Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-01
THE CONVENTION OVER.

Adjournment Of the Medical Superintendents
of Insane Asylums.
The members Of the Association Of Medical
Superintendent of American Institutions for
the Insane, which has been in session at the Ar
ington since Tuesday, are today unanimous in
their praise Of st. Elizabeths Asylum. They
visited that institution in a body yesterday at
the invitation of DR.. Godding and as a result
they have nothing but words Of commentator
for its arrangement equipment and manage
ment. After the adjournment of the
morning session yesterday lunch was
taken at the hotel and then the
party found three big six-horse omnibuses
ready to take them across the river. Little
time was spent in filing them with loads of emf
nent physicians and then the start was made
with DIR. Godding in the lead, having with
him in his carriage DR.. Stearns, the retiring
president Of the association. The line of march
led past the White House, army and navy build
ings. up the mall and through the Capitol
grounds to the Navy Yard bridge, across to An.
acostia, up Nichols avenue to the asylum.
PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE ASYLUM.
At the hospital a photograph of the group
was taken, after which the visitors were taken
on tour Of investigation around the buildings
and grounds by DR.. Godding and the members
of his staff-Dr. A. II. Wilmer, DIR. Stack. DR..
A. C. Patterson, DR.. Simpson, DIR. Blackburn
and DIR. Latimer.
The visitors were pleasantly entertained at a
luncheon of sandwiches, salads, ices and lemon
ade. After a couple of hours spent in a thor
ough study of the methods and arrangements
of the institution the party started on the re-
turn trip to the city, enthusiastic in praise of
the hospitality and the painstaking efforts to
make their visit pleasant and profitable by DR..
Godding and his assistants and Of the admira-
BILE conduct of the institution.
In the party were DIR. Benjamin Blackboard,
DR.. J. NJ. Toner, ex-Surgeon General Moore
Drs. Walter Claiming, C. K. Clark, h b. Mere,
dith, ]. B. Andrews, A. R. Moulton, C. G. Hill,
John B. Chaplin, N. E. Payne, r. NJ Phillips.
J. T. Sleeves, L. F. Dozier, Theodore w. Fisher,
w. P. Crumbacher, George C. Palmer, H. P.
Folsom, E. N. Brush, John Curwen, W. NJ.
Krupp, H. NJ. Wetheril, G. Burr, B. d. East
man, w. A. Gordon, Evarts, Wright, Talcott.
Harmon, Fairon, James d. Munson, Prince.
Wagner, Lyon, Brice and about score of
others.
THE CLOSING SESSION.
At the closing session Of the association this
morning the committee on time and place of
holding the next meeting Of the association re-
Tuesday of May, 1892, as the time. At the
meeting yesterday this city was selected as the
proper place for holding it. The sentiment
that seems to prevail among the members of
the association ID strongly In favor OF meeting
in Washington at least once in every two
years.
DR.. Brush Of the committee on resolutions
read the report, in which the reasons for the
success Of this years meeting were rehearsed
Thanks were rendered to the various people
who have shown courtesies to the association
and the highest praise was given to st. Eliza
beth Hospital for the able way in which it is
managed. 1t was characterized as rejecting
the greatest credit upon DIR. Godding, the
superintendent, apd his able corps of assistants
The local papers were also commended as eff
cient coadjutors in the success Of the meeting
az well as in all that is best in the interests of
the mentally unfortunate.
REMEMBERING DECEASED NrABERs
The hour for reading the obituary notices of
deceased members had arrived by this time
and . resolution Of regret was passed at the
news Of the death Of DIR. Chaplin Bancroft,
superintendent Of the New Hampshire State
Asylum for the Insane at Concord. Dr.
Godding. who was an early associate of Dr.
Bancroft, paid an eloquent tribute to his
memory.
DR.. L. F. Dozier read the obituary paper
upon the late Dr.. E. T. Wilkins, superinten-
dent of the Napa State Asylum for the Insane
in California II was decided to publish the
remainder Of the memoirs in the proceedings
Of the meeting, and as this finished up all the
business President Clark announced that the
meeting for 1891 stood adjourned.