Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-04

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The Origin of the Congress-.
The movement which has resulted in the
assembling of the pan-American medical
congress originated at the meeting Of the
American Medical Associa ton held in this
city in May, 1891, at which time DIR. Chas.
A. l.. Reed Of Cincinnati, permanent secre-
tary of the association, offered resolutions.
which were adopted, extending an invita-
ton to the medical profession of the west
ern hemisphere Ito assemble in the United
States in an inter-continental American
medical congress-" and providing for conf
mittee representing each state and terri
tory, and the medical bureaus OF the gov
eminent, Ito effect permanent organiza-
ton of the proposed inter-con tinentai Amer
lean medical congress, and to determine the
time and place at which the same shall be
held" Last summer Congress passed and
July Is, 1892, the 'esident approved joint
resolution by which the President was au-
thorized to invite the several governments
of the western hemisphere to send official
delegates to the proposed congress.
The regulations adopted for the congress
provided that members of the body Shall
consist of such members of the medical pro-
fession of the western hemisphere, includ-
ing the West Indies and Hawaii, as shall
comply with the rules regarding registra-
greSs in the capacity of foreign officers.
The executive officers of the congress shall
be residents of the country in which the
congress shall be held and shall consist of
a president, such vice presidents as may be
determined by special regulations, treas
urer secretary general and presiding
officer and the necessary secretaries Tor
each section, all to be elected by the COM
mittee on orge niZation, and such foreign
vice presidents, secretaries and auxiliary
committees as may be designated. An IN
ternational executive committee appointed
by the first committee on organization ana
to consist of one member from each con-
stituent country is provided for. The fos-
lowing are considered the constituent
countries: Argentine Republic Bolivia,
Brazil British North America, British West
Indies dncluding British Honduras). Chile,
Dominican Republic, Honduras CSpD. Mex
leo, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Salvador,
Republic of Colombia, Republic OF Costa
Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haul, HaWan'
Spanish West Indies, United States, Uru-
quay Venezuela, Danish. Dutch and French
West Indies. The official languages of the
congress are Spanish, French, Portuguese
and English.
The General Officers.
The general officers Of the congress
are as follows:
President: William Pepper. NJ. D.. LIZ
D., Philadelphia.
Ayres. Arg. Rep; Jerome Cochran. Mont
gomery, Ala; Henry A. Hughes, Phoenix.
Ariz; p o. Hooper, Little Rock, Ark; Ma
poleon Rama, La Paz. Bolivia; Baptista De
Lacerda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; .. o. Bur
ges San Francisco. Cal: j. Z. Graham.
Toronto, Canada; Manuel Barros Borgono,
Santiago. Chile; Pho Rengifo: Charles Deni-
son, Denver: w: A NJ Wainwright, hart-
ford; Juan j. Ulloa. San Jose, Costa Rica:
James H. Chandler. Centreville. Del; s. c.
Busey Washington, ID. c.: j. X. Daniels,
jacksonville; r. J. Num-. Savannah; Jose
Llerena, Guatemala; c. r. Boyer, Port au
Prince, Haiti; Jesus Bendana, Comayagua,
Honduras: John S. McGrew, Honolulu;
John w. Owens. Biackfoot, Idaho; Edmund
Andrews. Chicago; Donald McRae. Council
BLUFFS: Nm. B. Devices, Sahna' Kan; w.
H. Wathen, Louisville; John b. Elliott,
New Orleans; Thomas A. Foster, Portland.
Me-; Manuel Carmona Nalle City OF
Mexico; w. II. WEIGH, Baltimore: Regin-
aldo H. Fitz. Boston: II. o. Walker, Detroit;
Alexander j. Stone. st. Paul: b. A. Duncan,
West Point. Miss; Young H. Bond. st.
Louis; w. NJ. Shultz. Butte City, Mon,
John Z. Summers. Omaha; S. Bishop. Reno.
New: Granville p Conn, Concord, n: =
Edward j. Ill. Newark, n. j.; Francis ii.
Atkins Las Vegas. New Mexico: Seneca ID.
Powell. New York; Francisco Mates La
cayo. Leon, Nicaragua; VIM. I. Cheatham,
Henderson, n. c.: Louis c. Petit, bismarck,
North Dakota; S. S. Thorn, Toledo; f. =.
Frazer, Portland, Ore; S. Weir Mitchell.
Philadelphia: Leonardo villar, Lima, Peru;
Elisha p. Clark, Hope Valley. r. l.; Fran
cisco Nunez. st. Tecla. salvador; j.. r.
Bratton Yorkville. S. c.: NJ. Ware. Salem,
South Dakota: Richard b. Maury. Memphis,
Tenn: ]. T. Bell, Tyler, Tex; Pedro Visca.
Montevideo. Uruguay; +. 5. Bascom, Salt
Lake City; l.. NJ. Bingham, Burlington. Vt;
Jose Manuel De Los Rios. Caracas, Venez-
uela; Hunter Mcclure, Richmond. Va; II.
c. Wilson. Port Townsend, Wash; Francis
CO Zayas, Havana, Cuba; ]. j. Senior. Cura-
Gao; S. l.. Crane surgeon general. Trini-
dad: Thos. Bowen. Bridgetown, Barbados;
]. c. Philippe. Kingston. Jamaica; ]. ].
Corniliac, ST. Pierre. Martinique, F. w. l.;
G. Shriver, Bethany, w. Va: Scion Marks.
Milwaukee,; John II. Finfrock. Laramie
City, Wyo.; B. ]. d. Irwin, assistant surg
con general. Washington, D. C.; J. Mills
Browne. surgeon general. Washington. d.
c.; Surgeon Chas. S. d. Fessenden, Louis
vile. KY.
Secretary general: Charles A. L. Reed,
NJ. D.. Cincinnati
Assistant secretaries-generaf: Drs. ]. Nc
Faden Gastin, Atlanta: John Guiteras,
Philadelphia; VIM: F. Hutchinson. Provi-
dence. r. l.: w. H. Heath, Buffalo: Irving
A. Watson, Concord, n. H.; ]. w. Carhart,
Lampasas, Tex; Ferd. c. Valentine. New
York; A. Walter Suffer. Herkimer. n. Y;
Isaac n. Love. st. Louis.
Treasurer: DR.. Abraham NJ. owen. Evans
vile, Ind.
The international executive committee is
constituted as follows:
Argentine Republic, DR.. Pedro Lagleyze:
Bolivia. DIR. Emilio di Tomassi: British
West Indies. DR.. James A. de Wolf; Brit
ish North America, DR.. James F. W. Ross;
Chile. DR.. Noises Amaral; Costa RIGA, DR..
Daniel Nunez; Dominican Republic. DR..
Julio Leon: Ecuador. DR.. Ricardo Cucalon.
French West. Indies. DIR. ]. ]. Cornilliac,
Dr. J. Carreau, DR.. d. f. Guesde; Guate-
mala DR.. Jose Monteros; Haiti DIR. T.
Lamothe; Hawaii DR.. John S. McGrew;
Honduras Spanish. DR.. Geo. Bernhard:
Mexico. DR.. Tomas Noriega; Nicaragua, DIR.
j. 1. Urtecho; Paraguay. -; Peru, DR..
Manuel c. Barrios: Republic of Colombia,
Dr. p. NJ. Ibanez: Salvador. DIR. David ].
Guzman: Spanish West Indies. DIR. Juan
ca, DR.. A. Wander Veer: United States Of
Brazil Dr. Carlos Costa: Uruguay. DR.. ia
cinto de Leon; Venezuela, DR.. Elias Rod
riguez.
The Committee Of Arrangements.
The local committee of arrangements is
constituted and subdivided as follows:
Samuel S. Adams, NJ. D., chairman; ]. r.
Wellington, NJ. d.. secretary; G. L. Ma
gruder, NJ. D., treasurer.
Executive-Dr Samuel S. Adams. chair
man; Surgeon General George NJ. Sternberg,
U. s. A.: Surgeon General ]. Rufus Tryon,
U. s. N; Supervising Surgeon General Wal
ter Wyman. L S. NJ. H. S: Drs. S. c.
Busey, G. Wythe Cook, c. H. A. Klein
schmidt, II. l.. L. Johnson, Llewelling Eliot,
H. H Barker. C. w. Richardson. w. Sim
clair Bowen. George c. Ober. James d.
Morgan. G. L. Magruder J. R. Wellington
and j. Roland Walton, d. d. S.
Reception-Dr s c. Busey chairman;
Surgeon General George NJ. Sternberg, L.
s A. Surgeon General J. Rufus Tryon, L.