonic rooms
in the Blanchard building. North Main
street, this forenoon ut 10.a0 O'Clock.
President AZ T.. Chandler 81 Barre was
the presiding otiiaer. tp TO thar time
forty physicians from various parts Of
THE state had arrived and registered.
The delegates were met at the stations
by local physicians and were escorted
to the society's headquarters on tbn
second honr of the blanchard building.
There they were met BY the committee
on arrangements, Drs. foc M Jackson,
n. ID. McSweeney and q. G Stickney.
After being registered and provided with
the society badge, bearing also views al
the Spaulding school building and the
Burns monument, the visitors were
shown to their stopping places. On ac-
count OF the lack Of sufficient hotel ac
commodations, most Of the delegates
were placed in private houses
The attendance at the convention
promises to exceed the average, as the
number registering before noon was larg
er than ever before for the same period.
The doctors are in most cases accom-
panied by their wives. 40 that the total
number Of visitors will be in the neigh
borhood of two hundred The ladies'
will have their quarters iii the Vincitia
club rooms in the same building where
the convention meets. The rooms Of the
club have been beautifully arranged by
the ladies of the city. Here the recep-
tion to the visitors will be given this
evening at nine o'clock, on following
the banquet Of the society.
Business Of the Convention.
After the convention had been called
TO order this forenoon by President
Chandler. prayer was offered by the Rev.
f. A. Poole, pastor Of the Congrega
tional church OF Barre Then came the
preliminary work OF the convention, con
sistine of the reading of reports largely
The secretary. DIR. George II. Gorhain
of Bellows Falls, reported that the so
ciety had received thirteen members
during the year, bringing the total mem
bership up to about 400. DR.. GOrhanl
stated that there are but one hundred
physicians in the state who are not
members Of the Vermont state medical
society The treasurer, Dr. B. IA Stone
Of Burlington, presented the financial
report of the society; Dr. Joe w. Jack
son of this city reported Tor the com
mittee OF arrangements; neurology COM
mittee, NJ. H. Eddy legislation COM
mittee. A. b. Bisbee; delegate to the
American medical society meeting in
Boston, DR. M r. Grain Of Rutland, and
also reports from different medical so
cieties.
An obituary Of DR.. c. {. Smith was
presented by DR.. L. NJ Greene Of Beth
Ell, after which adjournment was taken
for the forenoon. il being then nearly
noon. This afternoon the convention re-
opened shortly alcer two o'clock, at
Which time delegates from other so
cieties were introduced Then came the
vice presidents address. BY DR.. T. s.
Allbee of Bellows Falls on the subject,
"The Treatment Of Fractures The ad
dress was followed by discussion.
Two prominent social features Of the
convention will be the annual banquet
this evening" followed BY the reception
at the Vineitia club rooms.
Headquarters of Supply Firms
The driIl room of the uniform rank,
Knights OF Pythias, looks like an ope-
rating room and supply store combined,
through the efforts of the representa-
tiyes Of nine firms from different parts
Of the country. The firms and their
representatives are; Tho Surgeon and
Physicians supply company Of Boston,
represented by i. W Reeves: the w. D.
Allison company Of indianapolis, rep
resented by their Boston manager. W.
Il. Birdsalli the Independent pharnacy
company Of Worcester. Mass, represent
cd 81 g. /. Thomas. u. 7 BiclSford and
r.. l.. High: The lamber pharmacalt com
pany OF ST. Louis, Mo-, represented BY
y. w. Rounds, NJ D.: the Daggett 4
Miller company, incorporated. Of Prov
idencc. r. Il, represented By fhprles l..
RandIett. lr.; The Globe optical com
pany of Boston. represented By y. X.
White. the Charles II Phillips chemical
company Of New York, represented BY
+. r Bowers. NJ D.. the New England
optical company Of Manchester, n, H.,
represented by r ! Tibbetts: the X. }.
Strasenbufgh company Of Rochester, N.
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