Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-04
Medical Men From Every Land in
the Western Hemisphere.
PAN-AMERICAN PHYSICIANS
President Cleveland to Open Pro.
ceedings Tomorrow.
MEMBERS REGISTERED TO-DAY

at AlDauSn
Opera House at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing Delegates to the congress were arriv-
ing today. and the local committeeman
were busy receiving them.
The headquarters of the registration
committee at Willard Hall presented a
business-like appearance. There was a
long table. at which sat row of clerks,
who, under the direction of DR.. Klein
schmidt. chairman of the committee,
made the necessary entries. Every delegate
who registered was given a neat little but
ton badge suitably inscribed.
There was a table for foreign delegates
where gentleman who could speak Span
ish and French sat waiting, but he was not
kept very busy. Dr. Kleinschmidt said he
thought there would be a thousand men,
berS in attendance when the congress as
sembles tomorrow. The congress will be
in session four days. There will be a gen.
eral session each morning, and then the
various sections will meet and discuss pa
pers. Today the treasurer of the congress
DR.. Abraham NJ. owen of Evansville, Ind,
was IN request as no man could be regis
tered without paying the registration fee of
so, which entities him to a copy Of the
transactions. DR.. owen therefore made his
headquarters at Willard Hall, and gathered
in the ten dollar bills.
The congress will be one of the most
notable gatherings of medical men ever
assembled. Besides representatives from
all the American countries. there will be a
number of guests from Europe.
All Of the delegates from Mexico have ar
rived and about six hundred physicians
from the United States have already reg
istered.
This morning number Of the delegates
and visiting physicians met at the Airing
ton Hotel and paid their respects to Presi-
dent Pepper and Secretary Reed of the con-
gress. Surgeon General Medical Director
Albert L. Gihon took number of the dele
gates from the Metropolitan, DR.. s. s.
Adams guided party from the Arlington
and Surgeon General Sternberg escorted
party from the Richmond about the city
today. All of the departments were visited
as well as the public buildings. but the
Army Medical Museum proved the greatest
attraction.
Call on the President.
A committee of the Pan-American Medical
Congress, headed by DIR. VIM. Pepper, had a
special audience with the President at the
White House this morning. and completed
arrangements for his participation in the
congress. He accepted the invitation to
formally open the congress at 10 O'Clock to-
morrow morning, but said his public duties
would not admit of his remaining through
out the morning session. He will make
few remarks appropriate to the occasion,
but will not attempt an elaborate formal
address.
AS a preliminary to the congress a ban
quet is to be given at the Arlington tonight
by the medical editors, Dr. c. H. Hughes of
St Louis presiding.
Secretary Gresham was today invited to
attend and to respond to the toast to the
President
Among those who have come from abroad
to attend the congress are DIR. PoHtZer, the
distinguished aurist of Vienna; DR.. Fer
nando Lopez, surgeon and assistant direc-
tor Of the military hospital of the City OF
Mexico Senior Jose de Ita, official delegate
of the state of Puebia, Mexico; DIR. Juan
Urtecho of Granada, Nicaragua; DR.. Z.
Liceaga, president of the Mexican supreme
board Of health; DR.. Domingo Orrananos'
secretary of the same organization; Dr.
Carmona y Vile. a specialist In the treat
ment of yellow fever; DR.. r. LIavista, sur
geon and private physician of President
Diaz Of Mexico; DR.. T. A. Outerbridge OF
Bermuda and Dr. H. Rivero Saldivia OF
Venezuela.
The program of the congress, as oHcial-
ly announced. is as follows
Tuesday, September 3, mt 10 am.
a Prayer, by the Right Rev. William
Paret. D. D.. bishop Of Maryland.
% Formal opening of the congress, by
the President of the United States.
90 Address of welcome, by Honorable
John W. Ross, LII. D., president board OF
Commissioners, District of Columbia.
;;j Informal remarks. by the president of
the congress, Professor William Pepper.
NJ D., IL. D., Philadelphia. Pa.
90 Responses give minutes each).
(A) On behalf of the European guests. by
Professor DIR. Fenkler, Germany.
OBJ On behalf of the constituent countries
and colonies by representatives of the Ar
gentine Republic, the British West lncies'
British North America, Chile. Costa Rica.
the Dominican Republic, and Ecuador
(6) Report of the secretary general,
Charles A. L. Reed, NJ. D., Cincinnati.
Ohio.
"a Report of the committee Of arrange
ments. by Samuel S. Adams NJ. D.. chair
man, Washington, d. c.
81 Address, by Professor Francisco A.
RisQuez, NJ. D., Caracas, Venezuela.
90 Adjournment.
Wednesday. September O, at am.
% Prayer by Very Rev. P. J. Garrigan,
D. D., vice-rector of the Catholic Univer-
sity OF America.
C2) Remarks five minutes each) by repre-
sentatives of Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii.
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay.
Peru, and the Republic of Colombia.
(a) Address by Professor Rafael Lavista,
NJ D., City Of Mexico.
(D Announcement by the committee of
arrangements, DR.. Samuel S. Adams, chair
man, Washington, D. c.
90 Miscellaneous business.
CO. Adjournment.
Wednesday, September O, mt pm.
Session held at Metzerott Hall, 18th and
F streets.
O. Address by the president of the con-
gress. Professor William Pepper, NJ. D.,
LID, Philadelphia.
Thursiay, September z. at o AIN.
% Prayer by Rev. George Elliott, D. D.
(2) Remarks Give minutes each) by rep
resentatives of Salvador. spanish West In
dies, United States of Brazil, Uruguay, and
Venezuela.
60 Report of the committee Of arrange
ments, by Samuel s. Adams NJ. D., chair
man, Washington, ID. c.
(D Address by Ernest Hart, esq.,, F. r. c.
S., London, England.
90 Miscellaneous business.
o. Adjournment.
Friday, September 3, at II am.
% Prayer by Rev. Byron Sunderland,
D. D.
Cd Address by Professor J. B. De La
cerda, Rio de Janeiro, United States of
Brazil.
go Miscellaneous business upon reports
emanating from sections.
"a Report of the International executive
committee.
90 Valedictory, (a) on behalf of the for
eign members. by DIR. j. G. Philippe Kings
hA holt Of ba