Evening star., 1903-10-28
Eminent MEDICAL men
Opening Session, Second Day,
Public Health Association.
DELEGATES PRESEN T
DISCUSSION OF YELLOW FEVER
SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
Paper Read on Disposal Of Garbage
Members Visit a Vaccine
Establishment.

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Establishment.
When the secretary of the American Pub
lie Health Association called the roll OF
delegates THIS morning at the open
ing session of the second days meeting
it was found that twenty states. the
District of Columbia, the army, marine nos
pital service, Canada, Cuba and eleven
states of Mexico were represented by &C
credited delegates. In addition to these
delegates, who rre members of the advisory
council of the association. there are hum
ureds of prominent physicians and bacterl-
ologists pres ent.
The morning session was called to order
by President Wyman. After a short ex-
planation or the program for the day by
DR. w. {. Woodward. chairman of the local
committee, a new list of candidates for
membership in the association was present
ed and the candidates were unanimously
elected. as follows: J. C. Perry, marine hos
pital service. Nathan Straus. New York;
George r. Wales, Bellows Falls, Vt; Chas
j. Foote. New Haven Conn: William IL.
Forward, L. S. A; Chas. B. Ball, chief in
spector of the tenement house department.
New York; Francisco de 2. Leal, Mexico
City; Alfred Kinney, Astoria. Greg; Chas.
Francis, Davenport Iowa; Thomas NJ.
Koon, Grand Rapids. Mich; Alex. Mcken-
zie Campbell Grand Rapids. Mich; Milton
y. Embrch Boiling Springs. Tenn; Frank
Wells. Lansing, Mich; Alberto Cardno
Soto Mexico City: Ulises Valdes. Mexico
City: Manuel Tribe Froncosa. Mexico City.
The roll call of the delegates was then
ordered and it was developed that several
of tine accredited delegates were not pres
ent. When vacancies in the list were oCCa-
stoned by death. the election of successors
was held.
Report of Executive Committee.
The report of the executive committe was
read by the secretary. Two resolutions
were reported from the committee. They
set forth that the American Public Health
Association has been informed of the pros
pective meeting of the American congress
on tuberculosis iii this city III April. 1905,
and the association takes great pleasure in
Endorsing the aims and objects of the con-
greSS.
In the second resolution the boards of
health of all states, municipalities and
provinces We're urged to send delegates to
the Congress
Both resolutions were adopted unani-
mously.
Dr NJ. p. Ravenal of Philadelphia was
then called upon TO read report on tuber-
culosis. the result of his own investigation.
Or. RaVenGl is rated as one of the most
eminent authorities on tuberculosis in the
world and mis- paper was listened TO with
attention.
Dr.. Ravanel concluded his address by urg-
ing the members of the association to use
their efforts to secure the enactment of
regulations to protect the food supplies de-
rived from cattle.
Paper on Disposal of Garbage.
Mr. Rudolph Herring, a civil engineer of
New York. read report from the commit
tee on the disposal of garbage. MIR. Her ng
is recognized as an authority on this sub
ject, and his report covered every phase OF
the garbage question, covering all classes of
garbage and Civ ng the results of long ex-
perience as to the best mode of Its disposal
He spoke of the various methods of d s.
posal, giving pertinent comments on each.
He declared that II was not possible to give
the best methods for all municipal ties, but
he regarded it as the duty of each munich
pality to solve the problem for itself
The announcement was made a the con-
clusion of Mr.. Hering's report, that
change has been made in the program
whereby the papers relating TO yellow fever
which were to have been read tomorrow
afternoon, will be read this afternoon, and
the paper; on the program for tbs after
noon will go over until tomorrow.
Mr. c. f. A. Wilson of the biological lab
oratory of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology read paper giving some sta
tistics of garbage disposal Tor the larger
American cities In 1902. Owing to the late
ness of the hour when the meeting was
sarv and a recess was taken at noon.
At 1870 o'clock the members of the asso-
citation boarded special street cars at 14th
and G. streets northwest and went out to
the vaccine farm of the national vaccine
establishment where they spent the after
noon inspecting the plant and listening to
the explanations of the managers OF the
farm. Luncheon was served at the farm.
The members are to be the guests of
honor this evening at reception to be
given at the New Willard. The reception
is to be under the management or the local
committee of arrangements
prs John w. Ross, L. S. N; Henry {.
Garter. L. s. NJ. II. S; Colonel W. c. Cor
gas. medical department I. 5. A; Dr Luis
E. Ruiz of Mexico, DR. Carlos j. FINLEY OF
Cuba and DIR. J. NJ. Lindsey OF Cuba Will
this afternoon read papers on yellow fever,
it's treatment. cure and characteristics.
Session Last Night.
The feature of the session of the asso-
citation held last night was the annual ad-
dress of the president. DIR. Walter Wyman.
surgeon general of the United States public
health and marine hospital service.
The association was called to order at .
o'clock by Dr. Walter Wyman, who intro
duced Commissioner Macfarland, who ex-
tended the visitors hearty welcome 10 the
District He said
.'rbe Commissioners of the District of Co
lunbia the executive government of the
national capital, are gratified that you have
assembled here III response u tHeiI IH.tt1-
ton 1t is most fitting that you should do
so: for Washington is distinguished from
all other capitals, not only by tie United
States of America, but by the dominion of
Canada the republic of Mexico and the re-
public of Cuba. 1t is the seat of the gov
ernment of the United States. which has
shown special zeal to promote the public
health of all America, and is the headuIar-
ters of the public health and marine hospi-
tai service, which, with the affilia ted state
| services. represents the most advanced
| progress of this governmental effort. The
! head of that service is the president of the
| American Public Health Association. You
| do not reed to lie told how successfully his
| work is being done. Moreover. we Of the
| District of Columbia have peculiar claims
| upon your interest just now, in the great
| enterprises for the Improvement by filtra-
| tion and otherwise OF our water supply and
| for tine Of our sewer wastes with all
| their dangers, by new sewage disposal
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