Evening star., 1897-05-04
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
Fourth Triennial Session Of the American
Organization.
Meeting Called to Order This Morn
ing ng-Prominent Men
Present.

the Columola Theater, which was hand
somely decorated with plants. etc., for
tine occasion.
The meeting was called to order by Dr.
Landon Carter Gray of New York. chair
man of the executive committee. On the
platform besides DR.. William H. Welch of
Baltimore the president Of the organiza-
tion for the past three years and who pre-
cided at today's session, were Vice Presi-
dents DR.. Arthur Mathewson Of Brooklyn.
DR.. M. Allen Starr, DIR. Charles H. knight
and DR.. Samuel Ketch of New York city;
DR.. James r. Chadwick. DIR. John Collins
Warren and DIR. Francis s. Watson of Bos-
ton; Dr. E. Fletcher Ingalls, of Chicago,
DIR. ]. M. Da Costa and DR.. George c. Har-
Ian of Philadelphia; DR.. Russell H. Chit
tenden Of New Haven; DR.. Frank Baker
and DR.. Samuel S. Adams of Washington,
d. c.; secretary, DIR. William H. Carmalt
of New Haven, and treasurer, DIR. Newton
NJ Shaffer of New York.
After an address of welcome by DR.. Gray
ar d the transaction of scme routine busi.
ness general meeting OF the congress
will be held under the direction of the
American Ophthalmological Society. The
subject will be: 1.-The Gouty and kheuma-
tic Diatheses and their Relation to Dis
enses of the Eye" On this theme papers
will be read by DIR. Charles Stedman Bull
OF New York, DR.. S. Oliver Richey OF
Washington, D. c., DR.. s. D. R.sley OF
Philadelphia. DR.. Robert Sattler Of Gin
clnnati and DR.. r. A. Reeves of Toronto.
Canada, to be followed by discussion in
which Dr. j. M. Da Costa of Philadelphia,
DIR. Henry M. Lyman of Chicago and
others will participate.
Following this there will be a general
meeting Of the congress under the direc-
ton Of the American biological Society
During the meeting paper VIII be read
by Dr. Clarence ]. Blake of Boston on
"Otology in Its Relations to General Med
icine."
Different Meetings.
This morning each of the component So
cieties of the congress held a meeting. Tha,
of the American biological Society took
place in ladies' parlor No. /, Arlington
Hotel Dr. Arthur Mathewson presided
Papers on various subjects were read by
DR.. ". T. Eagleton of Newark, n. j.. Dr.
Gorharn Bacon, DR.. A. H. Buck, DR.. E. b
Dench and DR.. ]. Oscroft Tansley, all OF
New York
The american Neurological Association
met in ST. Johns Parish Hall. with DR.
NJ Allen Starr of New York presiding Pa
pers were read by Drs. G. L. Walton and
Philip Ccombs Knapp of Boston, Drs. e.
Sachs, Joseph Collins, Frederick Peterson
and B. Onuf of New York, and Howell 7.
Peishing of Denver.
The genealogical Society met in the lee
ture hall of the Columbian University, with
DIR. James R. Chadwick of Boston presid-
ing. An address of welcome was delivered
by DR.. A. F. A. King of Washington, after
which papers were read by Drs. Bache,
Emmet, H. J. Garrigues and Andrew F.
Currier of New York, William H. Wathen
of Louisville and Charles P. Noble of Phil
adelphia.
the new reception room Of the Arlington,
DR.. James c. White of Boston presiding.
After an address by President White
papers We're read by Drs. j. w. Hyde, q.
H. Fox, w. A. Hardaway and H. G. Klotz.
A session of the society will also be held
this evening, when papers will be read by
Drs- A. Morrow, A. Van Marlingen, S.
Pollitzer, c. w. Allen, D. w. Montgomery
and w. r. Corlett.
The Laryngological Association met at
the Cosmos Club, with DR.. Charles H.
Knight of New York presiding Following
an address by the president papers were
read by Drs. ]. E. Newcomb, ]. c. Marl-
hall, S. w. Langmaid, A. Coolidge, jr, W.
H. Park. Jonathan Wright and j. w.
Gleitsman.
The Surgical Association met in the
chemical laboratory of the Columbian Uni
versity with Dr. John Collins Warren OF
Boston presiding. An address was delivered
by the PRESIDENT on the subject: THE In
f1uence of Anaesthesia on the Surgery OF
the Nineteenth Century" Papers were
read by DR.. John Homans of Boston and
J. William White of Philadelphia. Discus
sion was had on the paper of the former
by Drs. Albert Wander Veer of Albany
DR.. H. H. Mudd of st. Louis and Drs. F,
E. Lange and A. G. Gerster of New York.
The meeting of the Genealogical Asso-
citation was held in the postgraduate room
of the Columbian University. DIR. T.
Fletcher Irgals of Chicago presiding. Fol
lowing the address of the president, papers
were read by Drs. F. 1. Knight, Thomas
Darlington, jr., 1. N. Danfcrth, ]. Madison
Taylor. Sanger Brown, S. E. Sally. r. G.
Curtin, ]. c. Mulhan, r. H. Babcock, John
H. Musser, Karl Won Ruck, s. A. Fish, J.
B. Walker, s. A. Knopf. Frank Fremont
Smith, H. L. Elsner. Guy Hinsdale, S. q
Bonney, R. c. Newton, c. F. Gardner. G.
P. Amber, L. D. Judd, c. c. Ransom
A. c. Peale, Thomas ]. Mays, Thomas D.
Coleman, c. r. McGahan and others.
The Association of American Physicians
convened in the museum of the Columbian
University, Dr. ]. NJ. Da Costa of Phila-
delphia presiding. After an address by
general business, papers were read by Drs.
George B. Shattuck ard A. Lawrence Ma
son of Boston. Drs. William Osler of Bal
timore, James Tyson of Philadelphia, Geo.
field of New York. Norman Bridge of Los
Angeles, CAL; Robert T. Edes of Jamaica
Plain. Mass, and D. Webster Prentiss Of
Washington.
The Association OF Genito-Urinary Sur
geons met at the Shoreham, with Dr. Fran
els S. Watson presiding. Papers were read
by DrS. Francis S. WstSon of Boston, John
P. Bryson and Brarsford Lewis of St.
Louis, George E. Brewer, L. Bolton Bangs
and w. K. Otis of New York.
The Orthopedic Association met at the
examination room of the Columbian Uni
versity. with DR.. Samuel Ketch of New
York in the chair. The president made an
address. after which papers were read by
Drs. Harry M. Sherman, ]. E. Goldthwait
H. Augustus Wilson, L. A. Weigel, J. K,
Young, v. P. Gibney, T. Halsted Myers,
A. J. Gillette, E. H. Bradford, L. s. Nc
Curdy, f. G. Bracket, N. M. Shaffer, John
Dane John Ridlon, F. 8. Coolidge, Joel E.
Goidthwait. A. R. Stands, A. NJ. Phelps.
w. r. Townsend. John Reynolds. Henry
Ling Taylor, James Kerr, E. DeForest
Willard, Charles L. Scudder. Leroy W.
Hubbard, Royal Whitman, R. H. Sayre,
Samuel Ketch, C. C. Foster, ]. D. Grifiths
and Noble Smith.
The Physiological Society met in Prof
Lodges room in the Columbian University
with Prof. Russell H. Chittenden Of New
Haven, Conn.,, presiding. Papers were read
by Drs w. T. Porter. Graham Lush. s.
J. Meltzer, r. H. Chittenden, ]. w. War
rem and w. H. Howell.
The Association of American Anatomists
met IN the physical laboratory of the
Columbian University, with DIR. Frank
Baker of Washington presiding. An ad-
dress was delivered by the chair and af-
ter the transaction of routine business
papers were read by Drs. Harrison Allen.
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