The Washington herald., 1909-10-26

Members Of the American Public Health
Association and Of the Association Of
Government Accountants met last even
ing FOR the dinner at the Ebbitt House
with the American Statistical Association.
The dinner was entirely informal. and
was arranged to give an opportunity for
many. who had become acquainted az
the recent meeting OF the American Pub
lie Health Association I'm Richmond to
meet once more for the discussion of
topics OF mutual interest
The dinner last evening was arranged
by a committee consisting Of +. Dana
Durand. Charles S. Sloane. George X.
Holmes, Cressy l.. Wilbur, and J. =.
Muller.
At the Head Table.
Seated at the head table with the toast
master. DR.. lie Grand Powers. one of the
vice presidents Of the Statistical Assocla-
ton. were DR.. Gardner r Swartz, secre-
tary OF the Rhode Island State board OF
health. who presided over the Richmond
meeting; DR.. Frank Z. Foster. editor of
the New York Medical Journal: f. L.
Watkins, Of Columbus. Ohio, State regis
trar OF records Of Ohio; S. J. Byrne. reg
istrar OF records or Brooklyn, n. Y: Or.
Harvey w. Wiley, chief Of the Bureau OF
Chemistry; DIT. John S. Fulton. OF Balti-
more, encouragement Of the interna-
tional congress Of hygiene and demog-
raphy; DR.. L. Dana Durand. Director OF
the Census. and Dr. G. L. Wilbur
DIT. Bowers introduced Dr. Wiley as the
first speaker. The doctor was In ex-
cellent humor and provoked much laugh
ter In discussing the matter of statistics
an antidote 70 oratory. He emphasized
the Importance Of reliable statistics in
diligently used He declared that pre-
ventiye not curative medicine will be the
medicine OF the future.
Dr. Fulton, who is secretary Of the
international Congress Of Hygiene and
Demography, which will meet in Wash
ington September 26-October /, 1910. said
America is young I'm the business Of regis
tration and that vital statistics here art
handled IN an amateurish fashion
DR.. Swartz said the conservation or TIT
public health will be impossible without
the cooperation Of stauStcians IRON
whom the medical profession can learr
where 20 place its best efforts. Dr
Foster and Or. Durand were also calleC
upon for short responses.
Among Those Present.
Those present included Joseph A. AT
mold, J. E. Baker. II. 3. Ball, c. II
Becker, J. S. Biggs. Z. NJ. Bliss. J. II
Blodgett, H T. Burlington, S. J. Byrnes
r. l. Brown. S. 2. Cannon, II. S. Chase
F. W. Chase. ]. w. Curry. II. c. Caldwell
A. Dunn, J. /. Davenport, G.. x. Den
mark. c. s. Donaldson, +. d. Durand, J.
c. EIkins. c. W. Ellis. D. Folkmer. F. 2
Foster. J. S. Fulton. W D. Foster, G. +
Fuller. G. G. Germaine q. II. Guerd
runa, A. Hale, T. q. Hardin. +. l. HON
rnagren, H J. Harris, W. II Hathaway
A. II. Herschel. II. o. Hine. NJ. J. Hume
T. s. Hobbs, 9. X. Holmes, NJ. o. He
card. Leslie Hayford, w. NJ. Hayes. Z
w. Koch. B. W. Kumler. r. S. Kel
logg. o. c. Lappin r. j. Larner. NJ
o. Loveny, z. II. Mailing, s. o. Martin
J. 3. Morrison. J. Middleton, n. G. Muir
ray, A. c. Muhse, H. II. Newcomb, W. S
Newton, J. T. Nagle, V. II. Olmstead. W
Osgood II. n. Parker F. w. Parker
J. L. Payne A. r Perry, Z. J. Peters
n. n. Potts, lie G. Powers. w.
Palmer, o. J. ]. Quill l.. n. Robin
son, L NJ Rublnow. 7. c. Robinson
G. +. Stangeland, II. Stabler. n.
Stone, @. 7. Swartz, L. Schrelner,
Sloan. Z. P. Seeker. F. J. Sheridan. r
p. Teele. w. Tindar. J. W. Trask. g. II
Van Buren,, J. +. Wheechel, J. l. VIII
meth. D. L. Wing. c. L. Wilbur, f. L
Watkins. DR.. Wiley. and G. F. Yush.