Evening star., 1909-05-12
DIR, HUN IS PRESIDENT T|OElEGATES VISIT TAFT
Elected Head of American Birth Abraham Convention
Physicians Association. Closes Its Session.
DR.. G. N. K0BER SECRETARY VICTORY FOR INSURGENTS
Washington Judge Leon Sanders Elected Grand
Officers Chosen. Order
TECHNICAL DISCUSSED OTHER OFFICES ARE
Dr. Flexner Presents Statistics of Assessment to
Serum Treatment Epidemic
Meningitis going
Elected Head of American
Physicians Association.
DR.. G. N. K0BER SECRETARY
Washington Man in the List of New
Officers Chosen.
TECHNICAL PAPERS DISCUSSED
DIR. Flexner Presents Statistics Of
Serum Treatment for Epidemic
Meningitis.

The second morning of the twenty
fourth annual session of the Association
of American Physicians. in session at the
New Willard Hotel, was devoted to The
election of officers and the further dis
cussion OF technical papers. The officers
elected were as follows:
President. DIR. Henry Hun OF Albany;
vice president, DIR. Y. P. Forchhemer
of Cincinnati: secretary. DR.. George NJ.
kober of Washington, recording secre-
tary. DIR. Solomon Soes Cohen of Phira-
delphia; treasurer. DIR. j. P. Grocer Grif.
fifth of Philadelphia: councillor, DR.. Henry
Sewall Of Denver.
Considerable interest was manifested
in the paper read by DR.. Simon Flexner
of New York, in which he dealt with
the statistics of 800 cases of epidemic
meningitis treated with serum The gen.
eral tone Of the discussion was hopeful
in its character and the talks which fol.
lowed the paper told of great many
cures by various serum treatments Of the
dreaded disease.
made systematic comparison Of radio.
graphs of cadavers with autopsy find
ings in the pathological and X-ray de-
partments at the Boston City Hospital
Other papers read this morning were:
The Resemblances Between the Clini-
cal Effects OF Pneumococcus and Menin-
sococcus Infections" Robert B. Preble,
Chicago. .<
Respiratory Variation. of the 1ntra,
John Auer New York.
"Hyperplasia of the Haemolymph
Nodes," Alfred Scott Warthin, Ann Ar
bor.
n,,n o. Tr<4 ~
EdsaIl. Philadelphia.
"A Small Epidemic of Jaundice, With
Symptoms of GaStro.intestinal Catarrh,"
F.. L. Barker, Sladen and Clough, Balti-
more. 80.
1.-The Value, OF the wassermann Re-
action in Cardiac and Vascular Disease"
Joseph Collins and B. Sachs, New York.
This Afternoons Program.
The program for this afternoon is as
follows:
"A case of severe scarlatina compli-
Thomson, New York.
The cammidge reaction in experimental
LESSONS OF the pancreas," J. H. Musser,
John speese and Edward H. Goodman.
Philadelphia.
Further observations on the influence
OF the ductless glands on the pancreas. .
ID. L. Edsall, Ralph Pemberton and J.
Some observations on adrenalin, clini-
cal and experimental" ]. r. Halsey, New
Orleans.
u. j. Alison Scott. Philadelphia.
The Importance Of blood cultures in
the study of otitic infections E. Lib
man and H. L. Celler, New York
Experimental study Of leucocyte ex-
tract and It's action on the course of
pneumonia H. c. Ernst c.. Floyd and
William p. Lucas. Boston
The inorganic composition OF the
plasma in puerperal eclampsia," A. b.
.Macallum. Toronto.
The clinical value of spinal percus-
sion. j. c. Dacosta, Philadelphia
The effects OF the injection Of bile con-
stituents on the circulation" John II.
King and II. "A. Stewart introduced by
". 9. MacCaIlum). Baltimore.
perfused mammalian heart" II. a. stew
art introduced by W. G. MacCallum).
The relation of the thyroid to car
bohydrate metabofism, John H. King
fintreduced by W. G. MacCallum), Bal
timore
Studies on Isoagglutinins and Isohe-
molysins." ". l.. Moss, Baltimore.
Renal suppurations in typhoid fever
Charles F. Wilmington, Boston.
Smoker and Dinner.
combined dinner and smoker was
given at the New Willard last night. A
session of the association was held later.
The following papers were read:
A Study OF the Development of the
Bones in Childhood, by the Roenteen
Method. With View of Establishing a
Developmental Index for the Grading Of.
Thomas NJ. Rotch. Boston.
Exophthalmos In Chronic Nephritis, /"
+. L. Barker and Hanes. Baltimore.
The General Movement of Typhoid
Fever and tuberculosis George NJ
Experimental Infection with Leish-
mania Infantum.' F. G. Novy Ann
Arbor.
The Pathological Relationship Of Gas
tric Ulcer and Gastric Carcinoma. Based
on List of 1JO Resections" Louis B.
Wilson and William c. McCarty, Roches-
ter. MINI.
DR.. Kober during his address said the
general facts appeared to indicate that in
spite of the many factors concerned in the
dissemination OF typhoid fever. the water
supply plays the most important role In
the spread of the disease. The decrease
of typhoid in the District he attributed
to the better sanitary improvement in
stalled here since 1880.
Letter From Nathan Straus.
During the Gay the following MESA &c
was received from Nathan Straus the
philanthropist who has proved by his
milk depots in two continents that lives
can be saved by pasteurizng milk:
New York, May 10. 1900.
.'Dr. George NJ Kober,
Secretary Association American Ply
sicians. Washington, d. c..
You were one OF the first to prove to
the world that typhoid, scarlet fever and
diphtheria epidemics were often caused
by infected milk DR.. Schroeder and
others have proved the responsibility OF
milk for much OF tuberculosis In the
interest OF human life, will the Associa.
ton of American Physicians declare un-
equivocaIly for measures that will stor
milk. My eighteen years experience
proves that II is criminal folly to use
raw milk Of doubtful purity. when it car
be made safe by pasteurixation.
NATHAN STRACS.'
DIR. and Mrs. Fremont Smith gave a re,
ception yesterday afternoon for DIR. Will
liam Osler. formerly OF the Johns Hop
kins University of Baltimore, and now
regius professor Of medicine at Oxford
University, England.
The list Of those who assisted the host.
ess included Mrs. Bryce. wife OF the
British ambassador: Nine. Lagercrantz
wife of the Swedish minister: Countess
Moltke. wife of the Danish minister: Mrs
Walcott. Mrs. Charles Willis Needhan
and Mrs. George NJ. Sternberg.
ANIMAL EXHIBIT AT KANN'S.
Temporary Menagerie Attracts Many
to Tow Department.