Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-05
M EDICAL EDITORS
They Net and Enjoyed Banquet Last
Night.
They Proved They Could Talk Well
Also in Many Pleasant Speeches.
Guests who Were Present.


at o'clock. and by that hour nearly a
hundred members had assembled in the
large parlors adjoining the banquet hall.
President Pepper held an informal recep-
ton. and it was after o'clock when the
closed doors of the banquet hall were
thrown open. The table was covered with
flowers and palms. The Marine Band was
seated in one corner Of the hall, and during
the dinner played popular airs.
DR.. Pepper sat at the head of the table,
with Secretary Morton on his right and DR..
Charles H. Hughes. president Of the Medi-
cal Editors Association, on his left
After an exceptionally fine menu had been
disposed Of President Pepper introduced DR..
I. N: Love Of St Louis as the toast master
OF the evening. The doctor made feuc-
itous speech, and introduced DR.. c. H.
Hughes. who delivered the presidents
greeting. DR.. Hughes said that the Arch
ilnedian fever that has lifted this first Pan
American medical congress Of the western
world to the mountain top of professional
appreciation was the medical press Of this
country. Without its unfaltering courage
ana fidelity OF our craft to this congress it
would have sunk under the wake Of the
present financial stringency and proven a
dismal failure.
The Toasts.
President William Pepper responded to
the toast The Pan-American Medical Con-
gress." He bore testimony to the power Of
the medical press and said he looked back
with pleasure on the time when he was as
ISOLATED with 1t as an editor The medical
press Of this country, he believed, is largely
responsible for the success Of the American
medical fraternity, just DR.. Reed and
the daily press were responsible for the
success OF the first Pan-American medical
congress. There had come a time when the
great questions concerning the public health
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conference of the extent and dignity of
the present congress. While the influence
OF the medical press was great, 1t was not
great enough to insure the success Of a
hollow cause. The Pan-American medical
congress was not a hollow cause, and the
medical press Of the country had done yeo-
man service In making II possible. The
conception of this grand idea belonged to
DR.. Charles Reed. and he could not foretell
the great benefits that would result. He
hoped Tor congressional assistance to carry
out any recommendations that might issue
from this congress. He also hoped for sue
ceeding congresses, which were certain to
receive acknowledgment In the highest
quarters.
Secretary Morton for the President.
'The President Of the United States" was
the toast assigned to Secretary Morton. Mr..
Morton said that for many years he had ad-
mired the judicial genius Of Judge Gresham,
and Of late years had had a double oppor-
tunity Of admiring his great diplomacy, but
he felt when Judge Gresham had turned
this toast over to him that he had been
made q vicarious offer. The President Of
the United States elected, ceases to be par
tisan and becomes patriot. and 1t gave
him pleasure, he said. to testify that the
President had but recently come from the
hands Of the medical profession as strong
physically as he il courageously. He had
soft place In his heart for the men who
welcomed US ell into the world; with ten
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membered the time when physiology and
anatomy were kept out Of the schools as
being unfit for the minds Of the young. A
reformation had come about since then.
He had lived to see the time when these
studies were taught in the public schools.
The agricultural people had a strong de-
sire to understand the laws OF heredity,
and he hoped that text books Of anatomy
and physiology may be printed for the en-
lightenment of the common people. The
President Of the United States is the med
ical director Of the body polite; He is
gency and other times when the success Of
his people are jeopardized to prescribe
remedy. He has but recently recommended
q change of practice in the financial body,
and already the prescription has born fruit
full results. One medical body (the House
Of Representatives. has already adopted the
prescription. and when the other body the
Senate) follows suit the pulses Of renewed
prosperity will throb with power and vigor.
Other Speeches.
DR.. James F. Hibbard Of Richmond. Ind,
responded to the toast Of the American
Medical Association, and gave in a pleas
ing manner a history Of that organization
and its usefulness to the physicians Of the
country.
DR.. E. E. Liciaga, president Of the Next
can supreme board Of health. responded to
the toast Our foreign guests" His speech
was In Spanish, but after he had con-
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glish translation Of II, in which DIR. Liciaga
thanked the congress for the kind consid
GRAFTON shown the foreign guests and spoke
Of the great beneficial results that we're
sure to follow the considerations Of Pan
American medical congress.
Mr.. Frank Hatton, editor of the WASH
ington Post. responded to the toast of the
press Of the United States" and DIR. Ho-
bart Amory Hare responded to the Med
ical press"
Surgeon General Sternberg was down on
the program to respond to toasts in tie
medical department Of the United states
army, but he was called away and DR.. VIM.
A. Hammond took his place. Senator John
B. Henderson also acted ds substitute for
Surgeon General Tryon. who was to speak
on the medical department of the United
States navy. The Senator referred to his
association with the Pan-American con-
gress and said he had no doubt but that
the Pan-American medical congress would
prove equally as important. Ho believed
there should also be a continental con-
gress Of lawyers and editors. Surgeon Gen.
eral Wyman. who Is to respond TO "Our
national health was called Unexpectedly
away, and ex-Surgeon Gen eral John B.
Hamilton took his place. The last regular
toast Of the evenig was that of the City Of
Washington" to which DR.. Sam'l S..Aiams,
chairman Of the committee Of arrange
ments responded.
During the evening speeches were also
made by DR.. Earnest Hart of England, Dr.
Charles L. Reed, DR.. A. NJ. Owen and Dr.
Remington of the Pharmaceutical Asso-
citation. Major Stofer sang several popu-
lar songs and Mr.. Thomas Q. Seabrooke
told several funny stories in his original
way.
Those Who Participated.
Those present included DR.. Juan Padilla,
Guatemala City; DR.. Juan ]. Ulloa, San
Jose, Costa Rica; Henry D. Hatton, Brat
| tleboro'. VT, president board Of trustees,
Pan-American medical congress-: Daniel
r. Brewer, Chicago, Illinois; j. NJ.
Van Heusen of Albany, New York
c. w. Fassett, Fortnightiy, ILL.,; William
F. Hutchinson, Providence, r. l.; H. A.
Hare. Philadelphia; John b. Hamilton, New
York; James Cecil F. Philippe, jamaica
| NJ. Carmona y Vale. Mexico; C. H. Hughes,
| st. Louis; James F. Hibbard, Richmond,
Ind; Alonzo Escarcelon, Mexico; j. d.
| Henderson. Washington, D. c.; E. Liciaga,
Mexico; Charles A. L. Reed Cincinnati;
John W. Trader, Sedalia; A. J. Thomas,
| medical superintendent Hospital for Insane.
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