The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-18
president American Observation-Disclosures
cal Association

superint of hospitals for the
insane, and such other physicians as
have taken an active part in the treat
rnent of tile insane. The meeting to be
held here in May. will be the fifth-siSth
annual meeting of the association. the
tanrd meeting that has ever been held In
Virginia. the other two meetings having
been held one in Stanton, about thirty
years ago, and the other at Old Point
in 1898, and the first that has been held
in the South for y years.
ORGANIZED IN 1914.
The association was organized in 1874.
through the efforts of the late DR.. Strib-
ling, who was for many years superin-
tendent Of the hospital at Stanton, and
the first meeting was held in Philadelphia.
There were Only thirteen original mem
bers, there being but twelve hospitals
for the insane in this country at that
time. 1t was first know as the AsSo-
cation OF Medical Superintendent of
American Institutes for the Insane and
the name was changed to the present
name at the meeting held in Washington,
III 1892
The object Of the annual assembling
OF these physicians is to read and discuss
papers On The treatment and care OF
the insane, and to discuss all matters
relating to insanity The officers of the
association are:
President Dr. ]. G. Rogers, Of Indiana,
superintendent Of one of the largest in
stitutions in America: Vice-PreSident, DR..
2. II. Wise, of New York city, chairman
of the New York State Beard Of Lunacy.
ard one of the most prominent men in this
country: Secretary and Treasurer, Dr.. G.
b. Burr, of NncflganI superintendent of
"oak-Grore Hospital" Flint, Mich.
Auditors: DIR. T. ]. Mitchell. suDterin-
3/,xJopt tot ito1 and
Dr. Mabon, superintendent st. Lawrence
State Hospital, New York. Councillors:
Drs. ]. T. Searcy, Alabama: ]. w. Bah
cock, S. c.; T. c. Hoyt, Iowa; J. 7.
Burgess. Canada.
PROMINENT MEMBERS
Among the prominent members Of the
association are:
Drs. Landon Carter Gray, Allen Nc
Lane Hamilton. Frederick Peterson, and
J. j. 1lindrad. of New York; Charles II.
Hughes, of St Louis; S. Weir Mitchell,
of Philadelphia: A. b. Richardson. supt.
Government Hospital at Washington:
T. o. Powell, Georgia State Hospital;
J. F. Miller, Eastern North Carolina
Hospital; Henry NJ. Hurd, superintendent
Johns-11opldns Hospital, Baltimore: B.
D. Evans. New Jersey; D. r. Brewer,
of Chicago. formerly superintendent of
Williamsburg. Va. Hospital: E. n. Brush.
Indiana: Daniel Clark Toronto; John
B. Chaplin. Philadelphia: Charles G.
Hill, Mount Hope Retreat, Baltimore;
G. A. Bloomer, Rhode Island; T. J. Esk-
ridge, Denver. Col; II. A. Tonlinson,
n1inn.; j. L. Hlldreth. Mass: Edward
Coles. NcIane Hospital, Mass; John
Curwen, State Hospital, Warren. Penn;
P. L. Murphy, superintendent North Caro-
lima Hospital: n. P. Stearns. superinten-.
dent Hartford Conn. Retreat: A. z. Mac
T)rrh9 Id Manhattan State HDSuifa1 :
Y; J. J. Kindrad. New York: Richard
Dewey. superintendent Milwaukee SAM
tarium, Wauwatosa, Wis; Charles F.
Folsom, Boston. Mass; T. O. Powell
Nilledgeville, Ga: and others.
THE PROGRAMME HERE.
The first meeting of the session will
be held Tuesday morning, May 22d, at