St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-18
VERMONT
DOCTORS MEET
Annual Meeting Of State Medical
Society Held In St. JOhnsbury
Last Week
PROFESSIONAL PAPERS
Annual Banquet At Avenue House
Good List of Speakers-Dr. @. HI.
Beecher of Burlington Elected
President-Next Meeting To
Be Held In Barre.

St. Johnsbury is a Mecca for the
physicians Of Vermont during the
annual meeting of the State Medical
society which convened for its first
session at the Caledonia court house
Thursday morning. Nearly 100 doc
tors from all parts of the state at
tended the first days meeting of the
society," The large number Of the
delegates ladies who attended were
delightfully."- entertained with recep-
ton held from to o'clock in the
afternoon at Underclyffe, the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Frank H. Brooks.
The society was called to order at
1890 o'clock by DR.. Edward Harlan
Ross of st. Johnsbury and prayer
was offered by Rev. Paul D. Moody.
Hon. Alexander Dunnett welcomed
the physicians to st. Johnsbury on
behalf of the townspeople.
The days program was carried oul
as arranged with two exceptions
Owing to a misunderstanding Dr.
John R. williams of Rochester, N. Y,
who was to have spoken in the after
noon on the subject Diabetes Mel
litis, Our Present Conception of the
Disease and It's Treatment" went to
Rutland instead of coming to st.
Johnsbury. DR.. Williams will speak
on the subject Friday afternoon. DR.
Alberto Hyacinth Bellerose of Rut'
land was unable to attend the meet.
ing at any time during the sessions
At the fixed session of the house OF
delegates held Thursday afternoon al
o'clock in the court house, nom
ination committee was appointed to
report the names of officers for. the
ensuing year.
The nominating committee elected
by the house of delegates. were as fol.
lows: Drs. J. A. Stevenson Of Ches-
ter, A. L. Miner, Bellows Falls, and
B. H. Stone of Burlington.
Reception at UndercIyffe
About forty ladies attended the re
ception rendered them Thursday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. Frank II.
Brooks. A delightful program was
carried out, consisting of two violin
solos by Miss Marjorie Cramton, a
piano solo by Mrs. G. M. Richmond,
three very effective dances by Miss
Madeline Randall and Frank o.
French entertained with humorous
musical selections. Delicious re-
freshments were served, and the ta-
BILE presided over by Mrs. Brooks and
Mrs Margaret N. Haywood. The as
sisting committee was composed Of
Mrs. E. H Ross, Mrs. H. II. MiltI.
more. Mrs. Frank Farmer, Mrs. W
G. Kicker, Mrs. w. J. Aldrich, Mrs
c. A Cramton. Mrs. F. M. Walsh
and Mrs. w. B. Fitch.
The Banquet.
The banquet at the 103rd annual
meeting of the Vermont State Medical
society, held at the New Avenue house
Thursday evening was marked by an
excellent post-prandial program. the
exercises were presided over by the an
niversary chairman, DR.. Frederick E.
Clark of Burlington, who showed his
long experience in that line to ad-
vantage in the apt illustrations, and
appropriate introducuons. The post
prandial speakers included: DR.. Ed
ward H. Ross, Hon. Frank H. Brooks,
Rev. Paul Dwight Moody and Hon
Joseph Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury,
DR.. John r. Williams of Rochester,
N Y, DR.. John H. Blodgett of Bel
lows Falls, and Drs. w. N. Bryant on
Ludlow.
Nearly $50 DOCTORS ladies and
guests of the society sat down to the
delightful menu prepared by the
house, after the blessing had been
invoked by Rev. Paul Dwight Moody
of st. Johnsbury. DR.. Edward Ross,
president of the society, then intro
duced the toastmaster of the evening,
DR.. Clark.
After making few Introductory
remarks the POSTMASTER introduced /
Dr. Edward H. Ross, who responded /
to the toast, "Our Society" DR.. Ross
began by saying, Tonight is the 1O2d
anniversary of the founding of our so
ciety. This in an individual would
mean old age, and feebleness and 1p-
preaching death. In our society 1t
spells strength and maturity. The
society is larger, stronger than ever IN
its history and is doing good work.
This year alone it has gained 100 IN
m lem bership." He further spoke Of
the high aims of the society, to fa-
cilitate the working together of coun-
ty organizations, the advancement Of
moral welfare along many lines, AND
the work that is being done among
it's members in the interest of the ad-
vance of surgical science.
DR.. Ross also said: During the
past year there have been many meet
ings held by the county societies for
post graduate work, and an inter
change of speakers from one district
to another. Also during the year
many public meetings have been held
under the direction of the committee
ON public health and instruction"
He also spoke of the journal pub
Iished in the state by the COMMITTEES
for the publication of records, foi
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