The 95th Annual Meeting held at Rutland, Vermont, October 22nd and 23rd. BURLINGTON: FREE PRESS PRINTING Co., 1909. NOTICE The Society does not hold itself responsible for any statement or opinions which authors have expressed in the several papers as published in these transactions. OFFICERS, 1908-1909. President, C. W. Peck, Brandon, Vt. Vice-President, S. W. Hammond, Rutland, Vt. Secretary, C. H. Beecher, Burlington, Vt. Treasurer, B. H. Stone, Burlington, Vt. Auditor, J. H. Blodgett, Bellows Falls, Vt. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NINETY-FIFTH The Ninety-fifth Annual Meeting of the Vermont State Medical Society was held in the Grand Army Hall, Rutland, Vt., October 22 and 23, 1908, the meeting being called to order by G. H. Gorham of Bellows Falls, President of the Society. Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Spence of Rutland. On motion of Dr. Stone the reading of the minutes of the last meeting was omitted. The Secretary read his report, approved. which was B. H. Stone, Treasurer of the Society, read his report as Treasurer for the past year, and the report was approved. The Executive Committee made report through the chairman, Dr. Gorham, that the only business it had transacted during the year was in regard to the postponement of the meeting of the Society. The Secretary read the report of the Publication Committee, which was duly approved. The Secretary read the report of the Legislation Committee, which was approved and referred to the House of Delegates. Dr. Gorham suggested that as a large number of deaths had occurred during the past year, the Secretary read the list of deceased members, which was done. Dr. J. N. Jenne's report as delegate to the American Medical Association was read by the Secretary. Dr. Gorham reported that no delegate was appointed to the New Hampshire Medical Society. Later the Executive Committee appointed Dr. Lee and Dr. Gorham delegates, but they did not attend. The report of Dr. H. C. Tinkham, delegate to Dartmouth Medical College was read and accepted. Dr. C. W. Strobell, member of the Committee of Arrangements, made the report for that committee. Dr. Caverly on behalf of the Trustees of the Vermont Sanitarium extended an invitation to all physicians attending the meeting, to take a trip to Pittsford to visit the Sanitarium, and announced that all arrangements had been made as to transportation, etc., the trip to take place on the afternoon of the 23rd. Dr. G. H. Gorham, after the completion of the reports of the different officers and delegates, retired, leaving Dr. Caverly to preside during the rest of the session, thanking the officers and members for all honors conferred upon him. Dr. Goss of Taunton, Mass., delegate from the Massachusetts Medical Society, being introduced, made remarks, indicating his pleasure at being able to be present to represent the Massachusetts Medical Society, conveying greetings and good wishes from that Society to the Vermont Society. The paper of Dr. Arthur O. Morton, the first number upon the programme, was postponed as the doctor had not arrived. Dr. S. W. Hammond read an interesting paper on "Infectious Diseases"-being the second upon the programme. Discussion was taken up by Drs. C. F. Dalton, H. D. Holton and H. L. Waterman. On motion of Dr. Hanrahan a vote of thanks was given Dr. Hammond for his paper. The paper on "Valvular Lesions of the Heart" was next read by A. O. Morton, and was followed by general discussion. The next paper was "Puerperal Eclampsia," by Dr. W. N. Bryant of Ludlow. It was an interesting resume of the subject, with report of present treatment and case histories. It was discussed by Drs. C. M. Campbell and E. G. Roberts, C. C. Perry, C. F. Ball, A. C. Bailey, C. W. Bartlett, C. F. Dalton and S. E. Maynard. Adjournment taken at 12.00 o'clock. |