The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-06

-Four Days Session Formally Inau-
SuTated Yesterday.

A Very Host of Delegate Doc
tors From the Three Amer
icas Meet in Washington.
The Proceedings Opened by the
Episcopal Bishop of Baltimore and
the Asssemblage then B riefy and
Pertinently Addressed by President
Cleveland, Whose Appearance at
Once Elected Loud Applause, and
Who Didn't Look Bit Like "Siek
Man"
Washington, Sept. 5.--The President
of the United States gave graceful well
come to the pan-Amercan congress,
whose four days session commenced at
the national capital to-day, and the busi-
ness of the gathering was entered upon
under the most favorable conditions of
weather, attendance and public interest.
The parquet of Albaugh's Opera House,
where the congress met, was filed, and
the galleries also had an attentive au-
dience, including many ladies. At 10
o'clock a. m. DR.. VIM. Pepper of Phila-
delphia took the chair. The band of the
Third artillery occupied the usual place
of the stage orchestra and enlivened the
preliminary proceedings with familiar
airs. Many of the more prominent dele
gates took seats on the stage, but others
occupied the body of the theater There
were probably between 500 and 1000
doctors in attendance.
MIR. CLEvELAND's APPEARANCE CHRERED.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock a. m. President
Cleveland passed from behind the scenes
to the front of the stage, escorted by DR.
Pepper, and was greeted with hearty
applause. He wore, as usual, black
Prince Albert coat, lightly buttoned over
his figure, displaying no undue tendency
to corpulence. The President walked
with firm step and his face wore a
pleasant smile, and when he subsequent
ly spoke his voice was even clearer and
more resonant than when he addressed
the assembled thousands from the east
ern pOrticO of the capitol in the memoir
able snow storm of the fourth of March
last. MIR Cleveland's personal appear
ance was observed with undisguised in
! terest. many of the foreign delegates in
the bOdy of the theater standing up
to get a good look at him. The band
played Hail to the Chief'' until the
President took his seat.
PRAYER BY BISHOP PAREL.
Then DIR. 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 i'm
plored the divine blessing upon every eff
| fort for the Advancement of sound med
| ical learning and usefulness, and closed
with the benediction.
INTRODUCING THE PRESIDENT.
DIR. Pepper then said: "It is in accord
ance with the deep interest taken by the
| government of the United States in the or
| ganization 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 pan
American medical congress. l have the
great honor of presenting President
Cleveland"
At once stepping forward, and with
out waiting for the applause which
greeted him to subside, the President,
speaking without manuscript or notes
said
y STRAIGHT TO THE POINT.
''The part assigned me on this occasion
admits of few words. 1t, however, affords
me opportunity to say how pleased | am
to be in any way related to an assemblage
such as this, called together in further
ance of the highest and noblest purposes
and desires. l hope l may also be per-
mitted to add that protection of the pub
lie health and the prevention of conta-
gious disease are objects properly brought
under consideration at the capital of a
nation which appreciates fully the serious
Importance of everything which aids in
making intercourse between civilized
countries and commerce between them
safe and easy. Applause
TUE CovERNMENTis apEATFsr prdApr
''It is also fitting that those who de-
vote themselves to the saving of human
life and to the alleviation of human suf-
fering should consider the modes of reach
ing these beneicent ends at the seat of a
government whose greatest regard is the
welfare and happiness of the Individual
citizen. Applause. 1t only remains for
me to declare this congress of pam
American medical societies open for the
transaction of the business which has
called it together
President Cleveland then resumed his
seat, amid applause.