The Saint Paul globe., 1901-06-03
FINE THOUSAND DOCTORS
NINE MEDICAL CONVENTIONS WILL
BE HELD IN ST. PAUL
THIS WEEK
DISTINGUISHED MEN COMING
Meetings Begin This Morning and
Continue Until Friday Night
Entire Country Will Be
Represented.

During the past week st. Paul witness
ed the annual convention of the National
Association of Military Surgeons, and
thought it was the host of a large num-
Der of visiting surgeons But before the
close of the current week the Saint Will
open his eyes and his doors to many
times the number of medical men which
visited it during the past week. Nine con-
ventionS, aggregating total of 5000 dele
gates, is on docket for this week. Inc
first of these conventions begins this
morning and the last closes Friday nisht.
Seven of these societies will complete
their deliberations by tonight. These are:
The American Academy Of Medicine,
whose annual session terminates with a
social function at the Aberdeen; the ma
tional convention of state medical eX-
aminers and licensing boards will open at
$50 at the capitol building; the Naicnal
Association of Insurance EXamir er5 e Ill
meet in the Lowry arcade in the medical
library rooms; the Association of Medical
Colleges of America convene at the Ryan
hotel; the annual meeting Of the Mime
sofa State Medical society will also be
held during the day at the capitol, ana
the medical editors will meet either at
the Ryan or the Chamber of Commerce.
BIG CONVENTION TOMORROW.
Tomorrow the great convention Of the
season will open. 1t is that Of the Amer1-
can Medical association, which begins its
deliberations at the Metropolitan opera
house. It will continue in session until
Friday. This is by all odds the IA ~gest
one Of the associations, and the conven-
ton will attract more general interest
than any other
On Tuesday also the American Proto-
logical society will open q two-day ses-
sion at the Aberdeen hotel.
One of the most important features or
the week will be an address tefore the
American Medical association, which con-
venes tomorrow. by President Charles A.
This address will be a compendium of in
formation, as it has been prepared in a
most comprehensive form, with the ut
most care by one of the best students in
the country.
President Reed will cover, In this pro
duction, the foreign relations Of the
American Medical association, fiscal af-
fairs and the journal, scientific work OF
the association, congressional and state
legislative affairs, the profession, the as
sociation and the common wealth. the
medical profession and society fifty years
ago, the era of attempted voluntary reg
ulation Of medical practice, the era or
effective legislative conIrof Of medical
practice, the medical profession and so
ciety at the beginning of the twentieth
century, the reorganization Of the asso-
citation, the new school of medicine.
All Of these subjects are amplified, ana
the address will undoubtedly be listened
to with greatest interest by all members
Of the profession present.
LARGEST ON RECORD
DR.. Alexander ]. Stone stated last
evening that there were at that time in
this city, more visiting delegates than
had arrived at the convention city so
early in the proceedings at any time for
thirty years past. From that he con-
cludes that the attendance here will be
even larger than was originally antici-
pated and the largest the association has
had for some years.
Charles A. L. Reed, A NJ, M D., of
Cincinnati, who is president of the
American Medical association, arrived
in the city yesterday morning and is at
the Ryan motel.
The Association of American Medical
Editors will meet this afternoon at 2:3O
in the library of the Ramsey County
Medical society III Lowry Arcade.
Papers will be read by several of the
most prominent medical editors and
authors OF the country. Tomorrow eVen-
ing the editors viii be rendered ban
quet at the metropolitan hotel. Toasts
VIII be responded to by DR.. Henry ..
Marcy. Boston; DR.. James NJ. Matthew's,
Louisville. Ky, former president of the
American Medical association; DR..
Charles Wood Fassctt, ST. Joseph, Mo-
Or. H M. Meyer. Chicago; Dr. l. N,
Love, New York; Brevet Dr. II. p Hall,
st. Paul. Any of the local physicians
who desire to attend this banquet may
secure tickets On application to Dr. Otho
F. Ball, secretary of the association,
who is at tee Ryan.
LIFE INSURANCE EXAMINERS.
Local members desire the following
run, regarding the insurance examiners
and licensing physicians meeting:
The second annual convention of the
American Association of Life Insurance
Examining Surgeons will convene in Ma
sonic hall, Lowry Arcade building, this
morning. Entrance on Fifth street near
st. Peter.
All physicians VINO may be in st. Paul
whether belonging to national, state or
local medical societies, are cordially in,
vited to attend the meetings.
The afternoon session will be devoted
to the reading Of papers by physicians
from different parts of the country Drs
Talbot Jones and Charles L. Greene, OF
st. Paul, are the local physicians VINO
will read papers this afternoon