Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-03
INSANITY EXPERTS.

Annual Meeting of the Association Of Medi.
cal Superintendents of Insane Asylums.
Experts in insanity could be found in abund.
ance at the Arlington this morning They
were not called to the city on account OF
some murder trial, which 10 the common
cause nowadays of the assembling
Of such experts in any numbers
in any one place. On the contrary, they were
here on a visit of enjoyment mixed with pro-
fessional profit, as they had come to attend
the forty annual meeting of the
Association OF Medical Superintendents of
American Institutions for the Insane. The
first session was held this morning at IL
O'Clock. Then there was an afternoon SEES
sion, and this evening the association will again
meet.
PROGRAM OF MEETINGS..
This program in its general features will be
carried out through Wednesday and Thursday,
and the morning of Friday. There will be no
session Wednesday afternoon, as the time will be
occupied by an excursion to the Soldiers
Home, and on Thursday afternoon the men,
bers will go to Marshall Hall. The member
ship OF the association, which now numbers
some 200, was well represented at
the opening session this morning in the
banquet room of the Arlington. The
president OF the association, DIR. Daniel Clark
OF Toronto, Ont, occupied a seat on the plat
form. aud at the table below was the secre tary,
DR.. John Curwen of Warren, Pa, and the stem
ographers. When the association was called to
order DR.. Edward A. Pace of the Catholic Uni
versity delivered an address of welcome which
was happily responded to by the president,
who remarked in reference to this being
the second visit OF the association
In this city that the members might wear out
their welcome, but he was sure that they would
not tire in coming to Washington.
NOMINATIONS FOR NEW OFFrcFRs
Arecess WAS taken in order to give the men,
bers an opportunity to register. When the as
ISOLATION convened again the committee on
through DR.. W. W. God
ding, reported the following nomina-
tons for officers, which was approved
President DIR. Judson B. Andrews OF Buffalo.
n. y; vice president. DIR. Peter Bryce, Ala
bama; secretary. DIR. John Curwon. War
rem, Pennsylvania. The retiring president
DIR. Clark, then delivered the annual address,
which was scholarly discussion of the vari-
Gus theories as to the relation of mind and
body.
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
The topic discussed at the session this after
noon was The Surgical Treatment of Insanity,
Epilepsy, &C." by DR.. L. A. Blumer, Utica, n.
y; Chas. E. Wagner. Binghamtou. n Y;
Howard A. Kelly. Baltimore, Nd; Geo. II.
Rothe, Gainesville, Nd; Chas. A. L. Reed,
Cincinnati.
The papers assigned to be read at the ses-
sion winch begins this evening at O'Clock are
as follows:
Results from the Study of the Brain OF
Laura Bridgman." By H. H. Donaldson, NJ.
D., professor of neurology, Clark University,
Worcester, Mass
Mechanical Restraint-A Valuable Aid in
the Treatment of the Insane" By II. N.
fucker, NJ. D., Stockton, Cal
What is Restraint?" By C. E. Wright, NJ.
D., Indianapolis. Ind
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
Among those present we're James D. Mum
son, Traverse City, Mich; Geo. +. Jelly, Bos-
ton; Edward Cowles, Somerville, Mass; john
II. Calender, Nashville, Tenn; Henry NJ.
Heard, Baltimore; W. W. Godding, Washing
ton, d. c.; Eugene Ii. Howard. Rochester, n.
y; Frederick G. Winslow. Jacksonville, Ills
Frank c. Hoyt, 81. Joseph, No.; Geo. C.
Palmer, Flint, Mich; Edward B. Lane, Dor
Joseph C. Rogers. YoungcliH. Ind; H. c. Ey-
man, Cleveland, Ohio; s. Z. Smith, Richmond,
Ind; W. A. Gorton. Providence, L. l.;
ID. +. Hughes, Philadelphia; n. X. Pusey,
Louisville, KY; W. +. Wegge. Winnebago,
WIS; Z. p. True, Nevada. No; Chas. W. Pegins,
Welland. n. y; r. N. Buckle, London, Ontario,
Can; J. L. Thompson. Columbia. 5. C.: Chas
Z. Wagner, Binghamton, NY; H. B. Meredith,
DanviIle, Pa; James Russell. Hamilton, Ontario;
J. Nj. Temple, Medical Lake. Wash; r. J.
Prston. Vermont; b. Blackford. Staunton. Va !;
]. F. Edgerly. Philadelphia; Alfred J. Noble,
Worcester, Mass; Daniel Clark, Toronto,
Canada; W. =. Crumbacker, Column
Virginia; 5. A. Russell, poushkeepsie e:
J. NJ. Mosher. Ogdensburg. MY; b. Andrews,
Buffalo. n. Y. J. A. Blumer, Utica, N. Y;
Chas. G. Hill, Baltimore; L. G. Atwood. Full
ton, Md; P. L. Murphy, Morgantown. n. c.;
Geo. H. Robe, Catonsville, Md. ;Jno. b. Chaplin,
Philadelphia, and E. n. Brush, Towson, Nd.