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Annual Meeting o f State Society: The Alabam a Dental Association held its fifty eighth annual m eeting A p ril 12-14-, at M ontgom ery. Papers and clinics were pre sented as fo llo w s: “ Conservative Surgical Treatm ent o f Periodontia, by Olin K irkland, M ontgom ery; “Clinical Considerations o f Fixed and Semi-Fixed Bridges Together with Radiographic Observations,” by Stanley D. T ylm an, Chicago, 111.; “O ral Surgery o f Interest to the General Practitioner,” by Guy R. Harrison, Richmond, V a .; “Some Phases o f Dental Economics,” by R alph R. Byrnes. A tlan ta, G a.; “Efficient Radiographic Service in D entistry,” by Clarence O. Simpson, St. Louis, Mo. A t the Wednesday evening ses sion, A p ril 13, Miss Evelyn C. Schmidt, Chicago, director o f the Department o f Den tal Health Education o f the American Dental Association, discussed public health problems. C a l if o r n ia
D r. Banzhaf Addreises Joint M eeting: San Francisco Medical and Dental societies, meeting in join t session, at the Medical Club, were addressed by Henry L. Banzhaf, Presi dent o f the American Dental Association. A dinner was given in Dr. B anzhaf’s honor, at the Elks Club, previous to the meeting. M edicodental Building at San D iego: The new medicodental building being constructed at T h ird and A streets, San Diego, as a home fo r the medical and dental professions is expected to be ready f o r occupancy by June. It is a reinforced concrete building with a terra cotta and face brick exterior, and m arble lobby and corridors. A ll offices are outside offices with built-in conveniences such as special roentgen-ray w iring, compressed air, forced ventilation, electric outlets fo r power and lighting, properly placed gas outlets and
a water-softening plant. A n entire w ing on the fourteenth floor has been planned fo r the medical library. A garage sufficient to accommodate both tenants and clientele has been built in connection with the building so that one can drive directly into the garage, leave his car and enter the elevator lobby. The building is on high ground just outside the congested area, and affords an unexcelled view o f the surrounding community and the ocean.— J.A .M .A ., M arch 12, 1927. C o lorado
Dr. Banzhaf Addresses State Dentists: Henry L. Banzhaf, President o f the American Dental Association, addressed the dentists o f Denver, M arch 16, on the subject o f coopera tion between the medical and dental profes sions. He also spoke on dental education. March 17, he spoke before the Colorado Springs Dental Society on the subject o f pre ventive dentistry. C o n n e c t ic u t
Annual State M eeting: The sixty-third annual meeting o f the Connecticut State Den tal Association was held in New London, A p ril 28-30. The literary program was as fo llo w s: “ Office Efficiency,” by John F. Barton, H a rtfo rd ; “Place o f O ral Hygiene in the School C urriculum ,” by C. J . H ol lister, H arrisburg, P a .; “H ow to Control Dental and Periodontal Diseases,” by Paul R. Stillm an, New Y o rk C ity; “Habits (Influence on M alocclusion),” by A lb ert W . Crosby, New H aven; symposium on “ Children’s Den tistry,” by Drs. Bodecker, Delabarre, S ulli van, Cross and Hyatt. E. V. McCollum spoke on Friday evening, on “W hat Makes Good Teeth.”
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D r. Bloodgood Addresses Chicago Society: The A p ril meeting o f the Chicago Dental Society was addressed by Joseph Colt Bloodgood, Baltimore, M d., on the subject o f “Cancer o f the M outh.” About 400 mem bers and guests were in attendance at the lecture, which was preceded by a dinner and election o f officers. A male quartet fu r nished music. Chicago D ental Society Elects Officers: The new ly elected officers o f the Chicago Dental Society are: president, Frank G. C onklin; vice-president, H arris W . M cC lain; secretary, Hugo G. Fisher; treasurer, I. B. Clendenen.
D ental Clinic fo r Young Children: A preventive dentistry clinic has recently been organized at the New Y o rk University C ol lege o f Dentistry, under the direction o f Thaddeus P. Hyatt and Frederick L. Stanton, at which only children between the ages o f 18 months and 6 years w ill be received.
K entucky
State Association M eets: T he Kentucky State Dental Association held its fifty-seventh annual meeting, A p ril 5-7, at Louisville. In addition to an extensive program o f clinics, the fo llo w in g papers were read: “M anage ment o f C hildren,” by Leonard F. Pogue, Nashville, T en n .; “The Problem o f Approxim al Decay in M o la r and Bicuspid Teeth,” by A rth u r G. Smith, Peoria, 111.; “A F u ll Denture Technic Embodying Simple and Definite Principles,” by O. M . Dresen, M il waukee, W is., and “ O ral Hygiene,” by George C olvin, Louisville. Dr. O'Rourke Head o f D ental School: John T . O’Rourke, o f Louisville, professor o f dental pathology and dental therapeutics in the U niversity o f Louisville, has been made dean o f the College o f Dentistry, o f which he has been acting dean since the death o f the late Henry B. Tileston. State Society Elects Officers: A t the fifty eighth annual meeting o f the Kentucky State Dental Association, A p ril 6, the fo llo w in g were elected officers f o r the ensuing year: president, Guy K . C lark, R u ssellville; vicepresident, George H. Means, Louisville.
f i f t h District Society Elects Officers: A t the recent annual meeting o f the F ifth Dis trict Dental Society, the fo llo w in g were elected officers fo r the coming year: president, Charles M . Craner, Syracuse; vice-president, H. M . Clapp, U tica; secretary, I. J . Silver man, Syracuse; treasurer, Fred A. Ford, Syra cuse.
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State Society M eeting: The fifty-ninth annual meeting o f the Dental Society o f the State o f New Y o rk was held, M ay 18 -20, at the Hotel Statler, Buffalo. T he fo llo w in g essayists took part in the litera ry program : A lb ert L. LeGro, Detroit, M ich., who spoke on “Renaissance o f Dental Ceram ics;” C. F. Bodecker, New Y ork City, on “The Report o f the Committee on Scientific Research;” T . B. H artzell, Minneapolis, M inn., on “The Fundamental Reasons f o r the Universal Failure to B ring About Permanent Cure o f P y o rrh ea ;” Alexander H. Paterson, B alti more, M d., on “The Use o f the Face Bow in F u ll Denture Construction;” W illiam A Jaquette, Philadelphia, Pa., on “ Optimal Dental H ealth ;” E. Helen Owens, D. H., on “The Future Dental H ygienist;” and A lfre d C. Fones, Bridgeport, Conn., on “ Considera tion o f Efforts fo r Prevention.” Friday, M ay 20, was given over to the clinic pro gram, O. DeForest Davis, Minneapolis, con ducting the afternoon clinic on “The Modern Fixed Bridge, Its Construction and Applica tion.”
Baltimore City Society M eets: The B alti more City Dental Society met, A p ril 11, and was addressed by Horace M . Davis, B alti more, on “The Necessity fo r A lv e o la r Resec tion in Certain Cases to Secure Better Prosthetic Restoration,” and by G. W . C ra v e r, Baltimore, on “Surgical Preparations o f the M outh fo r Dentures.” The two papers were discussed by Alexander H. Patterson and J . S. Hopkins.
State Society Elects Officers: A t the recent meeting o f the North Carolina State Dental Society, the fo llo w in g were elected officers fo r the ensuing year: president, E. B. Howie, R aleigh; president-elect, I. R. Self, Lincolnton ; vice-president, S. B. Bivins, C harlotte; secretary-treasurer, D. F. Keel, Greensboro. The annual meeting, the fifty-th ird , was at tended by 375 members.
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Cleveland. Society Elects Officers: A t the annual meeting fo r the selection o f officers o f the Cleveland Dental Society, the fo llo w ing were elected: president-elect, J . A L oughry; secretary, T . J . H ill; treasurer, C. J . Stark. Corydon-P'aimer Society Meets-. The C orydon-Palmer Dental Society met, M ay 12, 1927, at the Ohio Hotel, Youngstown. T he essay ists o f the day were J . M . Oelschlager, Cleveland, who spoke on “The Various Uses o f Porcelain,” and U. G. Rickert, Ann A rbor, whose subject was “The Significance and In significance o f Focal Infection in the Practice o f Dentistry.” D r. Rickert spoke in the evening on “The Practical Measures fo r the Management o f the Pulp Involved Teeth with Our Present Conception.” S o u t h D ako ta
State Society M eets: The fo rty -fifth an nual meeting o f the South Dakota State Den tal Society was held in Sioux Falls, M ay 9 -1 1 . Am ong the essayists were R. E. McBoyle, Chicago; Russell M . W ilder, Rochester, M in n.; R. W . Tench, New York C ity; R. O. Schlosser, Chicago; and W . M . Storey, Madison, Wis. V ir g in ia
State Society M eets: The Virginia State Dental Association met, M ay 9 - 1 1 , at the Hotel Cavalier, Virginia Beach. J . Russell M itchell, A tlanta, spoke on “ Bridgework, Using V ital Teeth as Abutm ents;” Oren A. O liver, Nashville, Tenn., on “ Orthodontia fo r the General P ractition er;” U. G. Rickert, Ann A rbor, Mich., on “The Treatm ent o f Pulpless T ee th ;” F. M . Hight, Houston, Texas, on “Prosthetic D entistry; Gabriel Tucker (C hevalier Jackson Bronschoscopic C lin ic), Philadelphia, on “Bronschoscopic and Esophagoscopic Cases o f Dental Inter est;” Chalmers J. Lyons, Ann A rb or, Mich., on “ Indications and Contraindications fo r Rem oval o f Impacted and Unerupted Teeth; George W ood Clapp, New Y o rk City, on “ Some Fundamentals in Preventive Dentis t r y ;” Richard C. W alden, Richmond, on “Pathological Occlusion— Its Relation to Periodontal Disease;” W . M . Robey, Char lotte, N. C., on “ Essentials in the Production o f Good X -R ay F ilm s;” and A . J . Cramp ( ’ J.D .), Chicago, on “The M edical Profes sion’s Fight Against Commercialized T h era peutics.”
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Dental Society o f Western Canada: The Dental Society o f Western Canada met in Edmonton, A lberta, M ay 25 -27, at the M acdonald Hotel. The chief clinicians were F. F. M olt, Chicago, who spoke on “ O ral Surgery, M outh Preparation and Radiographic Interpretation;” R. R. Gillis, Hammond, Ind., on “F u ll Denture Diffi culties;” Fred J . Conboy, T oronto, on “Ethics, Economics, Practice Building, E tc.;” and W . I. Ferrier, Seattle, Wash., on “Indication fo r and Practical Demonstrations o f Gold F oil Insertions.” Dental Progress in the Near East: A t the first dental conference ever held in the Near East, at the Dental School o f the American U niversity o f Beirut, in Syria, resolutions were passed that more time be given to the subjects o f preventive dentistry and mouth hygiene in the dental curriculum. W ork among the children o f the community is to be undertaken, under the supervision o f the university, and the attention o f the govern ment officials is to be directed to the need fo r dental care among the children o f the community. G
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D r. Potter Given Legion o f H onor: Mem bership in the French Legion o f Honor has been bestowed upon Dr. W illiam Henry Potter, o f Boston, Mass., professor o f Oper ative Dentistry at H arvard University, it has been learned in Paris. The decoration came through the French ambassador to Washing ton and was given in recognition o f Dr. Potter’s services in the W o rld W ar. D r. Pot ter was dental surgeon at the American Ambulance Hospital at N euilly fo r three months, during 1 9 14 and 19 15 . Later he was made first lieutenant in the Dental Corps o f the U. S. A rm y. He was also a member o f the U. S. Base Hospital No. 5, and served in British Hospitals, and later as instructor at the A rm y Sanitary School at Langres, France. He returned to the United States in A p ril 19 19 , being promoted to m ajor and to lieutenant colonel. Dr. Potter is a mem ber o f the American Academy o f Dental Science, Massachusetts, and a number o f other dental organizations. He is an alumnus o f H arvard and since 19 04 has been connected with the fa c u lty at H arvard Dental School.— Paris Edition, New York H erald, Feb. 23, 1927.
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Eastman Gives Fund f o r London C linic: M r. George Eastman, donor o f the Rochestei Dental Dispensary, Rochester, N. Y ., has contributed $ 1 ,5 0 0 ,0 0 0 fo r the establishment o f a sim ilar clinic in London, in association with the royal free hospital.
M a j. H. E. Sm alley relieved office surgeon general, assigned Philippines, sailing Ju ly 27. Capt. W . C. C aldw ell granted 1 month 18 days’ leave, effective M ay 3 1.— A rm y & N avy Register, M arch 19, 1927.
Tablet to M em ory o f Robert R. P roctor: A tablet was recently placed on the B erry School Building, M t. B erry, Ga., by Dr. Charles M . Proctor, Boston, in memory o f Robert Rarsbeck Proctor, his son, in whose memory the dental clinic held in the B erry School was also established. The tablet reads: “ In Loving M em ory o f Robert Rars beck Proctor, 19 0 5 -19 2 4 . This dental clinic is founded by his parents, Doctor and M rs. Charles M . Proctor, to realize in fu ll fru ition lasting and valued service to you th fu l lives such as his life promised but had not had opportunity to achieve. January, 19 2 6 .” The B erry School has about 750 students, mountaineers who would otherwise have no opportunity fo r education.
Anderson, Frank W ., Santa Rosa, C a lif.; College o f Dentistry, U niversity o f C alifo r nia, 1 9 0 0 ; died, M arch 14, suddenly, o f heart disease, aged 48. Baldwin., Cornelius V., Los Angeles, C a lif.; died, Jan u ary 3 1 ; aged 93.
A rm y Dental Corps: Capt. O. J. Christiansen’s orders amended as fo llo w s: Granted 2 months 18 days’ leave terminating in time to sail fo r Honolulu June 9. Capt. W . C. C aldw ell relieved W alter Reed General Hospital, ordered Canal Zone, sail ing from New Y o rk J u ly 20. Capt. R. C. Hughes assigned student 19 2 7 -’28 course at A rm y dental school upon completion foreign service.— A rm y & N avy Register, Feb. 19, 1927. D ental Corps: Lieut. Col. A . R. W hite, Fitzsimons General Hospital, ordered before A rm y retiring board, 7th C. A. Capt. H. A . Hale granted 2 months’ leave from M arch 10. Capt. C. R. Hughes assigned Langley Field upon completion foreign service; previous orders revoked. Capt. Boyd L. Smith, assigned to duty at the M ilita ry Academy instead o f F ort D oug las upon completion o f foreign service. Capt. W illiam C. Webb, J r ., relieved M ilita ry Academy, assigned Fort Douglas, sailing from New Y o rk September 9.— A rm y & N avy Register, M arch 5, 1927. Dental Corps— M a j. R. M cK . M cD ow ell assigned New Y o rk G. I. D ., upon comple tion o f foreign service.
D ental Corps: M a j. W illiam S. Rice re lieved W alter Reed General Hospital and w ill report as commandant A rm y dental school.— A rm y & Navy Register, A p ril 2, 1927. D
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Brow n, E. Fred, Chicago, 111.; died sud denly, February 11, o f heart disease. Cheyney, J . W ., Glenside, C a lif.; Thomas W . Evans Museum and Dental Institute School o f Dentistry, U niversity o f Pennsyl vania, 1898 ; died M arch 9, o f pneumonia; aged 50. Funkhouser, A lbert T aylor, Evansville, Ind.; Indiana University School o f Dentis try, 1 9 0 6 ; died, M arch 1 9 ; aged 43. Gage, E. H„ W eyauwega, W is .; Indiana University School o f Dentistry, 1 8 9 2 ; died, March 2, at Green Bay, aged 80. Goebel, Robert, Lincoln, 111.; Ohio College o f Dental Surgery, Dental Department o f the University o f Cincinnati, 1883 ; died, March 6, at the Deaconess Hospital, aged 67. Dr. Goebel had been ill fo r a year. H arrold, Frank W ., Elwood, In d .; Indiana University School o f Dentistry, 1 9 0 5 ; died suddenly, February 17, o f heart disease; aged 53. H art, Ju lian B., New Y o rk C ity ; College o f Dental and O ral Surgery o f New Y ork, 1 9 1 4 ; died, M arch 13, o f tuberculosis; aged 33. D r. H art was a captain in the Dental Reserve Corps. Hartenstein, A lfre d J., Louisville, K y .; died, February 24, o f pneumonia; aged 5 1. Haynes, Delos, Owensboro, K y .; Vander bilt University, School o f Dentistry, 1 8 8 6 ; died, December 2 1 , a suicide, a fte r a severe attack o f influenza from which he had not fu lly recovered; aged 70. Hughes, Samuel J ., Punxsutawney, P a.; died, February 3 ; aged 79.
Annual Meeting o f State Society: The Alabam a Dental Association held its fifty eighth annual m eeting A p ril 12-14-, at M ontgom ery. Papers and clinics were pre sented as fo llo w s: “ Conservative Surgical Treatm ent o f Periodontia, by Olin K irkland, M ontgom ery; “Clinical Considerations o f Fixed and Semi-Fixed Bridges Together with Radiographic Observations,” by Stanley D. T ylm an, Chicago, 111.; “O ral Surgery o f Interest to the General Practitioner,” by Guy R. Harrison, Richmond, V a .; “Some Phases o f Dental Economics,” by R alph R. Byrnes. A tlan ta, G a.; “Efficient Radiographic Service in D entistry,” by Clarence O. Simpson, St. Louis, Mo. A t the Wednesday evening ses sion, A p ril 13, Miss Evelyn C. Schmidt, Chicago, director o f the Department o f Den tal Health Education o f the American Dental Association, discussed public health problems. C a l if o r n ia
D r. Banzhaf Addreises Joint M eeting: San Francisco Medical and Dental societies, meeting in join t session, at the Medical Club, were addressed by Henry L. Banzhaf, Presi dent o f the American Dental Association. A dinner was given in Dr. B anzhaf’s honor, at the Elks Club, previous to the meeting. M edicodental Building at San D iego: The new medicodental building being constructed at T h ird and A streets, San Diego, as a home fo r the medical and dental professions is expected to be ready f o r occupancy by June. It is a reinforced concrete building with a terra cotta and face brick exterior, and m arble lobby and corridors. A ll offices are outside offices with built-in conveniences such as special roentgen-ray w iring, compressed air, forced ventilation, electric outlets fo r power and lighting, properly placed gas outlets and
a water-softening plant. A n entire w ing on the fourteenth floor has been planned fo r the medical library. A garage sufficient to accommodate both tenants and clientele has been built in connection with the building so that one can drive directly into the garage, leave his car and enter the elevator lobby. The building is on high ground just outside the congested area, and affords an unexcelled view o f the surrounding community and the ocean.— J.A .M .A ., M arch 12, 1927. C o lorado
Dr. Banzhaf Addresses State Dentists: Henry L. Banzhaf, President o f the American Dental Association, addressed the dentists o f Denver, M arch 16, on the subject o f coopera tion between the medical and dental profes sions. He also spoke on dental education. March 17, he spoke before the Colorado Springs Dental Society on the subject o f pre ventive dentistry. C o n n e c t ic u t
Annual State M eeting: The sixty-third annual meeting o f the Connecticut State Den tal Association was held in New London, A p ril 28-30. The literary program was as fo llo w s: “ Office Efficiency,” by John F. Barton, H a rtfo rd ; “Place o f O ral Hygiene in the School C urriculum ,” by C. J . H ol lister, H arrisburg, P a .; “H ow to Control Dental and Periodontal Diseases,” by Paul R. Stillm an, New Y o rk C ity; “Habits (Influence on M alocclusion),” by A lb ert W . Crosby, New H aven; symposium on “ Children’s Den tistry,” by Drs. Bodecker, Delabarre, S ulli van, Cross and Hyatt. E. V. McCollum spoke on Friday evening, on “W hat Makes Good Teeth.”
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D r. Bloodgood Addresses Chicago Society: The A p ril meeting o f the Chicago Dental Society was addressed by Joseph Colt Bloodgood, Baltimore, M d., on the subject o f “Cancer o f the M outh.” About 400 mem bers and guests were in attendance at the lecture, which was preceded by a dinner and election o f officers. A male quartet fu r nished music. Chicago D ental Society Elects Officers: The new ly elected officers o f the Chicago Dental Society are: president, Frank G. C onklin; vice-president, H arris W . M cC lain; secretary, Hugo G. Fisher; treasurer, I. B. Clendenen.
D ental Clinic fo r Young Children: A preventive dentistry clinic has recently been organized at the New Y o rk University C ol lege o f Dentistry, under the direction o f Thaddeus P. Hyatt and Frederick L. Stanton, at which only children between the ages o f 18 months and 6 years w ill be received.
K entucky
State Association M eets: T he Kentucky State Dental Association held its fifty-seventh annual meeting, A p ril 5-7, at Louisville. In addition to an extensive program o f clinics, the fo llo w in g papers were read: “M anage ment o f C hildren,” by Leonard F. Pogue, Nashville, T en n .; “The Problem o f Approxim al Decay in M o la r and Bicuspid Teeth,” by A rth u r G. Smith, Peoria, 111.; “A F u ll Denture Technic Embodying Simple and Definite Principles,” by O. M . Dresen, M il waukee, W is., and “ O ral Hygiene,” by George C olvin, Louisville. Dr. O'Rourke Head o f D ental School: John T . O’Rourke, o f Louisville, professor o f dental pathology and dental therapeutics in the U niversity o f Louisville, has been made dean o f the College o f Dentistry, o f which he has been acting dean since the death o f the late Henry B. Tileston. State Society Elects Officers: A t the fifty eighth annual meeting o f the Kentucky State Dental Association, A p ril 6, the fo llo w in g were elected officers f o r the ensuing year: president, Guy K . C lark, R u ssellville; vicepresident, George H. Means, Louisville.
f i f t h District Society Elects Officers: A t the recent annual meeting o f the F ifth Dis trict Dental Society, the fo llo w in g were elected officers fo r the coming year: president, Charles M . Craner, Syracuse; vice-president, H. M . Clapp, U tica; secretary, I. J . Silver man, Syracuse; treasurer, Fred A. Ford, Syra cuse.
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State Society M eeting: The fifty-ninth annual meeting o f the Dental Society o f the State o f New Y o rk was held, M ay 18 -20, at the Hotel Statler, Buffalo. T he fo llo w in g essayists took part in the litera ry program : A lb ert L. LeGro, Detroit, M ich., who spoke on “Renaissance o f Dental Ceram ics;” C. F. Bodecker, New Y ork City, on “The Report o f the Committee on Scientific Research;” T . B. H artzell, Minneapolis, M inn., on “The Fundamental Reasons f o r the Universal Failure to B ring About Permanent Cure o f P y o rrh ea ;” Alexander H. Paterson, B alti more, M d., on “The Use o f the Face Bow in F u ll Denture Construction;” W illiam A Jaquette, Philadelphia, Pa., on “ Optimal Dental H ealth ;” E. Helen Owens, D. H., on “The Future Dental H ygienist;” and A lfre d C. Fones, Bridgeport, Conn., on “ Considera tion o f Efforts fo r Prevention.” Friday, M ay 20, was given over to the clinic pro gram, O. DeForest Davis, Minneapolis, con ducting the afternoon clinic on “The Modern Fixed Bridge, Its Construction and Applica tion.”
Baltimore City Society M eets: The B alti more City Dental Society met, A p ril 11, and was addressed by Horace M . Davis, B alti more, on “The Necessity fo r A lv e o la r Resec tion in Certain Cases to Secure Better Prosthetic Restoration,” and by G. W . C ra v e r, Baltimore, on “Surgical Preparations o f the M outh fo r Dentures.” The two papers were discussed by Alexander H. Patterson and J . S. Hopkins.
State Society Elects Officers: A t the recent meeting o f the North Carolina State Dental Society, the fo llo w in g were elected officers fo r the ensuing year: president, E. B. Howie, R aleigh; president-elect, I. R. Self, Lincolnton ; vice-president, S. B. Bivins, C harlotte; secretary-treasurer, D. F. Keel, Greensboro. The annual meeting, the fifty-th ird , was at tended by 375 members.
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Cleveland. Society Elects Officers: A t the annual meeting fo r the selection o f officers o f the Cleveland Dental Society, the fo llo w ing were elected: president-elect, J . A L oughry; secretary, T . J . H ill; treasurer, C. J . Stark. Corydon-P'aimer Society Meets-. The C orydon-Palmer Dental Society met, M ay 12, 1927, at the Ohio Hotel, Youngstown. T he essay ists o f the day were J . M . Oelschlager, Cleveland, who spoke on “The Various Uses o f Porcelain,” and U. G. Rickert, Ann A rbor, whose subject was “The Significance and In significance o f Focal Infection in the Practice o f Dentistry.” D r. Rickert spoke in the evening on “The Practical Measures fo r the Management o f the Pulp Involved Teeth with Our Present Conception.” S o u t h D ako ta
State Society M eets: The fo rty -fifth an nual meeting o f the South Dakota State Den tal Society was held in Sioux Falls, M ay 9 -1 1 . Am ong the essayists were R. E. McBoyle, Chicago; Russell M . W ilder, Rochester, M in n.; R. W . Tench, New York C ity; R. O. Schlosser, Chicago; and W . M . Storey, Madison, Wis. V ir g in ia
State Society M eets: The Virginia State Dental Association met, M ay 9 - 1 1 , at the Hotel Cavalier, Virginia Beach. J . Russell M itchell, A tlanta, spoke on “ Bridgework, Using V ital Teeth as Abutm ents;” Oren A. O liver, Nashville, Tenn., on “ Orthodontia fo r the General P ractition er;” U. G. Rickert, Ann A rbor, Mich., on “The Treatm ent o f Pulpless T ee th ;” F. M . Hight, Houston, Texas, on “Prosthetic D entistry; Gabriel Tucker (C hevalier Jackson Bronschoscopic C lin ic), Philadelphia, on “Bronschoscopic and Esophagoscopic Cases o f Dental Inter est;” Chalmers J. Lyons, Ann A rb or, Mich., on “ Indications and Contraindications fo r Rem oval o f Impacted and Unerupted Teeth; George W ood Clapp, New Y o rk City, on “ Some Fundamentals in Preventive Dentis t r y ;” Richard C. W alden, Richmond, on “Pathological Occlusion— Its Relation to Periodontal Disease;” W . M . Robey, Char lotte, N. C., on “ Essentials in the Production o f Good X -R ay F ilm s;” and A . J . Cramp ( ’ J.D .), Chicago, on “The M edical Profes sion’s Fight Against Commercialized T h era peutics.”
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Dental Society o f Western Canada: The Dental Society o f Western Canada met in Edmonton, A lberta, M ay 25 -27, at the M acdonald Hotel. The chief clinicians were F. F. M olt, Chicago, who spoke on “ O ral Surgery, M outh Preparation and Radiographic Interpretation;” R. R. Gillis, Hammond, Ind., on “F u ll Denture Diffi culties;” Fred J . Conboy, T oronto, on “Ethics, Economics, Practice Building, E tc.;” and W . I. Ferrier, Seattle, Wash., on “Indication fo r and Practical Demonstrations o f Gold F oil Insertions.” Dental Progress in the Near East: A t the first dental conference ever held in the Near East, at the Dental School o f the American U niversity o f Beirut, in Syria, resolutions were passed that more time be given to the subjects o f preventive dentistry and mouth hygiene in the dental curriculum. W ork among the children o f the community is to be undertaken, under the supervision o f the university, and the attention o f the govern ment officials is to be directed to the need fo r dental care among the children o f the community. G
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D r. Potter Given Legion o f H onor: Mem bership in the French Legion o f Honor has been bestowed upon Dr. W illiam Henry Potter, o f Boston, Mass., professor o f Oper ative Dentistry at H arvard University, it has been learned in Paris. The decoration came through the French ambassador to Washing ton and was given in recognition o f Dr. Potter’s services in the W o rld W ar. D r. Pot ter was dental surgeon at the American Ambulance Hospital at N euilly fo r three months, during 1 9 14 and 19 15 . Later he was made first lieutenant in the Dental Corps o f the U. S. A rm y. He was also a member o f the U. S. Base Hospital No. 5, and served in British Hospitals, and later as instructor at the A rm y Sanitary School at Langres, France. He returned to the United States in A p ril 19 19 , being promoted to m ajor and to lieutenant colonel. Dr. Potter is a mem ber o f the American Academy o f Dental Science, Massachusetts, and a number o f other dental organizations. He is an alumnus o f H arvard and since 19 04 has been connected with the fa c u lty at H arvard Dental School.— Paris Edition, New York H erald, Feb. 23, 1927.
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Eastman Gives Fund f o r London C linic: M r. George Eastman, donor o f the Rochestei Dental Dispensary, Rochester, N. Y ., has contributed $ 1 ,5 0 0 ,0 0 0 fo r the establishment o f a sim ilar clinic in London, in association with the royal free hospital.
M a j. H. E. Sm alley relieved office surgeon general, assigned Philippines, sailing Ju ly 27. Capt. W . C. C aldw ell granted 1 month 18 days’ leave, effective M ay 3 1.— A rm y & N avy Register, M arch 19, 1927.
Tablet to M em ory o f Robert R. P roctor: A tablet was recently placed on the B erry School Building, M t. B erry, Ga., by Dr. Charles M . Proctor, Boston, in memory o f Robert Rarsbeck Proctor, his son, in whose memory the dental clinic held in the B erry School was also established. The tablet reads: “ In Loving M em ory o f Robert Rars beck Proctor, 19 0 5 -19 2 4 . This dental clinic is founded by his parents, Doctor and M rs. Charles M . Proctor, to realize in fu ll fru ition lasting and valued service to you th fu l lives such as his life promised but had not had opportunity to achieve. January, 19 2 6 .” The B erry School has about 750 students, mountaineers who would otherwise have no opportunity fo r education.
Anderson, Frank W ., Santa Rosa, C a lif.; College o f Dentistry, U niversity o f C alifo r nia, 1 9 0 0 ; died, M arch 14, suddenly, o f heart disease, aged 48. Baldwin., Cornelius V., Los Angeles, C a lif.; died, Jan u ary 3 1 ; aged 93.
A rm y Dental Corps: Capt. O. J. Christiansen’s orders amended as fo llo w s: Granted 2 months 18 days’ leave terminating in time to sail fo r Honolulu June 9. Capt. W . C. C aldw ell relieved W alter Reed General Hospital, ordered Canal Zone, sail ing from New Y o rk J u ly 20. Capt. R. C. Hughes assigned student 19 2 7 -’28 course at A rm y dental school upon completion foreign service.— A rm y & N avy Register, Feb. 19, 1927. D ental Corps: Lieut. Col. A . R. W hite, Fitzsimons General Hospital, ordered before A rm y retiring board, 7th C. A. Capt. H. A . Hale granted 2 months’ leave from M arch 10. Capt. C. R. Hughes assigned Langley Field upon completion foreign service; previous orders revoked. Capt. Boyd L. Smith, assigned to duty at the M ilita ry Academy instead o f F ort D oug las upon completion o f foreign service. Capt. W illiam C. Webb, J r ., relieved M ilita ry Academy, assigned Fort Douglas, sailing from New Y o rk September 9.— A rm y & N avy Register, M arch 5, 1927. Dental Corps— M a j. R. M cK . M cD ow ell assigned New Y o rk G. I. D ., upon comple tion o f foreign service.
D ental Corps: M a j. W illiam S. Rice re lieved W alter Reed General Hospital and w ill report as commandant A rm y dental school.— A rm y & Navy Register, A p ril 2, 1927. D
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Brow n, E. Fred, Chicago, 111.; died sud denly, February 11, o f heart disease. Cheyney, J . W ., Glenside, C a lif.; Thomas W . Evans Museum and Dental Institute School o f Dentistry, U niversity o f Pennsyl vania, 1898 ; died M arch 9, o f pneumonia; aged 50. Funkhouser, A lbert T aylor, Evansville, Ind.; Indiana University School o f Dentis try, 1 9 0 6 ; died, M arch 1 9 ; aged 43. Gage, E. H„ W eyauwega, W is .; Indiana University School o f Dentistry, 1 8 9 2 ; died, March 2, at Green Bay, aged 80. Goebel, Robert, Lincoln, 111.; Ohio College o f Dental Surgery, Dental Department o f the University o f Cincinnati, 1883 ; died, March 6, at the Deaconess Hospital, aged 67. Dr. Goebel had been ill fo r a year. H arrold, Frank W ., Elwood, In d .; Indiana University School o f Dentistry, 1 9 0 5 ; died suddenly, February 17, o f heart disease; aged 53. H art, Ju lian B., New Y o rk C ity ; College o f Dental and O ral Surgery o f New Y ork, 1 9 1 4 ; died, M arch 13, o f tuberculosis; aged 33. D r. H art was a captain in the Dental Reserve Corps. Hartenstein, A lfre d J., Louisville, K y .; died, February 24, o f pneumonia; aged 5 1. Haynes, Delos, Owensboro, K y .; Vander bilt University, School o f Dentistry, 1 8 8 6 ; died, December 2 1 , a suicide, a fte r a severe attack o f influenza from which he had not fu lly recovered; aged 70. Hughes, Samuel J ., Punxsutawney, P a.; died, February 3 ; aged 79.