The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-05

bv Mayor F. P. Stoy. DR.. T. K Reed
of Atlantic City delivered an address
OF welcome on behalf OF the local med
ical profession He said that physician
was the originator of the scheme OF
transforming the island into a health
resort His name was DR.. Jonathan
Pitney of ADsecon. He was likewise the
pormoter of the first railroad 10 the
beach When the problem arose as to
whether thew should construct a dam or
span Absecon Creek with bridge, the
Doctor told the engineers it would be
cheaper to build a bridge and added,
TO tell the truth Absecon is not worth
a dam"
Response to address of welcome was
made by DR.. O.. c. Savage. DR.. b. {.
Pennington reported as chairman OF the
Committee on Arrangements. Pres1-
dent Frank Billings introduced the Reed
memorial fund with an eulogistic adj
dress on the life and brilliant scientific
work of Mayor Walter Reed, who died
about a year and half ago and who was
chairman OF a committee who discovered
that the mosquito was the cause OF vel
low fever He was followed os1 the
same subject by Drs Keen and WEIGH
President elect John H Musser was
then introduced into Office by retiring
President Frank Billings and gave a
most able address which ended the bust
ness for the morning session. The As
ISOLATION being such a tremendous body
with a membership over $1,000, and II
was estimated that $500 members were
pres :rt at this session for several years
it was found necessary to divide the
membership into sections. The follow
ing are the sect" rs and places of meet
! ing III Atlantic City:
Lists here omitted show sixteen
places of meeting and thirteen section
headquarters
SECOND GENERAL MEETING.
June 7, at 7;3o p. m. the second gen
eral meeting was held at the Ist Presby-
terrain Church with the following pro-
gram:
Grafton of Medicine by DR.. George
Dock, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Observation-Disclosures doing research
work for science of medicine, fifteen
minutes each.
The Carnegie Institution, DR.. John S.
Billings, New York.
The Rockefeller Institute, DIR. L. En-
NETT Holt. new York.
The Harvard Research Work, DR.. Har-
old c. Ernst, of Boston.
The William Pepper Laboratory. DR.
Albert Stengel, of Philadelphia
Institute for Infectious Diseases, Dr.
Billings, Chicago
Especially interesting was this matter
of research work, as | had thought,
should the Federal authorities under
whom this work must come show
tendency not to help us, to apply to
such philanthropists as the Carnegie In /,
stitution, Rockefeller Institute or some +!
other noted society winch had large en-.
dowmentS for research work, but on the |
advise of friends who had much faith |
in Uncle Sam" taking up this vital mat
ter to us, l did not wish to complicate
matters by asking other assistance. The
addresses were mastery efforts and
heartily appreciated.
MEDICOS AT SMOKER.
After this evening session a smoker
was held at the ellsworth Cafe for the
Sections of Practice of Medicine, Dis ,
eases of Children, Hygiene and Sanitary |
Science, Physiology and Pathology, Ma |
terra Medica, Pharmacy and Therapeutics. |
Physicians can be very affable fellows |
when they wish to throw off superfiuity |
of professional dignity. and many agree |
able acquaintance were formed during
the dinners and smokers, that were held !
nightly, which | hope will become per-
manenr.
A SAMPLE PROGRAM
This program is a good sample of |
others that followed at the various hotels !
and sections, being one for Wednesday,
June s, second day OF session:
First Presbyterian Church, Pennsyl- |
VaJ1ia and Pacific ayPr141eS
Grafton on Surgery-W. J. Mayo, |,
Rochester, MINI.
Symposium Mutual Relations and
Duties of the Government Medical Ser /
vices and the Profession. (Fifteen min
uteS each.)
What can the Medical Departments
of the Army, Navy and of the Public
Health and Archaeological Service do
for Medical Science ?-Victor C. Waugh, I
Ann Arbor, Mich.
What can the Medical Profession do .
for the Army WIN. c. Berdin, Major
Surgeon, U. 5. Army.
What can the Medical Profession do
for the Navy?-Surgeon G. F. Stokes,
y. S. Army.
What can the Medical Profession do
for the Public Health ard Marine-Hos-
pital Service -Surgeon4General Walter /
Wynan. L. S. P. H. and NJ H. y.
The appended program for Thursday
represents fairly busy day program
here omitted.) a great deal OF my time
was necessarily spent in the House OF
Delegate Sessions. but part OF the after
moons and evenings to work IN the vari-
GUS sections.
FINDING ABLE FRIENDS.
Through my friend. Prof Judson Da-
land OF Philadelphia, / met many men
who could be OF assistance to us in the
leproSy question, and a number Of ac-
quaintances made in Washington. no
tably among them DR.. ]. n. Hurry Of |
Indiana, who were verv kind IN pushing /
DIR interests I nrnnoh Dr. lay z