New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-06
MEDICAL CONGRESS- OPENED
A GREAT ASSEMBLAGE OF PHYSICIANS AT
WASHINGTON.
THEY REPRESENT EVERY SECTION or TIE
WESTERN HEMIsPHERE-PREsID DENT
CLEvELAND's ADDRESS.


Washington. Sept 5.-The President OF the United
States gave graceful welcome TO the Pan-Amercan
Medical Congress. whose four days sessions began
here to-day. The parquet of Albaugh's opera
7iOuse. where the congress met. well filed ana
the galleries also had attentive audience ct 10
a. m. when DR.. William Pepper. OF Philadelphia
took the chair MANY of the prominent dele
gates took seats the stage. and others occupied
the BODY OF the theatre. There were probably be-
tween 500 and 1000 doctors in attendance.
Shortly after 10 President Cleveland passed
from behind the scenes to the front OF the stage es
corted by DR.. Pepper. and was greeted with hearty
applause He wore usual, black Prince Albert
coat. tightly buttoned over figure showing no
undue tendency to corpulence. The President
walked with a firm step; his face wore pleasant
smile and when he subsequently, spoke his voice
was even clearer and more resonant than when ne
addressed the assembled thousands from the eastern
portico Of the Capitol i'm the memorable snowstorm
of the 4th OF March last. Mr.. Clevelands personal
appearance was observed with undsgused interest
many Of the foreign delegates In the body OF the
theatre standing up to get good look at him.
DR. Pepper called upon Bishop Paret. OF Mary
land TO invoke the blessing of Almighty God upon
the conference.
Or. Pepper then presented President Cleveland
who said:
THE part assigned me on this occasion adn'ts Oh
few words It, however affords me the opportunity
to an assemblage such this. called together III
urtherance of the highest and noblest purposes ana
desires | hope / may also be permitted to add
that the protection OF the pubic health anu Lit
prevention OF contagious diseases are obJects prop
eily brought under consideration at the capi'ai vi
a nation which appreciates fully the serious I'M
portance OF everything which aids In making IN
tercourse between civilized countries and com
merce between them safe and easy. hpplauseJ III
is also fitting that those who devote themselves 10
saving human life and the alienation o. human
suffering should consider the modes OF reaching
these bcneficent ends at the seat of Government
whose greatest regard H. the welfare and happi-
ness of the individual citizen. IApplauseD 1t only
remains for me to declare this congress OF the
Pan-American Medical Society open for the trans
action OF the business which has called II tose Their
DR. Adams presented j. W. Ross. president OF
the District Board OF Commissioner WHO delivered
the formal address Of welcome to the city Of Wash
ngton.
President Pepper in an informal manner de-
scribed the scope Of the congress and the ends
which ii was hoped to attain, and outlined the
programme OF the meeting
DR. John G. Phillips OF Jamaica. president Of the
Legislative Assembly. responded to the address Of
welcome.
Representative J. p Il. McCrcary. OF Kentucky,
chairman Of the House Committee on Foreign Re
lations was introduced. and told Of the unanimity
with which Congress seconded the efforts Of the
physicians OF the United States to secure the first
an-American Medical Congress in Washington.
DR. T. Montizambert. chief Of the Canadian
quarantine service the 81. Lawrence River. was
the next speaker Other brief addresses were
made by Dr. Juan !. Iloa. of Costa Hicd. and pr
j. T. Iiibbard. Of Richmond Ind. president OF the
Am, rican Medical Association.
In calling for the report OF III" secretary-2e
eraI Dr. g. o. l.. Reed. Of Cincinnati President
Pepper said the congress must AZ some suitable
tiYne draft an expression OF its gratitude 10 him
for not only the inception Of the idea 81 IN" con-
grcss but the energy and devotion which he had
brought to the work the issue OF which the
congress now in session. Dr. Reed made a verbal
report. rrcouniing the preliminary work done ~
him Every medical society the American CON
tinent from Hudson's Bay TO the straits 81 Ma
gellar. had been communicated with. Including "a
rneinheTship OF 1000
Or :. = Adams. chairman OF the committee OF ar
Tangements announced the order OF entertainments
for the congress. and in doing gave credit to
which II was made possible for the committee 10
extend the hospitality OF the country 10 the dele
gates to the congress. After the clos" Of the bust
ness sessions Of the the delegates VIII be
taken to Baltimore. Philadelphia. Ncw-lOrk Bos-
ton. Saratoga Niagara Falls. Detroit, Cincinnati
and Chicago-the trip covering the period from
September to ~.
The first general session closed with an address
by Professor Francisco \. RisyueZ o: Caracas.
Venezuela on the relation OF the fora OF the Ameri-
can continent to the practice OF medicine. The
congress adjourned to meet again tomorrow morn
ing at O'Clock and at o'clock the several sections
met to pursue the scientific work OF the programme