Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
practical to divide the congress into the

practical to divide the congress into the
following sections:
Pathology and bacteriology, clinical
study and therapy of tuberculosis-sa
toria, hospitals and dspensaries: surgery
and orthopedicS. tuberculosis in children
etiology prevention and treatment; ny
sienic, social, industrial and economic as
poets of tuberculosis; state and municipal
control of tuberculosis and tuberculosis
in animals and its relation to man.
Five of these sections will begin their
work tomorrow afternoon. Owing to the
great number of congresSiStS, time
limit has been set for every man who
reads a paper or makes a speech or takes
part In a discussion. The referees and
cO-referees participating In the general
discussion Of a theme are allowed fifteen
minutes, papers to be read must not eX-
coed ten minutes in length and speakers
participating in discussion of paper
will be allowed only five minutes.
No resolutions relating to purely scien-
tific questions are to be acted upon by the
sections of the congress. A committee on
morning and will take care of all such
resolutions and will report next Saturday.
Special Talk Tomorrow Evening.
A special lecture on the subject of the
Biology of the Tubercle Bacillus" will
be delivered at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
assembly hall by DR.. A. A Wladimiroff,
Off1cer OF the RUSSIAN army, ana tnere
will be reception to visitors by the trus-
tees of the COrcOran Gallery of Art from
$50 to II pa.
Every registered congressist will be en-
titled to attend the reception and private
view of the art collection and the ladies
of his party will be welcomed there.
whether registered or not. Every con-
gressist may obtain card to the recep-
ton by applying at the registration Office
in the Museum building. The ladies reg
istration office has cards ready for any
ladies who desire to attend to the mat
ter personally.
Reception and Excursion.
The reception the President will tender
the congress at 2:3O pm. Friday. October
>, is similarly open to every registered
congressist and the ladies that accom-
pany him. 1t is not necessary that these
ladies themselves be registered as MEM
bers of the congress in order to entitle
them to cards of admission. For this re-
ceptiOn however, separate card must
be obtained for each individual. Any
member of the congress. If he has not
already done so, can obtain at the regis
tration office in the new National Mu-
scum card for himself and a card for
each lady who accompanies him to at
tend the congress.
The smoker next Friday evening will
be open to all congreSsists, and cards
therefor will be issued at the registration
desk.
The excursion Saturday afternoon at .
o'clock will be open. so far as the boat
accommodations will permit. to all ladies
who are registered in attendance at the
congress or who accompany gentlemen
who are so registered. Application for
cards to this excursion should be made
at the ladies' registration office. Ladies
only are expected to attend, but should
the boat accommodations exceed the de-
mands made by the ladies such carus as
remain will be issued to gentlemen in the
order of application. The steamer Nor
folk will carry the party from the Nor
folk and Washington steamboat wharf
for a two hours sail on the Potomac.
Woman Delegate From Ireland.
Miss Margaret O'Neill of ireland has