Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02

DR.. Wyman, and the representatives OF the
various countries responded briefly. some
OF them in the language Of their native
countries. Among the delegates who re-
sponded and their respective countries were
DIR. Eduardo Moore, Chile; DR.. Juan Quit
eras. Cuba; DR.. Ulloa Costa Rica; DR..
Eduardo Liceaga, Mexico, and DR.. Edmond
Souchop spoke on behalf Of the American
representatives.
Major W. P. Mccall. representing the
United States army, and Medical Director
George P. Bradley Of the United States
navy responded briefly to the call OF the
presiding officer, after which addresses were
made by Senior Don Manuel de Azpiroz, am
bassador from Mexico, and by Senior Don
GonZalo de uesada. minister from Cuba.
The Mexican ambassador spoke in Spanish
and the Cuban minister in English, both
gentlemen expressing themselves as hope
full that the conference would result In
great benefit, not only to their own repub-
lies, but to others as well.
The delegates to the conference who were
present this morning are as follows: DIR.
Cassie, Chile; DR.. Carlos J. Finlay, Cuba
DR.. Louis Felipe Carlo, Ecuador; Dr. En-
nesto Schernikow, Salvador; DR.. Jose Re-
mirez, Mexico; DR.. Nicanor Bolet Peraza.
Honduras; DR.. r. Roman, Nicaragua; Mr..
John Stuart, Paraguay.
The delegates from the United States are:
Surgeon General Walter Wyman and
Passed Assistant Surgeon M ]. Rosenau
of the public health and marine hospital
service: H. L. E. Johnson, Washington,
D. c.; Arthur K. Reynolds, commissioner
Of health. Chicago; Edmond Souchon, pres
ident Louisiana state board of health, New
Orleans, La; ]. Y. Porter, state health Off
Ger, Jacksonville. Fla; L. NJ. Powers.
health officer. Los Angeles, CAL: Frank
William Porterfeld. Atlantic, Iowa; DR..
Fred ". Powers, Reinbeck, Iowa: DR..
Glendower Owen. Whitecastle, La; DR.. Irv-
ing A. Watson. president national confer
ence state and provincial health officers,
Concord, N. H.
Program Outlined.
On succeeding days it is proposed that
the conference, In its deliberations, follow
the order set forth in the preliminary pro-
gram, as follows: Reports from the dele
gates of each republic, each report contain
Ing summary Of the sanitary and quaran-
tine laws and organizations Of the republic,
descriptive account of the quarantine sta
tons and their management, prevailing
diseases, past and present, with special
mention of yellow fever. malaria, plague,
cholera, smallpox, typhus, typhoid and
tuberculosis, special dangers to which each
republic Is subjected from neighboring re-
publics, special sanitary work now in pro-
gress and proposed.
In the discussion of the subject of quar-
antine the following topics will be empha-
sized: International notification of epidemic
u!SedSes, PliCipieS VI NudTdHtiHe Will rel
ence to special diseases, principles of inspec-
ton, quarantine station and appliances dis
infection.
Under the head of sanitation of seaports
the discussions will be as follows: Sanitary
improvement of harbors, sewerage, soil
drainage paving, elimination of infection
from building, sanitation of dwellings, light,
air.
A reception to the visiting delegates will
be held tomorrow evening at the New VIII
lard and Thursday President Roosevelt will
receive the visitors at the White House.
The detailed arrangements for this confer
ence, it Is stated have been made by VIM.
c. Fox, chief clerk of the International bu-
reau of American republics, and by DR.. A.
D. Geddings of the hospital service.