MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS.
TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING. NEW YORK, September iith, I876.
THE meeting was called to order by the President, Dr. C. R. AGNEW, at I0.50 A.M. The minutes of the last meeting were read anid approved. The Society then went into executive session. The chair appointed a committee on the election of new members, to consist of Drs. Althof, Noyes, Roosa, Bull, and Dyer. The Report of the Treasurer was then read and referred to an auditing committee, Drs. Carmalt atnd Mathewson. This committee reported the Treasurer's account correct, and it was accepted. The Treasurer moved that the assessment for i876-7 be omitted. This motion was seconded and carried. The Treasurer moved that the names of members in arrears to the Society for three years be stricken from the list, except in case of those absent from the country, and three months after notification of this motion had been served upon such members. This motion was seconded and carried. Dr. Dyer and the Secretary, who were appointed a com-mittee to prepare a minute on the death of Dr. John Jeifries, submpitted the following: Dr. John Jeifries, one of the first elected Honorary Members of the American Ophthalmological Society, died in Boston, July i6, I876, in the eighty-first year of his age. Dr. Jeffries was the son of Dr. John Jeffries, a distinguished surgeon of Boston. He went to Harvard College, and was graduated in the class of I8I5, and in I8I9 he received the degree,of Doctor of Medicine. He served the city of Boston on the
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Board of Consulting Physicians for several years, during which he earnestly strove for the establishment of a properly organized Board of Health. Dr. Jeffries was one of the founders of the Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary, and for eighteen years was one of its surgeons. Besides his special work in ophthalmic surgery, he had a large general practice. He practised in Boston for fifty-six years, and died universally respected and beloved as man and physician.
The resignations of Dr. F. J. Bumstead and Dr. E. Curtis were presented and accepted. Dr. Roosa moved that a committee of five be appointed to act in conjunction with the committee of the International Congress. This motion was seconded and carried, and the chair appointed Drs. Williams (Boston), Dyer, Green, Thomson, and Rider. The Committee on Membership reported favorably on the names ofDR. WM. RANKIN, of Newark, N. J. DR. A. PER LEE PEASE, of Massillon, Ohio. DR. PETER A. CALLAN, of New York, N. Y.
These gentlemen were unanimously elected. Dr. Roosa moved that a committee be appointed, to consist of the President and Secretary of the Society and of five other members, to arrange the place of meeting for next year. This motion was seconded and carried. The chair appointed Drs. J. F. Noyes, J. Green, E. Williams, E. Dyer, and H. WV. Williams. The Committee on Membership was charged with the nomination of officers for the ensuing year. The committee reported the following names:
For President-DR. C. R. AGNEW, New York. Vice-President-DR. G. HAY, Boston. Recording Secretary and Treasurer-DR. RICHARD H. DERBY, New York. Corresponding Secretary-DR. H. ALTHOF, New York. D. NOYES, New York. DR. H. P lhg o(iDR. iPublishing COMMtZ{{ E. G. LORING,
37' Dr. Agnew begged leave to withdraw his name; but this was not allowed. These names were balloted on, and the gentlemen were unanimously elected. Dr. Green moved a suspension of the By-Laws in reference to the time of the next annual meeting. This motion was seconded and carried. Dr. Green moved that the time as well as the place of meeting be submitted to the same committee. Seconded and carried. Adjourned. RICHARD H. DERBY, Secretary. The following members were present at the meeting of
September, I876: DR. C. R. AGNEW .................... New York. DR. H. ALTHOF.................... New York. DR. C. S. BULL .................... New York. DR. W. H. CARMALT.................... New Haven, Conn. DR. D. COGGIN ......................... Salem, Mass. DR. RICHARD H. DERBY ................ New York. DR. LEWIS S. DIXON .................... Worcester, Mass. DR. E. DYER .......................... Pittsburgh, Pa. DR. C. S. FENNER ..................... Louisville, Ky. DR. JOHN GREEN ...................... St. Louis, Mo. DR. EMIL GRUENING ................... New York. DR. E. L. HOLMES............... Chicago, Ill. DR. SAMUEL J. JONES ....... ........... Chicago, Ill. DR. ARTHUR MATHEWSON .......... Brooklyn, N. Y. DR. S. F. McFARLAND Oxford, N. Y. DR. R. J. MCKAY....................... New York. DR. H. G. MILLER ......... Providence, R. I. DR. H. D. NOYES ....................... New York. DR. J. F. NOYES ...................... Detroit, Mich. DR. OREN D. POMER OY .................... New York. DR. J. S. PROUT.... ................. Brooklyn, N. Y. DR. WM. RANKIN ............. ..Newark, N. J. DR. D. B. ST. JOHN RoosA .............. New York. DR. J. J. B. VERMYNE................... New Bedford, Mass. DR. D. WEBSTER ....................... New York. DR. H. W. WILLIAMS ................... Boston, Mass. ...
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TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING. NEW YORK, September iith, I876.
THE meeting was called to order by the President, Dr. C. R. AGNEW, at I0.50 A.M. The minutes of the last meeting were read anid approved. The Society then went into executive session. The chair appointed a committee on the election of new members, to consist of Drs. Althof, Noyes, Roosa, Bull, and Dyer. The Report of the Treasurer was then read and referred to an auditing committee, Drs. Carmalt atnd Mathewson. This committee reported the Treasurer's account correct, and it was accepted. The Treasurer moved that the assessment for i876-7 be omitted. This motion was seconded and carried. The Treasurer moved that the names of members in arrears to the Society for three years be stricken from the list, except in case of those absent from the country, and three months after notification of this motion had been served upon such members. This motion was seconded and carried. Dr. Dyer and the Secretary, who were appointed a com-mittee to prepare a minute on the death of Dr. John Jeifries, submpitted the following: Dr. John Jeifries, one of the first elected Honorary Members of the American Ophthalmological Society, died in Boston, July i6, I876, in the eighty-first year of his age. Dr. Jeffries was the son of Dr. John Jeffries, a distinguished surgeon of Boston. He went to Harvard College, and was graduated in the class of I8I5, and in I8I9 he received the degree,of Doctor of Medicine. He served the city of Boston on the
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Board of Consulting Physicians for several years, during which he earnestly strove for the establishment of a properly organized Board of Health. Dr. Jeffries was one of the founders of the Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary, and for eighteen years was one of its surgeons. Besides his special work in ophthalmic surgery, he had a large general practice. He practised in Boston for fifty-six years, and died universally respected and beloved as man and physician.
The resignations of Dr. F. J. Bumstead and Dr. E. Curtis were presented and accepted. Dr. Roosa moved that a committee of five be appointed to act in conjunction with the committee of the International Congress. This motion was seconded and carried, and the chair appointed Drs. Williams (Boston), Dyer, Green, Thomson, and Rider. The Committee on Membership reported favorably on the names ofDR. WM. RANKIN, of Newark, N. J. DR. A. PER LEE PEASE, of Massillon, Ohio. DR. PETER A. CALLAN, of New York, N. Y.
These gentlemen were unanimously elected. Dr. Roosa moved that a committee be appointed, to consist of the President and Secretary of the Society and of five other members, to arrange the place of meeting for next year. This motion was seconded and carried. The chair appointed Drs. J. F. Noyes, J. Green, E. Williams, E. Dyer, and H. WV. Williams. The Committee on Membership was charged with the nomination of officers for the ensuing year. The committee reported the following names:
For President-DR. C. R. AGNEW, New York. Vice-President-DR. G. HAY, Boston. Recording Secretary and Treasurer-DR. RICHARD H. DERBY, New York. Corresponding Secretary-DR. H. ALTHOF, New York. D. NOYES, New York. DR. H. P lhg o(iDR. iPublishing COMMtZ{{ E. G. LORING,
37' Dr. Agnew begged leave to withdraw his name; but this was not allowed. These names were balloted on, and the gentlemen were unanimously elected. Dr. Green moved a suspension of the By-Laws in reference to the time of the next annual meeting. This motion was seconded and carried. Dr. Green moved that the time as well as the place of meeting be submitted to the same committee. Seconded and carried. Adjourned. RICHARD H. DERBY, Secretary. The following members were present at the meeting of
September, I876: DR. C. R. AGNEW .................... New York. DR. H. ALTHOF.................... New York. DR. C. S. BULL .................... New York. DR. W. H. CARMALT.................... New Haven, Conn. DR. D. COGGIN ......................... Salem, Mass. DR. RICHARD H. DERBY ................ New York. DR. LEWIS S. DIXON .................... Worcester, Mass. DR. E. DYER .......................... Pittsburgh, Pa. DR. C. S. FENNER ..................... Louisville, Ky. DR. JOHN GREEN ...................... St. Louis, Mo. DR. EMIL GRUENING ................... New York. DR. E. L. HOLMES............... Chicago, Ill. DR. SAMUEL J. JONES ....... ........... Chicago, Ill. DR. ARTHUR MATHEWSON .......... Brooklyn, N. Y. DR. S. F. McFARLAND Oxford, N. Y. DR. R. J. MCKAY....................... New York. DR. H. G. MILLER ......... Providence, R. I. DR. H. D. NOYES ....................... New York. DR. J. F. NOYES ...................... Detroit, Mich. DR. OREN D. POMER OY .................... New York. DR. J. S. PROUT.... ................. Brooklyn, N. Y. DR. WM. RANKIN ............. ..Newark, N. J. DR. D. B. ST. JOHN RoosA .............. New York. DR. J. J. B. VERMYNE................... New Bedford, Mass. DR. D. WEBSTER ....................... New York. DR. H. W. WILLIAMS ................... Boston, Mass. ...
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