Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
Distinguished Homeopathists Assem-
bling in This City.
SEVERAL SOCIETIES TO HOLD MEETINGS
dwelling Of Hahnemann Statue to
Occur Thursday Afternoon.
BUSINESS SESSIONS TODAY


will take place tomorrow, when the SEES
sions of the American Institute of Home
opathy open. Already a large number Of
those who practice this school of medicine
are in the city. At their headquarters at
the Arlington and also at the Shoreham,
where many doctors are staying, may be
found prominent men from all parts of
the country. The names of some OF the
most distinguished practitioners of the
healing art are or will be enrolled at the
various hotels in this city. Saturday the
members of the institute began to arrive,
especially those who are members OF the
Eye and Ear Association. as the sessions
of that organization began Saturday after
noon at the Shoreham and will be con-
tinued through tomorrow.
The sessions of the Surgical Association
were begun this morning at the Arlington
and tomorrow afternoon the opening meet
ing of the institute will be held at the Ar
lington. In preparation for this meeting
well for the reception of the MEM
bers who are expected here, the local COM
mittee, of which DIR. w. r. King is chair
man, has devoted weeks of preparation
and the arrangements made, 1t is believed
will add much to the pleasure of the visit
ors while here.
Facilities Provided.
In the parlor at the left of the south en-
trance of the Arlington, on Vermont ave-
nue., the local committee will establish q
post office, an information bureau and q
registration bureau. Here DR.. King will be
found, and people who want information
and members who want to meet each other
will naturally come to these headquarters.
The opening meeting of the American IN
stitute of Homeopathy will be held at the
Arlington tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
This will be largely business session. To-
morrow evening, at the National Iheater,
the second session of the institute VIII be
held, and 1t promises to be an occasion that
will arouse much general interest. The
thcater has been deliberately decorated Tor
the occasion with bunting and flowers,
while electric effects will be introduced
The central feature will be an heroic por-
trait of Samuel Ha hr emann the founder of
the practice, which will be surrounded by
irlmortellcs and brought out by fringe or
electric lights. The Marine Band Will rem
der a program of music from to $50
clock, and after prayer by Rev. DR.. Bris-
tot, the pastor of the Metropolitan NJ. F..
Church, DIR. w. r. King. the chairman of
the local committee of arrangements, will
make an address of welcome on behalf Of
the local profession.
On the part of the people of the Dis
trict. Commissioner mcfarland will greet
the members of the institute. After So
prano solo by Miss Estelle Wentworth OF
this city and of the Bostonians Mr.. John
Joy Edison. who is president of the Ma
tional Homeopathic Hospital Association
and also of the board of trade OF this city,
will assure the visitors that the latch string
of the citys door hangs on the outside for
them.
The Annual Address.
The annual address of the president Of
the association, Dr. Chas. E. Walton of
Cincinnati. will be delivered, which will be
followed by a reception to the head of the
institute. Two daily sessions of the in
sttute will be held each day, and Saturday
the closing session will take place.
Thursday afternoon the exercises In con-
nection with the unwilling of the statue of
Samuel Hahnemann. which has just been
erected in Scott Circle, will be held.
Eye and Ear Society.
The sessions of the thirteenth annual
meeting of the American Homeopathic
CHRONOLOGICAL. biological and Laryngo-
logical Society. which We're begun Saturday
afternoon at the Shoreham. were continued
today. There was a good attendance of
the members. and the papers proved the
interest aroused by the discussions which
followed. At noon a recess was taken. and
the afternoon session was begun at half
past 9. There will be a meeting of this
association tomorrow morning and at the
close of the afternoon session Inal ad-
jOurnment.
The meeting was called to order by the
president, DR.. Howard Z. Bellows of Bos-
ton, Mass.
The auditing committee reported that it
had audited the accounts of the treasurer
and found them to be correct, which report,
upon motion, was adopted.
The reading and discussion of papers was
then resumed. papers being submitted as
follows:
THE Non-Operative Treatment of Hete-
rophoria." by DIR. A. b. Norton of New
York, n. Y. IE the absence of DIR. Walter
Strong of Philadelphia his paper in discus
cin hyrf he
THE Surgical Treatment of Hetero-
phoria" by Dr. F. Park Lewis of Buffalo,
n. Y; discussed by DIR. Elmer J. Bssell of
Rochester. NJ Y, and Dr. +. d. w. Bates
of Hamilton, Ontario.
The Reflexes of Heterophoria," by DR..
F. Park Lewis of Buffalo, n. Y.
General discussion on the above three
papers followed, in which Drs Swan, Stew
art. Moffatt. Hayward, Fellows and
Schenck participated.
"A New Method for Determining Pupilary
Distances of Spectacles for the Relief of
Heterophoria," &C.. by DIR. E. w. Bebee
of Milwaukee, Wis, was discussed by Dr.
Joseph d. Lewis Of St. Paul. Mimi
Opening Session Saturday.
The opening session was held Saturday
afternoon at the Shoreham There was a
large attendance of the members and much
interest manifested in the proceedings
The address of the president. DIR. Howard
p Bellows of Boston, contained many sug-
gestions of Importance to the fraternity
and committee was appointed to take ac-
ton upon the recommendations. His SUBJ
ject was THE Reproving of the Homeo-
pathc Materia Medica from the Standpoint
of a Specialist"
Dr. Bellows said: THE general practi-
toner and the specialist alike feel in every
days experience the lack of precision in
the verbiage and the minor inaccuracies of
our present materia medica. The principal
objects to be obtained by such reproving
are. in the main. greater discrimination
and accuracy in both the observation and
the description of whatever drug effects
may be developed; more perfect elimna
ton Of all sources of error in confusing
drug effects with constitutional disturb
ances or temporary arrangements of health
from other causes.
Fifteen papers were read at the after
noon and evening sessions on topics of in
terest to the profession and, rule, were
discussed by those present.
Frankins Privilege Extended.