Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-19
MEDICAL SOCIETY NETTING.
Maryland Physicians Assemble at
Laurel in semi-Annual Session.


LAUREL, Md, November 10, 1902.
The semi-annual meeting Of the Medical
and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland was
convened here yesterday. The morning and
afternoon sessions were devoted to the
reading and the discussion of the papers
presented. The topics that attracted the
most attention Of the body was that of g.
paper on '.Almshouse Care OF the Insane in
Maryland" presented by DR.. G. J. Preston,
and a talk on the treatment of tuberculosis
in sanitarfums by DR.. w. s. Thayer, a
member of the state tuberculosis commits
sion.
The morning session was convened at 10
o'clock In the absence OF DR.. William T.
Howard. president, Dr. Samuel I. Earle
presided. Dr. j. William Lord acted as Sec
retary. while DR.. H. H. Biedler was in
charge of the program.
DR.. w. Franklin Taylor of Laurel deliv-
cred the address of welcome, to which a
fitting response was made by Dr. Earie.
In his paper on the almshouse care of the
insane in Maryland, DR.. Preston, who is
secretary Of the state lunacy commission,
characterized as disgraceful the condition
of a great many of the so-called county i'll
sane asylums, where, 1t was stated, in
many instances the care Of insane patients
was entrusted to parties who were in no
Wise competent to handle such cases. 1t
was stated that physicians, who usually
pected to make occasional visits to the in
situations, but that they were seldom with
in reach when their services were most
needed. Another wrong for which a rene
dy was proposed was that of doing away
with the political aspect of the question.
It was stated that in many cases those in
charge Of the asylums were political ap-
pointees, who knew more about crops than
of the care of sick people, Dr.. Preston en-
phasized the necessity Of the state caring
for the insane. On motion Of DR.. Billings
lea a committee was appointed to bring the
matter to the attention Of the state legisla-
ture, with the view Of having that body
make appropriations for state asylums,
where the insane could be placed under
competent alieniStS.
DIR. Thayer spoke of the necessity for get
ting complete statistics concerning tubercu-
for cooperation in this most important
work. He advocated the Importance of
impressing upon the state legislature the
necessity Of having state sanitariums for
the care Of tuberculosis patients.
Papers were read by DR.. Stewart Patton,
DR.. H. o. Reik, DR.. ]. E. Gichner. Dr. R.
Winslow, DR.. ]. c. HeInmeter, DR.. Charles
G.. Hill, DIR. Joseph II. Branaham, Dr. l. R.
Trimble, DR.. Frank Dyer Sanger, DR..
Frank Martin, DR.. Robert Reuling, Dr.
Hiram Woods, DR.. Thomas s. Cullen, Dr.
VIM. Lee Howard, DR.. Edwin ]. Derickson,
DR.. John S. Fulton.
Among the Baltimore physicians in at
tendance at the meeting were Doctors Will
lam Osler, physician-in-ehief of Johns Hop
klns; Hurd, superintendent of Johns Hop
kins; William 8. ThayG, Charles G.. Hill,
Randolph Winslow, I. r. Trimble, John
Hamilton, Thomas s. Cullen and other.
The members Of the faculty were given a
complimentary lunch at Masonic Hall by
the Ladies' Aid Society of st. Philips
Protestant Episcopal Church of Laurel