Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-10
NINTH ANN UAl SESSION
American Electro-Therapeutic Association
to Meet in Washington.
local Committee Perfecting Arrange
mcnts - Objects of the Society
List of officers.

The American Electro-Therapeutic Asso-
citation will hold it's ninth annual meeting,
September 10. 20 and q next, in this city,
under the presidency of DR.. F. b. Bishop,
a Washngtonian. and judging from the re-
ports of the committee of arrangements it
promises to be the banner meeting of the
association Papers from many of the
prominent electro-therapists have been
promised. while those who will attend and
take part is far in excess of the attendance
at any previous meeting
The committee of arrangements, with DR..
d. 2. HickIing at the head. is composed
of the following physicians: r. Reyburn.
Clifton Aayfieid. L. Eliot, G. l.. Magruder,
T. T. Sewers, c. r. Luce, Elmer Sothoron,
J. T. johnson and G.. B. Massey. Several
social features. in the line of excursions
and luncheons. have beer provided by DR..
Luce. who has special charge of this mat
ter. while DIR. Sothoron will issue hand
some souvenir of the session. Dr. May
field has charge of the exhibits, and re-
ports most encouragingly to amount of
space already engaged The general meet
ings will be held in the parlors of Wizards
adjoining. The hotel named has been Sc
lected as the headquarters of the associa-
ton.
First in Washington.
This will be the first meeting in Washing
ton of the American acknowledgements
Associa fon other meetings having been
held in Philadelphia. New York. Chicago,
Toronto Boston. Harrisburg and Buffalo.
Previous TO 1890. it is claimed, The treat
ment Of disease by electricity was prin-
cipally In the hands Of charlatans. although
a few physicians had given much thought
and attention to IT. No national associa-
ton existed. however, where members could
meet and discuss subjects pertaining to the
electrical treatment. While 1t is true papers
at sections of the American
Medical and other national bodies. the in
tersst and discussions elected were not
sufficient to encourage members to appear
a second time.
No one observed this more keenly than
DIR. G. Betton Massey of Philadelphia. With
Drs. AuguStln H. Goelet and Horatio R.
Bigelow ne issued call in September, 1880.
for "a convention of American physicians
interested in acknowledgements. This
convention met In the Academy of Med
icine. New York. Janusry %, 1891. DR..
and DIR. VIM. H. Walling secretary. 1t was
at this meeting the name American Elec-
trO-Thera peutic Association was adopted.
Those present at the organization were
Drs. w. ]. Morton, a. D. Rockwell, Eph-
rain Gutter. Robert Newman. F. Albert
Cook F. Won Raitz. Margaret A. Cleaves,
A. NJ. Galbraith, New York city; E. NJ.
Mostier. Abram L. Sherman. Brooklyn; G.
Bottom Massey Horatio r. Bigelow, VIM
H Waning, Philadelphia, and George H.
Robe, Baltimore. Others of those invited
were prevented from attending. Eighteen
embers attended the first annual meeting
in Philadelphia in September. 1891, under
the auspices of DIR. Massey. The successive
presiding officers have been VIM. ]. Nor
ton. AuSUstin H Goelet, VIM. J. Herdman,
A Lapthorn Smith Robert Newman, VIM.
T Bishop and Charles r. Dickson.
object of the Association.
The object of the association is 1.-The cul-
tivation and promotion of knowledge in
whatever relates to the applications of
electricity in medicine and surgery" Pur-
suing this object. this association has work
ed faithfully to rescue this valuable thera-
peutic agent from the neglect it
has been accorded. never faltering
for a moment in its unceasing adj
vocacy of the establishment of
chairs of acknowledgements in the med
iCal colleges of the world. Its record is de-
clared to be enviabIe Its membership has
reached to other lands than America, and
had 1t accomplished nothing else the STAN
dardizing of electrical measurements would
be a sufficient reward for it's founders and
their associates. The electrical manufac-
tursrs of this country. as well those
abroad. have adopted its scale and work in
harmony with the wishes of the asSocia-
ton. Its work Is not limited to the read
ing OF papers at the annual meetings. but
is continuous through its standing COM
mittees through the year, from meeting to
meeting
The membership is limited those from
this city being Drs. F. 3. Bishop, Robert
Reyburn and D. p. Hickling.