New-York tribune., 1897-08-30
A GREAT CONGRESS- OF MEDICINE.
sIXTEEN HUNDRED DELEGATES EXPECTED TO
ASSEMBLE IN MONTREAL THIS WEEK.

ASSEMBLE IN MONTREAL THIS WEEK.
Montreal. Aug 2e-The British Medical Associa-
tion. its members and guests. will meet in TINS
city on Tuesday. The gathering will be the largest
h, the history OF medicine on this Continent An
attendance OF sixteen hundred Is expected. OF whom
three hundred will be members OF the British asso-
caton in Great Britain. six hundred American
guests and seven hundred Canadians.
This will be the first meeting of the British Medi-
cal Assoca ton out of Great Britain Ii promises
to be memorable in its history. the idea being 10
bring the mother country and her many COLONIES
into closer touch The British association areauy
numbers seventeen thousand members. All OF us
members have to be British subjects Inc orhce'S
and organizers are looking forward to parucu-
larly enjoyable meeting and to closer ahliId'o"
OF the English. the Canadians and the Americans
who will be present.
The Government OF France has sent speciai
delegate In the person OF Professor Rltchet' lie
and Lord Lister the father OF an'isepiic surgery
will be prominent figures at the sessions
The work will be done in eleven sections, pre-.
sided over by some of the prominent specialists oil
the day number OF American physicians VIII
contribute special papers. among others DR.. Her
mann Bggs pathoogist and bacterio9gisw wi,am q am
sr 6osd Of Of the hea johns opkns Hospital y will
tribute paper on medicine Dr. Mitchell ,r',nKy BanKy'
The sections will meet at Windsor Han the Avsn@e
Hotel and the various budings OF NJ Mc,i cose Work
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when dinners. excursions and lawn parties VIII M be
special dinners Of the members and their guess, y
the first on Tuesday evening. to Lord Lister ca a
banquet rendered by the Medlco- Chirnrgica a he
the annual dinner Of the assoGation Ine prsIil yyiil
dcncy OF Dr. Barnes. of Carlisle. Engiaanu; WI WI
end on Tuesday, when Dr. Thomas Rodd,ck; ~ ";
P of Montreal. will he made president. greho az
many OF the British and American guests VII, WI, D,
accompan by their wives, and Tor the iat,ei d
great number of excursions have been devised; -
The Dominion Government. the goVetnneht VI
the Province OF Q icbec and the city OF MonireaI
have made large appropriations for the emer'ain an
ment OF the association and its guests Inc cry y
of Montreal will entertain the association AT ~. -
luncheon to be given on Mount Royal Mon'peai pn,i
mountain park. Lord StTathcona ana Mount Toy al
(Sir Donald SMITH will give special ehI' It"iI, -
ment at his house. The largest previous inecIins
was held in Washington in lss3 the ran -, I'm, o.''
Congress when Sj3 were present frcsIhcnt - ~
land made the opening address Lord "A Aherdecn
the Covernor-Ci General OF Canada. VIII ne pres,pt
AZ the meetings and will make an address. vi
TUESDAY morning at II there Will ne sI'c'ad r nr
lgous service at Christ Church tathedIdi; WIZ. Wiz
Rishop Dumoulin. of Niagara. VIII denver tlic si
mon Bishop Dumoulin Is well known on IniS n, sIue
Of tho border az a supporter OF the i,,Iu.ni
hood of St Andrew The Art Gallery OF Mon'I
and the various museums will be open ny uai az an
hv night during the sessions. the Nr,,oi'" n'n
Montreal a large building. will be hIicd VIII -, q
collection known az the annual museum cChs'S.,n T
of drugs surgical appliances. fooos' ''c'' '''"
England and the Shifted States