Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-14
ITS ANNUAL SESSION
THERAPEUTIC SOCIETY ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAR.
Address by Retiring President Leech--
tuberculosis and Diphtheria
Treatment Discussed.

AT the annual meeting of the Thera-
peutic Society of the District of Columbia,
which was held last evening at sos / street
northwest, officers for the year were elect
ed and the advancement in therapeutics
made during the past year in the world OF
medicine was outlined by DR.. D. DIN Leech.
the retiring president.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year, which was the principal business of
the evening, resulted as follows
President, DR. n. p Barnes; first vice
president, DR.. Harry a. Robbins; second
vice president. Dr. Edwin w. Watkins; re-
cording and corresponding secretary, DR..
Arthur ]. Hall; treasurer, DR.. j. S. McLain;
librarian and curator, E. L. Morgan; board
OF censors, DR.. Frank Leech, Dr. Charles
M Beall and DR.. J. w. Chappell.
according to custom, the retiring presi-
dent DR.. ID. Olin Leech in this case read
paper in which he took up the progress
which had been made during the year in
the line of therapeutics. His remarks
showed clearly that the year 1865 will go
down an important one in medical
history, as it has been character
lied with strong fighting against the white
plague and the development of cures for
that terrible disease
DR.. Leech's Address.
In discussing the matter DR. Leech said:
Tuberculosis the great white plague,
continues its onward march, claiming its
multitude of victims. The crusade against
this terrible scourge is being pushed vigor-
ously. During the past year as never be-
fore have medical men been educating the
Iaymen, through the public press lectures,
circulars, etc, now to prevent this dread
disease, and in those who have it in its in
clplent stage, how to cure 1t. In our own
city the Associated Charities through it's
committee on the prevention of consump-
ton, has done noble work, and is steadily
putting forth its best efforts to enighten
the public as to the prevention, while the
profession is doing all in it's power to relieve
and cure those cases that present them
selves before it is too late. Alreasy we are
beginning to see the fruits of our labor in
the many cases that are being reported as
improving, evidenced by improved appetite
gain in weight, cessation of sweats
amelioration of cough and ability to do
light work.
''Dr. Russell of New York has perhaps
done more in the past three years in this
fight against tuberculosis than any other
person. Along this line, l am thoroughly in
favor of the compulsory registration of all
consumptives, and / would recommend that
this society indorse the efforts of the COM
mittee on the prevention of tuberculosis
of the Associated Charities to secure law
or regulation to this effect. A cure for
tuberculosis from the therapeutic realm has
not as yet been found, although Professor
Bohring, the German specialist, startled the
medical world at the international congress
that he had found a cure for consumption.
He will, If his 'bovoyaccine' proves to be
all he says, receive more than $4,000, 900 in
prizes besides income for life about
$1,000 a year
Two years ago Brazilian millionaire set
apart 81 000,0C0 for the conqueror of tuber-
culosis, and the income from the PriX La
cave, approximately $4,000 year, will be
awarded to the same benefactor to human
ity. Professor Behring has promised to
bring forward his proof within year. The
German savant revealed nothing of the
character of his 'bovovaccine' beyond the
manner in which it is employed enphastz-
ing it's entire differentiation from the anti
toxine principle. His experiments have con-
WINGED him, he declares, that his new treat
ment is efficacious in cases of bovine tuber-
culosis. and within the year he will make
experiments upon human beings.
The high reputation of this specialist
makes his positive declaration that he has
found a cure for the dreaded disease of
the greatest Importance, and his final state
ments in regard to the success of 'Bovo-
vaccine will be awaited eagerly by the
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