The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-06-06
Railway Surgeons viii
visit Tomb of Washing
: ton This Afternoon.
BUSINESS SESSIONS HELD
Two Hundred Physicians Present at the
Opening Session YestcEday-Rev. R.
P. Williams Delivers the Invocation
Address by Commissioner Ross.

The members of the Association of
Railway Surgeons, now holding their
seventh annual convention al the New
Willard Hotel, in this city. will make
trip to Mount Vernon at 1 O'Clock this
afternoon
The first session of the meeting was
called to order at 1870 n m. yesterday
by Surgeon NJ W O'Brien. of Alexan-
dria, Va, chairman of the committee on |
arrangements. There were about two
hundred physicians present at the open |
ing session.
Rev. R. p. Williams, pastor of Trinity |
Church, of this city, delivered the open
ing invocation, after which the railway !
doctors were welcomed to Washington !
by District Commissioner J. ". Ross
in brief address. Mr.. Ross said, in |
part:
1T gives me unfeigned pleasure to
have the great honor of welcoming to
the District of Columbia the members
of your profession.
THE improvements in the sanitary
conditions of the District of Columbia
are largely the result of the efforts of
the members of your profession. In the
ranks of the physicians of Washington
we are glad to be able to count citi-
zens who are prominent in this country
and well known in foreign lands"
Commissioner Ross described in de-
tail the work done by the medical pro
~ ha
improvements needed, in which their /
wisdom and assistance would be of prac-
teal benefit. He closed with the wish /
that the present convention might be !
both profitable and agreeable !
Praise for Washington.
: Surgeon George Ross. of Richmond |
Va, responded to the address on
behalf OF the surgeons association.
in a forceful address he thanked
commissioner Ross for the welcome
extended and congratulated his fellow
physicians on being enabled to meet in
annual convention in Washington. which
he described as 1.-The pride of the patri- /
otto American and the wonder of the
tourist. in the bud bursting month of
June, when the air is fragrant with the
balm from her thousand Towering
park"
Surgeon Kitchcock's Address.
Surgeon Thomas Hitchcock. of Atlanta,
Ga. president of the association, deliv-
cred his annual address. He congratu
lated the association on having selected
Washington as a meeting place. His ad-
dress contained many valuable sugges
lions regarding the legal aspect OF the
work of the railway surgeon and his re-
laticns with the railroad company ard
his patient. he suggested many i'm
provements in The manner Of examining
the physical fitness CT possible employees
by the railway companies.
The report Of the committee On ar
rangement was given ny The chairman.
Dr. O'Brien, and The convention ad-
journcd shortly before noon A delcga-
ticn OF 100 physicians then repaired to
the White House. where they were re-
ceived r. President Roosevelt
The afte-n3cn session was called 10
order at =. N. II the banquet hall Of
the New Willard. The report of the
committee en- neurology was given by
its chairman. Or. :. Il. Miller, of Knox
vile. Tenn. ana that OF the committee
cn new members. by Chairman Dr ".
w Har-er. cf Selma, Ala This latter
report recited the fact that he So
ciety is having steady growth among
these eligible to membership.
Papers Read and Discussed.
Among the papers read and discussed
at the afternoon session were the fol-
Loving: Spinal Paralysis. Surgeon c.
4. League, Graniteville. 5. c.. So
C;ueG Spinal Conclusion" Surgeon W.
". Harper. Selma, Ala; Cerebral Cen
oussicn and Confusion" Surgeon s. K.
Miller. Knoxville. Tenn: Legal Rail
way Surgery" Surgeon h. c. Fairoro-
thcr. East s.; Louis. H.; Accidents
and Railway Responsibility Surgeon
H. Bufocd. Brunswick, Ca; Should
Surge rs Seek to Prevent Litigation"
Surgeon JCha a. Hale, Alto Pass. H.,
.RcsyC rg.5i.ity Of the Railway Sur
gecn.'' Surgeon C. p Martin Russell
vile. Ala. and The Treatment Of
Barns" surgeon VI ". OBrion. Alex
audrid Va
The convention will meet again at .
g. M today In the banquet room OF the
New willard Hotel The discussion to
d. VIII De largely upon the treatment
O. various cases which continually re-
cur in the experience Of railway sur
Eecus.
The excursion to Mount Vernon viii a
be made al ] ,. m. and the afternoon I
sessiou viii be necessarily short To- c