Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-25

president of the American Medical Associa-
tlon the president of the New York Acade-
my of Medicine and the president Of the
Philadelphia College of Physicians.
20 The treasurer Of the fund shall be the
American Security and Trust Company of
Washington. D. c., with which all contri-
buttons shall be deposited"
A committee consisting OF Bishop Law
renee, DR.. WEIGH, DR.. Barker and Major
Kean, U. s. A., was appointed to prepare a
pamphlet or book setting forth the work of
Major Reed
Contributions to Be Called For.
The chairman was requested to appoint a
standing committee. whose duty it shall be
to make public the action Of this meeting.
to collect and deposit contributions and to
request the concurrence and cooperation
of other committees that have been or may
be appointed for kindred purpose. This
committee was thus constituted by Chair
man Gilman: DR.. w. w. Keen, DIR. L. F.
Barker Of the University of Chicago Dr.
HI. p Bowditch, DIR. c. A. Herter of Column
bia University New York; DR.. A. c. Abbott
OF the University of Pennsylvania, DR.. Ed
mond Souchon of New Orleans Dr. c. w
Kollock of Charleston. s. c.; DR.. Victor c.
vaughan of Ann Arbor, DR.. John w. Mallet
OF Charlottesville. Va, with the chairman
and secretary Of this meeting ex cfficio
This committee may fill vacancies and en-
Two gentlemen who were present ex-
pressed their opinion that none of the ex-
penses that may be incurred (printing post
age, collection. etc. should be charged to
the fund contributed for the memorial, and
they generously offered personally to pay
such expenses. This offer was gratefully
accepted.
Monument Probably Here
The sentiment of the persons present.
after-vard confirmed by conversation. ap-
peared to be in favor of placing in Wash
ington sculptured monument commemo-
rating Major Reed, with a careful inscrip-
ton which should set forth his great con-
tribution to the welfare Of mankind
In his annual report to the last Congress
Secretary Root, referring to the discovery
Of DR.. Reed, said: THE brilliant character
Of his scientific achievements its inestima-
bic value to mankind, the saving of thou
sands of lives and the deliverance of the
Atlantic seacoast from constant apprehen-
sion demand special recognition from the
government of the United States. Dr. Reed
is the ranking major in the medical de-
partment. and within few months will
by operation of the law become lieutenant
colonel. l ask that the President be au-
thorized to appoint him assistant surgeon
general, with the rank of colonel"
DR.. Reeds services to humanity will he
better appreciated when 1t is known that
before he began the course Of investigation
that ended with the discovery of the yellow
fever mosquito there were an average of
three deaths per day from that disease in
the city of Havana, this record covering a
period OF twenty years. Immediately after
he began his course of treatment the dis
ease began to subside. and there has not
been case of yellow fever in that city for
nearly three years. The world no longer
fears the dread disease, and its origin and
contagious quality were discovered by DR..
Reed BY his method of treatment a case
discovered can be isolated and the disease
stamped out with that one case In med
ical circles the man is looked upon as hard
iy second as a humanitarian to the dis
cOverer of ether