The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-12
DR.. C. w. Bartlett of Ben
nington Elected President
of State Medical Society
BANQUET S HELD
AT \ TEL BARRE
The 1915 $. INVENTION Will Be
: i in Burling-
- ton

| this afternoon were taken on the second
and closing day of the l04th annual
meeting of the Vermont State Medical
| society this forenoon. A busy two hours
session, which included close application
to business as well as to paper con.
tributed by DIR. j. A. Turnbull of Boston,
began at $3.50 O'Clock in Rowland hall,
and this afternoon at o'clock, the scene
of the convention activities shifted to the
Bijou theatre, where there were lectures
by Lieut.. Col. A. Mackenzie Forbes, G. A.
NJ, of Montreal, p O., Lieut. Col. George
Major Henry D. Jump, NJ. R. c., of Wash
ington, ID. c.
The Elections.
Burlington was chosen as the 1918
meeting place of the convention, which
is to be held early in October Election
of officers at the forenoon session to-day
followed a report by the nominating
committee, consisting of DR.. C. w. How
ard of Shoreham, DR.. +. L. Osgood and
DIR. David Marvin of Essex Junction,
which was appointed at a meeting of the
House of Delegates last night. The com
mittees report was adopted unanimous
ly.
The following officers were elected for
l9l7-l9lS: President, DIR. c. w. Bartlett
of Bennington; vice president, DIR. Will
liam Lindsay of Montpelier; secretary,
DIR. William G. Kicker of st. Johnsbury;
treasurer, DR.. T. H. Martin of Middle
bury; auditor, DR.. w. j. Upton of st.
Adams; councillor for the first district,
DR.. J. n. Jenne of Burlington councillor
for the second district, DR.. A. Z. Farmer
Of st. Johnsbury; executive committee,
DR.. W G. Kicker of st. Johnsbury, DR.
David Marvin of Essex Junction, DR.. NJ.
f. McGuire of Montpelier; publication
DIR. w. G. Kicker of st. Johns
bury, DR.. A. S. Chilson of Bennington,
Dr. E. II. Martin of Middlebury; legisla-
i've committee, DIR. T. w. Sears of Bur-
ington. Dr. w. n. Bryant of Ludlow, DIR.
4. H. Swift of Pittsford; medical educa-
ion committee, for 1920, DIR. c. S. Caver-
y of Rutland; neurology committee, DR..
J. G. Ross of st. Johnsbury, DR.. w. FL.
3rown of Sheldon, DR.. f. L. osgood of
rownshend; medico-legal committee, DIR.
I. n. Jenne of Burlington; health and
,ubic instruction, DIR. c. +. Dalton of
Burlington, DR.. J. H. Blodgett of Bellows
falls, DR.. E. A. Hyatt of st. Albans, DIR.
|. Z. Farmer of st. Johnsbury, DIR. j. w.
stewart of Barre.
The official slate for the House of Dele
ates is as follows: President, DR.. James
T. Hamilton of Rutland first vice -presi-
ent, DR.. c. J. Rumrill of Randolph; sec
nd vice president, DR.. A. O. Morton of
t. Adams; secretary, DR.. David r.
rown of Lyndonville.
Fraternal delegates to other societies
ere selected in the following order: To
ne Connecticut River Valley Medical as
DR.. A. L. Patch of Windsor;
, the Maine State Medical society, DIR.
7. n. Bryant of Ludlow; delegate to
lie New Hampshire Medical society, DIR.
n. Jenne of Burlington; delegate to
he Massachusetts, Medical society, DIR.
G.. Stckney of Barre; delegate to the
State Medical society, DIR.
W. Howard of Shoreham delegate to
lie Rhode Island Medical society, DIR.
d. Colby of Sudbury delegate to the
edcal Society of the State of New
ork, DIR. F. W, Sears of Burlington; an
versary chairman. DR.. f. A. Cotton of
delegate to the Wells River
ciety, DR.. A. l.. Miner of Bellows Falls;
legate to the American Medical asso-
alton, DIR. Kidder of Woodstock.
Apart from the business meeting, the
ain feature of the forenoon program
Is clinic on anaphylaxis and a dis
ssion of the diseases of the teeth. DIR.
A. Turnbull, a we'll known Boston ply
ian, conducted the anaphylaxis clinic,
the reaction and discuss
: exhaustively the treatment. The
ter discussion was in charge of DIR.
II. Stone of Burlington, the state
biologist, and DIR. f. Z. Farmer. The
,ond part of the program was given
er entirely to the paper on teeth dis
,es by DR.. George II. Wright of Boston.
Wright's treatise developed the close
alton of teeth diseases to the nose and
, throat. The discussions were led by
NJ c. Twitchell and DIR. B. F, Cor
m. This afternoon the Bijou theatre
5 placed at the disposal of the society
1 special invitations were extended the
les who were here for the meeting.
ntern slides admirably illustrated the
eresting lecture on 'Reconstructiye
-gery in the War" by Lieut.. Col A.
ckenzie Forbes of Montreal A paper
"The Duties of the Medical Officer in
L. S. A." by Lieut.. Col. George r.
,man. and an address ON The Medical
,erve Corps" by Major Henry Jump,
r. c., was scheduled to follow.
'esterday the entire afternoon was
en- up with papers and discussions.
+. o. Crossman of Burlington, who
tributed a paper on the subject, The
'erential Diagnosis Between Acute Al
olic Intoxication and Alcoholic Insan-
" the discussion being led by Drs.
}. Morton and T. J. Allen. The paper
tied of delirium tremens, alcoholic
ucnosis, Korsakoffe phychosis, alco
G meningitis or wet brain, jealousy
Ghosts. acute alcoholism, and psresis
n delirium tremens DIR. 4. L. Patch
Windsor contributed a paper on In
.stion" His was discussion from
point Of view Of the general prac-
,ner of the diagnosis Of conditions
lucing symptoms located in the up-
part Of the abdomen The discussion
in charge of Dr. " r Hazelton and
" y Jcnue
,nmc Public Lessons Of the War was
subject uf a timely and illuminating