Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-21
VERMONT PHYSICIANS IN T0WN
Venerable State Society Meets
for 102d Time.
Secretary Reports TOtnl Membership
of NcnrlH 4O0-Addrcss by Sur
gcOn-Gcncral of the Army
Followed by banquet.

The Vermont State Medical society
opened their 102nd annual meeting in the
assembly hall of the University of YER
mont College of Medicine at 1890 o'clock
Thursday morning with n large and con-
stantly increasing attendance of members
and delegates After DIR. William w.
Townsend. president Of the society, had
called the meeting to order, the Rev.
c. C. Adams. pastor Of the First Church
In this city. opened the session with
prayer. In the absence of Mayor Drew
who was prevented by illness in his
family from being present, Dr. J. N.
Jenne of Burlington delivered a short
address Of welcome. In his address DIR.
Jenne mentioned the fact that most Of
the delegates did not need welcome to
Burlington as many had passed their
undergraduate days here as students In
the Medical College, and others had at
tended clinics at the local hospitals and
brought their patients here for treatment.
1t was always a pleasure to re-establish
old associations. he said. and he extended
to the assemblage the freedom of the
Medical College as well as of the city
and babe them make themselves at home
during the session.
devoted to the reading and adoption Of
the reports of the various officers and
committees, the introduction of delegates
from the Massachusetts and New Hamp-
shire State Medical societies and the
reading of two papers on medical sub
Jects, the first clinical Notes on
Alcoholic Multiple Neurltis." by DR..
Charles Henry Dean of Salisbury. and
oP Jpfo liz
Paralysis" by Dr. Robert Williamson
Lovett Of Boston The informal discussion
Of these interesting papers was opened
by DR.. Herbert w. Taylor of Brattle-
boro and DR.. William Stickney of Rut-
land The afternoon session was devoted
TO reading and discussing several papers
on medical subjects and the house Of
delegates held a session at five O'Clock.
William C. Gorgas. surgeon-general Of the
United States army, delivered a stere-
opticon lecture at 7:S0 pm. in the assembly
hall of the high school building on the
subject, Sanitation of the Canal Zone
and Construction of the Panama Canal"
The lecture was followed by the annual
dinner of the society at nine o'clock at
the Hotel Vermont.
SECRETARY's REPORT SHOWS IN.
CREASED MEMBERSHIP.
The report of DR.. James M Hamilton
Of Rutland, secretary of the society
which was read at Thursday morning S
session, showed an increase of 10 mem
bers over the enrolment in 1914. with g
total membership at the present time OF
S6. DR.. Charles +. Dalton of Burlington
read his report as treasurer showing thai
the total receipts for the past year hat
been s4,5Go19 with expenditures Of g..
32942 leaving a balance on hand Of 49,
230T The report suggested that in con
sideration of the large amount Of money
accommodating in the treasury. the treas
urer be required to furnish a suitable
bond. the expense of the same to be PAID
by the society. DR.. J. N. Jenne Of Bur
lington submitted the report Of The
neurology committee, showing six death:
Of members in the past year, namely
DR.. Henry James of Waterbury DR.. B. ]
Andrews of Burlington, DR.. L. f. Iemen
way of Manchester, DIR. II. C. Bullart
of St. Johnsbury, and DIR. E. J.. Wash
burn of East Berkshire. DR.. Jenne alsC
submitted the report of the medico
legal committee. showing that there wa!
but one case yet to be adjusted involving
a member of the society. He also spok,
briefly concerning the medico-legal funC
on which the house Of delegates will talk
action. DR. +. w. Sears Of Burlington
in submitting the years report for tn
legislative committee said that Vernon
was backward in not providing womel
attendants to accompany insane womel
patients to the State asylum, and urge
the passage Of a bill providing such at
PENDANTS by the next Legislature. y
DR.. Francis p Emerson and DIR. Hitch
cock Of Boston. delegates from tn
Massachusetts State Medical society an
DR. Eastman. and DR.. Hodgkins, dele
gates from the New Hampshire Stat
Medical society. We're then introduced am
spoke briefly, extending the greetings o
their societies and their best wishes 70
prosperous year.