Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-25
CITY AND DISTRICT.
AMERICAN MEDICAL CONGREs<-
nessins OF Physscian. ana sur~.o,.
Next Month.

o8 Oh FhysicianS and Sur0eou.
Next Month.
Ihh MEMBERS OF ELEvEN SPECIAL socrrrrrs n
N'sSh IN rHfs crTY-How TIE CONGRESS WILL
bk ooSsrrTrrEp-rHs PROGRAM ARRANGED ar IHr
COMMITTEE
members OF the medical profession ara ,oor,nc
IofWAra with considerable interest 10 the meeting
VI 1ne Songress OF American PHYSICIANS an Sur
seonA IL VIII convene in this city on the 18th OF
sepeeuoer, and the sessions will continue through
sne <otn. The arrangements are being perfected,
eno Snen the distinguished members OF the asso-
. sauon reach this city they will md that every
sains y prepared for their reception and comfort.
Inc meeting has an importance In ad iition 10 the
Iaee lnAt II brings together so many prom nent
uemoers OF the proses The congress Will then
tor tne nrst time come into existence and from
sn.t point OF view the meeting is In the
IA Oh an experiment. But while this will be
sHu n,se assemolage VI the congress- yet practi-
SaIy II was formed three years when the plan
was proposed by one OF the societies now consti-
ee.ng the congress and was endorsed by ten
osne1 These eleven societies, Ia accordance
WIN tne general plan, each appointed OF their
E1umoer 70 constitute an ex cutive committee.
IL sommlttee met together and decided that an
giver above.
THE COMMITTEE
Is composed OF the following named. with the
societies which they represent: C. NJ. Martin
ooA4O, <1ucIlCan surgical JONI r.
Dyson, 81. Lou GeDlto-Uhnary Surgeons; j.
Sols Cohen, Philadelphia, American Larry ngolO-
elcaI Association; A. l. LOomis, New YORK, Ameri-
Can Chmatolozlcal AssOcia ion; VIM. Pepper,
fnil idelphia, Association OF American Physicians;
WIN. II. Cdrmat, New Haver, American Otologi-
cal Society; Vim. +. Norris, PhiIadelp Ia, Ameri-
can Ophthalmological society; L. g. Gray, New
iork, American Neurolog. cal Association; j. L.
AtklnSon. Baltimore, American archaeological
logical society; v. NJ. shaner. New York, Ameri-
can OrthOpedic Association The COM
NH mittee further determined that meet
years In this city. The session In september will
be the nrst. Under this plan OF organization the
several societies will hold their annual meetings
here at the same time, which Will be conducted
according 10 their owe pro Srdms. All the men,
bers OF the individual societies II meet together
as one general body three ti.aes during the three
days session, for the discussion OF such medical
subjects. and by such men, as tue executive COM
mitIee may select These meetings, as wen as
those OF tue societies, are open 10 tue members at
large. Membership In the congress can only be
acquired by membership In some one OF the socie
Ties represented Each society has Its own rules
In regard 70 the admission VI members. The
sessions OF the Congress will be held on
TUESDAY, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings. The
societies will probably nold Two sessions each day
from 10 am. 70 pin, anu from u 5 pm Their
places OF meeting arr follows:
American surgical Association, main hal. Grand
Army building; Association OF American Pnysi-
clans hall No. l, Grand Army building; American
ClimatolOglcal Association, hail No. Z, Grand Army
building; American LaryGgolOgical Associa, Ion,
hall NJ. J, Grand Army building; American Derm-
biological Association. partof an wizards Hotel;
Association OF GEM OF rtnary surgeons, par or In
NillaFds Hotel; American NeurOlJgica As,ocia-
ton, parior Ia WI lards HoteI; American Orthope
ole Association, Wslckyr's hotel: AmeTic OLo-
lozfcaI Society airing on Hotel; American Physi-
ologieal society, Army VI deal Museum; Amerl-
can ophthalmologicaI socIety, Arlington Hotel
SESSIONS OF THE CoSGREss.
At the first session OF the congress- which will
be held on Tuesday evening In tue Grand Army
Hail. the subject for discussion Will be Intestinal
Obstruction IN Us medical and glcd! relations
DIS 4 IA. Fitz, Of Boston, and Nicholas senm, Of
MlIwzuk {, Will open the discussion, aud they Will
be followed by others, whom the executive CON-
mittee may designate.
On "Wednesday evening the congress will meet
IN the same hall and the topic OF discussion Will
De cerebral locaIzatIon In Its practical reia-
lions" Charles Ii. Mills, OF Philadelphia, and
Roswell Para, or Bun 10 Will open Inc discussion,
anu they Will De followed by Mr. Victor Horsley
and Pro-. Ferrier. oil London, Eng.
The congress Will meet on Thursday evening In
The hall oI the NatlJ..al Museum. The president
OF the congress, Or. JJnn ;. Bnnys, L. ). ", viii
deliver an address on medical museums. Follow
ing this SESSION VAL be 4 reception IA the Army
Ardica. Nh seum bui. ding, to which Lnrnper, and
Invited guess, their wives and daughter Will be
invited Admission by card UnIy.
THE SOCIAL FEATURES
OF the congress In audubon 10 the reception on
Thursday evening Will oe d complimentary dinner
TO the guests the congress- given by the members
on Moncay evening al WIII4Id's Hotel some OF
these InvlLed gusts are As Ioilows: sir spencer
Wells, Slr Andrew Clark, sir William McCornac,
DrS W. o. PriestIy. Wli.lain Oru and Granger
stewart, MI. Lawsoa L at, MIR. Victor horsley Mr.
Thomas Bryant, !ar. Inonas Annandale, Prois.
ferrIer, EsInarcn and GeruardI, DIS. KiIael
Lav.sJ., OF aexlco j. L. ReverdIu, Oh Geneva, U.
W. Holmes and h. j. BOwdltch, OF Boston, Joseph
Leidy. VI philadelphia, ". Kingston aua Eccies, OF
Canada
~ .n.ormal collation. will be served at Wizards
Hotel Irom 1o 10 II on Tuesday evening, TO wnicu
only members Oh tue congreSs anu other hy sielans
who may DC in the cay Will be invited. lac CON-
nitte- in char VI the arrans ements iOr the
In l. composed Of the fOlOwlu, named: SaIn'I &,
busey. cnali man, j. FJrd IuonpSoA, k 4. kdes,
L Z. Morgan, ". ". johnston anu ). o. Ricney, q,
this city; j. l. AtAlnSOn, ii. Newell Martin aul
Samuel 1neooSlI, OF Baltimore; A. ~ duSy Roo
erts or Philadelphia, anu A. L. Cabot, Boston.
NO BUSINESS TO Be TRANSACTED
There Is q feature about the meetings both OF
the congress and Of tue ind vilua. societies wnicn
will be rather UNUSUAL No business Will be trans-
70 Inc Consideration VI subjects pertaining W med
tcAl scaence- Tue dlscdss.ou Va topics VI medical
ethics and kindred subjects II excluded The cum
gress Wiz nOt even Officers Dr. Billings na,
been chosen BY The executive colnni.Jee 10 PEE
side and lne presiilng OIlcer OF Tic next consrv,,
WILL be >eIeSled Oy sOLne VI Tue societies rep
Resented In the CONFESS The OBJECT y. the
gathering l. 10 Consider anu discuss profess
sional topics OF q scientific ehar. cler and
nothing else viii be brought 20 the attention OF
the menberA 1he EXPENSES OF the congress viii
are entirely voluntary. neaIQ larlers Tor ,ue
regista alton OF MeuIOers WIZ Dc opened al VIII
larus Ga the SATURDAY preceding. Dr. Busey
expects hat u re Will DC an Attendance OF ata,ut
nve huadred AemOers. Ihr otnei medIcal So
cieties not connected with the congress VIII hold
their sessions ia the city al the time. Tuey
are Tue American GynecoIosieal society, Tue
American Association VI Jus { ,rIcians AMI Gype-
colosisls, and tIe Pediatric sOcIeIy.
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