Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07
MEDICAL men IN
CONCLAVE HERE
Washington Entertaining Large
Number of Prominent Visitors.
SEVERAL SEPARATE BODIES
Branches of the Congress of American
Physicians and Surgeons.
SUBJECTS UNDER DISCUSSION
Prevention and Cure of Tuberculosis
Leading Theme-Technical
Papers Read.
SEVERAL SEPARATE BODIES
SUBJECTS UNDER DISCUSSION

their various specialties, met in
Washington today in the American
medical congress, which embraces
three general sections and includes
sixteen subsidiary societies. The
several societies met at all the larger
hotels, in each of which there were
a number of rooms and halls de-
voted to the meetings of sections.
One OF the most Interesting, from
popular standpoint, was the Nation
al Association for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis. This,
IN common with number of other
sections, met at the Willard, where
both the theory and treatment of the
disease, and its prevention by better
living conditions among the people,
were discussed.
Two of the component bodies of the sew
enth triennal session of the congress Of
Amer can physicians and surgeons-the
American biological Society and the Ameri-
can Orthopedic Association-held annual
meetings at the Arlington today, the MEM
bers OF the former assembling in the small
convention hall and the latter body in the
art gallery. Both meetings were largely
attended DR.. Emil Gruening of New York,
president of the American Geological So
c!ety, presided over the meeting of that or
sanization, and after few remarks of well
come introduced DR.. w. Sohier Bryant of
New York, who read a paper upon Tech
nique of the Complete Mastoid Operation,
Improved, Shortened and Simplifed'
After a short discussion of the subject
by various members of the society Dr. E.
A. Crockett of Boston made short address
upon Some Indications and Contra Indica-
TONS for the Radical Mastoid Operation
DIR. James F.. McKernon of New York
spoke upon What Are the Indications for
Doing the So-called Radical or Stake Oper-
alton" Drs. Ralph Butler of Philadelphia
F. NJ. Chfsolm of Baltimore. E. c. Evans
of Louisville and l.. A. Briggs of Nash
Vile were at this point invited to take part
in the session.
Other Themes.
During the latter part of the session the
following subjects were discussed:
"A Case of Rapid Convalescence from
Sohier Bryant, New York; "A New Theory
of Zone Perception," DIR. George E. Sham
baugh. Chicago; "Ottic Brain Abscess," Dr.
E. b. DerfSh, New York; The Importance
of Preliminary Jugular Legation, in the
Treatment of Lateral Sinus Thrombosis"
DR.. II. o. Reik. Baltimore, Md; Report of
Case of Rupture of the Membrane lynn
PAM from a Blow Received While Swim
ming Under Water DIR. Henry Wilson
King, New Haven: Demonstration of Some
taI D0,. T.
B. Alex. Randall and Ralph Butler Philadel-
phia; Some Remarks on the Surgical
Anatomy of the Temporal Bone" DR.. H. A.
Alderton, Brooklyn; "A Case of Bilateral
cry" DR.. E. Gruening. New York: "A Case
of Chronic SuppuratRe Otitis Media, Hem
orrhage into the External Auditory Canal
Perforation of the Wall of the Pharynx
Jugular Vein,'' Drs. Frederick L. Jack and
F. III. Verhoeff, Boston. and Two Recent
Cases of Lateral Sinus Thrombosis Present.
ing Some Unusual Features" ]. E. Shep-
pard, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Officers and Committees.
The officers and committees of the So
ciety are: DIR. Emil Gruening. New York,
N. Y. president: DR.. Charles j. Kipp, New
ark. N. j.. vice president; DR.. Frederick L.
Jack. Boston, Mass, secretary and treas
urer.
Committee on membership-Dr. George A.
Leland. DIR. b. Alexander Randall, Dr. Ed
ward b. Denchf
Committee ON publication-Dr. c. J..
Blake. DIR: j. Orne Green and the secre-
tary, eX-officio.
List of Members.
The membership Of the society is made
up as follows: A. E. Adams, Newburg,
N. Y; John L. Adams, New York, N. Y;
II. A. Alderton. Brooklyn. N. Y; A. Alt,
st. Louis. Mo-; Emil Amberg, Detroit,
Mich: J. A. Andrews. New York, n. Y;
s. c. Ayres. Cincinnati. Ohio; Gorham
Bacon, New York, N. Y: Robert Barclay,
st. Louis, Mo-; Edwin w. Bartlett, Mil
waukee. Wis: r. p. Berens New York, NJ
T.; Clarence j. Blake. Boston, Mass: F..
]. Blodgett. New York, n. Y; R. o. Born,
New York. N. Y: j., III. Bryan, Washing
ton, ID. c.; w. g. Bryant New York, N Y;
Earnest Buchanan, Wilkes Barre Pa /;
Franklin r Capron. Providence. r. l.; w.
II. Carmalt. New Haven. Conn; ]. II. Clai-
borne. jr, New York, N. Y; c. F. Clark
Columbus. Ohio; ]. B. Clemens, New York,
n: Y: VIM. Cowen. New York. N. Y:
Crockett Boston. Mass; ]. Frank Crouch,
Baltimore. Md; Edw. b. Dench. New
York. n. Y: Z. E Doble, Quincy. Mass :;
A. b. Duel. New York. N. Y; Wells p.
Eagleton. Newark, NJ j.: ]. b. Emerson
New York, n: Y; George F. Fiske Chicago.
Ill. Percy Fridenberg. New York, N. Y;
Harry Friedenwald, Baltimore. Nd; B. E.
Fryer, u. S. A. Kansas City, NO.; ]. Orne
Green, Boston, Mass; Emil Gruening. New
York. N. Y; G. w. Hale, Nashville, Tenn
Thomas II. Halstead, Syracuse, N. Y;
Philip Hammond. Boston. Mass: George
c. Harlan. Philadelphia, Pa: Herbert Har-
Ian, Baltimore, Nd. :. Thomas ]. Harris,
New York, N. Y; David narrower. jr.,
Worcester, Mass; w. II. Haskins. New
York. n. Y; n. Darrell Harvey. Provi-
dence. r. l.: Neil j. Hepburn, New York,
N Y; c. r. Holmes, Cincinnati Ohio;
E. f. Holt, Portland, Me-: Lucien Howe.
Buffalo, N. Y: Frederick l.. Jack, Boston,
Mass; w. b. Johnson. Paterson, N. j.:
Richard Jordan, New York. N. Y; Joseph
A Kenehck. New York. N.Y.: Gordon King
New Orleans. La; Charles j. Kipp, New
ark, n. j.; Arnold Knapp. New York. N. Y:
Herman Knapp, New York, N. Y; Carl
Roller. New York, n. r.; J. Braden Kyle,
| Philadelphia, Pa: G. A. Leland, Boston,
Mass: John c. Lester. Brooklyn, N. Y;
! Rob Lewis. jr., New York, N. Y; William
| Lincoln, Cleveland, Ohio: j. A. Lippincott
| Pittsburg Pa; James f. Logan, Kansas
! City, Mo-. F. B. Loring. Washington d. c.;
| David B. Lowell, Worcester. Mass. Chas
| II. May, New York. N. Y. G. B. McAuliffe
New York. N. Y; Read ]. Mckay, WI
| mington Del: ]. F. McKe>non. New York
| Merrill Albany. n. Y. HArace