Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-16
DOCTORS TO MEET.
The Coming Meeting of the Congress
of American Physicians and Surgeons.

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The great gathering of doctors constitut-
Ing the membership of the Congress of
American Physicians and Surgeons, which
was held in this city three years ago, is to
be repeated here on May 90 The sessions
will continue through June 1. AS stated in
Saturdays Star. members of the executive
committee were in conference at the Shore
ham on Saturday with the members of the
local committee. The details of the arrange
ments made thus far by the local committee
were explained by the chairman, DR.. 5. S.
Adams. As is well known, the congress is
composed of fourteen societies representing
the different specialties. Sessions of the
congress will be held in Metzerott's Hall.
while the societies will meet in halls and
rooms which will be provided.
The principal social affair of the congress
Will be dinner to be given at the Arlington
on the evening of May 80. There will be 500
covers laid. This will take the place of the din
ners which the individual societies have been
accustomed to give.
A number of foreign physicians and the
presidents of all the state medical societies
have been invited to Washington as the
guests of the congress, and many of them
have already signified their intention of be-
ing present.
take place on the afternoon of Tuesday,
May %, when there will be a discussion by
the Anatomical Society of a paper on Nor
phology as Factor in the Study of Disease"
by DR.. Harrison Allen of Philadelphia.
The next session, on the afternoon of
Wednesday, will be devoted to the Climatic
logical Association. and papers will be read
on "Bacteriology." by d, Frank Abbott of
New York, and Diseases Produced by Sew
er Cas-" by DR.. A. jacob of New York.
From $50 to o'clock the Dermatological
Association will discuss tine Distribution
and Control of Leprosy in the United
States" Addresses will be made on Dis
tribution." by DR.. j. n. Hyde of Chicago;
on "Diagnostic Features" by DIR. p. A.
Morrow of New York. and on g Prophylaxis
and Treatment" by DIR. j. c. White of Bos-
ton. This discussion will be participated in
by Drs. William A. Hathaway of ST. Louis,
James E. Graham of Toronto, Canada; G.
H. Fox of New York, Gen. Wyman of this
city and Joseph D. Bryant of New York
On Thursday afternoon the Genito-Urinary
Association will listen to a paper on Ne
phritis in Its Surgical Aspect" by DIR. f. l..
keyes of New York. which will be discussed
by Drs. George Chismore of San Francisco,
L. B. Bangs of New York, Francis S. Wat
son of Boston and w. n. Wishard of Indian
apoliS. From 800 to . o'clock the Gyneco-
logical Association will hear DR.. Goodell of
Philadelphia discuss the paper on The Con-
sentative Surgery of the Female Pelvic
Organs by DIR. w. NJ. Polk of New York.
The evening will be devoted to addresses by
the president and the chairman of the local
committee arrangements, and a recep-
ton by President Cleveland.
The congress will conclude it's sessions on
Friday. June 1. The early portion of the
afternoon will be occupied by the Baryno-
logical Association, and "Intranasal Sur
gerry" will be discussed by Drs. j. Soils
Cohen of Philadelphia. F. J. Knight of Bos-
ton. George Fl. Lefferts and F. H. Bosworth
of New York. W. c. Glasgow and E. F. In
gals. The congress will conclude with a
discussion by the Neurological Association
of THE Influence of Infectious Processes on
the Nervous System" which will be partici-
pated in by Drs j. j. Putnam of Boston,
E. c. Seguin of New York and Charles X
Mills and F. y. Derous, both of Philadel-
phia.