The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
MEDIc0S TO MEET
ALABAMA ASSOCIATION BEGINS
 CONVENTION TO-DAY.
Many Doctors Already fn D1rnnangham and Wltness Graduating Exer- eises At the College-An
 ynterestinG Progranp.

Birmfngham, April fs.--(speciai)-- No less than from eight hundred to one thousand physicians from Alabama
 and adjoining States are expected here
 for the annual convention of the Ala
 bama Medical Association which De- gins tomorrow and continues for three days, the sessions to be held in the Jererson theater.
 A number of delegates are already
 here from various parts of the State and others are arriving on every train The convention will be called to or der at noon Tuesday by the president of the association, pr. B. L. Wyman. of Birmingham. after which Rev. W E
 Evans. D. D.. rector of the Church
 of the Advent. Episcopal. will lead In prayer.
 livered in behalf of the county med fcal society and>-the city. after which the annual message of the president
 will be submitted. The other officers will submit their reports.
 Two very important matters will be considered in this convention, tubercu- iosis. and the treatment of rabies by the State. pr. sherman Benney. of Denver. will discuss tubercuiosis iron, Congressman Sidney J. Bowie will speak from the iaymen's view. The institute recently opened by the State in Montgomery for the treatment of rabies will be dfscussed at length and other treatment by the sovereign State will be suggested and discussed. It is expected that almost all of the physicians who are allied with the
 medical association of the State or
 with county societies will be present. Dr. R. M. Cunningham. former Lieu nf Cf 0 r1no nvA nf
 the best known physicians in Alabama
 and reputed to be a candidate for Gov
 ernor of the State. will participate in some of the dlScussfons that will be taken up. the oifs, on tuberculosis in particular. a
 The public will be urged to attend
 the symposium on the white plague Wednesday afternoon at the theatre when the several addresses and discus sions will take place.
 The entertainments to be offered by
 the local society will include several
 luncheon at the Medical College here and ax the Country Club.
 Visiting physfcians in the city ai- ready, attended the comm encement ex- ercises of the Birmingham Medical Col Iege and witnessed the graduation of
 a large number of young physicians.
 The degrees were conferred tonight by IT, WymHus uE8u of the COilcke. Inc
 charge to the graduating class was
 delivered by pr. E. P. Hogan. while
 pr. George L. Mcwhorter. of Riverton.
 Ala. member of the Legislature, deiiv- cred the annual address
 The list of graduates follows: | John Clifton Anthony. Alabama: Mo- Ian Ray Currie. Mississippf: Reaei Cleveland CIeere, Alabama: James
 Robert Chandler. Alabama: Clifton Ed ward Clayton. Alabama: John William
 Black, Eng1and; James Calvin Baskin.
 Louisiana; William Madison Dinsmore,
 Alabama; Edward Walters Gray. Ala
 hama: Robert Lee Hill. Alabama
 James Henry Hiii. Alabama: Farley Wingfieid Harris Alabama; Isaac New
 ton Jones. Georgia: James Franklin
 Johnston, Alabama; Lewis Alexander Fitzpatrick, Alabams: John Ransom
 Knight. Texas: William Owen Law
 renee. Alabama: William Jefferson Los vett. Alabama: william Algernon Lav- ender. Alabama: Edwain Ward Mao
 key. Mississippi: Thomas Scott Me
 Diarfnfd. Alabama; Charles Ciemon
 Sheil. Alabama; James Web ster snow,
 Alabama: Miliiard LaFayette Stephens
 Alabama; Cleybourne Russelle wait
 man. Alabama; Arthur Marion White l Alabama. g44s 4, 7,ss. ,.s t-., 45 ss. Pharmacy graduates: Samuel Edgar Bagiey. Brewer R. D. Lee. Grover
 Cleveland Winter.