Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-06

SSO0 street, tomorrow evening instead of this
evening 40 announced on the program.
DR.; Hammond will give reception to the
members this evening from 9 to IL.
The trustees Of the Corcoran Art Gallery will
open the gallery for the reception of the ssso-
citation this evening from TO 1880.
DR.. N. s. Davis has invited members of the
medical profession in favor of forming an Amer
lean medical temperance association on q basis
similar TO that of the British Medical Tcmper-
ance Association to meet punctually at o'clock
q. M, Thursday morning. May Z, 1891, in Grand
Army Hall, room for the section on medical
Jurisprudence and neurology.
The reception to be given ct the Army Medi-
cal Museum, corner OF It'll and streets south
west, tomorrow evening will be under the di-
rection Of Gen. Chas. Sutherland, surgeon
general Of the army. It Is expected that Sec
rotary Proctor and Gen. Schofeld will be pres
ent and receive the members Of the association
on that occasion. There will be present also
Surgeon General ]. B. Hamilton Of the U. g.
marine hospital service, assisted by the men,
bers OF their respective corps; also ex-Surgeon
General John Moore, U. s. army.
REGISTERING AND RECEIVING CASH.
The first place to which the medicos are di-
rected is the registry room. Monday the work
OF registering and receiving cash was done in
pnrlor 10 of Williards Hotel, but yesterday it
was removed to Willard Hall. Here q force Of
cierks-most of them volunteers-receive the
fees and enter the names on the official regis
assisted by Mr.. Barry Buckley All the others
are M: D.'s and busy people they are. Every
one OF the force from Mr.. Van Derveer down is
either obliging or anxious to oblige. Cash is
received by Drs J. A. Stoutenburgh, Ralph H.
Ross and J. 8. Manning, while the work Of regis
tration is done by Drs. Walter A. Wells, Henry
G. Fisher and G. A. Bailey.
The rush is about over now.
BREvEr POST OFFICE
medical and surgical branch Of the city
post office is now working smoothly in Willard
Hall. Capt James E. Bell, superintendent of
the city delivery, was at the hall yesterday set
ting up pigeon holes, painting signs, receiving
and distributing mail and selling stamps All
the mail for members of the convention not
specifically addressed are sent to the hall from
the main ofnce and these letters and papers
may be had by those who call for them. A
newly painted red letter box glares at every
oody from central position on the stage. A
bureau OF general information also has place
on the stage In company with the railroad clerk.
SCHOOL HYGIENE.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon of the
section Of state medicine the chairman, DR.. J.
d. Plunket Of Nashville, being detained by ILL
ness. the Introductory address was omitted.
Dr. u: +. Lincoln presented o report on be-
naif OF the committee on school hygiene, srat-
ing that large share Of the work had been
accomplished and asking leave to continue
which was granted. A synoptical statement Of
leading principles in school hygiene was pre-
sented, as agreed to by the committee.
DIR. ID. j. Lincoln presented a paper on the
construction of school houses, urging the ne
eessity OF adopting roomy and liberal plans for
laying out the interior OF buildings. Movable
partitions were objected to. In respect to the
lighting OF rooms emphasis was laid on avoid
ance OF direct front light and of light entering
horizontally. 1t was earnestly argued that
ventilation by open windows is SO dangerous
to the health Of pupils in northern latitudes
that 1t should be entirely condemned and an
effort made to substitute thorough systems of
ventilation by the introduction Of warmed air.