Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-12
HAHNEMANN STATUE
Tribute to Memory Of the Originator
of Homeopathy.
MEETING OF AMERICAN INSTITUTE
Program of Exercises by Nine of
Its Sections.
THE LOCAL COMMITTEES

There will be a great gathering of MEM
beers of the medical profession in this city
next week. The occasion will be the annual
meeting of the American Institute of Ho-
meopathy. This body will convene the af-
ternoon of mex: Tuesday at the Arlington
Hotel and the sessions will be continued
through Saturday. Meetings of the nine
sections will also he held and the programs
prepared both for the general and the sec
tional meetings. indicate that the members
will have a busy as well profitable
time.
The committee in charge of the local ar
rangcments, Of which DIR. w. r. King Is
chairman has been earnestly and effective
ly engaged during the past few months in
planning for the meeting and for the enter
tainment of the visitors. SO that those who
come Will have an opportunity not only
OF being benefited professionally, but will
also see much of the city. 1t is expected
that there viii be al least 1000 members
of the institute in attendance at the seS-
sions.
This number would probably have been
much larger. hut owing to q change in the
program, which was ns-de since the last
annual meeting. this city was not finally
fixed upon the meeting place until last
February. At the last annual meeting the
understanding was that the next session
1t should be decided To hold ceremonies in
connection with the dedication of the HAN
nenlann monument in this CITY, When It
was found in The latter p;1t of the winter
that the monument would be completed and
that the location in one of the reservations
northeast of Scott Circle had been granted
by Congress. the arrangements entered into
a the last session went into force. and it
WIS decided to hold the next meeting of
the institute in this city. Since that time
the local committees have been busily en-
gagged and all the details have been per-
fected
Annual Meetings.
Preliminary to the meeting of the Ameri-
can Institute the annual meetings of two
societies will he held. The membership Of
these orlcaniZat lions is composed of those
who are also members of the institute. aad
for this reason the time and place for hold
ing the annual sessions is made identical
with that of the In2in body. The TWO o.
CARNATIONS which will meet here ere the
Eve and Ear Society ard the Surgical So
Clety. The former. known as the A!ncri-
can Homeopathic. Geological. Ophthalmo-
logical and Larynsol"Sical SGciv>y. will
meet at the Shcrc'.am Saturday afternoon
at -" o'clock. Al thi.; session of The So
ciety the president. Or. Howard T Bellows
% Boston Miss. Will deliver the annual
address. Th"r" VIII also be Il session in
the evening. and Monday morning and af-
terroon and Tuesday morning and after
noon. This will be the thirteenth annual
meeting of the society.
The other society has recently been
formed. and this will be its first meeting.
1t is known the Surgical and Gynecolo-
gical Society. The first session will be
held Monday evening at the Arlington.
Meetings will also be- held Tuesday morn
ing and afternoon at the same place.
The Institute Proper.
The first assembling Of the American In
stitute of Homeopathy will be in the after
noon OF Tuesday at the Arlington Hotel
which will be the headquarters Of the in
stitute. The institute was organized in ISL
and is the national organization of the
homeopaths in this country. All its ses-
slons except one. which will be continued
until Saturday. will be held a. the Airing
ton Hotel, where most of the sectional
meetings will also be held, some. however,
being at the Shoreham The opening day
and the evening of that day, which will be
next Tuesday, there will be a meeting at
the National Theater. when the music will
be furnished by the Marine Band. and
there will be an address of welcome by the
chairman of the local committee, DR.. VIII
liam r. King. and on behalf of the citizens
OF the District by one of the Commission
erS. The president of the institute, DIR.
Charles +. Walton of Cincinnati, Ohio, will
deliver his annual address. There will be
also reception in honor of President
Walton.
Reception at White House.
Thursday afternoon there will be a re-
ception by the President of the United
States at the White House to the mem
bers of the institute, and in the afternoon
at 445 o'clock will occur the dedication
services of the monument 10 Samuel Hah-
neInann, which has lust been erected east
of Scott Circle. This will probably rank
the most important event of the entire
session, for the reason that the monument
is the elimination of about eight years Of
enthusiastic effort on the part of the mem
bers of the institute. The monument has
cost SDTn and is contribution of
hcmeopathists to the memory of the man
who originated this practice of medicine.
1t will form a notable addition to the stat
uary of the city.
The exercises will be held at the statue.
and the music will be furnished by the
United States Marine Band. The Presi-
dent of the United States and other repre-
sentatives of the government will b. pres
ent. Prayer will be offered by Rev. b. F.
Eellinger. ID. D.. and then Mr. ]. H. Nc
C!elland Of Pittsburg. chairman of the
monument committee, vii! present the
monument to the American Institute Of
Homeopathy. President Walton of the in
stitute will in turn present it TO the United
States, which Will be accepted. There will
b. addresses by represent tives of the gov
eminent and an ode to Hahnemann by Dr.
William Todd Hclmuth will be read. The
exercises will be brought to close by the
bene,licticn.
Members of Local Committees.
The local committee of arrangements, of
which stated. DR.. VIM. r. King is chair
man and DIR. Ralph Jenkins secretary. is
made up of the following subcommittee:
Finance-Drs. +. 4. Gardner, chairman:
Il. Il. Rabbit. j. b. G. Custis. !. w. DENIM
son. Ralph Jenkins. w. L. King. Richard
kingsrnan. :. 5. Stearns. c. Il. SWORN
stedt and c. a. Davis.
Printing-Drs, Richard kingsman chair
man: +. S. LOthr0p. 6. f. Day. 7. L. Nc
Donald, y. II. Taylor, Mcpherson Craigh-
ton. W. X. Andrews and II. ii. Hawxhurst
Press-Drs. Ira " DrnnisOn, chairman !;
A II. Taylor. f. $. Lothrop, Emily Y.
O Brien, w. q. Emery. ID. ii. Riggs and
l.. Y. Baker.
Halls and theaters-Drs. S. S Stearns.
chairman; l.. Y. Baker. Julia NJ. Green. Ru-
fuS Choate. Marvin Custis. II. W. Wood
ward and @. II Wright.
Badges and decorations-Dr W. F. Corey,
chairman: Drs. l.. Il. Swormstedt. NJ A.
Brosius. ]. II. Branson. John S. Stearns
w II Heron ard A &. Rauterberg
Hotels-Dr- G. A Davis. chairman: Drs
F A. Swartwout. b. F. Gibbs J. B. c.
Gusts l. ID. Wilson and Julia C. Harrison
Entertainment-Dr. Z. B. Rabbit chair
man: Drs. +. A Swartwout. NJ. NJ MofYatt
Manson. VIM. A. Stuart, Aaron Baldwin.
Alice Burritt.
Transportation and post ofice-Dr Henry
l. tad f VA..a