OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY. 1904-1905 PRESIDENT. WILLIAM H. CARMALT, New Haven. VICE-PRESIDENT. EDWARD H. WELSH, West Winsted. VICE-PRESIDENTS, ex-officio. GEORGE R. SHEPHARD, SAMUEL D. OTIS, GEORGE R. HARRIS, AMOS AVERY, FREDERIC SCHAVOIR, GEORGE H. KNIGHT, CHARLES E. STANLEY, WILLIAM C. HAVEN. TREASURER. W. W. KNIGHT. SECRETARY. N. E. WORDIN. ASSISTANT SECRETARY. H. S. MILES. COMMITUFE ON MATTERS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST IN THE STATE. F. A. MORRELL, L. B. ALMY, WILLIAM PORTER, Jr. STANDING COMMITTEES. Committee to Nominate Physicians to the Retreat far the Insane. H. L. SWAIN, T. F. ROCKWELL, J. M. KENISTON, H. L. HAMMOND, A. R. DIEFENDORF. Committee on Legislation. L. S. PADDOCK, E. F. PARSONS, N. E. WORDIN, C. S. RODMAN, New Haven County. Committee on Medical Examination. HORACE S. FULLER, SAMUEL M. GARLICK, J. FRANCIS CALEF. On Honorary Members and Degrees.. J. W. WRIGHT, C'. C. GILDERSLEEVE, H. S. FULLER. Committee on Publication. S. B. ST. JOHN, W. H. CARMALT, N. E. WORDIN. Committee on Arrangements. W. T. BACON, W. R. STEINER, E. R. LAMPSON, 8 NOV 191904 OF THE CONNECTICUT MEDICAL SOCIETY, ONE HUNDRED AND TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING. The President and Fellows of the Connecticut Medical Society met in the building of the Young Men's Republican Club, New Haven, Wednesday afternoon, May twenty-fifth, 1904, and were called to order at 2:15 o'clock by the President. The Committee on Credentials reported, the Secretary calling the roll with the following result: FELLOWS, ex-officio. President. S. B. ST. JOHN, Vice-President. W. H. CARMALT, Presidents of County Associations. *SAMUEL D. OTIS, GEORGE R. HARRIS, *FREDERIC SCHAVIOR, AMOS AVERY, *GEORGE H. KNIGHT, CHARLES E. STANLEY, WILLIAM C. HAVEN. Secretary. N. E. WORDIN. Assistant Secretary. *H. S. MILES. Treasurer. W. W. KNIGHT. Committee on Matters of Professional Interest in the State. *C'. J. FOOTE, *L. B. ALMY, *Absent *F. A. MORRELL. 9 The record showed a full delegation for Hartford, New Haven, Fairfield, Windham, Litchfield, Middlesex and Tolland counties, leaving only one county incomplete. This is an unusual showing and indicates the interest in the proposed Constitution and By-Laws. The President then read his address to the Fellows. ADDRESS TO THE FELLOWS. FELLOWS OF THE CONNECTICUT MEDICAL SOCIETY. Gentlemen: - It is my privilege as well as duty to welcome you to the one hundred and twelfth annual convention of the Connecticut Medical Society, and to preside over your deliberations for its welfare. I desire to express my appreciation of the honor and to assure you that I will do my best to assit your efforts to advance the intereзts of the organization. In one respect, at least, the meeting may prove to be an epoch-making one. The repeated efforts which for many years have been made to amend our Fy-Laws have shown that there was a deep-seated conviction that they were not suited to the present time and the result of the various changes has been to compel us to do business under a set of rules that was imperfect, unsatisfactory and at points inconsisteat. Certain Committees-like that on Matters of Professional Interest in the Statehave been found to have lost their orginal importance owing to changed conditions. Impressed with this conviction the Society in 1901 appointed a Committee to revise the By-Laws, which Committee in 1902 reported that it favored the acceptance of the Constitution and By-Laws proposed by the Aemrican Medical Association, but that, pending legislation necessary to take this action they recommended the adoption of some twentyfive amendments to our present By-Laws. This was referred to the Committee on Unfinished Business of last year, which recommended the appointment of a Special Committee whose report should be submitted to the |