Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-19
MEDIC0S IN COUNCIL
Annual Session Of American Electro
Therapeutic Association
BY COMMISSIONER WIGHT
Addresses by Father Stafford, Dr..
Kicking and Others.
PAPERS UNDER DISCUSSION

The gathering of medical men at Will
1ards today marks the beginning of a three
days session of the American Electro-Ther-
apetutic Association. an organization which
has convened for the ninth annual meeting.
AS the name indicates, the purpose of the
association is to bring together those MEM
bers Of the medical profession who are es-
pecially interested in the application of
electricity to medicine and surgery. Pa
pers of great interest and value will be
read during the sessions. A meeting will
be held this afternoon and tomorrow morn
ing and Thursday morning. In addition to
the business and scientific meetings pro-
gram has been arranged, under the direc-
ton of the local committee of arrange
ments. Of which Dr. D. Percy Hickling is
chairman. which will enable the visiting
members and the ladies who accompany
them to see good deal of the city.
The first session this morning was held
In the tea room of Wizards Hotel, begin
ming at O'Clock. and was devoted strictly
to business. Next came the scientific SEES
sion, when the addresses of welcome were
made and the reading of the papers was
begun At both references were made with
regret to the absence from the meeting of
the president of the association. Dr. Fran
els B. Bishop, who is i'll of typhoid fever.
one of the vice presidents. DIR. Walter II.
White, presided in the place of DIR. Bishop
and DR.. Charles r. Dickson of Toronto,
Canada acted as secretary in the absence
of the regular official.
The Addresses
pleasing and bright address of welcome
was delivered by Mr.. John B. Wight, pres
ident Of the board of District Commission
ers, who said he had unique duty to per-
form xpitb
coined them to other cities, for here, he
said, they were in their own city AS the
representatives of the people Of the United
States, they owned more than one-half of
the District but there was a compensation
in this, for, while the people owned the big
gest half of the District vet the residents
paid the biggest part of the bills. He spoke
OF the relation of the Commissioners to the
general government and said it their
DUTY TO carry out the laws of Congress. He
told the doctors that this was good place
to send patients whose minds need diver
sion. and added, joculally. that all such
would go home cured of this complaint,
but the doctors might be professionally in
terested to know that the dyspepsia from
which they would suffer would probably
keep them under their care Mr. Wight's
appreciative attention by the members of
the association, and they expressed their
approval by hearty applause.
A response on behalf of the association
IT, q.
after thanking Mr. Wight for his greeting
expressed regret that their president was
unable to be present. An address was de-
lvered by Rev. DR.. Stafford of st. Pat
ricks Catholic Church, who spoke of the
relation of the medical man to the mys-
FERROUS thing called life, and made q plea
Tor the right of freedom in scientific re-
search, taking the ground that the work
OF investigation, honestly performed, even
when 1t led to error, was to be tolerated
for the reason that ultimately the truth
would be reached. He paid a tribute to a
profession whose aim, he said, was the allie
Walton of human suffering and the appre-
citation of the audience was manifested by
a hearty demonstration
Plan of Entertainment
DR.. D. Percy Hickling also spoke words
OF welcome, and then, chairman of the
committee of arrangements, he told the
members about the provision that had been
made for their entertainment during their
stay in this city. This evening, it is pro-
posed that a visit be made to the Library
of Congress. AT l o'clock tomorrow the
members will go to Alexandria. where a
buffet lunch will be served, and, after visit
ing the sight of that city. they will con-
tinue to Mount Vernon, on the return visit
ing Arlington. Thursday afternoon will be
devoted to visiting the Treasury Depart
ment. the White House and the Capitol
The annual address of the president was
read. in his absence. by DR.. Massey of
Philadelphia, former president of the as
ISOLATION. The program of papers prepared
for the session was then taken up, and
with an intermssion for lunch, was con-
tinued through the afternoon.
Papers Presented.
The program is as follows: Power of x
Rays to Penetrate Through Metals, by DR.
Robert Reyburn, Washington, d. c.; Cur
rents of Large Ampherage in Medicine, by
Dr. K. G. Num- Savannah, Ga; A Plea
for Greater Accuracy in Reporting the
Treatment Of Cases When the Galvanic
Current is Used by DR.. Walter White, Bos-
ton, Mass; Some Thoughts on Old Crooks
Tubes. by DR.. G. A. Corson, Savannah, Ga
Electricity in Respiratory and Cardiac
Failure. With Case of Paralysis of the
Diaphragm, by DR.. a. D. Rockwell, New
YORK; Sciatica, by Dr. Charles r. Dickson
Toronto, Canada; Electrotherapy by Dr.
W. S. Watson, Fishkiu- on the Hudson;
Hyperthrophy of Prostate, by Dr. Robert
Newman, New York; Contribution to the
Study of Metallic Electrolysis, by DIR. Mar
garet A. Cleaves, New York The New APP
piication of High Frequency Currents by
Dr. George Apostolic. Paris, France: (a)
The Treatment of Surgical Shock by Elec-
tricity (b) rheumatism. by Dr. Charles O.
Files, Portland, Me; Electrotheraphy as a
Complement to Hydrotherapy in the Treat
ment of Chronic Disease by Dr. ]. II. KEEL
logg, Battle Creek, Mich.
The following new members were elected:
Drs. Albert c. Geyser. New York city;
VIM. F. Brady, Scranton, Pa; Gustavils
NJ Blech, Chicago, III; A. C. Minshall,
York city; Dudley Fulton, Battle Creek,
Mich; L. d. Judd, Philadelphia; Maurice
V. Pilgrim. Boston, and Elijah w. Smith,
Terre Haute, Ind.
Roster of Officers.
The officers Of the association are as fol-
lows:
President, Francis B. Bishop, Washing
ton. d. c.; vice presidents, Ernest Wende.
Buffalo. N. Y, and Walter II. White Bos-
ton, Mass; treasurer, Richard ]. Num-,
Savannah, Ga; secretary, John Germ, Au-
burn. N. Y.
Executive council-Robert Newman, New
York, N. Y; G. Betton Massey, Philadel-
phia. Pa: A. D. Rockwell: New York, NY;
William ]. Morton New York, N. Y; Chas
r. Dickson, Toronto, Canada; Frederick