Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-25
TO HONOR MAI. REED
Proposed Memorial to Fever
Fighter in Washington.
HIS VALUED SERVICES
MEETING AT BAR HARBoR TO AR
+ RANGE PLANS.
DR.. Daniel G.. Gilman Presides-Reso-
buttons Adopted and Committee
Appointed for Contributions.

A meeting Of gentlemen wishing to secure
permanent memorial in honor of the late
Major Walter Reed. NJ. D.. Us. A., was
held recently at the Hotel Louisburg, Bar
Harbor. Notices of the meeting had been
given in the medical journals, and invita-
tons had been sent to members of various
committees appointed for the same pur-
pose, including those appointed by the
American Association for the Advancement
Of Science. the American Medical Assocla-
ton and the Congress Of American Physi-
clans and Surgeons.
The meeting was called to order by the
chairman of the committee appointed by
the American Association for the Advance-
ment Of Science. DR.. Daniel c. Gilm..n, who
was requested to take the chair. Dr. Stew
art Patton was appointed secretary. Among
others present were Bishop Lawrence of
Massa chusetts. Mr.. John s. Kennedy, Mr..
Morris X. Jessup and Mr.. w. ]. Schieffelin
of New York. DR.. William H. WEIGH Of
Baltimore, DR.. E. o. Janeway of New York,
DIR. Putnam Of Buffalo, DIR. c. A. Herter of
Columbia University, DR.. A. c. Abbott of
the University of Pennsylvania, DR.. l.. F.
Barker Of the University of Chicago, DR..
Fremont Smith and DR.. Taylor of Bar Har-
Dor and Dr. Sajous Of Philadelphia.
Chairman Gilman's Statement.
The chairman explained the circum-
stances under which the meeting was call
ed and referred to several letters received
from gentlemen unable to be present-those
of President Eliot Of Harvard University
and DIR. w. w. Keen of Philadelphia max
ing valuable suggestions. Through Prof.
J. w. Mallet. contribution in money was
received from friends of DR.. Reed in the
University of Virginia. as nucleus Of the
proposed fund.
Prof William H WEIGH of Johns Hopkins
gave brief statement Of the remarkable
services of Major Reed respecting the con-
veyance of yellow fever by mosquitoes, and
the methods necessary for the suppression
of the disease.
Resolutions Adopted.
After informal discussion in which
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved. That this meeting express its
appreciation of the following suggestions
and commend them to the concurrence of
all other committees interested in me-
mortal to Major Walter Reed:
Il That an effort be made to raise fund
of $25.G GOO or more
80 That the income thereof shall be paid
to Mrs. Reed during her lifetime and 20
their daughter Gf she survives her mother)
during her lifetime.
80. After both deaths the principal shall
be devoted to the erection of a suita BILE
memorial to Major Reed in the city of
Washington, to the establishment of a
fund for the promotion of research in the
field to which he was devoted The de-
cision between these projects and the car
rying out of the plan which may be adopted
shall be left absolutely to the committee
below designated.
II. The Walter Reed memorial committee
shall consist of the officials below named,
or of as many of them as consent to act
namely: The surgeon general Of the United
States army, the president of the chamber
of commerce of New York, the president of
Harvard University, the president of Tu-
lane University, the president of the Rookie
Teller Institute for Medical Research the
president Of the Carnegie Institution the