The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-21
COMING OF SCIENTISTS
CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN PUB
Lie HEALTH ASSOCIATION.
Eminent Men OF Medicine and Sani-
tary Science VIII BE In
Attendance.

Delegates from all parts Of the United
States, Canada and Mexico TO the twenty
eighth annual convention of the American
Public Health Association are pouring into
the city at lively rate. The convention
will hold it's sessions in the auditorium Of
the German House. beginning Tuesday.
The executive committee viii hold a meet
ing in one of the German House parlors
tomorrow morning. beginning at 10 o'clock.
Some of the most prominent physicians,
surgeons. psychologists and sanitary en-
gineers of the North American continent
are members OF the association and will be
here this week. Among these are Allen
Hazen, of New York, author of an authori-
tative book on water filtration: George w.
Fuller. Of New York, whose experiments
in the matter of purity of water at Gin
cinnati and Louisville have attracted much
attention; Dr. f. F. Westbrook. professor
of bacteriology in the University of Mime
sofa: Surgeon General George NJ. Stern
berg. of the United States army; Surgeon
General Wyman. of the navy; DIR. A. C.
Abbott, of the University of Pennsylvania;
DR.. Prudden, professor of bacteriology in
Columbia University, New York; DR.. c. L.
Wilbur, of Lansing. Mich, who is well
posted on vital statistics; DR.. ID. E Salmon,
chief OF the United States Bureau OF AMI
NAL Industry; DR.. A. II. Doty, the cele-
brated health officer of New York. and DIR.
Adolph Gehrmann, who attends to the bac-
THEOLOGICAL work for the Chicago Board of
Health.
MEXICAN DELEGATES.
Two members of the Mexican delegation
have already arrived. They are DIR. Juan
Brena and DR.. d. z. Auallano. The party
will consist of twelve physicians and ex-
perts i'm hygiene and will be headed by DR..
Eduardo Liceaga, president of the Mexican
National Board of Health
The first public meeting will be Tuesday
night. in the German House. at which time
the annual address of President Peter III.
Bryce will be read. General Harrison and
Governor Mount have been invited to de-
liver addresses of welcome. After the ex-
ercises a reception will be held. at which
the principal feature will be dancing.
DR.. George +. Edenharter will have the
meteorological section with him at Central
Hospital through the week. and practical
work will be conducted in the hospitals
pathological laboratory. This branch of the
work will begin tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
DR.. VIM. h Armstrong and DR.. John N.
Hurty are at the head of the local enter
tainment committees. The programme for
entertainment of the distinguished visitors
is as follows:
Tuesday-Carriage ride for visiting wom-
en-, including trip to Women's Reforma-
tory. Start to be made from the German
House. In the evening, public meeting pre-
viouSly mentioned.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS car trip to Green
wood and garden party, 2:30 p. m. At s p.
m regular session In amphitheater of Ger
man House.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from to D. m,
at the Propylaeum, by women of Indian
apolis. AT p. m. concert and entertain
ment in auditorium of German House.
Friday Oct. 26, will be devoted to rides on
trolley cars and in carriages.
IMPORTANT TOPICS.
the convention are: Pollution of Public
Water Supplies" Disposal of Refuse"
Animal Diseases and Animal Food" RE-
lation of Forestry to the Public Health"
Cause and Prevention of Infectious Dis
cases. ION a National Leper Home"
Dangers to Public Health from Illuminat-
ing and Fuel Gases and .Disinfectants
and Public Health Legislation"
The American Public Health Association
met in indianapolis once before-eighteen
years ago, when the organization had a
much smaller membership than now. The
only local members are Dr. j. N. Hurry
and Josiah K. Lilly. The membership is
divided into two classes-actual and asso-
ciate members. The latter cannot vote
but are elected on account of some special
interest shown in sanitary science. The
actual members number about 500, and the
associate members will probably bring the
total up to thousand. Ex-President
Cleveland and President Porfirio Diaz, of
the Republic of Mexico. are honorary
members.