Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
Congress of American PLY.
sicians and Surgeons.
MANY DELEGATES HERE
Constituent Societies Of Congress
Also Holding Meetings.
READING OF MANY PAPERS
Progress Of Science During Past
Three Years Will Be Told by
the Speakers.

The eighth triennial congress of Amer.
fcan physicians and surgeons. with 1000
delegates from all parts Of the country In
attendance, met at the Arlington Hotel
this afternoon at $50 O'Clock. The con-
gress. which win also be in session tomor-
row. was opened by its president, DR.. Ed
ward L. Trudeau OF Saranac Lake, N. Y,
and Immediately proceeded to the consid-
Grafton Of the subject assigned for discus
sion this afternoon, Artificial Immunixa-
ton"
The great throng Of medical men gath
cred together for the congress represents
all the various medical societies and or
CARNATIONS OF recognised standing In the
country, and includes many OF the great
est medical authorities in this country and
in the world. Many Of the delegates have
brought to Washington with them their
wives and other members OF their fam
lilies.
Program for Afternoon.
The first paper read this afternoon was
by DR.. Ludwig Hektoen OF Chicago. on
the Formation Of Antfbcdies" He was
followed by DIR. Frederick p. Gay OF
Boston on THE Relation Of Anaphylaxis
to Immunisation." and DR.. s. p. Beebe
Of New York city on ''Immunixation in
Non-Bacteriai Diseases" The papers
will be followed by q discussion Of the
subjects by DR.. J. George Adami, DR..
Alfred Stengel. DR.. Leo Loeb. DR.. J. F.
Anderson. and q number of others.
There will ne another session OF the
congress at the Arlington Hotel this
evening at $50 o'clock. when President
Trudeau will make an address on the
Value Of Optimism In Medicine" This
will be followed by q large reception, to
which all the delegates and their wives
The component associations and Soci-
cites which make up the congress were
also in session today. all OF them holding
meetings and discussing medical Ques-
tourned. however. In order to permit the
delegates to attend the session of the
congress this afternoon and tonight. They
will renew their sessions tomorrow.
ohicers Of Congress.
The officers Of the congress and presi-
dents Of the various component organisa-
lions in session here are:
President-Edward L. Trudeau, n. D..
LII. D.. Saranac Lake, n. Y.
Vice presidents. ex ofYicio-President Of
the American Laryngclogical Association.
DR.. James e. Logan, Kansas City, Mo-:
president Of tho American Surgical Az
ISOLATION. DR.. Rudolph Matas, New Or
leans. La: president Of the American
Chronological Association. DR.. Edward
r. Baldwin, 8aranac Lake, N. z; pres;-
Physicians, DIR. Henry Hun. Albany. N.
Y: president of the American Association
Of Genfto- Urinary Surgeons, DR.. Hugh n.
Young, Baltimore. Md: president OF the
gustus Thorndike. Boston. Mass: presi-
dent Of the American Pedaatric Society.
DR. David J.. Edsall. Philadelphia, Pa:
president Of the American Medtco-Psy-
choiosical Association, DR.. william F:
the American Association Of Psychologists
and Bacteriologists DR.. F. B. Mallory.
Boston, Mass: president OF the American
Ophthalmological Society. DR.. Samuel
the as0V american Geological Society. Dr..
Frederick L. Jack. Boston. Mass: presi-
dent Of the American Neurological So
ciety. Dr. Morton Prince. Boston. Mass. |:
president Of the American GynecoioEicsl
phia, Pa: president OF the American
Dermatological Association. DR.. William
A. Pusey. Chicago. ILL.,: treasurer. DR..
Newton M Shaffer. New York city; sec
mittee. DR.. william II. Carmat. New
Haven. Conn; assistant to the secretary.
Dr. Walter r. Steiner. Hartford. Conn.
The committee on arrangements for the
congress CONSISTS OF DTs. rrdnctS 3.
Loring Of this city. H. NJ. Thomas. Bal
timore. Md. and Joseph Taber johnson.
Rudolph B. Carmichael Joseph H.
Bryan. George Tully Vaughn. w. r. r.
Phillips George NJ. Kober. A. r. Stands.
s. 8. Adams. William A. White, John F.
Anderson, all OF Warrington, and Drs.
s. o. Richey and Hugh H. Young of
Baltimore.
Discuss Infantile Paralysis.
One Of the many important topics which
will discussed by the congress Is infantile
paralysis, which is to be taken UP at
symposium Of the Orthepedic and Pedri-
alto Societies. This disease is recognized
as one Of the most bafiling to the medical
specialists. Among the speakers On this
subject will be Prof F. LANCE Of Munich