MINUTES OF TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION. SESSION OF 1883. BY GEO. H. CUSHING, SECRETARY. FIRST DAY-MORNING SESSION. HE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATON commenced its Twenty-third Annual Session at the International Hotel, Niagara Falls, N. Y., on Tuesday, August 7, 1883, at 11 o'clock A.M., the first VicePresident, Geo. J. Friedrichs, in the chair. The roll was then called, and the following were found either to be present or to have forwarded their dues: ATKINSON, W. H. ABBOTT, FRANK ALLEN, E. H. ALLEN, JOHN ALLPORT, W. W. AMES, W. B. BUCKINGHAM, T. L. BROWN, S. B. BARRETT, W. C. BUTLER, C. R. BAIRD, W. H. * BAUER, JOSEPH BISHOP, J. ADAMS * BRACKETT, C. A. 41 East Ninth st., New York. 22 West Fortieth st., New York. 7 West Thirty-third st., New York. 34 Monroe st., Chicago. 1228 Arch st., Philadelphia. Fort Wayne, Ind. 11 West Chippewa st., Buffalo, N. Y. 130 Esplanade st., New Orleans, La. Those marked (*) were absent but sent their dues. Atlanta, Ga. 2101 Michigan ave., Chicago. Detroit, Mich. 34 Monroe st., Chicago. Waco, Texas. Thomasville, Ga. Indianapolis, Ind. Knightstown, Ind. 133 Pacific st., Brooklyn, N. Y. Hillsboro', Ohio. 230 Tremont st., Boston. Hudson, New York. Detroit, Mich. 1513 Walnut st., Philadelphia. 304 Essex st., Salem, Mass. Taunton, Mass. Ann Arbor, Mich. Buffalo, N. Y. 123 Avenue A, New York. Corry, Pa. 155 St. Charles st., New Orleans. 155 St. Charles st., New Orleans. 1271 Broadway, New York. New Haven, Conn. Chestnut st., cor. 12th, Philadelphia. 70 Dearborn st., Chicago. Ithaca, N. Y. 123 West Seventh st., Cincinnati. Indianapolis, Ind. Iowa City, Iowa. 15 Chestnut st., Rochester, N. Y. Delphi, Ind. Toledo, Ohio. Keokuk, Iowa. 319 Jefferson st., Detroit, Mich. 51 East One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth st., New York. KEELY, GEORGE W. * LATHROP, Jos. * LEITER, THOS. C. * MORGAN, HENRY W. PEIRCE, C. N. * PALMER, S. B. PERRY, S. G. . PATTERSON, J. D. PETERSON, DENTON E. . * TILLINGHAST, W. H. VIET, MARTIN * WENDEL, Wм. C. WILLIAMS, I. Cor. High and Main sts., Oxford, Ohio. Cor. High and Third sts, Hamilton, O. Chico, Cal. 25 West Twenty-seventh st., New York. Williamsport, Penn. 1119 Walnut st., Philadelphia. 152 Woodward ave., Detroit, Mich. Brookville, Pa. 22 Lafayette ave., Detroit, Mich. 3700 Cottage Grove ave., Chicago. 2630 Washington ave., St. Louis. Ottawa, Ill. Hartford, Conn. 7 West Thirty-eighth st., New York. 1415 Walnut st., Philadelphia. 39 Warren st., Syracuse, N. Y. 10 East Thirty-fourth st., New York. Lawrence, Kansas. Utica, N. Y. 1418 Washington ave., St. Louis. Waterloo, N. Y. 110 Tremont st., Boston. Chillicothe, Ohio. 7 West Thirty-eighth st., New York. Jackson, Mich. Rochester, N. Y. Jamaica Plain, Mass. 100 Boylston st., Boston. 286 Race st., Cincinnati. New Haven, Conn. Newark, N. J. 900 Spruce st., Philadelphia. 125 State st., Chicago. 122 West Seventh st., Cincinnati. Detroit, Mich. 220 Westminster st., Providence, R. I. 12 Dauphine st., New Orleans. Room 2, Iron Block, Milwaukee, Wis. New Philadelphia, Ohio. Montclair, N. J. WOODWARD, W. B. * WATERS, G. F. WILSON, I. P. WATLING, J. A. WADSWORTH, T. A. WHITE, SAMUEL A. Peoria, Ill. 8 Beacon st., Boston. Burlington, Iowa. Ypsilanti, Mich. 68 West Thirty-seventh st., New York. Savannah, Ga. On motion the reading of the printed minutes was dispensed with. The first Vice-President, Dr. Friedrichs, then made a brief address. The following amendment to the Constitution, proposed last year, was then adopted: To add to Section 7 of Article V. the following: "All resolutions appropriating money, except for the legitimate expenses of this Association, shall require a twothirds vote of all the members present." The following amendment offered last year by Dr. Allport was indefinitely postponed: To amend Article V. Section 1, as follows: In line four, after the words, "Executive Committee," strike out all the remaining section, and insert, "All candidates for office shall be put in nomination by a committee appointed for that purpose, consisting of one member from each Section of the Association appointed by such Section, who shall put in nomination three candidates for each office of the Association. When the nominations are made, the election shall be by ballot in the order named in the Constitution. In case no candidate receives a majority of all the votes on the first ballot, the candidate receiving the lowest number of votes shall be dropped, and the ballot shall be taken upon the two remaining candidates, and the one receiving a majority of the votes shall be declared elected." The Executive Committee reported, recommending the following: That the afternoon of to-day be devoted to the work of Sections; that after today the meetings be held from 9 A. M. till 2 P. M., and from 8 P. M. till adjournment. Adopted. The Committee on Credentials made a partial report, which was subsequently completed and adopted, as follows: |