The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-11

| nolus Cnercehder OF the stage and the
people aneeall agog for the coming of
the noted doctors, dentists and phnr-
macists. The local commjttae Ia
:, straining every nerve to make the
convention the best the Association
has ever known and unless all signs
fail they will show all Of the other
! cities some~new wrinkles in the art
Ilof entertaining. Dr.: w. S. Lotion,
1 chairman of the general committee.
J. has his staff we'll in hand and every
/ worker Is doing his duty in his place.
, DR.. A. M, Curtis chairman on recep-
ton and ball, gives it out with conf
uence that the spectacle at Conven-
| ton Hall on the evening of the 25th
! Will out rank even the balls of the
!, inaugural period, and the music, the
\ supper and the costumes will fur
n1Sh a combination Of attractions
81 that will make the occasion long to
4 be remembered. Dr. c.. Sumner
i Wormley Is preparing for the FRIDAY
\ outing at Washington Park and this
Will be the function that will be
found highly enjoyable after the
ii strenuous indoor proceedings of the
week. No better man than the popu-
lar and affable DR.. .Wormley
could have been chosen for this de-
4 Eghtful task.
4 The committee desires it. to be
particularly emphasized that while
much is being done to assure a bril-
nant social season for those who
come to the convention, the purely
scientific side of the occasion is not
to be overshadoWed. The educational
aspect OF the meeting is receiving
the hons. share Of the attention Of
the members in charge of the Dro-
gram, for they realize the fact and
confess it frankly that it would not,
be just to invite such an important
organization as the National Medical
Association here merely for a frolic,
when there Is so much genuine work
to be done.
II The papers this year will cover a..
WIDER range of medical inquiry than
ever before Rnd great care has been
taken to assign the discussions to
recognized authorities upon the
branches in question, to the end that
the best possible light may be shed
and the largest degree Of benefit
secured. The superior advantages of
the $750,000 Freedmen's Hospital
are being pointed out. From its
many wards will come Hmitless OPP
portunlties for the study Of diseases,
and It's equipment for clinics I'M
surpassed any where in the land. A
series of clinics will be held each
morning from eight to ten O'Clock
at this mammoth hospital and each
afternoon the dental section will
hold clinics In the dental infirmary
on W street from two to five o'clock.
The public sessions for the discus
sion of general subjects will be held
IN Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel
on Tuesday and Thursday. Wednes-
day will be taken up by the separate
II meetings Of the various sections, the
medical surgical> dental, and phar-
lmaceutical. These meetings will he
held in rooms assigned them in the
administration building of Howard
University. The printed program will
carry schedule, showing to the min
ute just when each meeting or event
is to take place. The big public
meeting on Tuesday night will be
4 held at the / 9th StPeet-Baptist
i church, and it will be a gala, oppor-
l tunlty for getting acquainted" with
the strangers within our gates. The
ladies have been asked to have no
lsocial functions for the gentlemen
that will detract from the serious
labors of tho convention and they
will govern themselves accordingly.
fThe rule Of everything in it's sea-
ISOn" will be rigidly observed, and
thus no interest will suffer for lack
of attention. The stag" by the Mu-
iSo-Lit is to be the banner entertain
ment for the male visitors, and Dr..
A. NJ. Curtis and DR.. Arthur s. GRAY
lhave gone the limit" to make all
it should be. IT will be held in True
IRcformers' Hall Tuesday night after
the church meeting. Tuesday after
moon will come the election of Off
Icers and despite the efforts of the
managers to avoid medical politics.
the contest for the presidency bids
fields. The friends Of each aspirant
ARE making d vigorous canvass and
the results will be accepted in the
proper Spirit, wherever victory may