The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-15
Doctors IN HAVANA
xx4u PHYSICIANS TO ATTEND
p.y-\MERICAN CONGRESS.
MEET NEXT MONTH.
rrrN HUNDRED DELEGATES
nvprcTEu TO BE PRESENT.

.s HERS, Graham, Fitch and
probobly others Will Go From sa-
uab-Cach VIII Prepare
n. n Be Read Before the Con-
ss-Dr. HERS Will Treat of
~r,e Diseases Produced by Ma1"-
. Dr. Fitch of "Study of Arti-
eo;aI Feeding in Infancy" and DR..
..;mor. of "Obstetric of the
r,,entirth Century"
Quito number of Savannah's physic-
49,. will attend the Third Pan-American
Medical Congress in Havana. Feb AS
,u,or,, them DR.. ]. Lawton HERS, DR..
% Graham. DR.. w. E. Fitch and,
,hoblv DIR Ralston baltimore. Each
has prepared a paper that will be read
before the Congress. DR.. HERS subject
.a7rs Diseases Produced by Malaria;
nr Fuchs. Artificial Feeding in In
fancy" and DIT. Lattimore's, obstetrics
n .be Tweutieth Century" Should DR..
,..+ir,ore not be able to make the trip
hi. r,per will be sent to the congress.
DR. Hers is a member Of the Auxiliary
Committee. the duties Of which are to get
,s MANY physicians to prepare papers to
r.,5 ar 10 have read, as possible. These
,.,,,ar, will be sent to DR.. Coronado, in
Havana DR.. HERS has just received
much interesting information relative to
the nreparations for the congress and
other matters pertaining to 1t.
Pr4plratious for the accommodation Oh
the delegates aud ladies that may accom-
psny them have been arranged by the Re-
cep,ion Committee of which DR.. Glen
nan. health officer of Havana. lis the chair
man This committee is composed of the
English-speaking physicians of Havana,
with an auxiliary committee Of ladies. Dr..
Gennau has also put the government
steam launches at the disposition of The
Reception Committee, and when the
steamers bringing delegates arrive, these
lunches will put out with members OF
the Reception Committee and take the
delegates and their families from the
steamers. La Lucha, says that the Re-
eepuon Committee is arranging to have
a ladies' auxiliary committee from Hava-
mas best society, which will meet the
guests on their arrival in order to greet
VITA becoming dignity the ladies of the
delegates. They will accompany the
guests 20 their hotels, and help them in
SaH themselves, and show them every
S al during their stay on the islam 1.
I1e entertainment Committee, 1t is
SaVed' IS trying to do even better than
g-s mat is to have the guests of the
'"-SIeSe taken care OF free of charge.
me udlcatons are that there will be
-DN ueegates in attendance on the con-
Is' vi these probably 500 will be Gu
Gu Gus oeIWeen 300 and 400 from the United
9.es -lo from Mexico. 100 from the Ar
Dune 5e Republic and Uruguay, fifty from
ell NIFTY from Venezuela, and as many
Ae from Colombia and other South
a,,' l'an countries. There will be also
S1,'e d delegation from Chilli and Peru.
MIL " wood, gOvernor-general of Cuba
n. give a reception to the delegates
,boO'oE the day before the opening of
t t.e con2ress. He will also give orders
shown them iSi""u NC
~. iHe session Of the sections of the con.
49, Will begin the morning of Feb 4
r'. me halls Of the University and Insti.
c.-. ~ the evening the formal opening
si,n n,,,, OF the congress, a general SEES
- VIII take pace at the Tacon Theater
ols a1 ule representatives OF the vari-
sr., Counlrl1 IS will be introduced. and
Office OF welcome viii be made by the
cIvfl ,,,,t me congress as well as by tbs
NJ, authorities.
eD4 g5 Second day win be given up to sci
event, sessions Of sections. and in the
10 tbo ,llsre VIII be an entertainment
Civ c,'. sates and their families by the
Ne r,a..'cl OF Havana. The third day
Session 'I'.S VIII be taken up in scientific
hera ,4,, sections and in the evening
10 s,io,,.,o "e general session dedicated
also ,'t, dlscourses. The foruth day
his aa , ne taken up with session meet
Son h, we evening with a general SEES
gress n.r, men the officers of the con-
n VIII take part.
s.., now thought that the civ oroa,
bas OF the congress will he az Fol.
m, S according to their size. canerar
CIV l -laecology and abdominal surg.
eoo optnalmology, dermatologv larvn.
s' and therapeutics.
AIN. many Of the delegates wui ho ~
Of man. FAX or understand the language
10 Hs- ''ners, the papers will be sent
begin '''l some time before the congress,
Of HI, '''o VIII be translated into each
deee,..' a's uases spoken by any OF The
made +, Copies Of each paper will b
gste n.r, 0ese languages and each dele.
nl.iy. '' furnished with one in hi,
follow ,,9.''E0e so that he will be able tc
go 'Ie speaker -