Evening star., 1897-04-09
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
The Fourth Triennial Session Of the Ameri-
can Congress.
Elaborate Preparations for Sessions
The Officers and the Program
The Different Societies.


Wednesday and Thursday. May 40 The
congress win bring together between COO
and 1900 prominent medical men from all
parts of the country and Canada, with
possibly some delegates from abroad.
Elaborate preparations are being ma de
for the reception and entertainment of the
congress. There will be dinner and q
reception. and the Cosmos Club will give
a smoker in honor of the visitors.
The CONGRESS is composed of the men,
bers of fourteen national medical societies
and of guests specially invited by the
executive committee. The sessions of the
congress will be held at the Columbia The
ater each afternoon, while the meetings of
the various COMPONENT societies will be
held in the morning. different meeting
place being assigned to each.
physician may be accredited as WIS.,
itor to the congress by any one of the con-
stituent societies. The certificate of the
secretary of one of these societies to the
effect that he is thus accredited will en-
able MIN to register upon payment of the
registration fee, which registration will en-
title him to card of admission to the
reception and smoker, and to d copy of
the transactions of the congress, but not
to take part In the deliberations Of the con-
gresS.
All physicians are invited to attend the
meetings of the congress and the public
meetings of the societies, but only those
invited guests. or visitors accredited
through the secretaries of constituent So
cieties.
The registration office will be in parlor
i of the Arlington From this office the
mail of members and invited guests will
be distributed. and here the city address
of each member, guest and accredited Wis
ftor can be ascertained.
Sessions of the Societies.
The sessions of the societies will be held
according to the programs Of each, as fol-
lows:
American Ophthalmological Society, la
dies parlor. No. 2. the Arlington.
American biological Society, ladies' par
lor, No !. the Arlington.
American Neurological Association st.
Johns Parish Hall, 18th street.
American genealogical Society," lecture
hail. Columbian University, corner 18th
and Sth streets
new reception room. the Arlington.
American Laryngological Association,
Cosmos Club.
American Surgical Association. chemical
laboratory, Columbian University.
American atological Associa ton
postgraduate room. Columbian University
Association of American Physicians mu-
scum, Columbian University.
American Association Of Genfto-IJrinarv
Surgeons. the Shoreham
American Orthopedic Association, exam
ination room. Columbian University.
American Physiological Society. Prof
Lodges room, Columbian University
Association of American Anatomists.
physical laboratory, Columbian Univer-
sity-
American Pediatric Society. Prof. Hum
tington's room. Columbian University
The president of the congress Prof VIM
H WEIGH, MD, of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. will deliver an address Wednes-
Gay evening. May 8. at S:15 O'Clock, in the
Columbia Theater.
The exercises attending the unveiling of
the statue Of Prof Gross, under the aus
pices OF the Surgical Association, will be
held on Wednesday, May o. at O'Clock
The executive committee has decided
that the congress shall give a dinner on
tuesday evening. May f. at the Arlington,
to which Its guests viii be invited.
Wednesday evening. at $50 O'Clock, the
president OF the congress will receive the
members. the invited guests and the ac-
panying them. at the Arlington. Thurs
day evening the Cosmos Club will give q
complimentary Smoker to the congress.
which will add greatly to the social fea-
lures
The officers Of the congress are. pres,.
dent. William H. Welch. Md; vice presi-
dents. ex-off1cio. presidents of constituent
societies: chairman Of executive commit
city; treasurer. Newton N. Shaffer, M. D..
New York city: secretary, William H. Car
malt. NJ. D.. New Haven, Conn.
The committee Of arrangements consists
or the Following physicians: Samuel S.
Adams. chairman. Washington: Louis Nc
Lane Tiffany, Baltimore: w. W. Johnston
Washington; Irving C. Rosse. Washington:
s. .. Richey. Washington: ]. Taber John
son. Washington; Charles r. Eevan Bal
timore: l. E. Atkinson. Baltimore: r. Nor
ris Murray. Washington: George NJ Stern
berg, surgeon general, U. s. army; Samuel
Theobald. Baltimore; William II. Howell.
Baltimore; A. R. Stands, Washington:
Frank Baker. Washington.
The Program.
The program of the sessions of the gen.
eral congress Is as follows:
Tuesday. May "A business meeting Of
the congress will be held from I:3O to 2
pm. From to $50, a general meeting of
the congress under the direction of the
American Opthalmological Society: subject,
The Gouty and Rheumatic Diseases. and
Their Relation to Diseases of the Eye"
papers Will De read by DIR. Charles Stedman
Bull of New York city. Dr. s. Oliver Richey
of Washington. DR.. S. D. Risley of Phila-
delphid. DIR. Robert Sattler of Cincinnati
and DR. r A. Reeves of Toronto, Canada
to be followed by discussion in which Dr.
J. NJ. DaCosta of Philadelphia. Pa, and DR..
Henry NJ. Lyman of Chicago. ILL.,. members
of the Association of American Physicians,
and others Will participate; from $3.50 to 5
pm. a general meeting under the direction
OF the American biological Society: sub
ject. 'Otology in Its Relations to General
Medicine;" a paper by DR.. Clarence ].
Blake of Boston, Mass.
"Wednesday, May 5. from to PM
General meeting of the congress under
the joint participation of the Associa-
ton of American Physicians. the Amer
lean Physiological Society and the Amer
lean Pediatric Society; subject. Inter
nal Secretions Considered in Their Phys
biological. Pathological and Clinical AS
pects:" DR.. William II. Howell Of Balti-
more. Md, and DIR. Russell II. Chittendon
of New Haven, Conn. will speak in behalf
OF the American Physiological Society; DIR.
j. George Adams of Montreal, Canada, Dr.
James J. Putnam of Boston, Mass, and DIR.
Francis i. kiEnicutt of New York city, In
behalf of the Association of American Ply
sicians. and DR.. William Osler of Balti-
more Md, in behalf of the American Pedi-
atric Society; the papers. will be followed
by discussion.
Wednesday. May s. evening meeting
congress, DR.. William II. WEIGH. professor
OF pathology in the Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity. Baltimore, to be followed by recep-
tion to the president at Rauschers, corner
of Connecticut avenue and L street.
Thursday, May 6. from to $3.50 PM
General meeting of the congress- under the
direction of the American Orthopedic Asso-
citation. Subject, "Deformities of the Hip
Joint. Especially Congenital Dislocations."
paper will be read by Dr. l.. II. Brad
ford of Boston. to be followed by discus
sion by DR.. v. P. Gibney of New York