Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-18
AUGUSTA LOCALS
MAINE H0MEOPhTH-
&c MEDICAL SOCIETY
IN ANNUAL SESSION
Two Well Attended Meetings
Are Held at Y. NJ. C. A. Build
ing, with Most Interesting
Programs-Dr. L. A. Brown
of Portland Is Elected Presi-
dent-Banquet at Augusta
House in Evening One of the
Closing Features

Maine homeopathic Medical Society
was held in this city on Thursday,
good number of delegates coming from
all parts of Maine, with representa-
tivcs from several of the other New
England states also present. The morn
ing session was held in the Assembly
room at the Y. Nj. C. A. and the call
to order was issued by DR.. l.. A.
Brown of Portland. president of the
associa ton. The invocation was then
asked in a most impressive manner
by Rev. c. d. Boothby of this city,
following which the reading of the
minutes by Secretary John A. Hay
ward of Portland took place.
The report Of the treasurer was
read by DIR. w. s. Thompson of this
city and accepted as being very salts
factory, after which the appointment
of auditing and nominating committees
was made, and several of the other
reports, including those of the board
of censors. committee on legislation,
necrologist and others were handed in.
Then the election of officers for the
coming year was held, the results be-
ing as follows:
President, l.. A. Brown, NJ. D.. OF
POI tland; first vice president, +. A.
Ferguson of Portland; second vice
president, w. A. Walters. NJ. d., Fair
ED; recording secretary. John A.
hayward, NJ. d., of Portland; CORES
pending secretary. Carrie +. Newton,
". d.. Ct Brewer; treas or, w. S.
Thompson, 81. D., of Augusta.
The board of conscrs consists of
Drs. II. r. NORM of Bath; E. s. Alb
bolt of Bridgton; George II. Rand of
Livermore Falls: A. l. Harvey of Ban
gor; and M. S. Holmes of Oakland.
The committee on legislation, Drs. j.
T. Palmer, Portland; w. S. Thompson
of Augusta; r. N. Randall Of Lewis
ton: l.. A. Brown of Portland; and J.
Frank Trull of Biddef9rd..
Other business, Including the APP
pointment of delegates to both State
and National societies and to the Con-
gress of States, occupied the meeting
until the noon hour, when they adj
journed. luncheon being served to the
delegates at the Augusta House at
1880 p. NJ.
Promptly at O'Clock the members
again met in the Assembly room at the
Y. NJ C. A and after a short reception
to the delegates had been held a very
interesting and instructive practical
Medical Paper" was read to the meeting
by Dr. John p Sutherland, dean of Bos-
ton University of Medicine.
The physicians present considered them
selves very fortunate In thus having the
opportunity to listen to Dean Sutherland,
whose contribution to the meeting was
thought a most important and valuable
one, dealing as it did with topics OF vital
interest to all homeopathic practitioners.
The next speaker was DR.. w. A. Dewey
of Ann Arbor, Mich, and his topic, The
Physical Properties of the Homeopathic
School of Medicine at Home and Abroad.
was profusely illustrated with stereopi-
ron slides showing the large and wen
equipped hospitals in all the civilized
for the homeopathic physicians of the
world, representing a combined monetary
value of about $40. 900 in all
Or. Dewey said among other things
that at times the rivals in medicine or
the homeopathic have said that the prac-
tice is declining and that the association
is fast becoming bankrupt. and he added
that In the last year more than million
and a half in tangible assets have peen
added to the associations possessions
which In his estimate indicates very
clearly that prosperity is not entirely
passing by the homeopaths.
His address was applauded, ana the
next sneaker of the afternoon was Dr.
G. r. Sawyer Of Marion, Ohio. the chair
man of the executive committee OF the
American Institute Of Homeopathy, VINO
spoke on Organization. Cooperation ana
the Presentation Of Uniform Resolution
Making Federation Immediately Enec-
tive."swho presented his subject matter
in a most telling and effective form. hav-
ing his data fully in hand and proving
most interesting speaker.
1--WE have nothing to apologize for IN
homeopathy; We have the goods" he
said. 1--WE have many members in this
United States who have both national
and international regulations, hundreds
Of nurses who are trained to do the
work that only nurses can perform. and
hundreds Of young students who will take
our places when we have declined In age.
We are not. thank heaven. declining
either in spirit or determination. "The
homeopathic physician IL today the bust
eat doctor In the world" he added. "The
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