Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-06
MILITARY SURGEONS MEET
Eleventh Annual Convention Opened BY
President of the United States.
DELIVERS AN ADDRESS OF WELCOME
Tells Of Their Heroic Conduct on the
Field and I'm the Hospitals,
but Urges stiII Greater
Proficiency.

WASHINGTON. June 5.-Before an as
semblase that crowded the National thea
ter, President Roosevelt today opened the
eleventh annual convention OF the Associa-
tion Of Military Surgeons Of the United
States.
On the stage with the president sat
Secretary Of War Root, Secretary Of the
Navy Moody, Secretary Of the Treasury
Shaw, Secretary Cortelyou, Surgeon Cen
eral Sternberg Of the army, Surgeon Cen
eral Rixey Of the navy, Surgeon General
Wyman Of the Marine Hospital service,
President H. F.. B. Mcfarland Of the board
Of commissioners Of the District of Co
lumbia, Right Rev. II. Y. Satterlee, bishop
OF the Washington diocese of the Episcopal
church, President s. s. Adams of the Medi-
cal society OF the District OF Columbia, and
Major George Henderson, surgeon general
Of the National Guard Of the District Of
Columbia, and chairman of the committee
on arrangements.
When the president and party arrived,
the Marine band. under Director Bantel-
man, struck up Hail to the Chief" and
the audience responded with vigorous APP
plause. Bishop Satterlee delivered the in
vocation and Major Henderson then intro
duced the president, who spoke as follows:
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Mr.. President and Ladies and Gentlemen:
1 am glad to have the opportunity to bid
welcome TO the members of this associa-
ton and their friends today. The men Of
each of which is r%ightfully held in high
honor by all capable Of approaching the
soldler and the profession of the doctor.
conditions N modern civilization tend
mere and more to make the average life Of
the community one of great softness, of
great ease, COMPARED TO what has hean the
case in the past, and. gentlemen, together
with al the. advantages that have come
i, more easy, there are certain attendant
alsadvantages and IT is a very necessary
fessions, some trades, where the demands
are made now, as nave been made in the
past upon the heroic qualities in a man,
and those demands are made alike upon
the soldier and upon the doctor, and how
much more upon these who are both SOL
dlers and doctors: upon the men who have
continually to face all the responsibilities
and all the risk faced by their brothers in
the civilian branch of the profession and
the same risks, often exactly the same
risks, that are faced by their brothers in
arms whose training is to kill and not to
cure. daughter and applause)
II mas been my good fortune, gentlemen,
TO see you both at, work in the field, to
see them carrying the wounded and dying
from the firing line, themselves as much
exposed to danger as those they were res
cuing. and to see them working day and
oN " 80 ~ 1 WllGH
even the intensity of the strain could
hardly, keep them awake, so tagged out
were they. by, having each to do the work
Of ten. (Applause.)
Value of the Association.
l welcome you here. 1 am glad to have
the chance of seeing you and / wish to say
a word of congratulation to you upon this
association. In all our modern life we have
men the work of the Individual by the work
Of individuals gathered into an association.
without TINS work Of the association you
great misfortune II the military members
not take every advantage of their OPP
portunities in the same way that is taken
Sy the members Of the medical and
service, but who are in civil life outside.
ISOLATION. and Just one word of warning:
Pay all possible heed to the scientific side
Of your woEk; Perfect yourselves as scien-
tifo men, able to work with the best and
most delicate apparatus, and never for
one moment forget, especially the higher
y yotie win hSVs 70 1d do 'g gour IN work ea%e with 9f nf tse
soantest possible apparatus Qau ghter and
applause) and that then your Usefulness
quacy of the complaint that you did not
have apparatus enough, but upon the way
loud applause.) Remember that and re-
member also 0his applied especially to the
higher ofncers) that you have got to sup
plement in your calling the work of the
surgeon with 'he work of the admins
traitor. (Applause.) You have got to be
doctors and military men and able ad-
When the president concluded he re-
turned to the White House with his party,
the Marine and playing the Star Span
gled Banner" as they left the theater.
Commissioner Mcfarland then made the
formal address Of welcome, in behalf Of
the citizens of the capital. and DR.. Adams
delivered an address in behalf of the medi-
cal profession. Numerous other addresses
were made, interspersed with music by the
Marine band. The patriotic airs Of the
band were heartily cheered by the audience.