Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
MED|C|NEANDS SURGERY
Men Eminent in the Profes-
sion in Session Here.
NUMEROUS BRANCHES
PRESIDENT KEEN DELIVERS HIS
ANNUAL ADDRESS
Papers on Variety Of Topics-The Elec-
lions Of officers by Constit-
uent Bodies.

Seldom in the history of the national cap
ital has it entertained so distinguished an
asemblage of medical men as that when
has come here to attend the American Con-
gress of Physicians and Surgeons. AS has
been previously stated. the congress is COM
posed of a number of constituent societies,
all of which are national in character and
each of which is holding a convention OF
its own, in addition to participating In the
meeting of the congress. All of today ana
on into the night the various societies will
be meeting at the several hotels, clubs and
university halls
The papers read before the organizations
embraced the widest range of subjects IN
medical science, because every one of the
men who attend the conference, either for
the purpose of reading paper or listening
to the discussions, is a specialist in his
particular line, and most of them are
known throughout the country as leading
authorities the special diseases the
means for the treatment of which they
have made their life study.
The congress met today at O'Clock at
the Columbia Theater and proceeded I'M
mediatey with the discussion Of the sub
ject on the program, The Medical and Sur
gical Aspects of the Diseases of the Gall
Bladder and Bile Ducts The first paper
was read by DR.. John H. Musser of Phila-
delphia. Papers will be read by Drs. Geo:
E. Brewer of New York. G. A. Herter OF
New York, Prof. Ewald of Berlin, Ger
many; DR.. William Mayo of Rochester,
Mimi, and Prof. Hans Kehr of Halber-
stadt, Germany. The reading Of the pa
pers will be followed by discussion, in
which Drs. Frank Billings, George Dock.
w. S. Halstead and Henry Sewall will par
ticipate.
The Constituent Societies.
The various constituent societies met in
the morning, and many of them elected
officers. The different associations met at
the following places:
American Ophthalmological Society, la
dies parlor No. /, the Arlington; American
genealogical Society," lecture hall No 2,
Columbian University, medical department,
1925 H street northwest; American Derma-
biological Association, parlor 1O3 New Will
lard; American Laryngolog1cal Association,
Cosmos Club; American Surgical Assocta-
tion lecture hall No. 2. Columbian Univer-
sity, medical department.; American Gil
matological Association, banquet hall No. 2,
New Willard: Association Of American
Physicians, banquet hall No. l, New Will
lard; American Association Of Genito-
Urinary Surgeons New Willard; American
Orthopedic Association, Art Gallery, the
Arlington; American Physiological Society,
physiological laboratory, Columbian Uni
versity, medical department, 1926 H street;
American Pediatric Society, the Raleigh;
American NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Associa-
ton, banquet hall, the Shoreham; Ameri-
can Association Of Psychologists and Bac-
teriologists, pathological laboratory, medi-
cal department, Columbian University.
Session Yesterday Afternoon.
The congress was called to order yester-
day afternoon at 8 o'clock by President
William w. Keen, M. D.. professor of sur
gerry at the Jefferson Medical College of
Philadelphia, Pa. One of the first items
of business was the announcement Of the
appointment of committee to take charge
of the project to erect in this city me-
mortal to the late Dr. Walter Reed major
and surgeon in the United States army.
DIR. Reed was regarded as one of the most
eminent psychologists and Psychologists in
the world. He made a special study of
yellow fever and it is to him that the pro-
fession is indebted for the discovery that
the germs of the disease were propagated
through a certain species Of mosquito. 1t
is the intention of the members of the con-
gress of physicians and surgeons to erect
a suitable memorial to DR.. Reed and to
have it placed in this city A committee
of eminent surgeons was appointed to take
charge of the matter. Everything connect
ed with the erection of the monument has
been left to their hands. and they will be
given free rein as to the selection of de-
sign, site, etc.
After the appointment of the committee
mentioned the regular program of exercises
for the meeting was taken up. The subject
for the afternoon session was 1.-THE Pan
creas and Pancreatic Diseases" Papers on
the subject were read by Prof. r. H. Chit
tenden of New Haven, Conn, a member
of the faculty of Yale University; Drs. E.
T. Opie of Baltimore, Md. Reginald H.
Fitz of Boston. Mass: Boswell Park of
Buffalo, N. Y; Simon Flexner of PHI1ladel-
phfa, Pa, and Prof. Won Mikulicz- Radecki
of Breslau, Germany. Following the read
ing of the papers a discussion of the sub
ject was had, in which Drs Charles G.
Stockton Of Buffalo. Herbert U. Williams
of Baltimore, Maurice H. Richardson of
Boston, and B. 8. A. Moynihan of Leeds.
England. took part. The first session was
brought to a close by the discussion of the
papers.
Presidents Annual Address.
In the evening the members Of the con-
gress assembled at old st. Matthew s