The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-18
MILITARY SURGE
DEPART 70 }TON
Convention Begin
T0mOrrO
FOREIGN DELEGATES COMING
Work of Association Officially Approved
by Congress-Army, Navy, and
Marine Corps Represented.

a number of prominent surgeons in the
various branches of the United States
military service left Washington today
for Boston to attend there the twelfth
annual meeting of the Association ct
Military Surgeons of the United States.
The convention will begin its sessions
tomorrow and continue for three days.
Delegates Will be present representing
the army. navy. marine corps and the
National Guards of the various States.
/ Those representing the National Govern
] ment service are:
| Surgeon General Walter Wyman, OF the
! Public Health and Marine Hospital Ser
vice. for the Marine Corps; Medical Di-
! rector J. c. Wise, of the retiring board,
Washington, and Surgeon II. G. Boyer, Of
the cruiser Prairie, for the navy; Major
! w. C. Borden, in charge of the General
Hospital at Washington Barracks. ana
Surgeon George D. DeShon, stationed at
Boston, for the army. All medical officers
in any Of the branches of the service
who are now stationed in the vicinity of
Boston, have also been directed TO at
tend the sessions.
Recognized by Congress.
The meeting of the association this
year is expected to surPass all previous
ones. for the especial reason that the or
ganization has lately been accorded Off
cial recognition by Congress. In De-
cember last bill was passed by Con-
gress giving its Endorsement to the as
sociation.
The three Cabinet officers presiding
over the branches of the service repre-
sented in the ssociation-Army, Navy
and Treasury, the latter having the
Marine Hospital Service under its charge
were designated as members OF an ad-
visory board with the surgeons genera
of the three branches and the pr ga ent
of tie association. ex-of1cio. This con-
stitutes the advisory board as follows
Secretaries Shaw, Root and Moody, Sur
geons General Rixey, O'Reilly and Wy
man, and Gen. Robert A. Blood, OF tbs
Massachusetts National Guard
Foreign REPRESENTATIVES.
Because of this official approval of the
association, several foreign govern
ments, including Russia and Germany
have designated distinguished member:
OF their medical service TO attend th'
meeting. This has never been done
heretofore
Meetings of this sort never attrac
attention abroad unless they have the
stamp of official approval said an army
surgeon today THE recent action o
Congress, therefore, has given mor'
widespread interest than ever before Il
the deliberations of the association The
reports of the discussions and paper!
presented at the annual meetings form
valuable addition TO medical records
The officers of the association are:
President, Brig. Gen. Robert A. Blood
M v NJ. Charlestown. Mass; first vice
president. Medical Director John c
Wise. U. S. n, Warrenton. Va; SECOND
vice president. Surgeon General Walter
Wyman, Washington, D. c.; secretary
Major James Evelyn Pitcher, L. s. V.
Carlisle. Pa. treasurer, Major Herberr
A. Arnold. y. G. Pa, Ardmore, Pa; as
sistant secretary, Capt. William A
Rolfe, NJ V. NJ. Boston, Mass.
The executive committee consists o
the preceding officials and Surgeon Gen
eraI Robert NJ O'ReiIly. L. S. A; Col
r. Harvey Reed. y. G. Wyo.; Surgeon
John F. Uric, U. s. N; Lieut.. Col.
F. ". Myers, y. G. y. J.; Major Thoma
c. Clark, Mimi. y. c.; Past Assistan
: Surgeon c. P. Wertenbaker, Marin
Hospital Service, in conjunction with tn
presidents. ex-officio, namely, Col
Nicholas Sem. III. y. G.; Brig. Gen. J
D. Griffith. y. G. Mo-; Brig Gen. A. J
Stone. MINI. n G.. Brig. Gen. Georg
NJ. Sternberg. U. 8. A; Col. Charles H
> Alden, L. S. A; Lieut.. Col. J. V. R
Hoff, L. S. a.