Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-22

in this city Tuesday for symposium
on tuberculosis and held it's regula
meeting in the afternoon at the com
mon council rooms and a public meet
ing at the Opera house in the evening
at which time several addresses wer
delivered relating to the prevention O
| tuberculosis.
The regular business meeting wa
dent T. S. Hardy of North Vassalboro
A paper entitled Pathology, Bacteri
| ology and Serum Treatment" wa.
read by DR.. D. B. Craigin of Watervilie
| 'Symptomatology," was the title of the
paper read by DR.. c. H. Witherell Of
Oakland. Two cases Of Lupis We're
shown by DIR. A. A. Downs of Fairfield
DR.. E. H. Porter of Pittsfield read q
paper on "Differential Diagnosis" Ar
address was delivered by DIR. Estes
Nichols, superintendent of Maine Sana-
torium at Hebron. A report was given
on the progress of tuberculosis for the
last two years.
DR.. Maurice Priest of Fairfield was
elected a member of the society and
DR.. Estes Nichols and DR.. A. c. Young
were elected honorary members and a
vote of thanks was extended to them
for their parts in the meetings
DIR. L. G. Bunker, DR.. d. B. Craigin
and~Dr H. S. Milliken were appointed
as axcommittee to draw up a set Of
resolutions on the death of the late DR..
Cook of Vassalboro. DR.. H. S. Mill
Nken, Dr. A. A. Downs and Dr. T.. II.
Porter were also appointed a commit
hi, e lat,
the death of DR.. Taylor of Pittsfield.
Those present at the meeting were
Drs. C. w. Abbott, J. L. Fortier, P. S.
Merrill. H. S. Milliken, d. B. Craigin,
L. G. Bunker, Z. p Fish, Waterville:
Charles Mabry, T. S. Hardy, North
Vassalboro; L. d. Rand, A. A. Downs,
Fairfield; E. H. Porter, Pittsfield; c.
A. Moulton, Hartland; Virgil c. Tot
man, C. H. Witherill, Oakland; w. II.
Harris, Augusta
Previous to the meeting the Ken
nebec County Medical Association was
in session and were the guests of the
Waterville Clinical Society during the
afternoon
A public meeting was held in the
evening in the Opera house and a large
number of people were present. Prior
to the meeting a large number took
advantage Of the exhibit in the COM
mon council rooms.
The meeting was called to order at
$50 o'clock by President T. S. Hardy
of North Vassalboro, who in opening
stated that the exhibit would be open
to the public until next Saturday night
and would be under the direction of
the Waterville Church Federation He
Introduced as the first speaker Mayor
Frank Redington, who spoke of the
unceaSing work of the doctors and of
the great advantage Of the people in
being bale to receive such free educa-
ton in health matters, such as the ex-
hibit which was placed at their dis
posal 10 days ago. He spoke of the
many common forms of injuries To
health and how the people should be
glad of the chance to know how to rid
their homes of such by taking advant-
age of these exhibits. Mayor Red
ington paid deep tribute to DR.. A. c.
Young of Augusta, as being a great
friend to all.
The following was the program of
other speakers:
Inc prevention Oh IuDefculoslS,
DIR. A. G. Young, Sec. Me. State
Board of Health.
Bovine tuberculosis and It's Sources
of Danger.
DIR. A. Joy, Waterville, Sec. Me. Vet.
Medical Association.
The Social Aspect of tuberculosis.
DR. Estes Nichols, Hebron, Supt.
Maine Sanatorium, Hebron.
DR. A. G. Young's paper impart fol-
lows,
The Prevention Of Tuberculosis