Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-08

THANKED FoR THEIR coURrEsIEs.
There IL 20 much TO see in Washington that
two weeks would not be anything like enough,
And one visit at this time Of year simply makes q
person want ocome again and again" This sage
andlevelheaded remark was uttered by physi-
clan on Pennsylvania avenue this morning. He
Was one of the visiting members Of the Medi-
cal Association, and he had evidently been try
ing 10 make the rounds Of the city in addition
to doing his duty by the convention He
locked tired, but interested, for there has been
DO much going on In this city for the past four
days that many Of the physicians have about
come to the conclusion that II the meetings
we're held in any less charming city than is the
nations capital in May, attendance
at . medical convention would not be
altogether witho AZ work. What with the
general meetings Of the association ct Albaugh 3
each morning at 10 O'Clock, and the meetings
OF committees and smaller associations before
and after, the sessions Of the different sections
In the afternoons and the entertainments that
have filed up the evenings, the doctors days
since Monday have been well occupied that
il any Of them have failed to write long letters
home to those they left behind hem they win
have abundant excuse for it when they get
home again.
ATTENDANCE NOT so LARGE
The attendance upon the meeting this morn
ing proved conclusively that the outgoing
trains must have been well supplied with doc
tori, for there were less than quarter the num-
Der present that have usually attended the
morning sessions
The meeting was opened with q brief prayer
by Rev. John H. Elliott, rector of Ascension
Episcopal Church Of this city, who prayed for
= benediction upon the men who care for the
Welfare Of the body, that wonderful palace Of
the soul and asked for their safe return to their
various homes
Secretary Atkinson read the names Of the
men that have been appointed on the COM
mittees that have been called into existence At
the present meeting.
SEVERAL COMMITTEES SAMKD.
The committee to memorialize Congress to
create q new cabinet official to be known as the
Secretary Of Public Health is composed of DIR.
c. G. Comegys, chairman; Drs. J. H. Hubbard,
n. 8. Davis, Culbertson. Richardson. Atkinson,
sa .o1s Hughes Briggs, piddamer Evans
Hooper, Swearingen, johnson, Wood, McCor-
mack, Weed and Walker.
The committee to consider the suggestions az
to the status Of railroad surgeons received from
the state association of West Virginia is as fol-
lows: Drs. Cochran, Gibson, Crother, j. Ford
Thompson, Elligood, Fernandez, Powell, Grit
I'm, Hubbard, Jenkinson, Schenck. Mccormack,
Richardson, Garcelon, Tanehill, Norris, Emer-
son, Willard, Wood, Conn. Benjamin, Roberts,
AloPPics "oAoSC, LaA4cy ou0 StAcko btkl w VIC
appointed
THE JENNER CENTENNIAL
DR.. ]. NJ. Toner'S committee on the celebra-
ton Of the Jenner centennial Of the discovery
of vaccination, which will occur within few
years, submitted its report, which was read by
Or. Wood for DR.. Toner
number Of inquiries we're sent out to doc
tors through the country as to the feasibility of
systematic celebration of the occasion, the
a -. II A.
papers on vaccination and eulogy Of DIR.
Jenner, and asking for suggestions as to the
nature and scope Of the celebration.
In answer to these inquiries replies from
twenty-five states were received. The sub
stance Of the replies from the various states
was given in DIR. Toner'S report The senti-
ment was practically unanimous in favor of a
hearty and elaborate celebration of the dis
covery Of the greatest boon that has ever been
conferred upon mankind" The centennial
will occur in May, 1896. Some thought one
day would be insufficient to properly celebrate
SO important an occasion and suggested that
three days would be none too much. The
members Of the committee decided that the
celebration should be held. leaving IL to the
chairman Of the centennial committee to pre-
pare plan The 14th day OF May, 1896, should
be set apart by the association solely to a cele-
bration Of the event. The greatness Of the uu-
dertaking was touched upon. DR.. Hib-
bard moved that the report be accented
.
resolution that the association adopt the sug-
gestion and time the meeting in 1896 as to
include May IA, which will be set apart for the
purpose proposed Acommittee Of men recog-
nized by students Of vaccinology is to be APP
pointed to serve q standing committee 10
which viii be referred all the details Of the
Jenner centennial celebration. The resolu-
tons were adopted unanimously.
TIE Presidents ADDRESS
DR.. Culbertson Of the committee to whom
was referred the suggestions included in the
presidents address offered series Of resolu-
tons with reference to certain details of the
meetings, hours, time and matters Of that sort,
and a. they involved certain amendments to
the bylaws they were laid over for one year
The association has never taken out papers
OF incorporation and hence has no legal
existence, so this morning DIR. Reed of Ohio
offered . motion calling upon the president to
appoint committee of seven to take steps to
procure papers Of incorporation, naming the
executive council as the trustees. The motion
gave rise to considerable discussion and was
amended out Of all recognition.
The whole matter was finally left TO a COM
mittse Of seven to devise plan to incorporate the
ASSOCIATION and to report at the next meeting
Quite number Of the members of the Phar-
maceuticd Association, which has Just closed
Ie deioersaons. was present, and Mr.. Taylor
and Prof. Remington Of that association were
invited to seats upon the platform. Prof.
Remington read . resolution from the Phar-
maceuticai Association thanking the Medical
Association for organizing Q section of materia
nsdics and pharmacy.
OFFICERS OF DIFFERENT SECTIONS
Secretary Atkinson annou iced the officers of
the different sections Of the association a.
follows:
Diseases of children-E +. Brush. New York.
chairman; b A. Washington, New Jersey, Sec
rotary.
Dermatoloey and syphilography.-L. D.
Dulkeley, New York, chairman: j. c. Mcclure.
District Of Columbia. secretary.
Oral and dental SURGERY. Papt Ohio chair
man; Z & Talbot, Illinois, secretary
Materia medica and pharmacy.F Wood
bury, Pennsylvania, chairman, w. l. whelp-
ley, Missouri, secretary.
Practice Of medicine-J- 8. Cain, Tennessee,
chairman
Surgery and anatomy-. McF. CASTOR.
Georgia, chairman; NJ Price, Pennsylyania'
vice chairman; w. +. Mann, Michigan, secre-
tAry.
Medical Jurisprudence and neurology-H N.
Meyer, Illinois, chairman; J. T. Emerson.
Michigan, vice chairman; Geo. Stravbridxe
Pennsylvania, secretary.
Physiology and dietetics-C H. A. Klein
schmidt, District Of Columbia. chairman state
medicine; b. Lee, Pennsylvania, vice chair
nan; l. y. Flick, secretary.
The regular paper for the day was one on
state medicine written by DR.. W. l. Schenck
Topeka. Kan DIR. Schenck was unable to be
present, but he sent his paper on Just the