Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-09
DRAWING TO A CLOSE
Congress of Physicians Nearly
Ready to Adjourn.
BRANCH SOCIETIES MEET
Treatment of the Insane Topic OF
Paper Today.
CLIMATOLOGY ALSO A THEME
Various Organizations Choose Officers
for the Ensuing Year-Joint Ses-
sion This Afternoon.
CLIMATOLOGY ALSO A THEME

Most of the members of the congress VI
American physicians and surgeons were
in town today. The Tuberculosis society
is through with it's business, but there were
sections of the congress, devoted to cllmat-
ology, treatment of the insane, general
medicine and other branches, that mad NOT
finished, and there were papers covering all
these fields. These will be followed tonight
by social festivities at the various notels.
This will close the session of all the sec
lions except the Medico-Psychologicai 80
ciety, which has it's last session Friday.
The Medico-Psychological Society dis
cused today the treatment OF the insane
and the better schemes for housing ana
caring for them. The first subject under
discussion was that OF RECEIVING hosp, , AZ
psychopa thic wards in general hospitals and
separate |psychopathic hospitals themselves.
The discussion was participated In by Or.
Adolph Myer CT New York, DR.. Albert M:
Barrett of Ann Arbor, M. .. gregory VI
New York and Charles P. Bancroft of Con-
cord, N. II. This was followed by paper
on changes in cell structure in the case OF
general paresis Of the insane by DIR. Otto
Folin of Wayerly, Mass.
In the afternoon there were number or
papers on the general subject or mama
and dementia, with instances from pGactic&
Climate of Panama.
The Genealogical Society discussed the
climate of Panama, the improvements that
had been made in the sanitary arrange
ments there and inspected a number Of
lantern slides showing the instruments in
use by the weather bureau and the maps
and charts compiled by that service with
view to their being used as the basis for a
series of lectures in co leges.
The Association of American Physicians
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range of subjects, one of the most inter-
esting of which was a description by Prof.
F. G. Novy of Ann Arbor of certain re-
lapsing fevers and the attempts that had
terist.c relapsing fevers of India and Africa
with a sporadic case that had been picked
up In New York.
The general subject of fevers was covered
delphia. on undesirable Fevers;" by
Herbert c. Moffitt of San Francisco on
"Long-continued Fevers," and by Alfred s.
Warthin of Ann Arbor on Typhoid Enda-
cartitiS.
There were number of papers that could
only be read by title. This afternoon there
will be a joint session of the society with
the Medico-Psych Association.
genealogical Branch.
The American genealogical Society and
the American Association of Genitro-Uri-
nary Surgeons met in lecture hall No. 2 of
the George Washington University, 18th
and H streets northwest, shortly after
$50 o'clock today. DR.. Clement Cleveland,
president of the first-named association,
presided and papers were read by DIR.
Harvey G. Mudd of st. Louis. DR.. Clement
Cleveland of New York, DR.. George s.
Huntington of New York. DR.. Lewis Greg
DRY Cole of New York, DR.. Charles H.
Chetwood of New York, DIR. Francis s.
Watson of Boston, DR.. Howard Kelly of
Dele H. al Iao nr
T. Brown of New York city, DIR. G.. E.
Brewer of New York city and DR.. G. NJ.
Edebohls of New York city.
Holds Closing Session.
The closing meeting of the American
Laryngological Association took place at
the Comos Club. Vermont avenue and H
street northwest, with large attendance
Of the members. Dr. Arthur w. de Roaldes
of New Orleans. the president of the or
ganzation, was In the chair. The meeting
began at 10 o'clock, and the following
papers were read: 1.-THE Problem Of
Asepsis In Routine Office Work. DIR.
Thomas Hubbard of Toledo, Ohio; "a Re-
view of the Methods in Use for the Re-
moval of Adenoids, With Description of
a Method Which Is Thorough, Rapid and
Safe" DIR. George l.. Richards of Fall
River, Mass Strengthening the Nasal
Septum," DR.. Arthur w. Watson of Phila-
delphla; Large 1uTnOr OF the PharynX Re-
moved by Sub-hyoid Pharyngotomy." DIR.
Walter F. Chappell of New York city; "A
Simple and Effective Method of Controlling
Hemorrhage After Tonsillotomy.' DR.. John
o. Roe of Rochester, N. Y; "A Plea for
Local Anaesthesia in Operation in the
Maxillary SInus,' DR.. Gordon King of New
Orleans, La; "Myxo-fbroma of the Naso-
pharynx Causing Disagreement; Report of
Case and Exhibition of Specimen" DIR. D.
Braden Kyle of Philadelphia; Report of a
Case of Epithelioma of the Tongue; Early
Diagnosis; Operation: Recovery" DR.. Rob-
ert c. Myles of New York city.
Shortly after noon the association went
into executive session and elected the fol-
lowing officers to serve during the ensuing
year: President, Dr. H. s. Birkett of Mon
treal; first vice president, DIR. j. Payson
Clark of Boston: second vice president, Dr.
]. E. Rhodes of Chicago; secretary and
treasurer DIR. James E. Newcomb of New
York city; librarian, DR.. ]. II. Bryan of
Washington, D. c.
The Surgeons.
The session of the American Surgical
Association was held in the banquet hall
of the Shoreham at $50 o'clock, and was
opened by Prof. Kuster of Marburg.
Germany, who led a discussion upon papers
on end results following operations for
carcinoma of the breast, which was fol-
lowed by the reading of papers by Drs.
Ellsworth Eliot, jr., of New York city;
Thomas w. Huntington Of San Francisco
Cal; Thomas r. Nelson Of PHILADELPHIA
Pa; Charles A Powers of Denver, Col :
Archibald MacLaren of St Paul, Mimi,
and George w: Grille of Cleveland, Ohio.
Joint Meeting Held.