The Washington herald., 1909-05-13

With the election OF officers, the twenty
fourth annual convention OF the AssOcia-
ton OF American Physicians closed al
the New Willard yesterda; afternoon.
No contest developed II. the banotng
and the results were as follows: Presl-
dent, Dr.. Henry Hun. OF Albany. vice
president. Dr- '. P Forchheimer, OF Gin
cinnati; secretary. DR.. George VI. Kober
OF Washington: recording secretary. Dr
Solomon Solss Cohen. of Philadelphia;
treasurer, Dr.. J. P. Grocer Griffith. OF
Philadelphia; councillor. DR.. Henry sewaII
OF Denver
The closing day brought forth a num-
Der Of interesting papers. which are I'm
portant contributions 70 the advancement;
Of medical science. BY common cousen,
the paper Of greatest import was read
by Dr. Simon Flexner, OF the Rocke-
feller Institute. on the serum treatment
o. cerebrO spinal meningitis. He gave
statistics showing 70 what extent the
scourge had been subdued by modern
medicine, and showed graphically that
the ravages Of the disease had been large
y checked.
The Closing Session
At the closing session the programme
Included number OF articles which were
largely reduced 20 the abstract. owing
10 the limited time They involve some
o. the latest research IN the experi-
mental field, and embody some conclu-
sions which are vital TO the medical ira
ternity.
While the convention IS closed. phvsi-
clans are not leaving Washington !
majority OF them viii remain for tba
meeting OF the Association for the Srudv
and the Prevention Of tuberculosis. which
convenes al the New Willard this morn
ing
Physicians are a dominant factor in
both organizations, and the conventions
were arranged with the joint attendance
IN view Several hundred delegates wiu
attend the tuberculosis meeting. which
Is expected 70 be the largest in the an
nails OF the association.
With an address by the vice president
Homer Folks. Of New York CITY the
opening meeting viii be held az II.s0
O'Clock this morning in the banquet hall
on the tenth floor. Dr.. Livingston Far
rand, secretary, VIII make q general re-
view OF the tuberculosis situatiOn-uot
merely from the medical point Of view.
but from the sociological and economic
Great progress has been made in the
past. owing 10 the impetus given the
cause OF the international Congress held
in this city. last October. and Il forms
an optimistic feature of Dr. FarraDd-s
review
The advisory council. which is com
posed Of sociologists. settlement workers,
municipal authorities, experts on the con-
gestion Of the great cities. viii meet at
. o'clock this afternoon for its first con-
ference, and at the evening session Dr.
Victor G. Vaughan. Of the University Of
Michigan. viii discuss tuberculosis
legislation"
Tuberculosis in Children.
The section studying tuberculosis In
children viii meet at $50 O'Clock to-mor-
row morning. the pathological section at
Il O'Clock. and the business session. in
cluding the annual election Of officers.
VIII be held at 1870 O'Clock
Sp0ahS4 NdlILoH' Ja'iieS Di9 CO. Am
bassadOr from Great Britain: Dr. William
Osler. now regius professor Of medicine
in oxford University. and Dr. ". Il.
Welch. OF Johns Hopkins University.
viii speak at a public meeting
70 be held at 3 O'Clock tomorrow after
noon This session viii celebrate the
progress OF medicine in the last few
years. Il IS intended 70 signalize the
the harmony existing between the man OF
science and the layman in the expert
mental efforts OF the former.
The clinical. surgical, and SOCIOLOGICAL