Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-20

of New York as the special guest, who presented a paper at the medical part of the meeting, and Mayor T. c. Mur- phy, ex-Congressman Edwin w Hig gins and Rutherford c, Plaut as the special guests at the banquet hour
 Election of Officers.
 At S.30 the business meeting wae called to order by the president. Dr. Witter k. Tingley, and after reports the election of officers was taken up. Dr. Herbert H. Howe. who has been vice president. was elected president; Dr. E. H. sI4innell, vice president. and Dr. Lester F. Walker was reelected secretary and treasurer.
 The paper by pr. West followed the business meeting. It was upon Con- servatiVe Effects of Certain Minor Genealogical Operations. He is pro- Post Graduate Medical school. and his paper was heard with great interest and discussed by the meeting.
 The Banquet.
 At 9.3O o'clock the banquet was served in the hotel dining room, where the following inviting menu was placed before the doctors in excellent form by the hotel staff:
 Clam Cocktail.
 Celery.
 Cream of ASpara gus Soup.
 Broiled Biuefsh.
 Potato Croquettes. Sliced Cucumbers.
 Roast Duckling with Apple Sauce.
 Fresh Asparagus on Toast.
 Delmonico Potatoes.
 Golden Gate Salad.
 Cherry Bisque Ice Cream.
 Assorted Cake.
 Demi- TGsse.
 Those Present.
 Tho ta bIoS xEpra arY,a Ooa in the form of an open square. with covers laid for 30 and at the head table across the end were seated with Toast master Dr. Witter K. Tingley, Mayo T. c. Murphy, Dr. James N. West of New York. Hon. Edwin w Higgins, Rutherford c. Plaut. Dr. H. II. Howe and Dr. Lester E. Walker
 Around the other tables were Dr. H. M. Pollock of the Norwich state hospital, Dr. Rush w. Kinball, Dr. c. F. Souder of the Norwich state hospi- tai, pr. Anthony Peck. Dr. P. J, Cassi- dy, pr. W. T. Browne, Dr. Louis Cassi- dy, Dr. NJ s. Bringman of the Norwich state hospital. Dr. F. J. Harper, Dr. C.. C. Gildersleeve, pr. H. B. Campbell of the tuberculosis sanatorium. Dr (. E.. Stark, w. F. Hoyt, Dr J. J. DOnohue, pr. E. P. Brewer. Prof. F. L. Farrell, Dr. G. A. Comeau. pr. NJ. E. Fox, Dr. E. J .Brophy Dr. N. P. Smith. zDr. George Thompson.
 During the banquet an enjoyable musical programme was furnished by an orchestra directed by Elizabeth Geary Danihy, and there were song sheets from which the doctors joined in on the choruses of popular song numbers
 Mayor Murphy on "Our City"
 Dr. Tingley presided with ability as toastmaSter, introducing His Honor the Mayor as the first speaker.
 Mayor Murphy, responding to the toast Our City, was greeted with ap- plause as he rose to speak. The mayor expressed his delight at the visit of Dr. West to Norwich and referred pleasantly to some favOrs that DP. Tingley had shown in extending the use of his auto to the mayor for an ln- spection trip around the streets. The mayor voiced his feeling of indebted ness on the part of the city towards the medical association and the doc tors themselves. The doctors. he said, were the kind of citizens we wanted and were earnest supporters of the city and never in the knocIler class. Nor wien was soon to arrive on the up wave again and in another year he thought that Dr. Tingley and all the other doctors would find the streets in fine condition, and when next the mayor accepted the presidents offer for an inspection tour of the city in
  Tingley would find some improvements to report.
 Ex Congressman Higgins.
 Ex- Congressman Edwin w. Higgins was the next speaker. touching up the doctors with some amusing references to some of his experiences as county health officer which drew appTeciatiNe laughter from his hearers.
 He spoke in part as follows:
 ct 1S-tn nd of the Norwich Medical Association: A great deal Of liberty should be accord ed a layman who has the temerity to address a gathering like this, and above all charity should be adminis- tered in allopathic doses. Che is in clined to avail himself of the tempo rary advantage offered were it not for the fact that there is ever before us the possibility that at any time we shall be calling plaintively for the help which only your profession can furnish. A profession that is pro- gressive and one to which the world owes 8 great deal.
 I have always had great respect for the honesty of the medical profession since my service as county health of ficer when I exercised fatherly and watchful eye over some of you pres ent. One of my duties was to exam inc and check up the vital statistic returns, and on one of them I saw the attending physicians name signed in the space reserved for Cause of death" This was not the same doc tor who had presented his bill to the executor of the estate of a deceased patient and he asked: Do you wish to have my bill sworn to?' No" re- piled the executor, the death of the deceased is sufficient evidence that you attended him professionally"
 Two Professions Closely Allied.
 The legal and medical professions are closely allied Neither is an ex- act science, nor will they ever be- and neither will ever quite satisfy the peo- pie who expect at times more from both than any human agencies can ever command. I commend the med ical profession for this organization. An annual get together when your troubles are forgotten and each pledges the other to a renewed deVO- tion to a higher standard of ethics and a broader development of a sci ence which means so much to human welfare and progress.
 Tn the nearly sixteen years that I have been a member of the New Lon don County Bar I do not know of our county organization getting together once as such in the spirit of good fellowship. Your example ought to be followed by the lawyers, and there are many reasons. why the two organiza- tions could annually meet and join hands in an attempt 70 get better understanding of the other. Perhaps some timid people would be fearful of such d result out really they would be the gainer by it. We owe 1t to ourselves to rid both the legal and medical professions of the fal1irs