The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12
SEABOARD SURGEONS
 BEGIN CONVENTION
Smoker Given at Turn Verein
 Last Night
WILL END WORK TODAY
Welcome Addresses Were Made Yester- day by Mayor Exum and pr. Cunningham-Respon by
 pr. Roger of Raleigh

sociation of Seaboad Air Line Railway | terday morning ard will be In session until tonight. The meeting Is being attended by almost the total member
 ship and in addition the wives and | here for the meeting.
 The feature of he session today will be an address by c. H. Hix, vice pres ident and general manager of the Sea- board Air Line. The surgeons are eager to hear the remarks of the executive officer and learn from him the in terest of the higher officers in the work of the association.
 The meeting was called to order yes terday morning by Dr. Cameron of this city. who Is chairman of the general arrangements committee. He welcomed them to Birmingham and stated that every effort had been made to insure successful meeting. The Rev. W. E. Evans, rector of the Church of the Ad- vent, offered prayer after which Mayor Culpepper Exum greeted the surgeons in the name of Birmingham. He said:
 T am very much pleased that among i the very first of my duties since be- coming mayor of this great city Is to l offer welcoming words to the conven- lions that come here. Birmingham has been long noted for its hospitality its warmth of greeting and the genuine ring l that Is attached to everythin& said by the people. We have entertained many great conventions here. but I feel that this meeting carries with 1t meaning l of d. ep significance. I believe your aim and purpose are among the most l lofty and for this reason Birming- ham is glad you are within her bor- ders and I am glad as her executive representative to bid you friendly welcome We will try to amuse you; we can show you matchless prosperity, and we can demonstrate to you that most vital of all facts, and that Is 132,000 people really live here and the figures toward the 250,0oO markQ are being made every day"
 The words of Mayor Exum were re- ceived with evident appreciation by the surgeons who cheered him enthusias- I tically when he resumed his place on the platform.
 | Dr. Cunningham Speaks
 | In addition to Mayor Exum an ad- dress of welcome was made by pr. Russell M Cunningham of Ensley. l Dr. Cunningham said the surgeons were near to God. that they were the occupants of a positoin almost un- eoualed by any other class of men and upon their shoulders rested questions and issues of the greatest and most resp sible moment. He spoke of being glad the surgeons came to Birming- ham. "Birmin gh am declared Dr. Cum ningham, welcomes you with manifest pleasure. Although we have other con ventions' and crowds we will take care | that every attention is shown this body. Your high ideals, your steadfast- ness of purpose under the most trying circumstances at times render this body of the very greatest importance"
 Get Down to Business
 | Dr. J. R. Rogers of Raleigh, N. C., surgeon president of the association, on behalf of his fellow members, expressed his thanks for the kind remarks made by MT. Exum and Dr. Cunningham in welcoming the association. pr. Rogers the Birmingham representatives was true. as that sincerity unmistakable was to be noted in the words of the speakers. He said that he was anxious to meet here and he believed the other members were also pleased. "Especially after we heard of that great census report, said Dr. Rogers. That made me want to see | are here and hope the session will be pleasant and beneficial to us all"
 After the formalities had been ob- served the surgeons went straightway
 into the business of the meeting. The motion was made and overwhelmingly adopted that all the doctors of Birming- ham be given the privilege of the ses- the discussions today will be attended by many physicians of Birmingham.
 The first paper to be read was "Clima- tology of the Seaboard Air Line Region by Dr. Edmond Gladmon of Southern Pines. His remarks were very eulogistic of the climatic conditions of the south especially that of the territory in the Carolinas traversed by the lines of the company. This paper was freely dis cussed by several of the doctors Those participating were Surgeon J. W. Corbett of Camden, Surgeon Oppenheimer of Tampa, Dr. Burke and others.
 Following the discussion of this paper an address, "The Doctor" was delivered by w L. Stanley, chief claim agent for the seaboard MT. Stanley said his work threw him into intimate contact with the medical profession and no class of men held such place in his regard. He paid a glowing tribute to the men of this profession. The address of Mir Stanley was heartily cheered by the surgeons.
 At noon the meeting adjourned until lthe afternoon However, it was under stood the airship would fly on no other day and an adjournment was taken to see the fair and this attraction. The surgeons were disappointed at the failure of MT. Parmeee to fly during the after noon. The meeting reconvened at z o'clock and several short discussions were entered into by the surgeons.
 At the Turn Verein club last night an Informal smoker was rendered the as- lsociation by the Jefferson County Medical society. This was attended by number of prominent physicians here and almost every, member of the association in att