Evening star., 1901-05-04
Annual Meeting Of the American
Therapeutic Society.
INTERESTING PROGRAMS PREPARED
Sessions to Be Held at National
Rifles Armory.
RECEPTION AND BANQUET

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for the annual meeting of the American
| Therapeutic Society, which will be held III
| this city at National Rifles Armory Tues
/ day. Wednesday and Thursday of next
| week. The society embraces in it's MEM
| bershfp many of the most distinguished
| and successful of modern physicians, and
| their gatherings are invariably replete with
| contributions regarding the advance of
medical science of great value to the pro-
! fession and consequently to the good
| health of the public. The headquarters of
| the society will be at the armory, and the
scientific meetings will be held in the hall,
while the judicial council and the various
committees will meet in rooms on the same
floor. The scientific meetings will be open
to all members of the profession, and
cordial invitation to attend has been ex-
tended to all physicians. Two sessions will
be held daily at IL I'm. and pm. In the
absence, on account of i'll health of the
president who is DR.. Horatio c. Wood OF
Philadelphia. the second vice president,
DR.. w. Reynolds Wilcox, will preside, and
at the afternoon meeting, May I, will read
the presidents address, which will be
review of the progress of therapeutics for
the preceding twelve months, At this ses-
sion DIR. Howard II. Barker of this city,
the first vice president, will be chairman.
| The other officers are: DR.. Eli H. Long ot
Buffalo, third vice president. and Drs.
Noble b. Barnes. William NJ. Sprigg and
John S. McI4ain of this city. secretary, re-
corder and treasurer, respectively.
The Judicial Council.
The late Dr. Samuel c. Busey of this city
was chairman of the judicial council At
the present meeting DR.. Robert Reyburn of
this city will preside over the deliberations
of that body. of which DR.. Francis P.
Morgan, also of Washington, is secretary.
The ether councillors are Drs. John ]. Abel,
Baltimore, Md: d. r. Brewer, Chicago,
H.: a. R. Cushny, Ann Arbor. Mich. r. T.
Edes, Boston, Mass: ]. n. Hall, Denver.
Col; H. A. Hare, Philadelphia Pa; Smith
Ely Jeliffe. New York city; d. Olin Leech
Washington, d. c.; George G. Ober, Wash
inston. D. G.; Franz Pfaff, Boston, Mass;
Thomas E. Satterthwaite, New York city;
John V. Shoemaker, Philadelphia, Pa;
Leon L. Solomon. Louisville, Ky; John 7.
Winter, Washington, D. c.
The board of censors comprises Drs.
Thomas E. Satterthwaite, Leon L. Solomon
and D. Olin Leech.
Members of Committees.
The various committees of the meeting
are as follows, all members being physi-
clans:
Executive-Howard H Barker, chairman;
Robert Reyburn, John T. Winter L. Koli-
pinski, D. Olin Leech. George c. Ober, John
8. McLain and Noble P. Barnes
Reception-Robert Reyburn, chairman;
members OF the Il therapeutic society OF Ine
District of Columbia.
Entertainment-John T. Winter, chair
man: VIM. NJ. Sprigs, Arthur j. Hall and
H L. z. Johnson.
Program-Louis koiipinski, chairman;
and Noble p. Barnes.
Registration-D. Olin Leech, chairman; J.
W. Chappel, H. I. A. Lemon Homer 8.
Medford, John R. Atwell and G. r. L. Cole.
Place of meeting-George c. Ober. chair
man.
Finance-John s. McLain, chairman.
Souvenir program and exhibit-Noble P.
Barnes. chairman; Jesse ShOup B. @. Pool,
W. A. Frankland and E F. Cummiskey.
Badges and colors-F. P. Morgan, chair
man, and Clarence r. Dufour,
Revision of the pharmacOpeia-Rey
". Wilcox, chairman; a. r. Cushny and
Constitutional. H. Barker, G. C. Ober,
D. o. Leach, E. P. Morgan and N. P.
Barnes.
Membership-Horatia G. Wood, Thomas
e. Satterthwaite. Leon L. Solomon. D. Olin
LeeCh and Noble 2. Barnes.
Arrangements for Tuesday.
Opening prayer Tuesday morning will be
offered by Rev. DR., Thomas Chalmers
Easton, and an address of welcome will be
delivered by DR.. Reyburn. Reports of sew
eral officers will be submitted and the ses
sion VIII close with memorial tributes to
the late DR.. Busey, conducted by DR.. Geo.
c. Ober. The judicial council Will meet at
noon.
In addition to the presidents address at
the afternoon meeting Tuesday there will
be an executive business session. presided
over by Vice President Long. The visiting
physicians will be rendered a reception
Tuesday night at the Cochran Hotel by the
District Therapeutic Society.
Wednesday Will be devoted to scientific
meetings. when papers will be read,
follows:
"Suggestions Concerning the Use Of the
Metric System in Prescription Writing"
Francis 2. Morgan, Md, Washington
The Relation of the Pharmacist to the
Physician, and the Relation of Pharmacy to
Materia Medica and Drug Therapeutics"
F. f Stewart, NJ D., New York
The Industry of Artificial Medical Rene
dies" ]. W. Wainwright New York
'Inertness of Petroleum Compounds
When Given Incidentally" Robert Reyburn.
Md. Washington.
The Therapeutics of Chronic Heart Dis
eases and Their Complications" Thomas 4.
Satterthwaite, MD, New York
principles of Cardiac Therapeutics in
Recent Valvular Diseases" Ell. II. Long,
D, Buffalo.
Report of Two Cases of Areurism Treat
ed by Wiring and Electrolysis," ]. n Hail.
VI D.. Denver
There will be a banquet at the Cochran
Wednesday evening.
An Exposition of Hypnotfsm
The convention Will come to a close with
two sessions Thursday. That in the morn
ing will commence with q business meet
Ing, when reports of committees will be
received and an election Of officers held
one of the most interesting features of
the gathering VIII follow and one which Is
being awaited with eager expectation by
the society. This will be practical dem
onstration of the therapeutic value of hvp-
notism by DR.. Francis b. Miner Of this
city
The rest of the program calls for papers
on Therapeutic Use Of Chloretonei bv
T. NJ Houghton, NJ. D.. Detroit; Heroine
in the Treatment of the Opium Habit" by
Smith Ely Jeliffe, NJ. D, Phi. D.. New
York; The Therapeutics of Alcohol" by
Leon l. Solomon, NJ. D., Louisville
The president-eIect will be introduced at
the closing meeting and papers will be read
by John j. Abel, NJ D., Baltimore; John
Y. Shoemaker NJ. D.. Philadelphia; Daniel
X Brewer. VI. D., Chicago, and w. B.
Hill, NJ. d. Milwaukee. on subjects to be
announced hereafter.