Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-07
MEDICAL CONGRESS OPENED.

President Cleveland Opens the Session of
the Pan-AmcrIcan Medical Congress in
Washington, Tuesday Morning. Warmly
Welcomed by Thousand Doctors -iiow
lie Looked and What Ho Said.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 5.-The President of |
the United States gave graceful welcome to
the Pap-American Medical Congress, whose |
four days sessions commenced in the Ma
tional capital to-day, and the business OF
the gathering was entered upon under the \
most favorable conditions Of weather, at
tendance and public interest
The parquette of Albaugh's Opera |
House where the congress met, was we'll
filled, and the galleries also had an at.en- |
tive audience including many ladies, at 10 |
a. m, when DIR. William Pepper of Phila- |
depha took the chair. The band OF the |
Third Artillery occupied the usual place OF |
the stage orchestra and enlivened the pre-. |
liminury proceedings with familiar airs.
Many OF the prominent delegates took
seats on the stand, but Others occupied the
body of the theatre. There were proba
bly, between 800 and 1,U00 doctors in at
tendance.
APPLAUSE FOR THE PRESIDENT.
Shortly after 10 a. NJ. President Cleve-
land passed from behind the scenes in
front OF the stage. escorted by DR.. Pepper,
and was greeted with hearty applause. He
wore. as usual, black Prince Albert coat,
tightly buttoned over figure displaying
no undue tendency to corpulency. The
President walked with firm step; his face
wore pleasant smile, and when he subse-
quently spoke his voice was even clearer
and more resonant that when headdressed
the assembled thousands from the portico
of the Capitol in the memorable snow
storm Of the Attn OF March last.
| Mr.. Cleyeland's personal appearance was
observed with undisguised interest, many
Of the foreign delegates in the body of the
theatre standing up to get a good look at
him. The band, as usual, played Hail to
the Chief while the President took his
seat. Then DR.. Pepper called upon Bishop
Parel of Maryland to invoke the blessing
Of Almighty God upon the conference.
| Bishop Parel, wearing his episcopal
robes came forward and the audience
reverently rose. Opening his invocation
with the Lords prayer, he briefly implored
| divine blessing upon every effort for the
advancement of sound medical learning
and usefulness, and closed with the bene-
| diction.
CLEVELAND INTRODUCED.
DIR. Pepper then said 1T is in accor-
dance with the deep interest taken by the
government of the United States in the
| ordination and success of this Congress
that our honored President has kindly
come this morning in the exercise of his
function, to open formally the first Pam
American Medical Congress. ! have the
great honor of presenting President Cleye'
land"
At once stepping forward, and without
waiting for the applause which greeted
him to subside, the President speaking
| without manuscript or notes, said:
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
1.-THE part assigned me on this occasion
admits of few words. 1t, however, affords
me the opportunity to say how pleased ]
am to be In any way related to an assem-
blage such as this, called together in fur
therance of the highest and noblest pur-
poses and desires. I hope / may also be
permitted to add that the protection of the
public health and the prevention of con-
tagious diseases are objects properly
brought under consideration at the cap
ital of nation which appreci-
ates fully the serious Importance oil
everything which is valuable in making
intercourse between civilized countries
and commerce between them safe and
easy. [Applause.l IT is also fitting that
!, those who devote themselves to saving
, human life and the alienation of human
suffering should consider the modes OF
reaching these beneticent ends at the seal
of a government whose greatest regard !;
the welfare and happiness of individual
citizens. [Applause.l 1t only remains fol-
American Medical Society open for thu
) transaction of the business which ha'
called il together.
+ President Cleveland then resumed hi
seat amidst applause, and the business o
| the Congress began.
WAsHiTGToH, Sept. 6.-The second day
general session of the Pan-American Medi
+ cal Congress was opened with prayer b!
the Rev. P. j. Garrigan, vice-rector OF tn
! Catholic University.
O DIR. s. s. Adams, chairman of the com
!. mittee on arrangements announced re
. ception by President Cleveland at tn
White House at o'clock this afternoon +
y the delegates to the Congress and thei
Y wives and daughters. The announcement
Y been withheld until this time at the Pres
n dents request, in order to relieve hin
!. from the crush Of the crowd that woul
!, inevitably assemble If it were general
known that reception was TO be held. .
/, Brief addresses were then made by visit
q ing delegates from other countries. Victo
70 Louis Gilleo of Hayti, who resemble
pearance, spoke in French. DR.. MendizabI
n of orizaba, Mexico, one Iof the most elt
e quent speakers in that country, spoke ]
= Spanish. DIR. Manuel A. Nuuiz, surgeon
y general of the army of that country, spok
IS Tor Peru, and DR.. Pedro Logleyze for til
If Argentine Republic, also in Spanish.
IS These addresses were the formal EXPIRE
" sions Of thanks Of the government repr
scented for the honor of the invitation
,f send delegates, and of hopes that the Sc
= sions would result in much good to tn
u people of the American continent.
le DR.. Plummer of San Francisco, chat
h man of the local committee on arrang
N ments for the meeting of the America
Medical Association to be held in Ma
Is 1894, was introduced and eioqucntlY e.
"a plotted the advantages and attractions {
= that city and State for the projected NEE
- ing.
1T The formal address of the occasion WI
lie then delivered by Prof. Rafael Lavist
il M. D., of the City of Mexico, the leadir
surgeon of that country, on the surgic
le treatment of cases of gangrene. Presidel
ID Pepper announced that he had been T
=. duested to present resolution for referen
- to the international executive committee
" follows:
ne In view Of the Importance Of taking u
n necessary steps TO insure the prosecution
n the great continental work OF tho Congress, U
y International executive committee Is here
ie empowered and requested TO appoint suttat
International committees on the subjects
rs proper government OF recognition OF Sta
- preventive medicines, on uniformity OF Anne
NJ can pharmacology, and on medical educatin
IN The following resolution was report
40 from the section on hygiene, endorsed
the section on railway surgery, for u
,r- action of the whole congress:
at RESOLVED, That the interests Of the pub
n health in every country should be and must
u entrusted to department CT the governme
eu especially charged with their admlnistrati
a. and that, while the precise form OF admin
in tration may be left to legislation, the indispt
" sibie requisites are that 1t shall be nation
us that 1t shall have parity OF voice ana infuer
ny IN the national councils, that it shall have
IL. dependent executive authority under the lii
y. tations common to other departments and Il