Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
SURGEONS TO MEET.
TWO LARGE BODIES TO ASSEMBLE
HERE THIS MONTH.
IMPORTANT MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS.
The International Association of
Railway Surgeons and the South
ern Railway Surgeons to Convene
Two Weeks Hence.

During the last three days OF this
month and the first two OF the succeed
Ing month Richmond will entertain with
tn her gates two of the most distinguished
bodies of medical men which have met
here in many years
The first body to assemble will be the
Association of Surgeons OF the Southern
Railway. and their sessions will be held
on the 18th and SOth at the Jefferson.
The International Association of Rail-
way Surgeons will assemble on the 31st,
and will continue through TO June ID.
THE TWO ASSOCIATIONS.
The latter body is one of the most i'm
portant medical organizations in America,
embracing in its membership the most
prominent railway surgeons of the United
States, Canada and Mexico. It's last an
nual meeting was held in Toronto, Can,
and then there were in attendance be-
tween COO and 700 members. The asso-
citation has on its rolls. however. more
than one thousand members. and DIR.
George Ross, DR.. Hugh NJ. Taylor, and
DR.. G. w. y. Brock, the local members,
hope that this will prove in point Of at
tendance to be the largest meeting yet
held.
The Southern Railway Association has
between eighty and one hundred mem
bers and it is more than likely that
nearly all Of these gentlemen will be in
attendance upon the sessions of their
body, and remain over through the meet
ing Of the larger organization in order
to derive the benefit Of contact with the
uni ant
World
The international Association will make
its headquarters at the jefferson. but it's
meetings will be held in the Grand Lodge
room at the Masonic Temple
FIRST MEETINGS TOGETHER.
1t is due largely to the efforts of DR..
Ross that the two bodies meet In this
city, and also due to him that their ses-
siOns are so close together. AS chief sur
geon Of the Southern railway. he holds
the presidency Of the Association of Sur
geons Of the Southern Railway, and up 10
last July, when the international Asso-
citation met in Toronto. he held the presi-
dency Of that organization.
The presidency Of the larger associa ton
is now held by DR.. Bruce l.. Riordan, Of
Toronto while Dr. Lewis j. Mitchell, OF
Chicago, is secretary. and Dr. L. r.
secretary of the Southern Railway Asso-
citation is DR.. Thomas H. Handbook. Of
Atlanta.
TO TRAVEL IN SPECIAL TRAINS.
The members Of the International As
sociation will come here in state. It has
for years been the custom Of the various
railroads throughout America TO extend
them the fullest cOurtesies as regards
transportation and this year there will
be no exception TO the rule. Special trains
Will be run into Richmond from many
distant points, one already arranged for
being from Cincinnati over the Chesa-
peake and Ohio.
The meetings Of this body are always
productive OF much good IN that thew
present opportunities for interchange of
IDEAS among the surgeons which prove
beneficial to them in their practice The
sessions partake largely of the nature Of
symposiums. and some particular subjec t
Is assigned for discussion at each meet
ing. This year the subject will be burns
and scalds, and six or more Of the most
eminent surgeons throughout this coun-
try and its two neighbors have been Sc
lected TO read papers on this class Of in
Juries. Two others prominent surgeons
have been assigned the task Of leading
the discussion on each Of the papers and
to them are referred drafts Of each paper
prepared that they may discuss them
inteligently.
BY this interchange of idears, coupled
with the interchange cf experiences, the
surgeons are better equipped each year
TO render for their respective roads the
important professional service for which
they are engaged. Railway surgery has
in the last few years become a distinct
sDecialfN