The Daily Missoulian., 1912-06-15

THE biggest and best meeting that
the Montana State Dental society has
ever had" That was the way In which
the officers of the organization char
acterlHed the meeting of the state So
ciety. which was begun In the Masonic
temple here yesterday morning. AL
though the morning session got late
start. 1t took up the work in hurry
when IL did get to going. and much
was accomplished during the day. Over
| 80 members of the society were pres
ent by the time set for the banquet last
evening. All of them were not at the
morning session. but they were drift
ing In all day and by night the record
for attendance had been shattered.
The lecture OF DR.. George w. Cook
of Chicago. who addressed the meet
ing in the afternoon, was one of the
features of the day. At the conclusion
of the afternoon program. the mem
bers took a trolley ride TO Bonner and
Fort Mlssoula. The banquet in the
evening was. according to those pres
ent, one of the best ever held by the
society.
Morning Session.
| The members Of the society began to
gather in the Masonic lodge room
shortly after 10 o'clock. The late ar
rival of many of the members In the
city caused them To feel the need of n
few minutes beauty sleep and, as II
| consequence. II was close to IL when
the meeting was called to order by
President w c. Gutelius of Anaconda
After the roll had been called and the
minutes of the Helena meeting read and
approved, Dr. Guteius addressed few
remarks to the assembled members. He
said In part:
1T Is great pleasure to be present
at the ninth annual meeting of the
Montana State Dental society. The one
thing ! don't like about the state So
ciety Is that II does not meet oftener
This work should have been taken up
earlier. IL Is of great advantage to
the members of the society. 1t brings
us I'm touch with such men as have
lectured before this organization and
whose remarks ana helpful advice have
done graf deal toward improving all
of us. The Montana State Dental So
ciety has made n satisfactory showing
since its beginning. Year by year we
have increased In membership and the
distance we are forced to travel to the
annual meeting does not seem so great.
Montana need not be ashamed OF her
dental society and the progress made
by It, 1t is giving evidence of health
ful growth and its increase viii COM
pare favorably with that shown in
other states"
After paying a tribute to the men
who had delivered lectures and held
ali inta hat he.
called for the report of the standing
committees
DR.. Il. G. Ellis OF the executive COM
mittee outlined the program for the
two days of the convention He called
special attention to the street car ride
planned for the afternoon and the au-
tomobile trip around Missoula which
has been planned for the members
Immediately after the meeting ad-
journs this afternoon,
The matter of receiving new men,
bers was then brought before the meet
ing and the chair was authorized to
appoint a committee to consider the
applications and report its findings. A
short recess was taken while the COM
mittee did its work. On reassembling,
the committee recommended that the
following be admitted to membership.
II. c. Craddoek of Hamilton, j. l..
Scott, Missonla II. j. Riley, Missoula:
X. o. Hines. Stevensville; A. II. Brown.
Plains; j. A. Phillips. Hamilton:
Charles Lord. Manhattan; i. i. Vos-
burg. kaispell; +. w. Adams, Billings;
X. C. Belingham. Cascade: G. w
Harker, Deer Lodge; i. Walcott, Lima;
X. @. Anderson Belgrade; w. II. Jack
son, Wibaux; c. A. Pike, Phlipsburg,
and Il. l.. Napton of Butte.
The meeting then took a recess until
1:3O.
Afternoon Session.
DIR. George W. Cook, dean of the
dental department of the University of
Illinois, was the main speaker in the
afternoons session. DIR. Cooks sub
jeet was "rhe Treatment of Pyorrhoea
and Alveolar Assesses" A subject was
introduced. who was suffering with a
fully developed abscess on the upper
right cuspid. DR.. Cook showed the
method of treatment employed by him
In such cases and then began his talk
on the proper care of the root canals.
lie discussed the action of various
acids on the tooth substance The
sealing and manner of filling of the
roots took up "A large part of his talk.
lie laid especial emphasis on the saw
Ing OF the root, as he said that "A
crowned tooth could be made just as
serviceable AS the real article After
he had closed, he answered many
questions asked him by various mem