The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-25

The advisabillty Of making the exam
nations OF railroad employees and appli-
cants for admission to employment more
strict as 10 their color sense, Will be thor
oughly discussed at the eighteenth meet
ing Of the Baltimore and Ohio Association
OF Railway Surgeons, to be held at the
Arlington Hotel, beginning Wednesday
and ending Friday.
This question is one of the most i'm
portant ones confronting the railway
surgeons Of the country. and the discus
sion promises 10 be interesting.
That number Of railway employees are
color blind is an established fact, but DR..
F. B. Loring, of Washington, we'll
known authority on the subject. says that
hardly any accidents either at sea or on
railroads have been due TO the fact that
the engineer or pilot was color blind"
They seem to be able" says the doctor,
"to distinguish lights without difficulty.
even if they do have trouble in telling
a green piece Of worsted from a red one
The opening session Of the meeting will
start at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
with a prayer by Rev. Donald c. Nc
Leod, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, followed by an address Of well
come i'm behalf Of the District by Com
missioner Henry 3. T. Macfarland.
Address of Welcome.
Mai. J. G. Panghorn. special representa-
tive of the Baltimore and Ohio. will also
deliver a welcoming address in behalf OF
the company. Responses Will be in order
followed by the reading of papers by
George Z. Hamilton, local counsel for the
Baltimore and Ohio RAILROAD; s. r. Barr
Baltimore, superintendent Of the relief
department of the same railroad, and
c. w Eg4n, Of Baltimore.
The afternoon session starts at
o'clock II will be at this session that
Or. :. 2. Bond. of Baltimore, chief medi.
cal examiner, viii read his paper on The
examination Of employees and applicants
for employment as to their color sense
The discussion viii then be opened by
DIT. F. p. L0ring.
A banquet for the visiting surgeons will
be held that evening at the Arlington
Hotel
on Thursday. the second day Of the
convention. several medical papers vii
be read by the following physicians
Drs James F. Mitchell. II. g. Stout
Parkersburg, W. Va; r. II. White, Con
nellsville. Pa; E. J. Cunning Washing
ton, D. c.; Robert J. Reed, Wheeling, w
Va; D. c.. Louchery, Clarkesburg. w
Va; A. c. Harrison, Baltimore; J. w.
Macdonald, Fairmont W. Va, and w
E. Wright, Of Newark, Ohio.
VIII View city.
The surgeons and their families viii
tour the city in sightseeing automobiles
the remainder Of the day.
On Friday. the last day Of the associa-
tons s5journ in this city. volunteer
papers and discussions will be opened
and an election Of officers for the coming
years TO succeed Z. s. Montgomery, Pitts
burg. president; J. z. Russell, Mount Yer.
non. Ohio. first vice president; F. G.
Smith Frederick. Nd, second vice presi.
dent, J. II. Kennedy. Aberdeen, Nd, sec.
rotary and treasurer, s. A. Buchanan
Philadelphia, assistant secretary, will be
held
The committee on arrangements consists
Ct L. J. Battle chairman; Drs. F. 3
Loring. W. p. c. Hazens, Of this city
II. s Hedges. Brunswick, Nd, and J. r
Trimb,e. Baltimore.
DIS. a. W. Mclaughlin, Chicago; r. H
Pillow. Butler, Pa, and J. F. Thomson
Garrett, Ind, are en- the executive com.
, mittee.
The committee on neurology is composed
OF DIS. W. W. Weaver. Philadelphia, J.
". Macdonald, Fairmcnt ". Va, and
Z. B. Loring. Washington. d. c.