Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-19
DR.. F. 7. KlDDEk CHOSEN
Elected President at 98th Annual
Meeting of VT. Medical Society.
Timely Problems Observation-Disclosures
tant PAPER on Irfantiic PnrnIysis--
Annual banquet at Hotel YER
mont Thursday Evening.


which has a history Of almost 100 years, q nd
which viii celebrate Its centennial in 1913
held its 9Sth annual meeting in this oitv
last week The sessions opened in the
medical building Of the University of Yer
mont Thursday morning at II O'Clock. In
the evening the annual banquet was
served at the Hotel Vermont. followed
ny informal dancing on the roof garden
\ feature of the day was the election OF
DR.. Frederick 7. Kidder OF WoodstocS
ot president of the society. succeeding Dr.
II. c. 'rnkham OF THIS city.
ROUTINE UNTIL. NOON.
Thursdays session opened with prayer
ny the Rev. e. G. Guthrie. PASTOR Of the
First Church Mavor Eobcrts, speaking
IN his usual happy vein, then welcomed
the doctors to this city Routine business
followed. including the presentation of tho
reports of officers and committees. which
showed the society to be in q iouris hing
condition. No large gain in membership
was reported, for the society Is on 4 very
substantial foundation. and It's present
growth is accordingly slow. for it has
practically reached the limit Of numbers
possible in q state OF this size
Delegates from the medical societies of
other States We're then introduced, ana
greetings were brought from three New
England common wel,lths by Drs william
son Of Bangor. Me. Haskell o. Bridge
port, Conn, and Canedv of Greenfield,
Mass, The one last named is supcrin-
tendent or the State hospital in his homo
city.
ADDRESSES IN AFTERNOON
The afternoon opened with the vice
presidents annual address by Or s. w.
Paige of ST. Adams. who spoke upon
"Neuralgia" His paper. IKE tho others
read at THIS meeting. was highly tech
meal In its nature, taking UP the causes
and treatment OF this ailment Or
George 5. Bowel of Waterbury, who
has had wide experience in dealing with
cases of neuralgia, opened the discus
sion a. the paper. and others also spoke
briefly. Ir. a. ". Bellerose Of Rutland
presented the next paper taking up the
subject Of "Radiculttis." a spinal mnlady.
His talk was illustrated with diagrams.
The Occupation Diseases Of Modern
life" was the topic of Il paper 10y Or.
w. Gilman Thompson of New York.
postponed because OF the absence Of the
speaker In its place was substituted the |
paper which wGs to have been read this !
morning by Or. +. J. Melville Of St. AL !
hans, dealing with '"rreatm ont of Tniur- |
les Of Abdomen" The discussion Of this !
paper was assigned to Dr.. Lyman Allen
or this city and DR.. l.. l.. Leonard Of |
Barre a paper upon Spinal An
""sthesia,' by J. NJ. Allen of St. Johns !
bury was read nv Mr. l. l. t,..
.i,., .,. ~ ~ : r. FARMER OF |
,,..ie,, "7' 'Peh'u the dis
lNFANTGI.E PARALYSIS.
The closing address Of tl,, ,e,....
Of wide interest to V.r,,,,r....
dealt with infantiic n,r31,.-f- of ,,t.;t /
there have been MANY cases f.. a..
State during the past r.,y ro,rs .,.,.
Poliomyeltis' was the titlo az ,i,., .,,,..,.
which was presented bv n, ,r -
lIodslIinS of Palmer. Mas vto a, o,,.
II the weli-known American au,ho,l,ia-
upon this disease. DR.. c & C.,...,,,.
Rutland, who has mndn jrnnor,,,,, o,,,
tributiOns 70 the present-,Ia,. l.,,,,.r,..l,'.
Of infantile paraIvsjS. ororod ,t. No.
cusslon, which was continued b,. In, T.,
W. Sears of this city and otbers
Acute polinmyelltis is the toob,-t..f
term for irfantile naraIveie ?.
nont - PONY on 'ily-e-hEht-is' IN 70
increase in vario,s -. ODD" '.'
and in 1910 there v,,o ,,a....
Vermont The rna,o,,t,, - 49,, J." {