Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-12
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Quarterly Meeting Proves
An Interesting Session.
lecture by F. P. Simmons Of
Boston Follows Banquet,
he Annual Session viii Be Held in
January at Portland.

The quarterly meeting of the Maine
association of Optometrists, held
Wednesday afternoon and evening at
he Augusta House, was well attended
nd enthusiastic and proved an inter-
sting and profitable session. A bust
ess session at 4.30 2. NJ. was follow
by a banquet in the banquet hall
f the hotel.
Those present were: Vivian w.
ills, Norway; Lester V. Somes. Port
md; A. c. Rich, Auburn; J. b.
dimes, Lewiston: G. W. Lockhart,
,oston; w. w. Slade, F. NJ. Drisko,
Boston; F. L. Adams. Belfast; j. W.
pringall. Dexter; a. F. Goodhue, Fort
'airfield; c. A. Pendleton. J. f. Bur
ess, Orel Z. Davies, Roekland; W. E.
aston, Portland; ]. NJ. Dewyea, San
ord; Edward Barrett, Canaan, VIII
am c. Jackson, West Washington;
Iillard F. Dearborn, West Buxton;
'oward L. Bryant. Bangor. George
lei. Presson, Pennington. Harry ].
ovelle. Bangor G.. Frank Twombiey,
AGO; ]. II Fling. Old Town; Otis
kinner. Bangor: f. r. Libbey, NJ. 7.
President Presson presided at the
Isiness session and the report of the
1mmittee on price list was presented
y the chairman, vivian w. Hills. A
tactical paper upon Some of the
Kings an Optometrist Ought TO Do,
as presented by F. l.. Adams of Bel
st. ". f. Easton OF Portland fol-
wed with a paper upon "A Fee for
xamination. and appointment Work"
Some interesting or unusual cases
oming under their observation were
ported by George Mel Presson of
arlington, Howard /. Bryant of
=. Henry Fling of Old Town, Harry J.
ovele of Bangor. and Arthur F.
'oodhue OF Fairfield. An interesting
'scussion of the papers and cases fol-
owed.
The banquet was served at p. NJ,
nd after the excellent menu provided
V Landlord Emerson had been thor
ughly discussed a lecture on 'Museu-
r Anomalies" was given by +. T.
immops of Boston, followed by a
tactical demonstration OF the use Of
risms.
The place of holding the next meet
ag. which is to be the annual session,
ad been left with the executive COM
1ittee and their report in favor oil
'ortland was accepted. This meeting
i'll be held on the second Wednesday
January. 1912. At this meeting
ill occur the election of officers and
is expected that at least 100 mem
.ers of the association will be present
exhibitions of instruments and demon
trations of cases will be an important
allure of this meeting.
1t was reported that the new law
assed at the last session of the Leg
stature in regard to registration was
vorldng out very satisfactorily ana
ut very few violations of the law
ave been reported.
The Legislature also passed la"
hanging the name of the organization
o the Maine Association of Optome-
rists and those members present VINO
cid certificates under the old name
f Maine Association of opticians
brought in their old membership GER
ificates and received the new ones
rom Secretary Covelle. giving the new
anne of the organization. The SEES
ION concluded with a question box at
vhich many topics of interest to the
profession We're discussed.
A number of the members of the as
,ocfation came in the early afternoon
md took trip to the National Home
~ visited the enlarged State House
IA ctata museum,