Item 29: Published Speech by Lewis H. Taylor, titled “Historical Reminiscences: A Toast,”, 1911 January 11

Item — Box: 18, Folder: 2

Staff Only

Dates

Created: 1911 January 11

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Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Published Speech

Condition Note:

Okay.

Measurements:

8 ¾ in. x 5 ⅞ in. (closed); 11 ¾ in. x 8 ¾ in. (open)

Title:

Historical Reminiscences: A Toast At the Twenty-Sixth Annual Banquet of the Luzerne County Medical Society: Celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the Society.

Description:

The booklet contains the speeches of the Luzerne County Medical Society proceedings of January 11, 1911. The speech begins recounting the first speech that was given by Dr. Edward R. Mayer in 1886. Dr. Mayer was a well respected member of the medical community and a founding member of the society. He is quoted in numerous medical books from this time such as “The American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children, Volume 34”. In his speech he recounts the medical history of Luzerne County that led to the formation of the medical society. Dr. Taylor, the speaker, gives background on meeting locations, membership fees and secretaries. Another local doctor that the Society wanted to recognize was Dr. Reese Davis. In 1874 Dr. Davis is said to have performed the second successful case of vaginal ovariotomy in the world. This publication also contains information of a typhoid fever epidemic that struck the area around Plymouth. The Medical Society tried to campaign in establishing a Board of Health but were denied. When describing the esteemed members of the Medical Society, Melissa A. Bradley is mentioned. Melissa A. Bradley from Wilkes Barre was the first woman who was elected into the society in 1877. The speaker concludes the speech by encouraging the members to share their research and papers with each other.