Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-28
MILITARY SURGEONS
Eleventh Annual Meeting of
the Association.
PRESIDENT TO ATTEND
ARMIES OF THE WORLD INVITED
TO SEND DELEGATES.
The Program Arranged by Local Com
mittee-List of Those Who
Will Read Papers.

A preliminary announcement was issued
today giving details of the eleventh an
nual meeting of the Association of Military
| Surgeons of the United States, to be held
in this city, June 3, and next. The indi-
cations are that the attendance Will be
| the largest in the history of the organiza-
| tiCn, an invitation having been extended to
| the armies of the world to be represented
al the convention through their medical de-
/ partments France, Japan and Mexico have
signified their intention of sending dele
! gates while other foreign countries have
| promised to forward papers. The conven-
| ton therefore, will be international in char
| acter.
| Social headquarters will be at the New
| Willard Hotel. The evenings will be devoted
| to social enjoyment. 1t has been urged
| that the members of the association have
! the ladies of their families accompany them,
as special arrangements in that regard will
be made by the ladies' auxiliary committee.
Presidentto Attend Opening Meeting
| 1t is expected that President Roosevelt
| will attend the opening meeting Of the ses-
| sion, to be held in the New National Thea
| ter Thursday morning, June g. at 10 o'clock
| All subsequent sessions are to occur in the
| New Willard Hall at o'clock am. and
1 o'clock pm. daily. An especially interest
| ing program of scientific papers pertaining
to military subjects will be read and dis.
| cussed, There will also be an exhibit. of
| surgical instruments and dressings and
other features pertaining to military sur
| gerry and medicine. Reduced railroad rates
| OF one fare and third for the round trip
| have been secured IN favor of those coming
| to this city to attend the convention.
! Details of non-commissioned officers In
uniform will be on duty at the depots June
and 8, to give members and visitors such
| Information and assistance as they may de-
| sire. 1t is the expressed intention of the
| committee on arrangements to make the
| coming meeting one of rare excellence and
| enjoyment to the participants.
| Topics for Discussion.
| Among those who will read papers before
/ the meeting are Medical Director John c.
Wise, United States navy; Lieutenant Col
onel Charles Adams, Illinois National
| Guard; Medical Director F. B. Stephen
| son, United States navy; Lieutenant S. c.
| Stanton, Illinois National Guard; Lieuten-
| ant Colonel H. NJ. w. Moore, Ohio National
/ Guard; Major w. c. Gorgas, United States
| army, chief sanitary officer of Havana;
| Major L. NJ. Maus, United States army,
| commissioner of health of the Philippines;
| Passed Assistant Surgeon H. D. Geddings,
| United States marine hospital service; Prof.
| George NJ Kober, late of the United States
army; Major Aze Ames. United States Vol
/ OnteefS, fdSSe0 ASSlSldHG SuESSOu -
| Wertenbaker, United States marine hospi-
| tai service; Dr. E. H. Wilson, director of
| bacteriology, Hoagl laboratory, Brooklyn,
| Major Louis l.. Seaman, United States Vol
| unteer Engineers; Captain j. ]. Curry,
| United States Volunteers; Dr. James Car
roll, United States army, member Of the
yellow fever commission: Surgeon F. w. F.
| Weber, United States navy; Surgeon Philip
| Leach, United States navy; Captain j. II.
i Stone. United States army; Captain Jose
| LugoVina, Porto Rico regiment, United
| States army; Major Blair D. Taylor, United
| States army; Colonel George r. Fowler,
| National Guard, New York; Surgeon G. T.
| Vaughan, United States marine hospital
! service; Captain c. E. B. Fagg, United
! States army; Surgeon George Rothganger,
| United States navy; Captain James S. War
| basse, National Guard, New York; Major
| Louis A. La Garde, United States army;
| Major c. B. Nancrede, United States Vol
unteers; Major D. NJ. Appel, United States
| army, Fort Bayard, N. M; Major H. S.
/ Kilbourne, United States army; Colonel N.
| Sem, surgeon general of Illinois; Captain
| F. A. Winter, United States army; Captain
| John S. KuIp, United States army; Major
James E. Pitcher, United States Volunteers;
| Major E. c. Carter United States army;
| First Lieutenant Clyde S. Ford assistant
| surgeon, United States army; Colonel w
| II. Forwood assistant surgeon general,
| United States army; Major w. c. Borden,
| surgeon, United States army; Captain E.
l.. Munson, United States army; DR.. Chas.
| F. Craig, pathologist United States army
| general hospital, Preside of San Francisco;
Major ]. r. Kean, United States army,
| superintendent department Of charities of
| Cuba; First Lieutenant Jere B. Clayton, as
| sistant surgeon, United States army; Gen.
| eral Francis Calef, Surgeon general of Con-
| necticut; Lieutenant Edward Stieren, Ma
| tional Guard, Pennsylvania; Passed AS
sistant Surgeon S. G. Evans. United States
| navy; Lieutenant Colonel J. K. Weaver
| National Guard, Pennsylvania; Assistant
! Surgeon j. c. Thomson, United States
navy; Captain F. w. Hendley. Ohio Ma
nnl nyl lot d y
States army, and Major Frank ]. Ives,
| United States army.
| Officers of Association.
The officers of the Association of Military
Surgeons of the United States are: Presi-
dent, Col. John Van R. Hoff, assistant sur
| geon general United States army; first vice
! president, Brig. Gen. Robert A. Blood
| Massachusetts, Volunteer Militia; second vice
| president, Surgeon General Walter Wyman
| United States marine hospital service; sec
! rotary, Maj. James E. Pitcher, United
! States Volunteers; treasurer. Lieut.. Her.
| bert a. Arnold, National Guard of Penn
| sylvania.
| The committee of arrangements for the
| coming convention comprises: Mai. George
| Henderson, chairman; Maj. w. c. Borden,
| treasurer; Maj. F. p. Reynolds, secretary;
Lieut.. c. r. Luce, assistant secretary.
Convention Committee.
| otner serving IN cOnnec-
| ton with the convention foKow:
! Executive-Maj. George Henderson, Mai.
Louis A. La Garde, Maj. W. C. Borden,
| Maj. f. P. Reynolds, Capt E. l.. Munson,
! Surgeon S. II. Dickson, Surgeon L. l.. Will
| Jams, DR. j. Ford Thompson DR.. Wallace
| Neff, DIR. III. A. Robbins and Dr. George NJ
Kober
| Entertainments-Mai Louis A. La Garde,
| chairman; Col. Cecil Clay and Dr. Wallace
| Neff.
| Receptions-Surgeon S. H. Dickson chair
| man.
| Speakers-Surgeon General George NJ
Sternberg, chairman; Surgeon General P.
| w. RiXey, and Surgeon General Walter
| Wyman.
Finance-Gen. George H. Harres, chair
| man; Capt. f. p. Reynolds, Surgeon F.
Cook, Surgeon j. H. White Dr. H. A Rob-
bins and Maj. George Henderson,
Press and printing-Capt. C. Fred Cook
| chairman; Capt. l.. w. Heron, Ensign
| Howard Fisk, Mr.. John Donnelly and Mr..
| Harold G. Nicholas.
! Hotels-Capt. c. A. Weaver, chairman:
| Capt A. p. Robbins. Surgeon S. Clifford
Cox and Surgeon G. T. Vaughn
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