The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-06
SURGEONS IF THE
 SOUTHERN COMING Thirteenth Annual Convention to Be Held In Birmingham PROGRAMME FOR MEETING Among Features Will Be an Address By President Finley of Southern
 Railway-officers of
 Organization.
PROGRAMME FOR MEETING

RoiWdy, lO pe Helu III BlinilnBnam on April 2s-2O, promises to be one of in.- portance and general interest. The pro- gramme which has been issued displays the breadth of the field and the great work of these men who have to meet cir- cumstances as they come.
 Birmingham is making generous prepa- rations for the convention. The commit tee on arrangements consists of Surgeon Occulist George H. Stubbs. chairman, Bir- mingham; Surgeon w. M Cunningham, Corona; Surgeon J. A. Goodwin, Jasper; Surgeon W. c. Summerville, Tuscaloosa; Surgeon B. G. Copeland, Birmingham; Surgeon c. l.. Guice, Gadsden; Surgeon H. L. Ison, Gadsden
 The officers of the association are: Pres ident, Surgeon H. T. A Lemon, Washing ton; first vice president Surgeon Charles H. Starkel, Bellville, H.; second vice president, Surgeon T. J. Happel, Trenton, Tenn; historian Surgeon George Ross, Richmond, Va; secretary and treasurer, Surgeon J. U. Ray, Woodstock.
 Here is the programme:
 10 a. m.-Call to order by Eurgeon- Occu- list George H. stubbs, chairman of ar- rangement committee; prayer, the Rev John W. Stagg, pastor First Presbyterian church; address of welcome, Hon. George B. Ward, Mayor of Birmingham; address of welcome from Jefferson County Medi- cal society, Dr. Lewis Whaley, president; response to welcomes, Surgeon J. J. liar rison, Jr., London, Tenn.
 Report of committee on arrangements: introduction of president; presidents ad- dress. Surgeon H. T. A. Lemon, Wash ington; report of committees on pro- gramme, new members, necrology; report of executive committee, report of secre- tary and treasurer.
 "The Surgeon, the Patient and the Railroad" Surgeon J. c. Bogle, Danville. Ky. To open discussion. Surgeon c. B. Turner, Bluemont, Va.
 "Gunshot Wounds of the Abdomen, . Surgeon c. P. Gordon, Dalton, Ga. To open discussion, Surgeon A. J. Mathews, Elberton, Ga.
 "A Condensed and Accurate Method of Keeping Accounts and Records Requiring Medico-Legal Information and .Itemzed Bills" Surgeon S. R. Miller, Knoxville. To open discussion, Surgeon H. T. Bahnson, Winston-Salem, N. c.
 Pot Pouri: The Railway Company. the Local Surgeon and Their Peculiar Rela- tions" Surgeon J. H. Mitchell, Mt. Yer non, III. To open discussion, Surgeon George Ross, Richmond, Va.
 ''Use of Picric Acid in Burns" Surgeon c. P. Martin, Woodstock To open dis cussion, Surgeons Ambrose Mccoy. Jack son, Tenn.
 Duty" Surgeon F. R. Gobbel, English, Ind.
 When Duty Calls' Dr. Percy w. Toombs, Memphis. To open discussion, Surgeon G. R. Dean, Spartanburg, S. c. Report of Case, Resectlon of Elbow Joint" Surgeon T. H. Hancock, Atlanta. To open discussion, Surgeon c. B.AEarle Greenville, S. c.
 Recent Experience in Railway Sur gerry" Surgeon H. c. Greedy, Vinegar Bend. To open discussion, Surgeon H. K. Edgerton, Lebanon, Tenn.
 'The Treatment of Ingrowing Toe Nails,'' Surgeon R. J. Noble, Selma. To
 
 son. Barnwell, S. c.
 Fractures and Disocations of the Yer tebra," Surgeon R. L. Payne, Norfolk, Va. To open discussion, Surgeon Duncan Eve, Nashville.
 Demonstrations of Hodgens Splint, , Surgeon T. F. Robinson, Bessemer. To open discussion. Surgeon w. S. Wiatt East St. Louis, III.
 "The Treatment of the Fracture of the Femur," Surgeon A. R. Shands, Wash ington. To open discussion, Chief Sur- geon Rhett Goode, Mobile.
 Rest and Stimulation as Surgical Fac tors" Surgeon F. A. Webb, Calvert To open discussion, Surgeon Manning Simons, Charleston, S. c.
 Injuries About the Knee Joint" Chief Surgeon B. G. Copeland, Birmingham. To open discussion, Surgeon T. H. Hancock Atlanta.
 Special order, p. m., April 2S. the Jefferson County Medical society will en- certain the association in the convention hall.
 "The Injured Tramp: A Suggestion as to His Disposal F. J. Carroll, Summerville, S. c. To open discussion, Chief Surgeon c. H. Starlxel, Belville, III.
 Injuries of the Skull'-Surgeon T. J. Happel, Trenton, Tenn. To open discus sion, Surgeon W. K. Vance, Bristol, Tenn.
 "The Surgeons Duty in Injuries of the Extremities. with Report of Cases"-Sur- geon w. A. Johns, Corinth. Miss. To open discussion, Surgeon H. w. Blair, Sheffield, Ala.
 Fracture Inferior axillary'-Surgeon D. S. Middleton. Rising Pawn. Ga. To open discussion, Surgeon H. L. Monk Spencer, N. c.
 Report of Cases''-Surgeon B. B. Sims Talladega Ala. To open discussion, Sur geon G. w. Penn, Humboldt, Tenn.
 Some Observations Upon Shock"-Sur- geon w. G. Stafford, Burlington, N. C.. To open discussion, Surgeon R. c. Smith, Newport. Tenn.
 Special order, II a. m., April 29, an address by Hon. James Weatherly, Bir- mingham, Ala: Employers Liability for Personal Injuries to Employees"
 Superficial Foreign Bodies in the Eye" Surgeon Oculist J. IT. Shorter, Macon Ga To open discussion, Surgeon-Oculist M. N. Stow, Jesup, Ga.
 ''Tetanus'' Sturgeon T. ID. Walker, Cochran Ga To open discussion, Sur