The times., 1897-05-06

Gen. Of New Haven, Conn: for the Pedi-
atric Society. by Drs. George B. Adami,
of Montreal; James ]. Putnam, of Boston,
and Francis 2. Kennecutt of New York.
and for the Association of Physicians, by
Dir. William p. Osler. of Baltimore.
AS Dr. Howell sent word that he was
seriously i'll. his paper was read by Dr.
Frederick Lee, OF the society.
The paper read by DR.. Osler gave a
comprehensive study of the speciality of
Pediatry. Its conclusion was greeted
with great applause.
After the papers a general discussion fol-
lowed, winch was cut short at a quarter
of five O'Clock by the announcement from
President Welch that it was time for the
congress to repair to the Smithsonian
grounds to view the unwilling o DR.. Gross
monument. He treasured those who would
Other wise have been frightened away by
the threatening weather with the state
ment that if it should Iain the ceremonies
would occur in do ors.
Accordingly all present left in body
for the appointed place.
Yesterday morning the fourteen compU-
ucnt societies whose names and meet
ing places appeared in Tuesdays
Times, held sessions for the read
ing OF papers. The American Der
matological Society and the American
Association of Genito-U Urinary Surgeons also
held business meetings for the purpose of
electing officers. They resulted as follows
Dermatological Society DIR. ]. Nevis Hyle,
Of Chicago, president; vice president, DIR. E.
B. Brown, o New York; secretary and treas
urer, DR.. J. T. Bowen, of Boston, and mem
ber of council at large, DR.. G. T. Jackson,
of New York.
Association of Genito-Urinary Surgeons
President, A. w White, of Phila,lel
phia: vice president, DR.. Bell of Montreal,
Canada; secretary, Dr. w X. Otis, OF
New York, and member of council at large,
DR. r. w. Taylor, of New York.
Owing to the unfavorable weather the
exercises attending the unwilling of the
statue erected to the memory of DR..
Samuel ID. Gross, the eminent surgeon Of
Philadelphia, were held in the library
hall of the Army Medical Museum in the
afternoon.
A large number Of the doctors were
present. besides many people well known
in social and official circles of the city.
DR.. J. Collins Warren, of Boston, presi-
"A
ton, who presided, introduced the speak
ers
DR.. B. l.. Whitman opened the exer-
cises by prayer, and DR.. Claudius H.
Mastin, of Mobile, Ala, delivered the
speech of presentation for the Associa-
tion of Surgeons and alumni of Jerfer-
son Medical College.
He also spoke of the splendid work
accomplished by DR.. Gross in the field
OF surgery, and paid him the tribute of
being the greatest Of American surgeons.
In closing he formally presented the statue
to the United States Government
Surgeon General G Gorge NJ Sternberg ac-'
cepted the statue. He said that in his
belief ne man living or dead is better en-
titled to stand before future generatio ms
asthe Representatives of American surgeryin
the nineteenth century.
He alluded TO the lack of oppol tunities
under which Gross labored in his early
work as 4 surgeon, and expressed the be-
lief that had he enjoyed the advantages
which are the fruit Of newer methods he
would st.,nGi in the front rank of surgeons
today DIR. William Williams Keen, of Phila-
delphia, followed in an interesting review
of Dr.. Gross many achievements in the
field OF surgery.
The exercises were brought to close
with a henediction by Dr. Whitman
The GOV ering which enveloped the statue
was removed a few moments previous to
the opening of the formal exercises in the
hall in the presence Of numerous spectators
The statue is of bronze and is of heroic
size, mounted on q pedestal Of granite