Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-21

The second trienniai meeting OF the Con-
gress OF American Physicians and Surgeons will
commence here tomorrow ard will continue
| until Friday evening. the session being held in
the Grand Army building.
The congress is composed Of the members Of
the following national medical societies; Amer.
lean ophthalmological Society, American oto-
logical Society, American Neurological
Association. American genealogical So
ciety, American Chronological Associ-
alton, American Laryneological Associ-
alton, American Surgical Association,
American Genealogical Society, Association
of American Physicians. American Association
OF Andrology and Syphllology, American Or
thopedic Association, American Physiological
Society. Association of American Anatomists,
American Pediatric Society.
PROGRAM OF THE CONGRESS
The program of the congress is as follows:
Tuesday afternoon, September %, at
o'clock, in the main hall of the Grand Army
building. Conditions underlying the infec-
tion of wounds. including discussion of disn-
| fecton with reference to treatment of wounds,
| OF the relation of bacteria to suppuration of
the resistance Of tissues to the multiplication of
bacteria and of the effects Of ansiseptic agents
! on wounds"
Referee, Dr. William H. WEIGH of Baltimore.
professor of pathology in Johns Hopkins Uni
| verSity.
Co-refcroo Dr. Roswell Park Of Buffalo. pro-
| lessor of surgery in the Buffalo Medical Coll
| lege; followed by n discussion by DR.. Arthur I.
Cabot, DIR. Harold Ernst, DR.. Arpad q. Ger
| ster and Others.
| The discussion will be adjourned If necessary
| until Friday afternoon.
| Wednesday afternoon, September %, at 8
o'clock, in the main hall of the Grand Army
building, "The Late Manifestations Of Syph-
| Ills
Referee, Dr.. Phineas s. Conner Of Cincinnati,
professor Of surgery in the Medical College of
Ohio: co-referee, DR.. Abner Post OF Boston,
! clinical instructor in syphilis in Harvard Uni
| versity; followed by discussion by DIR. Robert
I. Edes, DR.. j. Nevins Hyde, DR.. ]. William
White and others
| o'clock. in the hall Of the National Museum.
! Smithsonian grounds.
Address by the president, s. Weir Mitchell,
Md, LID, Bolog )-On 1.-THE History of In
strnmental Precision in Medicine"
The Army Medical Museum adjacent will be
lighted and open for the members and guests
at pm.
The presidents reception will take place at
the National Rifles Armory, 30 & street, at
| $50 pm.
Thursday afternoon, September a. at s
o'clock, in the main hall Of the Grand Army
! building.
"Fibroid Processes Chronic Interstitial In
hammation. Scleroses); Their Pathology and
4 CtoiOks. Win Specldl reference 10 1nuu-
| ence of Diathesis and Heredity.''
| Referee, DR.. Alfred L. Loomis Of New York
city. professor of pathology and the practice of
medicine In the university of the city of New
York.
Co-referee, DR.. VIM. Osler of Baltimore. pro-
fessor of medicine in Johns Hopkins Univer-
| sity followed by discussion by DIR. Charles
| L. Dana, DR.. j. West Roosevelt, DIR. VIM. L.
Councilman, DR.. John Guiteras and others.
Friday afternoon, September Is, at 3 O'Clock.
1 III &ha h.
tions Underlying the Infection of Wounds"
DC, will be resumed in the main hall of the
| Grand Army building.
The meetings OF the congress are open to the
profession.
The meetings Of the individual component
societies will be held in the mornings and &C
cording to the program each may provide.
Members and guests are requested to regis
ter, as soon as possible ut the office of registra-
ton, parlors and 2. Arlington Hotel.
Ladies of the families of members and guests
are cordially invited to the address of the pres
! ldent and to the reception following.
Each Of the individual component associa-
tions and societies will meet according to its
| own programs.
Following is q complete roster Of officers of
| the congress:
OFFICERS OF THE CONGRESS.
President, S. Weir Mitchell, Philadelphia;
vice presidents ex-officio, president Of the
American Surgical Association, Claudius H.
Mastin. MOBILIZE president of the American
ophthalmological Society, Haskell Derby, Bos-
| ton; president of the American biological So
clety, Gorham Bacon, New York; presi-
dent OF the American Neurological Society,
Wharton Sinkler, Philadelphia; president of
the American Genealogical So ;iety. A. Reeves
jackson. Chicago; president of the American
Chronological Association. Francis Is. Green
ough Boston; president Of the American
| Laryngological Association, William {. Glas-
gov. st. Louis; president Of the American Gil
| natOlogical Association, Fred'k |. knight Bos-
ton; president of the Association of American
Physicians, VIM. Pepper, Philadelphia; presi-
dent Of the American Association OF AndroIogy
| and Syphilology. Fessendeu n. Otis, New York:
| president Of the American Orthopedic Associ-
| alton, Adoniram b. Judson, New Pork: pres
ident Of the American Physiological Society,
Henry T. Bowditch, Boston; president of the
| Association of American Anatomists. Joseph
Leidy (deceased), Philadelphia; president of
the American Pediatric Society, i. N. Rotch,
Boston.
Chairman of the exccutiv, committee, VIM.
Pepper, Philadelphia; treasurer, John S. Bill
Ings, Washington; secretary, VIM. II. Carmalt,
New Haven.
| EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
| DR.. William Pepper, chairman, Philadelphia,
/ representing the Association of American Ply
sicians; DR.. Claudius II. Mastin, Mobile; alter
nate, DR.. A. Van der Veer. Albany, represent
ing the American Surgical Association; DIR.
John Green, St Louis; alternate. DIR.
d. B. st. John Roosa, New York. represent
ing tho American archaeological Society
DIR. VIM. H. Carmalt New Haven; alternate,
DIR. F. b. Loring. Washington. Representing
the American biological Society-Dr. Landon
| Carter Gray, New York: alternate. DIR. Charles
X. Mills, Philadelphia. Representing the
American Neurological Association-DrS Samuel
| G. Busey, Washington. representing the Amer
lean genealogical Society-Dr. George
Henry Fox, New York; alternate, Dr.
H. w. Stelwagon. Philadelphia. Representing
| the American Genealogical Association
DE-. Harrison Allen, Philadelphia; alternate,
DIR. J. Solis-Cohen, Philadelphia. Representing
the American Laryngological Association: DIR.
Alfred L. Loomis, New York; alternate, DIR. F.
| Donaldson. ST.. baltimore. Representing the
| American Chronological Association: DIR.
Robert w. Taylor. New York; alternate,
DR.. Edward l.. Reyes, New York.
| Representing the American Associa-
| ton of Andrology and Syphilology:
DIR. Newton NJ. Shafrer, New York city, secrc-
| tary; alternate, DIR. Virgil p. Gibney, New
York, representing the American Orthopedic
Association; DR.. Henry p. Bowditch, Boston;
alternate, DIR. H. Newell Martin, Baltimore
representing American Physiological Society;
DR.. +. A. Lucas, Washington; alternate, Dr. b.
X. Shute, Washington; representing the Asso-
citation Of American ANTAGONISTS. DR.. A. jacob,
New York city: alternate, DR.. I. N. Roth.
Boston, Mass; representing the American