Evening journal., 1919-02-15
DENTISTS recall
WAR EXPERIENCES
Discharged Doctors Also
Remember Professional
Brothers in the Service
DR.. SPEAKMAN TELLS
OF SERVICE ABROAD

The Delaware State Dental Society
IN ntting celebration OF Lincoln's birth
day held banquet ct Bookbinders.
Philadelphia, on Wednesday. in honor
of the members OF the society, who are
In the service. OF the members in the
service. those who were present were:
Major William G. Speakman, who has
returned from service abroad; Captain
William 4. Duffy. Camp Dix. n j., and
First Lieutenant Robert Price. who has
returned TO his civil practice. typical
bookbinder dinner was enjoyed and
standing toast was given the guests Of
honor.
DR.. H. C. Watson, Of this city. presl-
dent Of the society, as POSTMASTER,
paid a touching tribute 10 the work
given by those members OF the society,
who were In the service and called
upon Major Speakman TO give 70 the
gathering a glimpse Of service abroad.
Or. Speakman thanked the society for
It's welcome 10 himself. Drs. Duffy and
Price He voiced the appreciation OF
the Army Dental Corps for the inyal-
liable assistance given TO Il by the work
OF the Preparedness League OF Ameri-
can Dentists, and particularly, that
rendered by the Free Dental Clinic OF
Wilmington, in preparing the recruits
for service. The attention Of the COM
pany was called 10 the fact that Della
ware was the first State In the Union
TO have dental members appointed to
the draft boards and the first State TO
have a dental ambulance in the field
in service overseas. The work done by
the dental surgeons on duty in the can
tonments was extolled and OF what
great assistance it was to the men in
the service "over there" DR.. Speak
man gave a very interesting description
Of his trip across on Q transport with
its lightess nights in the U-boat zone.
Upon his arrival in France DR.. Speak
man was assigned TO the Field Mobile
Hospital at Lyons and served with the
Yale unit in preparation for the St.
Michel offensive. After vivid descrip-
ton OF the trials and hardships OF rem
dering dental service at the front,
where motor trucks by the roadside
and camOuflaged ruins, served as dental
operating rooms, DR.. Speakman called
attention to that saving sense OF fu-
NOR, which made light Of hardshlps by
relating little incidents Of the HUMOROUS
side Of service "over there" I'm which
the cOlored troops were particularly
conspicuous. The Dental Corps. he said,
gave valuable service at the front and
suffered many casualties.
Captain Duffy and Lieutenant Price
gave the society members an idea OF
the work carried on In the cantonments
and hospitals in this country.
A standing toast was drunk TO the
members OF the society. who are still
IN the service and were unable 10 be
present. Drs. Jefferis, Brown and
SOuthard in service overseas. and DR..
stationed at Camp Ogle-
thorpe, Ca.
The members OF the State Society
and their guests present were:
William C. Speakman, D. d. s.; Robert
e. Price, D. D. S, Of Wilmington; VII
liam A. Dunry, D. D. S.. Of Camp Dix, |
N. ].
Others from Wilmington were: Harry |
T. Moreland, D. D. s.; J. Albert Cam, |
D. d. s.; P. H. Keaveny. d. d. s.; Horace
Belts, D. D. s.; Albert II. Cough. D. d. |
s. 4: Herbert NJ Hogue. d. D. s.; Charles |
P. Pierce, D. D. S; Charles ]. Kinbead, |
D. D. 6; William 2. Harris. D. D. s.;
Howard C. Watson. D. D. s; F. Cullen,
d. D. s.; Gayl A. Hitch. D. D. s., OF
Laurel; Cahall Sipple. D. D. s., Of Dover;
David NJ. Hitch, D. d. S, Of -Philadel-
phia; William Mclaughlin. j. Harry |
Dare, Spencer NJ. HURT, j. Harold
Gump, OF Philadelphia; Irving H. Craig.
OF Wilmington.