Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-04
ITS ANNUAL CONVENTION
AMERICAN THERAPEUTIC So
CIETY IN SESSION HERE.
Program for Three Days-Plans for
Complimentary Dinner-Address
by President Reyburn.


The eighth annual convention of the Amer
lean Therapeutic Society was opened with
a meeting at the Raleigh Hotel this morn
ing. Dr. Robert Reyburn of this city. presi-
dent of the organization. in the chair. Ses-
sions for three days are planned. the soci-
ETY. to adjourn next Tuesday evening after
complimentary dinner to be given by
washington members of the American Their
apeutic Society at the Raleigh.
The meeting this morning was opened with
prayer by Rev. DR.. Thomas C. Easton. and
Commissioner H. B. F. Macfarland made
an address of welcome, In part, as fol-
lows:
I'VE are very glad to see you here and
trust you may have such an agreeable time
that you will want to make Washington
your annual meeting place. We have a spe-
cial interest in your society over and be-
yond our appreciation of it's work and fame
because your president is one of the hon
ored leaders of kls profession in our city.
He seems so young that We cannot realize
that he Is going to speak to you of fifty
years practice.
I'VE know that. like all good Americans,
you take great interest in the national
capital, and we count on your support in all
our plans and efforts for its improvement.
Steady progress has. been made In the bet
terment of health conditions, as in all the
development of Washington and we are in
debted to the physicians for much of what
has been accomplished
I'VE are not content, however, and are
endeavortng now, with the aid of experts,
to ascertain causes and remedies for all our
physical Ills, and with especial reference to
our milk, water and food supplies, and the
elimination of marshes and insanitary condi-
tons. We want the capital to be beautiful
within and without; we want it also to be
ideal In every other respect, and we want
your help to make 1t So"
Response to Welcome.
The response was to have been by DR..
Carl Beck of New York, but in his absence
brief address was made by Dr., Reynold
Webb Wilcox of the same city. Minutes Of
the last meeting and several communities
tions were read by the secretary. DR.. Noble
p. Barnes, and the annual report of Dr.
John s. Mclean treasurer showed a bal
ance OF $99.17 on hand at the end OF the
society's fiscal year.
In their report the censors recommended
favorable action on applications for menu
bership filed by the following physicians:
Henry Martin Bracken of Minneapolis, Al
bert Van der Veer of Albany, N. Y; Her
man ]. Vogt Of New York city. Philip King
Brown of San Francisco, w. Sawyer Bryant
Of New York city, Thomas A. Ashby of Bal
timore, Md; George Herbert Evans Of San
Francisco, Charles Lyman Green of Minne-
apolis and st. Paul, M. H. Russell Of Phila-
delphia, B. E. Mckenzie OF Toronto and
Henry Small of Ottawa. Upon motion Sec 1
rotary Barnes cast the ballots Of the So
ciety electing the eleven men named to
membership. 1t was reported that the cleo
ton of these new members filled the society
to its constitutional limit Of eighty-fve
members but an amendment to the consti-
tuition which was proposed a year ago and
which increased the limitation to 100, was
called before the meeting and 1t was unant-
mously adopted.
A resolution expressing the regret of the
society because Of the death Of DR.. George
Bingham Fowler of New York city. one of
its valued members, was presented by DR..
Thomas E. Satterthwaite Of New York,
who also read an obituary Of DR.. Fowler
prepared by DR.. Egbert H. Grandin.
Annual Address Of President.
The concluding feature of the morning
session was the annual address Of the presi-
dent of the society, DR.. Reyburn. who spoke
on Fifty Years in the Practice OF Medi-
cine and Surgery, 1856 to 1906 The adj
dress was in the form of an autobiog-
raphy, and 1t dealt with the events lead
ing up to DIR. Reyburn's present position In
the medical fraternity.
Dr. Reyburn Is the only survivor OF the
corps of physicians who administered to
President James A. Garfield after he had
been shot down at the PennsylvaniaUrail-
road station the morning of July 2. 1851
He was also one of the staff officers de-
tailed to guard the body of President Abra-
ham Lincoln, and his address contained
many interesting "reminiscences of the mar
tyred Presidents named.
Addresses this afternoon will be made by
of chemistry of the Department Of Agrf-
culture; DR.. F. H. Gerrish of Portland, Me-;
Dr. Reynold Webb Wilcox of New York,
DR.. B. e. Mckenzie of Toronto, Canada;
DR.. Francis M. Pottenger Of Los Angeles,
Cal. and DR.. William Porter of St. Louis.