The sun., 1897-01-30
CLEVELAND NDTALKSTOM M.D'S.
ADVISES THEN TO 90 INTO RON
I7ICs ANTIsEpTICALLY.
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Them TO Find and Choke Up tho Origi.
OF Disease-Other Addresses mt the


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OF D,sea,e-Otber Assrc..e. m, en-.
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The President OF the United States came from
washington to New York yesterday to attend
the celebration OF the nftieth anniversary OF tho
Academy OF Medicine and make n speech. Tho
academy was founded on Jan. IL, 1S47, and tho
present President Is DIR. Joseph ID. Bryant, Pres
iuent Cleveland's friend and physician. Car
neTie Hall was engaged for the speech making
part ofthe celebration. and there was reception
ana lunch later at the Academy building. West
Forty-third street. In order that there should
not he too great crowd at the Music Hall, ad-
mission was by ticket only. and each ticket
designated tho seat the holder was to occupy.
The result OF this was that there were many
vacant seats In tho hall. Tho platform was
comfortably filled. and seated there were many
wsll-known men In tho medical profession, and
some who were not doctors.
The President arrived with DR. Bryant shortly
after o'clock. There was not a soul outside Of
the hall when Dr. Bryants carriage drove up.
The Doctor alighted. followed by the President
and they went In and were greeted Just inside
the door By Bishop Potter. DR.. Samuel $. Purple.
DIR. Louis A. Sayre. DIR. Abraham jacob. and
two or three others. snrgeon-General Stern
berg OF the army was also there. AS the
OF hands and here and there people rose In their
seats until finally the whole audience was up.
troduced Bishop Potter. who made a prayer.
short speech, in which he spoke Of Of the @ object.
Of. Of tho s academy s and it, aims and how wen
,ney hsa been carried out Ia the hfty
publlo ,ervice. q, had acco-nnIIs,sJ s,o, ~, ~.
es,sblI,bm.nt OF a Board or Health Sor ,ho c,v
and department at Quarantine for tho state.
aud tho passage of laws for the pro,ec,lo, of
the croton watershed. He also spoke of tho
free work the doctors do in the city hospitals.
When you consider" he said, that the
ni,.,s p,o,,sson non nSve I've a.,enaed IN these nos
tnan IN ooo0'S without the
that the urofes.Ion hs, had a rors, mart in ,hs
relief of sunerinu in the eommuni,r," 49, - '''
There were eight Of the founders living h,
said. ard two Of them were pre,.nt Us in;ro'
dueed one of them. DR.. Purple. who spoke
o'leny Oh inc tnings that nad led to the founda-
tion OF the Academy and the chief motive Of the
institution. which. ho said. was the creation OF
and the profession.
on, 81 ~. ,ou.a.r. oaI'oa ., ,S . mex. no also % was
go n. y, tno AoAueny. no to'd
of the Board of Health Of the city and the les
sen,nE death rate shat had followed che or
said. bad been q leader always. As. Al prs.ene me
u aimed to supplement- It's work BY securing
hs psSn 20 BSiTs q Hs.
took mi. ,opPcItunity !" 70 thank the Presidens
for tho advice and support he haa riven our
oommittre at all times when II was endeavorins
| 70 induce Consrsss to adopt tho National Board
or Health suggestion"
Dr; !ecopi was introduced ss the orator OF the
had compiished The tb,nas n, hnneS 70 an
compiish the duties OF The profession ,ovard
profession. He called attention to the friendly
relations that exlsted between The Acaasmx ~
Medicine and Similar institutions IN the Old
he said that the Academy hnd &c, smni,sh.i
reciprocity without = treaty. and that the pro.
for The advance OF cyiIzation' He ,siE All ed asout
speoiaiists, and said that In spite Of Them Minis the
The audience cheered him. In spcaktnr of H..
honor ana the dignity OF the profession he said;
Ia ant 10 contribute less 10 The honor and the
dignity OF the profession than 10 the mlsearrisSs
OF justice" '''''''''A '"A" ~ '"' 'A'''A''AS'
IA TO the duties of the community toward tn,
medical profession. he said that they should
they should build iSborstore. nnd The Ike 'Ss nSs
that above ali they should see that no laws
thss ps.ssa ssrebs ans' d woia hammer the IN
nounced the sentiment that considered the
thss sn.s ~ nns sSheS Pigs OF more value
Al the conclusion OF Dr Jacobis address pr
Bryant Introduced President Clcvsland A:
She Presidcnt s,enned toward ths snaak ers
desk eyerybody in the biz hall stood mn ths
women waved their hsndE Eerchjefs again and
the men CLAIMED their hands Ths presi
deaf was in eyenino dress Uc .tooa :,
moment. leaning on the desk. half smiling "A
tie anpisuse died out a nd IN" audience rssnmsd
their ssats he pulled n manuseript from hIs
pock at and began readinp hIs sneecE IIc smoke
Ia n low voice hut he could 6e heard in ev,rv
part of the hali Uia address wa, as foliow..*
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rNtS'pnNr 'hrNEhANpS Address.
MIR. PRrsIDEST AND LADIES ANp GENTLE
MEN: have anticipated the share assigned to
me on this occasion with considerable trepldn-
tion, for various reasons have heen chiefly
disturbed, believe, because Of my inability Ia
discover sufhcient ground for my right to Join
those who celebratc the semi-centcnnial OF u
medical association.
III In passing through that period in boyhood
when the desirable choice OF future activity
seemed TO rest between running away from
homo to DO sailor aud staying at home 10 he a
doctor, inclined toward the more quiet and
orderly OF these pursuits, this surely furnishes