Resolved, That this Association desires to express its thanks to the various railroad corporations who have favored us by reduced fares, and by other courtesies.

On motion of Dr. Shepard the following was adopted:

Resolved, That the thanks of this Association be tendered to the Local Committee of Arrangements.

The installation of officers was then proceeded with, and the Chair appointed Drs. Peirce and Abbott to conduct the newly-elected President to the chair.

The retiring President introduced him to the Association, and bespoke for him the same forbearance and courteous treatment which had been accorded to himself.

Dr. Crouse upon taking the chair thanked the Association for the honor it had conferred, and pledged himself to preside with impartiality over its deliberations.

A communication was read from the New Jersey State Dental Society touching a petition for the pardon of Dr. Chalfant.

On motion the communication was respectfully returned.

The President appointed on the Publication Committee Dr. A. W. Harlan and Dr. E. T. Darby, and on the Local Committee of Arrangements Drs. A. T. Smith, of Minneapolis, F. H. Gardiner, of Chicago, and H. J. McKellops, of St. Louis.

On motion the subject of operative dentistry was passed.

Section V. being called, was discussed by Drs. Abbott, Peirce, and Spalding.

On motion the Section was passed.

The minutes were then read and approved, and the Association adjourned to meet at Minneapolis on the first Tuesday in August, 1885.

GEORGE H. CUSHING, Secretary.

IN MEMORIAM.

THOMAS L. BUCKINGHAM.

WHEREAS, Since the last meeting of this body the all-wise Author of our being has in His inscrutable wisdom taken to Himself our highly-esteemed friend, professional brother, and co-laborer, Dr. Thomas L. Buckingham; and

WHEREAS, Not only this Association but the entire profession of this and other countries will have suffered by this dispensation an irreparable loss; therefore

Resolved, That we deem it fit and proper to give expression to our high appreciation of his personal worth, and of our regret that one who was so essential to the true interests of the profession should have been summoned to higher councils. Yet, while bowing to the will of Him who doeth all things well, we cannot refrain from giving expression to our feelings of sorrow that he should have been removed from among us.

Resolved, That we will treasure his past counsels and profit therefrom.

Resolved, That these resolutions be placed on a memorial page of the proceedings of this body, and copies be sent to the family of deceased and to the dental journals; and that a photograph portrait of the deceased be placed on the Secretary's minutes.

Dr. AMBLER: It has been my pleasure, for the last third of a century, to have been on terms of intimate relationship with Dr. Buckingham, and during that time there was with him one ruling passion, and that was the advancement of his profession. He loved his profession and his professional associates, and was ever ready to do all that he could for both. The entire surroundings of his office, as well as his counsels, were always freely at the disposal of all that would profit by them. It was my pleasure, a few years ago, to be associated with him in some matters connected with an investigation then being conducted, in which personal considerations would naturally protrude themselves; but, said he, "Do not let the personal matter be as your finger's weight in its influence on your consideration of this matter." He was modest and unobtrusive in his opinions; but when they were formed, they were firmly fixed as a rock. He was in all respects a man who commanded our love,

honor, and respect; and now that he has gone we can but mourn his loss. I trust we may all profit by his writings and his life, and so keep alive his memory in our hearts.

Dr. STOCKTON: There are few men in the dental profession for whom I have a higher respect and deeper love than I had for Dr. Buckingham. It is to him I owe very much of my success as a dentist; for it was by his advice that I was induced to close my office, after some years of practice, and go to the Pennsylvania college. It was the wisest and best thing I ever did in my professional life. Dr. Buckingham was ever a kind counsellor and good friend; he was almost a father to me, and I could only wish that I might hold as high and estimable a position in the hearts of my friends as Dr. Buckingham does in his. I wish I might go to the end of my professional life as he did,-you remember how he came here last year, with tottering steps and feeble form, to close his existence as honorably and usefully as he had ever lived. I support with heartfelt sympathy the resolutions which have been offered.

Dr. TAFT: No one knew Prof. Buckingham but to entertain for him a high regard. I suppose there is scarcely a man in the profession—and no one especially who has been in such a position as he has occupied for a quarter of a century-who has maintained his standing better in the estimation of his fellows than Dr. Buckingham. The high esteem which each one entertains for him will find a response in the minds of all with whom he may speak about him. This is true of Dr. Buckingham to a greater extent than of perhaps any other man in the profession whom I now call to mind. What he did for the profession was done with a sincere, earnest desire for the best results. He maintained an enthusiasm in the work which had occupied his professional life-namely, that of education-up to the end of his career, an enthusiasm that it seems to me has been unparalleled. At the last interview I had with him he seemed as earnest and as intensely interested in the subject of education as he did in the years gone by. Even when he was laboring under the disability of disease, and well-nigh broken down, under circumstances which would make the rest of us forget these things, they were upon his mind, and interested him as they had always done.

What he has done for the profession is incalculable. I wish I could feel that the work I have done was as out-reaching as that which he has accomplished for the profession, and that we all might have an ambition to serve our profession as he had.

In attempting to frame those resolutions, I felt how utterly unable we were to say anything that was at all comparable to that which ought to be said for this man; but I know that in the heart of every one here there will be a free response to what has been said; and the shortcomings of the resolutions will be supplemented in the esteem and high regard which are entertained for our friend by every one who knew him, as well as by others who shall hear of

him.

Dr. ALLEN: Having been acquainted with Dr. Buckingham for many years, and having met him under various circumstances, I most heartily indorse all that has been said with reference to him on this occasion; and I hope that we shall ever cherish in our hearts a fond remembrance of that noble man.

Dr. FRIEDRICHS: As I am from the other extreme of our common country, from the South,-I think it is my duty to add a few words in memory of our honored fellow and brother, and to express the sense of loss that we must all feel at his departure from us. Dr. Buckingham's reputation was not a local one. He was loved and esteemed from one end of this country to the other.

Dr. SHEPARD: As coming from the other extreme from that of the last speaker, I feel that it is a privilege to bear witness to the estimation in which our friend was held in the Eastern section of the country, and also to express for myself the respect and admiration which I always felt for him, as a sturdy, upright, true man and good friend. It is personally a matter of regret to me that I did not see him last year. He was one of the few of the older members-so much older than myself that it actually used to seem disrespectful at first-whom, when we met at our annual meetings, I would take by the hand and call by his first name. He would tap me on the shoulder and say, "That sounds real nice." Such was our pleasant relationship that it is a particular sorrow to me that we shall see him no more among us.

Dr. SEARLE: I want simply to express my feeling of personal loss in the death of Dr. Buckingham. I thought when I heard of his death that one of the most loved members of our profession had left us. I know of no one, much as I love and respect the dentists of Philadelphia, to whom I would sooner pay my respects when I visited the city than to Dr. Buckingham. My feelings have been well voiced by those who have spoken before me, and I could say no more if I should speak at greater length.

ANNUAL ADDRESS.

BY E. T. DARBY, PRESIDENT.

GENTLEMEN OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION:

A quarter of a century ago a company of representative American dentists, duly appointed by local societies, assembled at the Falls of Niagara to consider the desirability of organizing a national dental association. That Association was formally organized the following year in the City of Washington, and it has held, with the exception of a single year, annual meetings until the present time.

It was named the American Dental Association. The object was, "to cultivate the science and art of dentistry and its collateral branches, to elevate and sustain the professional character of dentists, to promote among them mutual improvement, social intercourse and good feeling, and collectively to represent and have cognizance of the common interests of the dental profession."

Of its original members a few remain until the present time, honorable representatives of their local societies, faithful to the Association which they helped to organize, regular in attendance at its annual meetings, and taking an active interest in all that pertains to its well-being. Others, by reason of advancing years and physical infirmities, are prevented from attending these annual gatherings; and others still, both in the prime of life and at the allotted period of man, have finished their work on earth, and have passed through the narrow portal which separates the things seen from the things eternal. Hardly a year passes that we are not called upon to record the death of one or more of our members. To-day it becomes my sad duty to make public announcement of the removal of another.

All who were present a year ago will remember the feeble health and the tottering step of our departed friend and co-laborer, Dr. T. L. Buckingham, and I am sure this Association will take mournful pleasure in making suitable record of his worth. Dr. Buckingham