Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-15
THE PAN-AMERICAN MEDICAL
CONGRESS.
The Important Gathering In Washing
ton Last Week and DIR. ii. ID. HOItOn's
Connection with IL.

The Important Gathering I'm Washing
ton Last Week and DIR. IL. ID. HOItOn's
Connection with IL.
The most important medical meeting
ever held in this country was the Pan
American Medical congress, which was in
session at Washington, d. c., last week
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day.
The plan for this congress originated
with the American Medical association,
which appointed one delegate from each of
the United States, these delegates meeting
in st. Louis in October, 1891, to make the
first arrangements. The matter was
brought 10 the attention of Congress, and
that body appropriated SIS, 900 for the med
zeal congress, and passed a resolution
authorizing the President to invite the sew
eral governments of the western hemi-
sphere to send official delegates to the Pan
American congress.
At the st. Louis meeting the organiza-
ton was perfected by the election of Off
GERS, DR.. VIM. Pepper of Philadelphia be-
ing chosen president; DIR. Charles A. F.
Reed of Cincinnati secretary general; DR..
Abraham Owen of Evansville, Ind. treas
uTer; while DR.. II. ID. Holton of Brattle-
bOro was made chairman of the executive
commmittee (which included the other Off
GERS mentioned herewith) and chairman of
the board of trustees. The main part of
the arrangements for the congress devolved
on DIR. Holton and these other officers.
Twelve hundred delegates were present
at the congress, nearly all of the countries
of the hemisphere being represented. Six
teen delegates came from South America.
40 from the different states of the Republic
of Mexico, several from the Central Amer
lean states, and Cuba, Hayti, Jamaica and
the Canadas were represented. Probably
all of the United States had delegates pres
ent. Gov. Fuller appointed delegates from
this state, but Dr. Kemp of Montpelier was
the only one present, in addition to DR..
Holton.
Some idea of the scope of the congress
is gained when it is known that 1909 pa
pers were prepared by prominent physi-
clans of the different countries. The pro
gram was large pamphlet, containing the
titles of all the papers, with abstracts of
many of them. These papers were pre-
scented in % departments, so that the dele
gates could hear those in which they were
specially interested
In addition to the presentation of papers
in the different departments there were
general sessions each day. The congress
was opened by President Cleveland, and
each day representatives from the several
countries made brief responses, while there
were few addresses by very eminent phy-
sicians. The international medical CON
gress, to be held in Rome, has been post
poned on account of the prevalence of chol-
era in that city, and physicians of England,
Germany, Egypt and other countries of the
Old World were therefore present as guests.
Much was provided in the way of enter
tainment There was general reception
at the Arlington, at which Secretary and
Mrs. Gresham presided. This was followed
by banquet in the state dining room, with
members of the cabinet and other distin-
guished men responding to the toasts.
President Cleveland received the guests at
the White House, assisted by Mrs. Gresham.
Mrs Bssell and Mrs. Carlisle. At the
close of the conference the delegates and
guests from foreign countries left on an ex-
cursion to Philadelphia, New York, Boston,
Albany, Saratoga, Niagara Falls, Detroit,
Chicago and st. Louis. DR.. Holton ac-
companied them to Philadelphia, where
the party inspected Cramps ship yard after
visiting medical schools and hospitals. DR..
Holton arrived home Monday.
| 1t is a very great honor to DIR. Holton to
have borne such leading part in the ar
ranging of this congress, but one for which
he is admirably fitted.
The next congress will be held five years
| hence, probably in Mexico.