The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-19
DOCTORS GOING
TO Los ANGELES
California City Will Be Mecca Of
Members Of Medical
Profession.
THEIR II ANNUAL MEETING
Elaborate Plans Have Been Made
for Entertainment OF
Visitors.
lR ANNUAL MEETING

Los Angeles, Cal, June Isles An
Gcles VIII be the centre of attraction
4 Tor the medical profession OF the United
States during the latter part of June.
The sixty-second annual session of the
American Medical Association will be
held I'm this city on Tuesday, Wednes-
day. Thursday and Friday June 27-30.
Ihis meeting, which Will be the annual
assembling OF the Representatives of
Y the national organization of the medi-
cal profession comprising over $4,000
members. has not been held on the Pa
cifc Coast since 1905, when the assoc
citation met at Portland during the
Lewis and Clark Exposition.
The American Medical Association Is
h composed Of over 1000 county socie-
ties end OF iifty-two State and terri.
torial associations. The meeting at
Los Angeles will include the thirteen
scientific sections. as we'll as the annual
session OF the House Of Delegates, the
business and legislative body, composed
OF representatives from all State assoc
Citations. AS the associa ton. In the
sixty-thrce years of lis existence, has
only mot three times on the Pacific
Coast, Its coming meeting is anticipated
by physicians and the public throughout
the West
Many Minor Meetings..
\ Many other medical organizations,
I either independent or subordinate to
the association, Will hold their meet.
ings about the same time. so that there
are few physicians in the United States
who Will not be interested in some OF
the meetings which Will be held in
the West during tho next month.
h Among other organizations which will
4 meet at Los Angeles are the American
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Saturday. June %. and Monday, June
20; the Conference of State and Provin-
cial Boards of Health OF North America
which meets on Friday. June 30; the
American Society of Medical Examip-
crs. which meets on June &c and %,
and the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis,
which meets at Denver on June 20
and 81. Besides these scientific meet
ings, many class and medical college
reunions Will be held during the week
OF the annual session.
The first meeting will take place Mon
day, when the House of Delegates VIII
he called to order alto a. NJ by this
president, DR.. William II Welch. OF
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
! This representative body nsists OF $50
members. representing the ffty-two
Z State and territorial assocla tions. the
Il thirteen scientific sections. the medical
departments OF tho army, the navy and
the public health and marine hospital
services. This body Will meet daily
and will hear reports from the presi-
dent and secretary OF the association.
the hoard OF trustees and the perma
nent councils. VIZ. the Council OF Med
ical Education. the Council on Phar-
macy and Chemistry. the Council on
Health and Public Instruction. etc. |
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the association for the past year and
will transact all business, including
tho election of officers. in Its four-da
session.
Scientific Work.
The sclentihc work of the association
Will begin in the general meeting in
the Baptist Auditorium on Tuesday
morning. at which addresses OF welcome
Will be delivered by the president OF the
Los Angeles County Medical Society
and the Medical Society OF the state OF
California; II. w. johnson. Governor OF
California; George Alexander, Mayor
or Los Angeles. and others. At this
meeting, Dr. John 3. Murphy. the pres
ident- elect. will deliver his presidential
address.
j Following the general meeting, the
sections will hold their scientific meet-
inGs in various auditoriums In the city.
an average of about thirty scientific
papers being read before each section,
making between $50 and 400 scientific
I papers which will be presented and
Z discussed by the leading physicians,
4 surgeons and specialists Of the nation.
Commercial and scientific exhibits, com
prising pathological and scientific ma
terial. contributed BY. medical colleges.
hospitals. laboratories and individuals.
will also attract many thousands of
visitors during the week. j This year.
foi the first time. the committee on
sclcntihc exhibit has offered prize of
$500 for the hest cartoons on sanitary
questions, with View to securing ma
terial for the education OF the people
on public health.
4 The medical visitors to Los Angeles
do not intend 10 devote all OF their
< time to scientific and professional ques-
lions. Receptions, dinners. afternoon
teas, automobile and carriage drives,
excursions to nelghhoring points OF
interest, have been planned BY The
committees on entertainment for the
wives and daughters of visiting ply
sicians.
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