Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-15

DR. SELDOM H. TALCOTr.
adapted TO administer them had been patented
and advised the patient to go ahead and have
one built on his own account and if the
patentee dared to sue him for infringement Just
let him sue. Il fail to see," said the doctor
"how any man IN a free country has a right to
patent particular form of box, which can be
devoted to the relief of human suffering. Such
a construction of imaginary legal privileges is
rank nonsense" IApplause.l
THE MUSICALE AT wILLARD's.
An immense crowd was jammed into the re-
ception room at Wizards Hotel last night on
the occasion of the musicale given to the menu
bers of the institute at 8 pm. The program
was exceptionally fine orchestral entertain
ment and among its many very meritorious
numbers were base solos by Klenn and Carias-
SINH. rendered by Prof. Mori, The Creole Love
Song" by Mrs. Frank Mute, the contralto solo,
Penelope Weaving Garment" by Miss Nolan,
and the piano solo BY Miss Alice Steir the flute
solo by Mr.. William Haley, and the perform
ance on the tumbleronicon and bells by Messrs.
William and John Hally.
Yesterday afternoon from 5 to o'clock DR..
and Mrs. Pope held reception for the dele
gates at their home, 1109 18th street. The
drawing room was crowded with visitors, who
were entertained by Mrs. Pope, assisted by
Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. Commodore
Farquhar, Mrs. lockwood, Mrs. and Miss Har-
ter. wife and daughter of Congressman Harter
of Ohio.
DIR. TheO. v. Kline.
Without u doubt the most popular man in the
institute is its president, DR.. Theo. Y. Kinne
Aside from his great medical knowledge and
skill as scientist he is widely known
witty, eloquent speaker, equipped on all points
for argument. He born some ffty-four
wears ago at De Witt, Onoudsga county, y. Y,
and spent the early part of his life in the rural
quiet of country life. lie became imbued with
the military fever. and entered West Point to
study for a soldiers duties. but his health
would not permit and he was compelled to
abandon his plans in that direction. Soon
after he determined to study medicine and to
that purpose entered tie Albany Medical Col
lege, from which institution he graduated. He
enlisted Ill the army in 1862 and was appointed
years When he left the army he practiced
medicine for a time in Syracuse. finally moving
10 Paterson. y. j.. his present home.
DIR. klnne was vice president of the American
Homeopathic Institute in 1888. and elected
president in 1890, to hold over for two wears on
account of the session OF the American Institute
having been held last wear in conjunction with
the international homeopathic congress.
DIR. ID. H. Riggs.
DR.. d. II. Riggs, the chairman of the press
committee, who looks carefully after all the re-
here thirty-four years ago. After graduating
from an allopathic college and spending large
part of three wears in alopathic hospitals he be-
came dissatisfied with the results attained in
those hospitals in the treatment of disease, and
began to investigate homeopathy. He went to
New York and graduated from the New
York Homeopathic Medical College in the class
Of 1882 He has practiced here continually
since that time; He is II member of the staff
of the National Homeopathic Hospital an honor
AIRY member OF the medical staff of the Homeo-
pathic Free Dispensary. having served for five
years on its active staff. is a member of the
Washington Homeopathic Medical Society. the
American Institute OF Homeopathy and the In
ternational Hahneman Association.
Dr. }. B. Gregg Custis,
chairman of the local committee and a Virgin
ian bv ancestry. was born in 1855 in Camden.
y. j., where he spent his early life He came
10 Washington in 1871 and graduated at the
Columbian University in 1875, after which he
attended the New York Homeopathic Medical
College and Hospital. from which he graduated
in 1878. Since then he has practiced in Wash
ington continuously. He has been connected
with the National Homeopathic Hospital since
Its foundation and for the last three years has
been It's chief Of staff. He is member of the
Washington Homeopathic Medical Society. the
American Institute of Homeopathy, the Inter-
national Hahnemannian Association and the
American Home opathic Obstetrical Society, in
all Of which he has filed prominent positions.
DIR. James II. MeClelIand.
DIR. James II. McCielland, the vice president
of the institute, is an eminent physician Of
Pittsburg, Pa He was born in that city in
1s45. He has been member Of the American
Institute for twenty-five years and is at present
president of the Surgeon Homeopathic Hospi-
tai of Pittsburg. Pa. He is o member of the
American Public Health Association and the
American Society of Social and Political Science
and Is also president Of the state board Of health
of Pennsylvania