Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-15
Maine Homeopaths Hold
cath Annual Session.:
Society Reflects Or. John
7. Palmer President.
Instructive Papers and Interesting
Discussion Banquet.

The Maine Homeopathic Medical So
ciety for the second time in success
sion chose the vicinity of Augusta for
the place of holding it's annual meet
ing. The meeting last year was held at
the Augusta House. while the meeting
this year. which was the 44th annual
session, took place Tuesday at Hotel
Pines, Island park.
The morning session opened at 10 A.
NJ and was called to order by DR..
William S. Thompson of Augusta.
chairman Of the committee on ar
engagements. The Divine blessing upon
the exercises of the day was invoked
by Rev. l.. w. Coons. pastor of the
winthrop Street Universalist church,
Augusta.
The roll call showed the following
members of the society present: Drs.
E. S. Abbott. Bridgton: Annette Ben
nett. Augusta: l.. A. Brown, Portland
Mary f. Cushman. Pennington: f. A.
Ferguson, Portland; c. NJ. Foss. Dex-
ter; w. " Hanscom, Rockland: A. l.
Harvey, Bangor; w. Scott Hill. Au-
g,lsta; NJ. S. Holmes. Oakland; w. II.
Kennison, Madison: f. O. Lyford.
Pennington: c. d. Mcdonald. Port
land: John T. Palmer Portland; c. A.
Paul. Scion; II. II. Plummer, Union;
Ray N. Randall. Biddeford: w. S.
Thompson. Augusta; H. F. NORM.
Bath. The guest of the society at this
meeting was DR.. Samuel Worcester of
Norwalk. CT. who brought the greet
ings of the Connecticut society.
The bill now pending in Congress in
PRODUCED by Senator Owen of Oklaho-
ma. providing for the establishment of
National Public Health Bureau.
whose head shall be a cabinet member.
was discussed at some length at the
business session and finally laid on the
table pending action by the American
Institute of Homeopathy. The following
new members we're elected: Drs. Cliff
ford Harvey of Bangor. II. +. NORM
and Fred G.. Curtis of Bath.
These officers were chosen for the
ensuing year:
President-Dr. John T. Palmer. Port
land.
Vice presidents-Drs. William II.
Kennison, Madison; George NJ. Rand,
Livermore Falls.
Recording secretary-Dr. Luther A.
Brown, Portland.
f. Newton, Brewer.
TreaSurer-Dr. William S. ThOmp-
son. Augusta.
Board of censors-Drs G. NJ. Foss
A. |. Harvey, NJ. l.. Holmes, Annette
Bennett, E. S. Hawkes..
Committee on legislation-Drs w. V.
Hanscom. J. T. Palmer. j. F. Trull. F.
A. Ferguson, l.. \. Brown.
Delegates to other societies were
chosen as follows: TO American Insti-
tute of Homeopathy, DrS. J. II. Palm
CT. F. O. Lyford alternates, Drs. Nj. 5.
Holmes, c. A. Paul; to Massachusetts
Society, DR.. +. A. Ferguson; to New
Hampshire, DR.. b. G. Woodbury., Jr;
to Connecticut Society, DR.. Mary f.
Cushman; to Rhode Island Society, DR..
Annette Bennett. The place and time
Of the next annual meeting of the So
cietv was designated as Portland, June
49, 1911.
An excellent dinner was enjoyed at
Hotel Pines and the afternoon session
opened at 2.30 p. M. The address by
the president, Dr. j. T. Palmer of
Portland was brief, but contained fit
ting eulogies of the two members of
the society, who have died during the
past year, DR.. H. C. Bradford of
Lewiston and DR.. John w. Whidden
of Portland.
A paper upon "Fibroids and Pain by
DIR. w. V. Hanscom of Rockland was
discussed by Drs. Ray Randall of Bid
uelur,i. j. Frank Trull of Biddeford and
w. Scott Hill of Augusta. Manage
ment of the Diet in Diabetes Melitus"
was the subject of the paper by DIR. F.
A. Ferguson of Portland. which was
discussed by Drs. L. A. Brown of Port
land and E. S. Abbott of Bridgton. Drs.
Charles d. Mcdonald of Portland and
Annette Bennett of Augusta discussed
the Treatment of Measles" as DR..
Edgar S Hawkes. of swans Island
who was to have had the paper, was
unavoidably. absent. The Single Rem
edy' was the subject of the paper by
DR.. William S. Thompson of Augusta.
which was discussed by Drs II. II,
Plumner of Union and W. II. Kennison
of Madison. pulmonary tuberculosis"
was treated in a paper by DR.. A. /.
Harvey of Bangor and was further dis
cussed by Drs. l.. A. Brown Of Port
land. E S. Abbott of Rridgton and c.
A. Paul of Scion.
Landlord Harlow at 80 set before
his guests of the day banquet which
was thoroughly enjoyed by each one
present. Two readings by DR.. Ray
Randall added much to the enjoyment
of the occasion. The society before fl
nal adjournment voted to recommend
the appointment for member of the
State Board of Registration of DIR. A.
T. Harvey of Bangor to succeed himself
when his term expires June 80. 1911.