Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-05
LUNCH AT NEW WILLARD
DR.. Anita Newcomb MeGee Only
Woman Delegate.
ALIENS PAY RESPECTS TO HER
Members of Association and Foreign
Delegates to Be Entertained at
Rixey Summer Home.

| The transaction of routine business took
up the entire time of the first session of
the eighteenth annual meeting O. the
Association of Military Surgeons OF the
United States, held this morning in the
New Willard Hotel.
| Promptly at 10 o'clock Surgeon General
Rixey, L. S. N, president of the associa-
ton. called the meeting to order. The
session was closed, only members of the
association participating in the deltbera-
Itions.
Reports were made from various COM
mittees, showing the affairs of the asso-
| citation, in membership, finances and the
extent OF its influence and work, to be In
excellent condition. Before adjournment
this morning 1t was decided to hold the
next annual convention at Richmond. Va.
More than 100 delegates attended the
meeting.
Luncheon at New Willard.
At noon the members Of the associa-
ton and the foreign delegates we're
given a buffet luncheon in the red room
Of the New Willard, as the guests Of
Medical Director j. c. Boyd, U. 8. NJ.
| who Is chairman Of the arrangements
and reception committees.
| Mingled with the dress uniforms of
the Army. Navy, Marine Corps, Ma
tional Guard and the public health and
marine hospital service were those OF
| France, Great Britain, Canada, Mexico,
Guatemala, Honduras, japan and other
| countries. In one corner of the room.
among all the brilliantly uniformed
military surgeons, sat DR.. Anita New
| comb MCGEE the only woman member
of the association.
DIR. McGee, who held a commission as
| assistant surgeon during the Spanish
American war, is the only woman in the
| world who Is eligible to membership. She
was the object of marked attention on
| the part of the officers. Surgeons from
the rank of general down, and Of several
| nationalities, waited on her during the
buffet luncheon.
The second session of the day, also ex-
ecutive, opened at ! 30 o'clock this after
| noon. After the report Of the auditing
committee is made the election of officers
for the ensuing year will take place
Excursion to Netherfauld.
After the completion of the business
session the members of the association
and the foreign delegates will attend
| a reception given by Admiral and Mrs.
Rixey at their summer residence, Neither
fauld. Special cars have been provided
| on the Great Falls and Old Dominion
railway to take the guests to President
Rixey's summer home In Virginia,
ride of about fifteen minutes. The cars
VIII leave lbs TeSlOcnce on the return
| trip at 6 o'clock this evening.
The guests will also visit the grounds
of the Washington Country Club, which
will throw open it's doors to members of
| the association.
The committee on arrangements, which
Is looking after the entertainment Of the
members and their guests. is composed of
| Medical Director J. c. Boyd, U. 8. NJ,
Naval Medical School. Washington. D. c.;
Maj NJ. w. Ireland. U. g. A.; Mai
/ Do Ac.
| sistant Surgeon Cary T. Grayson, U. s..
N: Assistant Surgeon General W. ]. Pet
| tus. P. H. and NJ. H. g.; Passed Assistant
Surgeon J. W. Trask. P. H. and M. II. s. i;
G.; Maj. Clarence A. Weaver. D. c. N.
| G.. and Maj. Romulus A. Foster, d. c..
N. G.
Rixey Is Host at Dinner.
The first event Of the meeting took
place last evening, when Rear Admiral
P. NJ. Rixey. president Of the associa-
| ton, gave dinner in honor of the for
eign delegates at his home, 1913 X
| street northwest.
The members of the party were: Sir
Alfred Keogh, director general Of the
British army medical service, and DIR.
| James Porter, medical director of the
| British navy. both of London: Medical
| Director j. c. Jones of Ottawa; Sur
|
Maj. I. Ruotte, surgeon of the French
sanitary department, Paris; Lieut.. Col.
Alexandra Ross, professor of maneu-
vers, School of Medico- military Prac-
Tomatsuri of Toxic. Japan; Maj Wen
yuan Tang and Maj. Ying-yang Hsui,
representing China; Col J. K. Weaver
of Pennsylvania; Dr.. A. f. Balloch Of
Washington; Medical Directors ]. =.
Boyd and ]. c. Wise, u. s. N. both Of
| Uyoc oh pO q St0ka9 II
s. N, of Washington; Gen. Walter Wy
man of the marine hospital service, and
Surgeon General Torney, U. s. A.
After the dinner Admiral Rixey ten
which was attended by members of the
association, by army, naval and Ma
tional Guard officers. and by members OF
the medical profession of the District.
| The reception was arranged to give the
! members of the association an opportunity
| to get acquainted with the foreign dele
gates, most of whom they met for the
! first time last evening. The surgeons
| from foreign countries will take an active
part In the deliberations of the sessions.
| Ladies Are Entertained.
| While the surgeons were entertained a
reception in honor Of the wives Of the
delegates who accompanied their hus-
bands to Washington was held at the
apartments of Mrs. G. F. Stokes In the
| Highlands. This informal reception was
| arranged by the wives of the Washing
| ton members of the association.
This evening at o'clock a public meet
! ing will be held in the auditorium of the
| hall of the Daughters Of the American
| Revolution. Hannis Taylor will deliver
| the opening address; Commissioner Mac
| farland will bid the surgeons welcome to
| the city, and the greeting Of the local
medical profession will be expressed by
| Dr. s. S. Adams.
| The registration committee. which had
! charge of the arrival Of the delegates,
| consists of MAJ. Romulus A. Foster, Capt.
| Adolphus B. Bennett and Capt. Duncan
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