New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-06
MILITARY SURGEONS MEET.
T1EIp CONVENTION OPENED WITH
AN ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT.

Washington June 5.-Before assembiage that
crowded the National Theatre, President RooseVei'
to-day opened the eleventh annual convention VI my
Association of Military Surgeons OF the ohl'eo
States On the stage with the President SAT sec
re+arv Root Secretary Moody, Secretary SHAW,
Secretary Cortelyou. Surgeon General Sternoeis VI
the army Surgeon General Rixey OF the navy. Sul
eeon General Wyman of the Marine Hospital 0ei :
vice. H B. F. Mcfarland. president OF the oos .
of Commissioners of the District OF Coiufhpla'
Rsbon Satterlee S. S. Adams, president OF tie
Medical Society of the District of Coumoia anu
Major George Henderson, surgeon general VI '"s
National Guard of the District OF Columola anu
chairman of the committee on arrangements
When tho President and his party arrived the
Marine Band played Hail to the Chlef ana 'iie
audience applauded. Bishop Satterlee oneieu
prayer and Major Henderson introduced the fresi
dent. who spoke as follows:
Mr. President and Ladies and Ge ZEN a1cor1e a 70
glad to have the opportunity to oid friends
the members of this association and tnelL Ilienu
ofass;ons each of which is rightfuily held In
high honor by all capable OF th SoIdier and
the profession of the doctor Conditions In noott
civilization tend more and more 10 mar soft
average life of the community one or gredl SUI,
ness Of great ease compared to what has been
the case IN the past ana have from this soft
ening of life, this rendering II more easS ne
Verv necessary thing that there should be some
professions. trades, where the same on
heroic qualities in man and these d zen oc
are made alike upon the soIdier aIa pn are both
soldiers and doctors; upon the men WHO nav n
the risk faced by their brothers in the civilian
branch of the profession and who also of4 IN 'ile
actly the risks that are faced d., by their df
to cure! daughter and applauseo
It has been my good fortune. gentlemen, to see
Carrying the wounded and the dying from the firing
line, themselves as much exposed TO dangs Li as
th9se a they night n he d hopas
when even the intensity of the strain could 1ba ny
having each to do the work of ten. Applause)
cancs OF see g0g 7 Rae and
of congratulation to you upon this association;
indispensa BILE to supplement the work of the in
diyiduals gathered into an association Mith out
highest expression to the individual endeavor and
members of the surgical and medical professions
did not take every advantage Of their opportunl-
bers of the medical and surgical professions who
Are not in the p or the m sy or the
am glad to see you gathered in this assocla-
sibIe heed to the scientific side of your work.
Perfect yourselves as scientific men, able to work
never for moment forget. especially the higher
aEe to % s # the OF
apparatus daughter and applause), and that then
adequacy Of the Complaint that You did not have
apparatus enough, but upon the way you have
member that, and remember. also Cthis applies
especially the higher officers, that you have
got to supplement in your calling the work of the
surgeon with the work of the administrator. Cap
plause) You have got to be doctors and military
and able administrators. l thank you. (Ap-
plause)
The President then returned to the White House
with his party, the Marine Band playing the Star
Spangled Banner they left the theatre. Com
missioner MacFarland made the formal address of
welcome behalf of the citizens of the capital,
and DR.. Adams spoke behalf of the medical
profession. Other addresses were made inter
spersed with music by the Marine Band.
The programme of the morning session closed
association Lieutenant Colonel John Van r. Hoff
Deputy Surgeon General of the Army. He an
nounced that in the year 2J2 names had been added
TO the roll. making total membership of 742
The aSSocia ton devoted the afternoon session to
business matters.
A number of foreigners we'll known in both
services among the delegates. They were scat
tered through the auditorium this morning, and
from the legation here. occupied of the boxes
The foreign Delegates included Captain Kimura of
the japanese Navy: Captain Tanlura. the jap
anese Army; Colonel Exham. of the British Army
Colonel Moline, of the Mexican Army Lieutenant
Colonel Nelson, of the Canadian Army, and Dr.
Enrico Castelli. of the italian Army.
One of the principal features of the afternoon
consisting of 500 in gold and gold medal to Lien
tenant Colonel Valery Hazard, U s. A whose
medical department of the United States army in
active service decided by the board of award
TO be the best of all the papers submitted in the
competition
Colonel J. Morris Brown, who has been in charge
of the army medical supply depot at New-York
City for the last five years. read paper on the
work of that depot between May and December in
1885,