Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-05


helpless, and when the peasantry of Russia
were starving, the worlds sympathy in
the form of material aid ignored the oceans
barrier and the boundaries of states. di
rected only by the thought that the
stricken and the suffering belonged to the
same great human family. These bonds of
human sympathy and the new swift means
of fntercommunication are bringing the ma
tons into closer relationship. May We not
be encouraged to believe that this Pan
American convention is forerunner of
successive congresses of all civilized states,
whereby the common interests of the race
may be fostered and main tainef?
Mr.. President and Gentlemen, while you
will have as your immediate hosts all of the
members of the local profession, who are
our most honored and respected citizens, l
beg to assure you that the entire people of
our District deem themselves honored by
your choice of our city as your place of
meeting, and that all will endeagor by word
and act to make your welcome to the cap
ital so cordial that you may carry with
you to your distant homes only pleasant
and agreeable recollections Of your great
convention at Washington.
Mr. Ross address was loudly applauded.
the president joining in it, heartily clap
ping his hands.
DIR. Peppers Remarks.
Dr. Pepper the-eupon spoke briefly. In
assuming the task devolving upon him, he
said, 1t would become his pleasant duty to
deliver an address tomorrow evening on
the scope Of the congress. 1t would there
fore be improper for him at this time to
speak at length. The program, he said, ex-
emplihed the peculiar constitution of this
body. Various representatives of constitu-
ent countries would be called upon to adj
dress the body. The invitation extended by
the United States had been cordially &C
cepted by every country. AS part of the
proceedings of each general session repre-
Sentatives of different counties would be
called upon. This congress represented the
medical profession of the western hemi-
sphere. This congress, It was hoped. was
but the first of series of congresses that
would consider questions of such great mo-
ment to every country. They called this
congress Pan-American according to recent
usage. Why not American? Are they not
all Americans? He would be happy to see
as the result of a few such congresses this
Pan-American congress merged into the
American Medical Society, whence It had
its origin. At the close of President Pep
pers address President Cleveland and
Bishop Paret took leave Of the officers of
the convention and withdrew.
DIR. John @. Philippe.
DR.. John c. Philippe of Kingston, Jamai
ca, was presented as foreign delegate, and
made a pleasing speech. He came, he said,
from the island of Jamaica-a name, he
said. pretty well known on account of one
of its products pretty well known in this
country. He spoke of the fact that Column
bus had landed on the shores of Jamaica.
and briefly recounted the stormy history of
the country. Jamaica, he said, was held
by Great Britain as the key of the gulf.
BY its position, IL Jamaica was the key of
Great Britain, ii was one of the outposts
of the United States If the American
government had had its observers at ia
maica they might have got earlier warning
than they did of the great hurricanes that
had swept the coast. They might get there
also warnings of outbreaks of cholera and
yellow fever nd Nv
sugar and rum. but sent what he saw al.
over the streets of Washington, the ia
maica banana. He expressed his great
pleasure at being a member of the congress.
Representative McCreary introduced.
The program at this point was varied a
little. for DR.. Pepper introduced Represent
alive ]. b. McCreary of Kentucky who had
just appeared on the platform. The doctor
referred to Mr.. McCreary as one to whom
more than all others was due the action of
Congress in calling this convention
Representative McCreary said he came
only to pay his respects to this great body
and his presence had been discovered only
few moments ago. He had not expected
to be introduced. 1t gave him, he said
great pleasure to be there. Congress had
passed the resolution TO invite this congress
unanimously and without hesitation He
referred to the Pan-American congress of
two years ago. and said this congress very
naturally and logically followed that one.
He hoped there would be many more such
congresses. and that their outcome would
advance the prosperity of all the nations of
the western hemisphere. He said if they
desired any more legsla ton from the Amer
lean Congress he would pledge himself to
do what he could as a humble instrument
to secure it.
Mr.. McCreary's speech received much ap-
plause, which was redoubled when the band
struck up Dixie"
Canada and Costa Ricn.
The next to speak DR.. F. Montizam-
bert of Quebec, who was called upon as
the representative of British North America
DR.. Montizambert spoke briefly, urging the
cooperation of the nations In sanitary
works and in guarding against the spread
of disease.
DIR. Pepper then called upon the repre-
sentative from Costa Rica. Dr. Juan ].
Ulioa. DIR. Ulloa is a tall. fine-looking gen.
tleman. of a decidedly foreign appearance,
and spoke i'm English. apologizing, though
unnecessarily. for his defects in speech
He mentioned the amicable attitude Of his
country toward the United States, and of
the great effort now being put forth to re-
ciprocate and augment the commercial end
social relations of Costa Rtca and this
country. DR. U-lloa closed his remarks by
expressing in behalf of his people the wish
that this Congress be the best the world
has yet seen.
DIR. j. y. Hibbnrd.
fetal program to Introduce DR.. ]. n. Hib-
bard of Indiana, president-elect of the
American Medical Associati ton. DR.. Hib-
bard, who is benevolent-looking gentle
man with a ruddy face adorned with
short gray side whiskers. received quite an
ovation when he appeared. He said the
American Medical Association would have
to consider itself only part of the whole.
They expected to see this congress expand
until 1t covered ALL He said the profession
of the country offered hearty welcome to
the congress.
Secretary General Reed.
DR.. Pepper called upon the secretary
general, DR.. Chas. A. l.. Reed of Cincinnati,
for report. remarking that at some other
time there would be formulated some ex-
preston of the gratitude of the congress to
DIR. Reed. whose zeal and industry had re-
suited in bringing the body into existence.
DIR. Reed, advancing to the footlights. said
the congress as 1t stood today must stand
for his report. The work of organiza ton
had been exacting, but 1t had withal been a
pleasant task. The movement was inaugu-
rated by drafting into the service the dis
tinguished gentleman who presided over
Their deliberations.
He recited the various steps that had led
up to the calling of the congress. The
medical profession all over the western hem
isphere had responded with enthusiasm. AL
though some of the delegates had failed to
arrive, in all the countries delegates had
been appointed. In the official manifesto
of the congress thew found the names of