The Washington bee., 1909-08-28
Eminent Doctors Meet
THE NATIONAL MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION IN ITS
ELEVENTH ANNUAL
SESSION
SESSION

cal Association VIII be held IN MS
toric Boston Massachusetts, be-
ginning Tuesday morning, August
24th, and ending Thursday evening,
August 26th. 1900 The official pro-
gram offers some very attractive fea-
lures. First of all, the citizens of
Boston and New England will have
an opportunity to hear addresses from
the leading physicians of the race
from various sections of our COM
mon country; men of the highest and
best training and equipment will give
our citizens the best fruits of their
learning and experience. P. A.
Johnson. NJ. D., of New York, will
deliver his annual address on the
opening of the first days session.
Much important business will be
transacted during this session.
On Tuesday afternoon papers will
be read by such prominent practicing
physicians as Dr. Joseph ]. France
of Portsmouth, Virginia, DR.. H. F.
Gamble. of Charleston, West Vir-
ginia, DR.. John z. Hunter, of Lex
ington, Kentucky, Dr. Eugene r.
Wright, of Boston, Massachusetts
DR.. Don J. Penheiro, of Boston, DR..
A. NJ. Townsend, of Nashville, Ten
nessee, DR.. c. Y. Roman, OF Nash
vile. Tennessee, and DR.. ]. w. Dar-
den, of Opelika, Alabama.
The program that will doubtless
attract more attention than any other
is the one to be rendered in Faneuil
Hall (the Cradle of Liberty on
Tuesday evening. This is to be a
public meeting, and will, it is predict
ed. be attended by over 1000 people.
The following program will be in
order:
Presiding officer, Isaac L. Roberts,
NJ. D., prayer, Rev, T w. Henderson,
welcome address in behalf OF COM
monwealth of Massachusetts, Honor
able Elmer A. Stevens, treasurer and
receiver general of Massachusetts; ;
welcome address in behalf of the city
of Boston; "The Star Spangled Ban
ner." Mrs. Nellie B. Mitchell; well
come address in behalf of the physi-
clans of New England, Thomas w.
Patrick, NJ. D., piano solo, Concerto
|, Mendelssohn, Miss Georgine
Glover; welcome address in behalf OF
the citizens, Edward Everett Brown,
the Medical Profession of Massachu-
sets. Silas D. Presbrey, M. D., presi-
dent Massachusetts Medical Society;
vocal selection, Recessional, r. De-
Koven, Mrs. Nellie Brown Mitchell,
The Dentist, John F. Dowsley, D. D.
S. chairman Massachusetts Dental
Board.
The responses will be given by DR..
c. V. Roman, of Nashville, Tennes-
see, DR.. Robert James Abele, of Phil
adelphia, Pennsylvania: and a paper
will be read by DIR. H. c. Scurlock,
of Washington, District of Columbia,
followed by a discussion by DR.. Al
bert Ridgeley of the same city.
On Wednesday morning private
sessions in clinics will be held as fol-
lows: Q to II, Blossom Street Chill
dren's Hospital; II to I, City Hos
pital; I to luncheon, City Hospi-
tai: 2:3o to $50, Massachusetts,
General Hospital; later, Plymouth
Hospital, and dental clinics at the in
hrmary of the Tufts Dental College.
Wednesday afternoon, paper,
Some Points for consideration in
Pelvic Lessons" by DR.. George c.
Hall, of Chicago, Illinois; discussion
by Dr. w. A. Warfeld, of Washing
ton, District of Columbia; paper,
Most Operative Ileus,"; report of
cases, by DR., ]. A. Kenney, Tuske-
gee Institute, Alabama.
Discussion; paper, The Pharma-
ciSt in his Relation to the Physician
and the Public" Thomas w. Pat
rick, NJ. D., Boston, Massachusetts,
discussion; paper, Chronic Gonor-
rhoea," P. F. Ghee. NJ. D.. Jersey
City, New Jersey; discussion; paper,
"Alveola AbscesS," T. w. Robinson,
D. D., s., Jersey City, New Jersey;
discussion; report of Committee on
Medical Education" H. F. Gamble,
NJ. D.. Charleston, West Virginia.
Wednesday evening. o'clock, pub
lie invited: Call to Order; Invocation,
music, paper, 'The Diagnostic Value