The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-05
OPENED BY
ROOSEVELT.
Eleventh Annual Convention of
the Association
Of Military Surgeons Of the
United States.
HELD in WASHINGTON.
Presidents Address is Received
With Much Applause.
Praise Work of the Members
During Late War.

Washington. June Before an assem-
blae that crowded the National theater,
President Roosevelt today opened the
eleventh annual convention of the AS
ISOLATION Of Military Surgeons of the
United States on the stage with the
president sat Secretary Root, Secretary
Moody, Secretary Shaw, Secretary Cor
telyou, Surgeon General Sternberg Of
the army Surgeon General RiXey of the
navy Surgeon General Wyman of the
Marine hospital service, President H.
B. f. MacFarland Of the board of COM
missiOners Of the District of COlum bias
Right Rev. II. y. Satterlee, bishop of
the Washington diocese Of the Episcopal
church; President S. S. Adams of the
Medical society of the District of Col
umbia, and Major George Henderson.
surgeon general of the National Guard
of the District OF Columbia and chair
man Of the committee on arrangements.
When the president and party arrived
the Marine band, under direction of Di-
rector Santelmann, struck up Hail to
the Chief"
Bishop Satterlee delivered the invoca-
ton ana Major Henderson them intro
duced the president who spoke as fol-
lows.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
Mr.. President Ladies and Gentle
men--i am glad to have the OppOr-
tunity to bid welcome to the members
1- N4Ata 1HsDttAlAQ4l ana LAlElI Il1GDQS To-
day The men Of this association COM
bine two professions, each of which is
rightfully held in high honor by all
capable of approaching the real work
of men-the profession Of the soldier
and the profession of the doctor. The
conditions in modern civilization tend
more and more to make the average life
of the community one OF great softness,
or great ease, compared to what has
been the case in the past and gentle
men, together with all the advantages
that have come from this softening of
life, this rendering it more easy. there
are certain attendant disadvantages,
also
1t IS very necessary thing that
there should be some professions. some
trades where the same demands are
made now as have been made in the
past upon the heroic qualities i'm a man
ana those demands are made alike upon
Lhe sOldler and upon the doctor and
nov much more upon those who are
both soldiers and doctors: upon the men
VINO nave continually to face all the re-
sponslbilities and all the risk faced by
their brothers in the civilian branch of
the profession, and who also in time Of
war must face much the same risks
oIten exactly the same risks that are
faced by their brothers in arms whose
training is to kill and not to cure
daughter and applause.
1t has been my good fortune gentle
men 10 see your body at work in the
field, to see them carrying the wounded
and dying from the line, themselves as
lhuch exposed to danger as those they
were fesculngs and to see them working
Gay and night in the field hospitals aft
lefWard, when even the intensity of the
strain could hardly keep them awake
80 ragged Out We're they by having each
to do the work of ten (Annla,Ise3
welcome You here. 7 am glad to hava
lne chance OF seeing you and wish to sa v
Wold Of generalization to you uDon This
sssoclalion- IN all our modern life We have
-9uuu y absolutely Indispensable to spp-
plemenJ the work Of the Individual bv the
Wotk OK indlViduals gathered into an ass0-
cisten' without this work of the asso-
elatioh YOU can not give the highest ~
preston 10 the Individual endeav9r ana +
Moulq p great misfortune if the military
gssli $500 9A me surgical and medical pro
1ssstou dlQ not take every advantaas If
IS iea z eDpqrtunities IN the same way that
tHs army or the navy OF the marine hos
Pilal service. but who are ia civil life o1f-