The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-24
SURGEONS HERE
FOR CONVENTION.
Southern Railway Staff Gathers
for Annual Meeting and
Pleasure.
NOT ENOUGH MEN FOR WORK
Chief Surgeon Apologize Wants
Men Ten Miles Apart-Pro-
gram of Meeting.
NOT ENOUGH MEN FOR WoR4

Perhaps the browning feature OF the
annual meeting of the Association OF
Surgeons OF the Southern Railway.
which begins at the Jefferson Hotel
this morning. Will be an address by
w. w. Finley, president of the road.
This will be delivered before the assoc
citation at 1870 o'clock tomorrow.
The topic is not known here.
Colonel w. A. Henderson. general
counsel in Tennas see, who had expect.
ed to be present, will be unable to at.
tend.
Many OF the Southern surgeons, ac.
companied by members OF their fami-
lies, arrived in the city last night.
Every hotel houses some. OF them. 1t
IL conservatively estimated that no
fewer than 400 persons will be in the
city in connection with this meeting
by this afternoon.
Nearly all OF the business will be
entirely technical Papers will be
read on various phases of the work
Of railway surgeon. and general dis
oussion Will follow each written con-
tribution. The organization has moth
ing in the way OF public program,
C mining its work strictly to details
concerning the profession OF its mem
bcrs.
Local Men Invited.
Every physician and surgeon In
Richmond is not only cordially invited,
but is urged to attend any or all OF
the meetings. to report any cases
which have come under their notice
and to.take full part in the discussion.
This is a feature which lis being push
cd By the officers and members, who
hope that many of the local profession
will be heard from.
Numerous social features will en-
iiven the sessions. The members OF
the association will be the guests OF
Dr. Lucien Lotion. of Emporia, a, a
buffet luncheon at Murphy's hotel to-
morrow afternoon at 1880. Wives and
daughters OF local physicians will en-
terrain the visiting women at a tea
at the wonans Club tomorrow at
o'clock
Tomorrow night the women will,
However. be left TO their own devices,
while their men folk repair to the
westmoreiand Club. AT 9:3o an "Old
Virginia supper will be served there.
The last session of tho association,
which will be held on Thursday, will
take place on the Old Dominion Line
steamer Brandon. en- route down the
James River The boat will leave
Richmond AT 9 o'clock, going TO Will
cox's Wharf The local committee OF
arrangements. headed by Surgeon
Oculist j. A. White. of Richmond, will
escort the visitors 10 Westover. 10 view
that fine old country estate. The
party will return late in the after
neon, thereupon dispensing for their
homes.
Chief Surgeon Talks.
A leading figure in this and all other
meetings Of the Associations of Sur
geons of the Southern Railway is DR..
w. a. Applegate. OF Washington. chief
surgeon OF the road. who. with Mrs.
Apologize. arrived last night. Hs
holds no position in the body. but
appoints all the railways surgeons.
DR.. Applegate explained that the as
ISOLATION was born OF the necessity for
getting the men together for purposes
OF training and of cooperation. The
system is so immense that 1T would be
a physical impossibiiity for him to get
around and see all his men. so the
annual meetings came into being.
Emergency surgery, he says. is like
no other kind of practice. and the
surgeons must be especially trained
for this kind OF work. An interchange
of ideas is found to be the best
method of perfecting the work
My IDEAL said DR.. Applegate las.
night, .is a surgeon within every ten
miles. A bill was introduced in Con-
gress some time since to require a
case of surgical instruments to be car
rIed on every train, passenger and
freight. The intention, of course. was
to have means at hand to treat cases
when wreck happens.
No Place on Train.
Now. in the whole course OF my
experience I have never been able to
figure out where to put such case.
Every passenger car carries an axe,
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