Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-24
WASHINGTON ALL RIGHT.
No Thought OF Seeking Any Other City 10 .
Meeting Place.


90 sArs DIR. E. WEIR MITCHELL, PRESIDENT OF
TIE CONGRESS OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
THE SESSION THIS AFrERxooS-BusrSrss FIRsr
ATTENDED To-BASoUETs TONIGHT.
Several energetic people-some Of them
Washington's and some from other cities-were
busily engaged this morning in endeavoring to
find an alleged sentiment favorable to forsak-
ing the national capital as a permanent meet
ing place and moving the triennial congress OF
American physicians and surgeons to some
cooler spot
Tho searchers had their trouble for their
pains. No member of the congress could be
found who had even entertained such an idea.
Il never heard a word of any such PROPOSE
ton, said President S. Weir Mitchell to STAR
reporter this afternoon. I've are very much
pleased with Washington a meeting place.
and see no reason why any one should set
such rumors afoat"
THIS AFTERNOONS SESSION.
A large number Of men Of emineuce attended
the afternoon session of the congress. which
commenced shortly after o'clock The sub
jet discussed was ..Fibroid Processes"
Chronic in;erstitiGl Inflammation. sclerosesl:
tneir pathology and etiology, with special
reference TO the influences of diathesis and
heredity.' DIR. Alfred l.. Loomis Of New York,
professor Of pathology and tho practice of
medicine in the University of the City Of New
York, was referee.
The co-referee was Dr. William Osler of Bal
t!more professor Of medicine ia Johns Hop
klns University. There will be discussion on
the paper by DIR. Charles L. Dana, Dr. J. West
Roosevelt DIR. VIM. L. Councilman. Dr. John
Guiteras and others.
on have probably noticed" said an officer
OF the congress- this afternoon, that our time
ispretty fully occupied by business. ANY attempt
10 make our meeting an excuse for excursions
Is at once squelched When SO many practical
physiclans and surgeons get together for mu-
tuai increase of knowledge and to ameliorate
the physical condition of unsourd mankind. il
would be criminal for us to spend many hours
In recreation. Hard work and lots Of It is the
order Of the day
BANQUErs TONIGHT.
This will be good night for banquets Mem
bers OF the American Surgical Association and
OF the Assoc alton Of American Ply
sicians will conformity entertain their
foreign guests at the Arlington
at clock. The neurologists have dinner at
the same hour at the Arno. The gynecologists
VIII ieast also; the spread will be at the Airing
ton. Dermatologists will fill up on good things
nj the Arno. commencing promptly att.
Inc Clmatoiogicai Association banquets it.
sell this I. m. and will the pedrialicists the
latter at the Arlington.
THE INDIVIDUAL SOCIETIES.
After an executive session the surgical asso-
citation this morning talked about cancers and
tuberculosis, the papers being by DIR. Frederic
S. Dennis of New York and DIR. Nicholas Sem
Of Milwaukee.
The gyneculogists listened to DR.. Chadwick's
eloquent tribute to the late DR.. Fordyce Barker
and then discussed subjects of professional in
terest
Dermatologists had busy session. for. in
addition to the regular program, officers were
elected. these are the elect: DIR. L. Ii. Bron-
son OF New York, president; DR.. F. ]. Shep-
herd OF Montreal. vice president; DR.. George
l. jackson OF New York, secretary and treas
urer; DR.. q. Ii. Fox of New York, member of
the council at large.
Tho Laryngolicai Association was not idle;
It's work for this year is over.
The climatologsts talked about la grippe
principally and attended to business matters
not OF peculiarly medical nature.
Physicians mad very interesting session in
the Grand Army building, one of the papers
read by DIR. Theobald Smith OF this city. His
subject was on Changes in the led Blood Cor
puscles in the Pernicious Anemia of Texas
Cattle Fever
The Association of Andrology and
Syphilology, the Orthopedic Association and
the Pediatric Society also held meetings.