Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-24
CITY AND DISTRICT.
THE COMING MEDICAL CONGRESS.
Call On the President.

An APPROPRIATION wANTED-wHAT THE
PRESIDENT sAID-vIEws OF MEDICAL MEN.
The committee representing the American
naeulcai Association which called upon the
PRESIDENT yesterday, as mentioned in THE
oiAh asked him to bring the fact of the meet
lug Vi the International Medical Congress in
."is CITY, IN 1887, to the attention Of Congress,
'"e ioea being to have Congress make some ap-
Popriaton towards detrayins the expenses of
entertaining the delegates. The President
lnaoe some allusion to the lack of harmony
Wnicn existed among the doctors on this ques-
'on' out promised to consider the matter.
The PROSPECTS OF SUCCESSFUL CONGRESS
GOOD.
IN conversation with a reporter of the Phla-
oeipEia Press, well known member of the
committee, appointed by the American Medi-
cal Association, at the meeting in New Orleans.
10 MAKE arrangements for the meeting of the
International medical congress in this city,
said recently:
Inc prospects of a successful congress, how
e'er' are most encouraging, and do not hest
tate to predict large foreign representation.
without the presence of medical men from
abroad the congress would, of course, lose It's
chlef interest, and the principles which led TO
the institution OF international gatherings OF
be carried out. The last committee meeting was
neid september 3 in New York. The rules
ADOPTED by the former committee Of eight to
organize the congress were revised and the va
cancieS caused by resigna tons OF the dsaffected
were supplied. We decided 10 admit the regu-
lar profession and other scientific men DIS menu
DeFS Oh the congress; agreed that member
should occupy more than one position in or
ganiz.ng the congress. and that members of
committees were not eligible to appointment as
omcers OF sections. The last point rather
severe upon the old committee. which had be-
slowed appointments with marked liberality
upon its own members, and had given as many
as HVe appointments to u single individual
Continuing, he said: 4" Foreign sympathy for
the new committee is very strong editorial!y,
and Is constantly being manifested by individ-
uas in correspondence. The London Lancet at
one time came out strongly in support Of the
original committee and their appointments,
and condemned the American Medical con-
gress for its action at New Orleans last spring,
but recent editorials lean just as strongly the
other way, and prophesy most successful
meeting. It has now lul!y recognized the
American Medical association as the represent
alive body of medical men here and the only
proper medium for organizing the congress.
The Lancet has called upon the medical pro-
fessiOn throughout the world 10 support our
congress, and condemned The efforts OF several
TO control it, Another prominent and infiuen-
tial medical journal, the Nitttund Medical
Journal, of Great Britain, has published a map
and commented editOrially upon ii, to show
how Boston, New York and Phi iadel 3hia, in
reality but small part of this country, pro-
posed controlling the sectional appointments"
''HAMLETs' WHO WILL lie ABSENT.
The Philadelphia Medical Times says: 1--WE
believe that the congress will be held in Wash
ington in 1887; that in spite Of indictments
and irreconcilables, existing difficulties will he
SurnaOunted under the guidance of Doctors
Flint and Davis, OF the executive committee;
tia: way viii be provfdedfUr those gentle
men who have resigned under Il nisapprehen-
sion to return and accept the offices to which
they were originally nominated, and that sew
eral aspiring Hdnllets will be absent when the
final cast is made for the play, and they will not
be missed"