45th ANNIVERSARY:

An unforgettable event for those who attended was the commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the Club on October 14.1935. During the formal banquet at the Sporting Club de France the two surviving founding members, John H. Spaulding and William S. Davenport Sr. were honored and both where presented with a silver plaque on which were engraved the names, the signature, of all the members of the Club and engraved with “The members of the American Dental Club of Paris with their affectionate veneration to a pioneer American dentist in France”. John Spaulding was then retired but Davenport was still practicing and an active member of the Club.
The presentation was made by the President, Albert Heïde, with an appropriate speech to which responded the guests of honor. Numerous letters and telegrams had been received for the occasion and speeches were made by Haily-Smiih, Frank Stuhl and Georges Villain.
The youngest member, J. Foure, in memoriam, read the names of the departed members since the founding of the Club (35). Towards the close of the evening, Ricardo Arroyo presented the chairman with a solid silver gavel which he had designed, made and engraved for the occasion to serve as the President’s symbol of office in the future.**
At the time of this meeting the Club’s membership totaled 88. The number of trench members had increased as more French nationals were attending recognized dental colleges in America. The prerequisite for membership remained however, to hold a diploma from an America Dental College. This rule would later be modified as the number of Americans dwindled due to retirement, death or historical circumstances (war).
Journal American Denial Club of Paris, Anniversary Number Oct. 1935
Journal American Dental Club of Paris Anniversary Report 1890-1935 November 1935