Evening star., 1897-05-06

pated in by DIR. John B. Dearer of Phila-
delphia, DR.. Andrew ]. McCosh of New
Brooklyn
The adjournment sine die is expected to
take place about 6 o'clock.
This evening the members of the con-
greSs will be entertained at a smoker by
the Cosmos Club, at their beautiful rooms,
on H street northwest.
Two notable events in the history of the
present session of the congress occurred
the Columbia Theater, where President
Welch delivered his triennial address, and
the other the reception to DIR. Welch at the
Arlington.
DIR. Welch's Address.
The subject of DR.. Welch's address was
Adaptation in Pathological Processes"
title which. he said, he preferred to the
one previously chosen for his subject
which was Compensatory and Protective
Processes. The address, which was tech
nical and scientific in its character, was
listened to with marked attention by a
large audience, and at the close there was
loud and iong-contnued applause.
From the theater the audience proceeded
to the Arlington. TO attend the reception to
the president of the congress by the mem
bers of that body. The reception hall was
beautifully decorated, Oh the previous
evening, when the banquet was held with
United States and English flags, Ameri-
can beauty roses and blossoms of various
kinds. The receiving party comprised, be-
sides DR.. WEIGH, his sister. Mrs. Wolcott;
surgeon general, U. s. A: Mrs. Carmalt
of New Haven, Mrs. Osler of Baltimore.
Mrs Gray of New York.
Among those present were DIR. Arthur
Mathewson, president of the American
biological Society," Brooklyn, N. Y; DIR. NJ
Allen Starr, president of the American
Neurological Association, New York city;
Dr. James r. Chadwick, president of thu
ATna
DR.. Charles H. Knight, president of the
American Laryngologicai Association, New
York: DIR. John Collins Warren, president
of the American Surgical Association. Bos-
ton; DR.. E. Fletcher Insals, president of
the American Chronological Association,
Chicago: DR.. ]. NJ. DaCosta. president of
the Association of American Physicians,
Philadelphia; DR.. Francis S. Watson, presi-
dent of the American Association of Sur
geons. Boston: Dr. Samuel Ketch, presi-
dent of the American Orthopedic Associa-
tion New York; DIR. Russell H. Chittenden,
president of the American Physiological
Society. New Haven; DR.. Frank Baker,
president of the Association of American
Anatomists. Washington, D. C.; Dr. Saml
s. Adams, president of the American Pc
diatric Society, Washington, D. c.; Dr..
American ophtha,mological Society, New
York: DIR. l.. C.. Gray, New York;
Dr. \. NJ. shaffer,, New York; DR.. William
Rushmore, Brooklyn; Dr. Charles s. Bull,
New York; DR.. Frederic H. Gerrish, Port
land. Me-; DR.. William Osler, Baltimore;
Dr. s. d. Risley. Philadelphia; Dr. Henry
NJ. Lyman, Chicago; DR.. Samuel Theobald.
Baltimore; DIR. R A.. Reeves, Toronto; DR..
J. George Adams. Montreal; DIR. l. E. At
kinson Baltimore: DIR. o. F. Wadsworth,
Boston: DR.. ]. s. Prout, Brooklyn; DR.. S.
B. st. John. Hartford; DIR. H. G. Miller.
Providence, r. l.; DR.. Louis McI4ane Tiff
fany, Baltimore; DR.. Cha ries F. Beran, Bal
timore: DIR. J. ]. B. Vermyne, New Bed
ford, Mass; Dr...W. P. Eagleton. Newark.
n. J.; DIR. H. s. Upson, Cleveland: DIR.
H. T. Pershins. Denver: Dr. Theodore Dill
Ter; Ptttsburg: DR.. Hugh T. Patrick, Chi
cago: DIR. Frank r. Fry. st. Louis; DIR.
Philip Zenne-. Cincinnati; DR.. Frank K.
Krauss. Buffalo; DR.. Burt G. Wilder. Itha-
ca; DIR. William H. Wathen. Louisville; DIR.
James C. White. Boston; DIR. p. A. Morrow,
New York: DR.. L. A. Duhring Philadel-
phia; DIR. D. N. Rankin, Allegheny, Pa,
DIR. John o. Roe. Rochester; Dr.W.K. Simp-
son. New York: Dr.H.L Swain. New Haven
DIR. Charles H. knight, New York: DR..
Theodore A. McGran, Detroit; Dr. Maurice
II. Richardson. Boston; DR.. William w.
Keen. Philadelphia: DR.. E. H. Bradford,
Boston; DIR. E. Souchon. New Orleans. DIR