The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-07
Dick Bill Endorsed by Mil
itary Surgeons in
Final Session.
ANNUAL BANQUET GIVEN UP
Officers Nominated at Last Nights Ses-
sion Elected This Morning and IN
staIled-MemberS Obliged to Hurry
Home to Attend Official Duties.

The Eleventh Annual Convention OF
Military Surgeons closes this afternoon.
The next convention will be held at
Boston at such time in the spring of
1903 as may be designated by the execu-
tive committee.
The report of the nominating commit
tee, which was presented last night. was
unanimously accepted at this mornings
meeting, and the secretary Of the asso-
citation was instructed TO cast the bal
lot OF the convention for the following
officers Tor the ensuing year:
President, Brig Gen Robert A. Blood.
Of Massachusetts; first vice president.
Medical Director J. c Wise. I. s. y:
second vice president. Surgeon General
Walter Wyman, United States Marine
Hospital Service; secretary. Major
James Evelyn Pitcher. brigade surgeon.
L. s. V, captain, retired. I. 5. A:
treasurer, Lieut. Herbert a. Arnold 7.
S i.
Banquet Dispensed With.
Owing to the fact that 1t is necessary
for many of the delegates to return to
their active duties in various parts of
the country, it was decided this morning
10 dispense with the annual banquet.
The reception by the President. arranged
Tor this afternoon, was also abandoned
a resolution. presented by. Col ". W.
Grant, Of Colorado, indorsing the Dick
bill for The reorganization of the Ma
tional Guard, now pending before Con
gress, was adopted By the convention
this mornings. It reads as follows.
Resolved. That the Association Of
Military Surgeons Of the United states
recommend the passage OF bill No i. ga.
known as the Dick bill. favorabIy re-
ported by the Committee on Militia in
the House OF Representatives. OF which
Gen Charles Dick is chairman. as It
meets the requirements OF the National
Guard Of all the States and Territories. -
Colonel Grant then explained that sec
ton 3 Of the bill provides for an organ
ization on the same basis as that of the
regular army Of the United States. Sec
ton Il gives TO all arms Of the service
including every department. the same
equipment as now issued TO the regular
army. or arms that may be hereafter
issued.
Military Medical School
Capt c. P Wertenbaker, Z. 5. u. II
s, stationed at New Orleans. offered a
resolution regarding the establishment
OF a military medical school and moved
that the chair appoint q committee 70
formulate plans fer the school, to be
Za
The resolution, which was carried, is as
follows;
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this
association that q school for the train
ing Of medical military officers has be
come necessity and its establishment
is recommended"
Among the papers read at the morning
session was one by Capt x. Tamura, a
surgeon in the japanese army. He set
forth the results Of an original inyesti-
cation conducted by himself among the
japanese troops in Japan, Formosa, Ko-
rea, and during the Chinese war. At
the close Of the paper Captain TamuTa
was given a vote Of thanks by the con
venJiOn and permission obtained TO print
his address IN the records Of the meet
ing
other papers read. discussed. and ap-
proved we're: Experiences Of the United
States Navy with yellow Fever on
Board Ship" by Surgeon F. y. F. Vie
Der. I. s. y; The Vaccination Of Porto
Rico" by Major AzeI Ames, late brigade
surgeon, I. 5 V. and "A Sohrt Ac-
count Of Mosquito Work in Havana,
Cuba" by Major W C Gorgas. surgeon.
L s. A., chief sanitary officer Of Ha-
yana.
Officers Installed.
At noon the convention took a recess.
When the session was resumed, shortly
after o'clock, the installation Of the