The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-15
RICHMOND SURGEON.
Dr. p George Ben Johnston Reads
Excellent Paper in San Francisco.

~ About nifty OF the most eminent sur
geons, practitioners and teachers OF tho
United states have been attending the
atwenty-sixth annual convention 81 OF
the American Surgical Association.
which opened In the st. Francis
Hotel. OF San Francisco. Cal.
This Is the first time the as
ISOLATION has met in California, and
although the distance lis very great that
most OF them had to travel, there was
an attendance equal to the average Of
those that have been held in the Eastern
States. a Western paper OF recent dAto
says: @
Almost all the surgeons attending the
gathering ara men II high IN tional icpu-
&tation, and the fame OF not a few
reaches Europe. Or. George Ben Johnston,
Medical College OF Ri:hmnni. Va. and
writer OF note, Is the president
Among other noted wielders OF tho
lancet mt the meeting arc DR.. Roswell
ECnrk. professor Of surgery ~ the l'n'-E
versity OF Bufra'o, n. r. WHO WAS ono 4
of the :oisult.,g surgeons in CONNIE
ton with the operation on l. President Y
Mckinley: DR.. Maurice H. Richardson,
2the distinguished professor OF surgery
at Harvard University; Or. Albert Van
der yeer, Professor OF sIrgpiy ut the
Albany Medical College New York: Or.
y, Collins Warren. DR.. l., G. Booker. OF
Richmond. President OF the Southern
Surgical and genealogical Society, ana
many others OF nose.
The newspaper continues:
SIN his opening address the president.
Or. Johnston. departed from the usual
custom OF discussing a technical theme
and read an able biographical ac-
count CT the life and work OF John Peter
Mettauer, an eminent surgeon OF Viz
ginIa. who practlced necessarily up TO
the time OF his death Mt c!ghty-eight.
His fame has been sadly neglected, J. ana
Dr.. Johnston says he is so DESTROYS tt1ae
. in ~ shall be done TO tho genius OF
Mettnuer that he Is contemplating
an extended biography Of him. The
sketch, which was cnivened with many
chn RI cteristic incidents Of the life 81 the
eccentric surgeon, was the outcome OF
much research by DIR. Johnston. The
author commented upon the phenomenal
skill and daring of Mettauer IN ante
anaesthetlc days. and called his subject
n prodigy in his day and q prophet OF
the time to como. 5 NJ
SIX other papers were read yesterday,
all OF mn inteaseiy technical nature. but
OF great value to those interested In sur. &
gerry. They were: End Results In Sur
gerry OF the Kidney" Or, A. Wander Veer,
OF Albany NJ. u; 'E5xcisions OF Por:-
lions of the Chest Wall for NlaEBnant
iTumors,,'' Or. Emmett Rixford, OF San
Francisco: Non Parasitic Cysts OF tho
Spleen" DR.. Charles a. Powers, OF Dem
,ver, Col; Excelsior OF the Bladder for
Malignant Disease" DR.. N. y. Carson.
OF st. Louis, Mo-; 1.-THE Status Lymph
iaticus. DR.. Roswell Park Of Buffalo
N. y; Patent Urachus," Dr.. George
fully Vaughan, Of Washington D. g..
Tho papers were keenly discussed, the
surgeons manifesting the utmost Interest
In the exchange OF their experiences IN
tn different methods officiating disease.
The entertainment OF the visitors ana
their wives has not been neglected by
the local medical fraternity Tuesday
night the members OF the association We're
rendered a smoker by tho physicians Of
San Francisco at the st. Francis Hotel:
on Friday night they VIII 30 guests OF
the Pacific Union Club, Meanwhile their
wives nre being shown the city and Its
beautiful surroundings. 55