The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-08
LAUD DR.. ]. FORD THOMPSON
Physicians of City Give Dinner in
His Honor.
Toasted by Speakers as Colleague,
PreCcptOr. Friend, and Surgeon.
Loving Cup Presented to Hun.

one hundred and fifty members Of the
medical profession gathered at Rauscher's
last night 20 DO honor to Dr. J. Ford
Thompson. who has completed fifty years
as a doctor. Since 1851 DE has been ac-
lively engaged ia the practice of medi-
cine and every phase of his career was
brought out strikingly by the various
speakers who toasted him as colleague,
a preceptor. a friend. and. first OF al. IS
"a surgeon.
The banquet hall at Rauschers was
decorated in the colors Of Or. Thomp-
sons alma mater, the University Of
Maryland. with here and there the flags
and shields of Georgetown and George
Washington universities, iu honor Of the
guests from those institutions.
Around the great table representatives
from every branch Of the medical profess
sion were seated. and numerous medical
societies gave their greetings. while the
faculties OF all the local medical iustitu-
tious were I'm attendance.
Or. Samuel s Adams, Of Georgetown
University. acted as postmaster and read
numerous letters OF cOugratulatiou. prom
inent among them being "a message OF
congratulation from the University Of
Maryland.
Those who answered toasts and dwelt
on the characteristics and work Of DIT.
Thompson were Dr. ID. K ShUte. Dr. ".
p. Carr. Dr. George Tully Vaughan. DR..
q. II. Sternberg. Dr. Thomas C.. Smith.
DR.. George y. Acker. and Or. Mary
Parsons. Dr. A. +. A King read a poem
To DR.. Thompson. which was enthusiast
ticaUy received. and which he ended by
presenting q loving cup to the guest OF
honor H. the name of the Medical So
ciety Or. Thompson accepted the token
in "a modest speech. TN which he euumer-
ated some Of the most interesting Incl
dents In his career and thanked the
donors In uumeasured terms. The follow
ing physicians were subscribers TO the
dinner.
George y. Acser. =. $. Adams and J. s. Arnold.
Frank Baker r. s. Rallccb. H. H. Barker. n. a..
Barnes. ". ~ Barton. y. " Boswell. J. Wesley
Bo7ee G.. ". BOYD. Joseph II. Bryan. ]. r. Brom-
well J. W BGlkley. w. X. Butler. ". h. Byrucs.
) e.. Boyd. aud Louisa ". Blake
" +. Carr J. ". ChaDrcI z. A. Claytor. g..
Wythe Coos Harrison Crook, NJ. F. Cuthbert, aai
Edgar +. Copeland.
H. b Deale. H 81. Dixon. H. II. Douuary. John
Dunlop. and Hobart $. DJc.
Warwick Evans.
Robert Fletrhe4. W. T. Foryood II. A. Foaler,
G. W Frazoni /. /. friedrich. r. Fremont Smith,
and William Il. French.
T. y. GrastT and Monte Griffith
Francis K. HaEuer Charles ". Hsmuctt. T. Y.
Hammond. and George y. Heitmuller-
ID. Percy Heklns, L. 7. Holden. A. Barnes Hooe,
p. C. Hunt. Francs Hyatt. and John ". Hodges
v r. jackson and }. Taber johnson.
James Ken. - pa Key A. F. A King and
D. : Lamb Z s Lamb. Thomas s. Lee. u.
DIN Leech. Frank Lsech. II. T. A. Lemon. and
L. Fleet LuCseft
o. 4. n McKimmie. r. y Mclaughlin H. G.
Macstce Louis Nlackall. G.. Lioyd Magruder T. r.
NaE7-der r r. Mallan Collins Marshall. q. Brown
Miller, William L. Miller. James +. Mitchell, John
j.. Moran James Dudley Morgan, VI. g. Motter.
.. VI. AIuucaster. $. B. Muncaster. Elizabeth Mum
csy Eli Lee Morgan. and 7. Morris Murray.
Sophie A. Nc-dhoff-Jung
" -. Owen
X. 2. Parker Mary Parsons. W. r. r. Phillips,
Z. T. Picki.rd b. G.. Pool and ID, ". PrentisS
II. e. Yarrov.
l. H. ReichoIdcrfer. c r. Rand. Eo5ert Rcy5rru
H. J. Rh5tt e. ". Richardson : o. HiCney I. NJ.
Rixey. =. ;. Roy. William l.. Robins, ii. a. Rob
bins J.. .. Roman, and Sterling Ru7n-
f. q. Scibert, \. r. Stands u. X. shute. J. G..
simpson j. o. Skinner. r. e. Smith. Z. 4. Sewers
". VI. Sprigg. A. II. Staples. 4. L. Stavely. e.. NJ
Sternberg. Charles .. Stone. l. ). Stone. d. b
Street, NJ B. stricser, and Elmer s1thcrou.
Louise TaylorJoncs. /. II. Taylor. Il. r. Tiefen-
thaler. Ada r. Thomas. J. d. Thomas. NJ. T..
Thompson, II. g. Thompson j. Lawn Thompson
and W. J. Il. Thomson.
John Van Rensselaer, and g. Tully Vaughan.
]. Z. Walsh. T. ~. Watkins. Walter A Wells
J. T. Wellington. William \. White. ~. W. VII
kinsOn. Anne A. Wilson. William c. Woodward
and Walter Wyman.