Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-19
THE OPENING DAY
Prominent Homeopathists in Fifty.
sixth Annual Session.
EVENING PROGRAM At LOCAL THEATER
Meetings Of the Collateral Organ
izations Also Held.
THE LENDERS ESENT

| The opening day of the fifty-sixth an
nual session of the American Institute of
| Homeopathy caused a marked increase in
| the number of medical men to be found at
| the headquarters of the institute in the
| Arlington Hotel. AS the members ca e
in they registered at the office provided for
| that purpose where the registrar. DIR. II.
C. Aldrich of Minneapolis, gave greeting
to each one, answered all the questions
fired at him. and supplied badges, programs.
etc. Perhaps one reason why DR.. Aldrich
was chosen to fill that important position
Is that his good nature is not easily ruff
fled and he remains composed and calm
amid a good deaf of hurry and hustle.
Or. w. r. King. the chairman Of the
local committee. is also found in the same
| Office. that what DIR. Aldrich may not
happen to know DR.. King does. and so
every sort of question IS answered. How
ever, the members evidently not ad-
dicted to making needless inquiries. They
are. of course as a rule, strangers in the
city. and they want to be set right at the
start as to what there is to do and what
is expected of them.
The program of the meetings OF the IN
stitute which are to continue each day and
through Saturday, as well as Of the nine
sections. is printed in detail. that the
members can easily know what is going on.
The sessions Of the institu e will be held at
the Arlington. while those of the sections
will be at both the Arlington and the
Shorehain.
Opening Session.
The opening session Of the institute will
begin this afternoon at the Arlington at 4
o'clock. and It said by the registrar, DR..
Aldrich, that he has never known SO large
number of the members to register SO
early as has been done at the present ses-
sion. 1t is thought the attendance is going
to be unusually large.
Business matters will engage the atten-
ton Of the members at the meeting this
afternoon. This evening the session will
be held at the National Theater. when adj
dresses of welcome viii be made. and the
president Of the institute viii deliver his
annual address, which will be followed by
a reception il his honor The Marine Band
viii furnish he music.
Those of the doctors who are already
here attnrde! tbs morning The sessions Of
the Eye ard Ear Ass 2c:ation ana the Sur
scal Association. ard listened 10 the papers
which were read ana the discussions based
upon them. Special Importance is attached
90 the discussions and in the sectional
meetings ARRANGEMENTS have been made to
give full opportunity for the interchange of
views.
Members Present.
Some Of the members of the institute who
arc already here are DR.. VIM. Tod Hell
muth, New York; Dr. C. E. Walton, Gin
Iliiiisili, III. + lIdlltE, l!IiCUIl, Ntp. /,
DR.. a. c. Cowperthwaite. Chicago; DR.. w.
3. Van Lenncp. Philadelphia: DIR. ]. II.
McCleiand, Pittsburg: DIR. Jno T Cooke.
Buffalo; DR.. S. s Snythe: DR.. d. A. Stick
Ter, Denver Col; DR.. Eugene H. Peer,
New York; DR.. j.. w. Ward and Dr.. Flor
| ence NJ. Ward. San Francisco; DR.. Briggs.
St Paul; DR.. E ii. Pratt and Or. Geo. F.
Shears, Chicago: DIR. d. W. Horning and
Or. H. c. Aldrich. Minneapolis: DR.. F. w.
Heebe, Milwaukee,: Dr.. J. C. Wood and DR..
I-achlan. Detroit; Dr., w. A. Keigwin and
Or. NJ. N Collins. Rochester: DIR. A. B.
Norton. Dr. J. B. Garrison and DR.. Bukk
G. Carlton. New York: Dr.. L. C. McElwee,
st. Louis; DR.. D. \. FOote, Omaha: Dr.
Geo. Royal, Des Moines: DR.. c. A. Pauly
Cincinnati; DR.. G. S. Coon. Louisville: Dr.
D. II. Beckwith and Dr. H. B. Van Nor
man. Cleveland.
Auxiliary Society.
The American Homeopathic Ophthalmo-
logical. biological and Laryngological So
ciety was called to order this morning by
the president. DIR. Howard p. Bellows. DR..
William r. King announced to the society
that arrangements had been made to have
a photograph of the members taken this
afternoon. which would be published in
the volume Of the transactions of this
nual meeting.
DR.. Schenca moved, In view of the mis-
understandings with regard to transporta-
ton for the members. that committee on
transportation be appointed. to act jointly
with that of the Institute of Homeopathy,
and the motion being carried, the chair ap-
pointed Drs. Mofatt, Hayward and Krei-
der such committee.
The board of censors reported favorably
upon fifteen applications for membership,
and on motion they were duly elected.
The committee on presidents address
then rendered report to the eject that
in the address We're Incorporated important
methods for the improvement Of the ma
terra medica, they suggested that the presi-
dent select single standard pharmaceuti-
cal preparation for such proving, and that
he appoint committees composed OF repre-
sentative men from all our larger cities to
carry on this work, a report of the results
accomplished to be made at the meeting of
the society next year. The committee also
suggested that a thousand reprints of the
address be made, to be sent to members of
the profession, and that a report of the
proposed work be sent to the chairman of
the materia medica bureau of the American
Institute Of Homeopathy for their consid-
GRAFTON and approval.
An Omission Explained.
DR. Hoyt referring to the fact that one
of the best papers read last year did not
appear In the transactions. desired to know
why it did not appear. DIR. Norton an
swered that this paper was one that had
appeared in other journals before 1t was
referred to the official organ of the society.
in spite of the fact that 1t Is we'll under
stood that papers read before a society be-
come the property of such society. and the
author of the paper had been so Informed
beforehand. and that such action would be
taken in regard to his paper. The COM
mittees appointed, respectively, to prepare
resolutions the deaths of DR.. Charles e.
Jones of Albany, N. Y, and of DR.. W.
Clarence Beebee of New York. N. Y, re-
ported their labors accomplished, and their
reports were accepted. and it was resolved
that copies of the resolutions should be
sent to their respective families
Election of Officers.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year then took place, with the following re-
suits: President, DR.. Thos. L. Shearer Of
Baltimore, Md; first vice president. DR..
Thos. NJ. Stewart Of Cincinnati. Ohio; Sec
ond vice president, DR.. F. D. w. Bates
of Hamilton, Ont; secretary, DR.. Herbert
d. Schenck of Brooklyn. N. Y; treasurer.
DR.. c. Gurnee Fellows of Chicago. Ill.
Censors: Drs. W. w. Blair Of Pittsburg.
Pa; F. W. Gibson of Minneapolis. Mimi;
H. W. Hoyt of Rochester, N. Y. JOS. NJ
Patterson of Kansas City. Mo-, and Geo. A.
Suffa of Boston. Mass.
The society then proceeded with its pro-
gram for the day, as follows:
1.-The Anthology Of Lymphoid Hypertro-
phies," paper by DR.. Irving Townsend of