Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-24
MILITARY SURGEONS
The Association to Meet Here Early
in May.
LOCAL COMkIITEE OF ARRANGEMENTS
Men Who Will Make the Conven.
ton a Success.
SOME OF THE CHAIRMEN

Washington is to he visited on the first,
second and third days of the month of Nav
BY galaxy o. brilliant. men whose study
ana researches have done much to relieve
hEInGn suffering, and who Will do much
more should The forces of the United States
ever again be called into active service.
Inc occasion Will be the annual conven-
tlon OF the Association of Military Surgeons
Oh the United States-a body that commence
e. 10 be some years ago. In response TO an
invitation by Surgeon General Nicholas
Sem OF W iscCnsin, On The 18th cay of Sep
teinber, loJi. Etty surgeons Of the National
Guard OF the United States met in the par
Iors IL the Leland HoteI Chicago to Or
game an association to be known as the
Association Ci Military Surgeons of the
national Guard of the United States. The
objec- u the assOclatiJl. as stated at that
meeting, Was FOR the advancement of mil
1l1Ty and accidental surgery and all thin: %
pertaining 10 the health ana welfare OF the
C.Ell@A Soidlers- surgeon General Semi
Al thdC IaeetInS, Was eiected president OF
the GsSocidllCn, ana mas been annually re-
ele- ICu.
1t ~ds not long after organization before
Zen SthIl, Dy his great repats ton as
suSeOh ana ms earnest interest III the as
socIatio!i, drew about aim Il number OF men
MhCSe ei-i.'lefice IN surg cry STANDS today at
the very pinnacle OF American fame. At
49, N---ANN-A AAiSStAAS ISlu last year III Cul-
cage tne constitution and laEe of the or
Gahlzdt,On WAS changed, AMI is now known
as Ihe Association OF Military Surgeons of
the Chitel states, admitting TO active mem
peTSh'p surgeons OF the army. navy and
marine hospital service. In the former Or
gsnizatiOn these medical officers could only
De a---iIted as honorary members. Among
the prominent members MAJ be mentioned
Joseph D. Bryant and NeIson ii. HeAry Of
Ne" iCrk, L. Chancellor of St. Louis, T..
NJ woodward of Michis in Louis Nj. Reed
or pennsylvania, Thomas kittredSe OF Mas
sachusettS, George Nj. Sternbery, surgeon
general. L. s. a. and Francis J. Crane of
Colorado.
Local Committee of ArrnnEemeuts
The local committee If ARRANGEMENTS to
prepare for the coming convention is made
up of Maj. George henderson, chairman;
Lieut. Charles X. Luce. secretary; Charles
H. Alden. treasurer. and Lieut.. joan r.
Nicely. assistant secretary. On reception
Surgeon General George Sternbers;; finance
Maj H. ~ Robbins: regi5trl,ion. Capt. s.
A H. IckiHl; Information, Lieut. X. A.
Foster: transportation, Lieut.. NJ. r. GaIl,g-
her' hospital corps drill, Lieut.. J. A. Wat
son; entertainment, Senator j. II. G;ilinger;
press, printing and badges. Maj. George II.
Harf.es: Credentials, Capt Richard A.
Pyies; hotels. Lieut.. T.. j. Woo.iI.l.ta; halls
Lieut. G. II. Luce. Tn ase gentlemen are
hard at Work preparing TO render the stay
OF their colleagues as pleasant as posi- le
The opening meeting viii take place at
AlbauSh'S Opera House. and President
Cleveland. as commant,er-n-chies # the
army and navy, is expected to be present
The subsequent meetings are 10 be held in
the lecture hall of the National Museum
have been arranged. as we'll as a shad bake
1t Marshall Hall