1st L t. Gale F r i d a y —Bom in Fremont, Indiana, March 1, 1896; graduate of the Fremont High School and the Indiana Dental College (1917) ; commissioned First Lieutenant in the Dental Corps in August, 1917; began practicing in Orland,' Indiana, in October, 1917; called to Camp Sheridan on September 20, 1918, and assigned to the 27th Machine Gun Battalion. Died after a week’s illness with pneumonia, on November 14, 1918; Lt. Friday was a member of the Indiana State Dental Association and the Na tional Dental Association. Jam es E ll H u rs t —Lapeer, Michigan; graduated from Marquette University, 1911; practiced in Carlton, Michigan, two years, Detroit one year, Lapeer four years; member of the Michigan State Dental Society and National Dental Asso ciation; died at his home January 24 fol lowing one week’s illness caused from influenza pneumonia; age 32 years. R E S O LU TIO N .
Santa Cruz District Dental Society, Monterey, California, March 6, 1919. Editor Journal: Whereas, in the providence of an all wise Creator, our fellow member, Dr. Vance W. Bliss, was taken away in his early youth and Whereas, his ability and skill as a practitioner, and his keen interest in pro fessional affairs, and his exceedingly 482
affable disposition, we keenly feel his loss as a member of the dental fraternity, and especially of this society, and Whereas, his noble and patriotic spirit in giving his services in benefit to his country, be it therefore Resolved, that we, the members of this society, feel deeply his loss and hereby express our appreciation of his worth as a member of our society, and our sorrow over the untimely close of a career which we feel sure, would have been full of suc cess, and be it further Resolved, that a page on our minute book be set aside and the Secretary be instructed to inscribe thereon these reso lutions and a copy be sent to his parents, also to the professional Journals for publication. Fraternally yours, SANTA CRUZ DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY. C. E. Balzarini, Secretary. M E M O R I A L R E S O L U T I O N S — L O U I S S. L A P I E R R E , S O U T H B E N D , IN D .
At a special meeting of the St. Joseph County Dental Society held on the 12th day of February, 1919, the following inmemoriam resolutions on the death of Dr. Louis La Pierre were adopted; Whereas, the Supreme Master of the Universe in His infinite wisdom has seen fit to summon to his heavenly home our dearly beloved friend and fellow member, Dr. Louis S. LaPierre, and Whereas, by the death of our honored