The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-18
MANY RAILWAY SURGEONS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION BE-
GINS ITS SESSIONS.
Attendance Cut Down by the Report
of Crowded Hotels-German House
Entertainment.

The attendance on the opening day Of
the sixteenth annual convention Of the
International Association Of Railway Sur
geons did not reach the expectations Of
the local committees, but the registration
last evening was in excess of $50 and 1t
is expected that fully twice that number
of members will arrive this forenoon. The
big meeting of Woodmen here this week
is interfering with the attendance Of the
physicians, as ii has been extensively adver-
tised over the country that Indianapolis is
full to overlooking with the members of
that order and many physicians who would
otherwise have come for their convention
nave written the committee on arrange
ments that they had decided at the last
moment to stay at home because of fears
that they would not be able to secure hotel
accommodations.
WELCOMED BY MAYOR.
The convention was opened at 1890 o'clock
yesterday forenoon at the German House
with an address of welcome by Mayor c..
| A. Bookwalter. President w. A. McCand-
less. of st. Louis. responded. and then de-
| livered his annual address, in which he
| reviewed the objects of the association.
| first of which is the education of surgeons
II employed III TdlIOdQ WOIh III TIE uet1Ou
to be employed In the care Of persons in
| jured in wrecks and other railroad acct
dents. He spoke Of the prompt and dis
eliminating service required OF the local
railroad surgeon in the first care of the
| injured, and of the necessity Of carrying
on every train stretchers for removing the
wounde and materials for the treatment
of their injuries. He called especial at
tention to the Importance of the proper
fumigation of cars and the use Of disin-
| f~ectants to prevent the spread or con-
| tagious diseases
| urer and Of the standing committees were
| received and nominating and Judiciary
| committees were appointed. After the
| reading and discussion Of papers were taken
The papers presented were on technical
| subjects by DR.. ID. s. Fairchild, Clinton.
Ia: DIR. Joseph White, Richmond. Va; DR..
| ID. S. Booth. st. Louis. and DR.. A. /. Bout
| fieur. Chicago. DR.. Carl z. Back, Of Jack
spamme, but he was called away to attend
| > lawsuit In which his company Is engaged
shortly after his arrival In the city.
AT THE GERMAN HOUSE.
Last night the visiting physicians and
their wives and the members OF the local
profession were entertained at a band con-
cert and smoker in the garden at the Ger
man House.
To-day's programme includes papers by
Dr f.. G. Fairprother, East st. Louis; DR..
7 N. Warren, Sioux City. Ia: DR.. George
Ross. Richmond. Va: DR.. Warren B. Out
ten. ST. Louis; DR.. Joseph r. Eastman. In
Sianapolis: DIR. ]. M. Ristine, Cedar Rapids,
Ia: DR.. Emory Lanpheer. St Louis. and
DR.. A. F. Mcvety. Toledo. G. The subjec'
IF aSprains" will be discussed in all its
cartons phases by DIR. u. >. Fairchild. Clin-
ron Ia: DIR. James H. Ford. Indianapolis;
DR. A. L. Boufieur. st. Louis: DR.. J. r.
HoIlowbrush Rock Island, Ill. and DR.
= = Thorn. Toledo, o. In the evening
nr b. Merrill Ricketts,. Of Cincinnati. will
deliver an illustrated lecture on Surgery
of The Heart and Lungs
Amona the men in attendance at the con.
vanfion are several Of the most prominent
nhvsicians In the country. One OF the
rLing feures is DIR. w. G. p. Brock. OF
pishuond. Va, who was a member Of the
rsdieal stan of General Robert E. Lee
of the Confederate
forces during the civil war.