The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-23
busy DAY SPENT
{ BY X-RAY PEOPLE
FOfficers Chosen and Niagara
Falls Selected as Next
E!st Meeting Place.
PERCEPTION is RENDERED
7 Technical Papers Are Read.
FinalsSession This
Morning.

Seven addresses Of strictly pro-
kfessional nature held the attention
Eof the American Roentgen Ray So.
Hciety at it's third days session yester.
EBAY. Aside from the papers that were
bread. the most important business
transacted by the society was the
election OF officers and the selection
eof tho next meeting place.
At an executive session during the
Emorning meeting the nominating COM
Hmittee. appointed shortly after the
hconveniion met early in the week, re-
kported the following nominations,
(Which were ratified: President. DR.. r.
EH. Baetjer. Baltimore: Vice Presi-
Eoents-Drs. II. w. Van Allen. SPRING
geld. Mass; G. NJ. Steele. Oshkosh.
EWis: j. II. Edmondson. Birmingham.
EAla; w II. Egen. Halifax, Nova
EScotia: II. E. Potter, Chicago; Secre-
Etary. DR.. III. K. Pancoast. PHILADELPHIA.
EIreasurer. DR.. Charles T Bowen. CO.
Eiumbus. o.. member OF the Execu.
etNe COMMITTEES. Dr. A. L. Gray. Rich
gmond: Publication Committee. DR.. p.
EM. Hickey. Detroit: DR.. Sidney Tango.
sCincinnati. and DR.. r Bowen, Phiin.
Edelphia-
( Niagara Falls was chosen to be the
kconvontion city next year. A number
EoI other cities extended invitations,
among them Rochester. Columbus and
IA.
ETno city won out. The Richmond con-
ESent'on comes to close this morning
EsVlth a schedule OF three addresses and
Eh short business session.
6 Technical Addresses Yesterday.
Wh'le holding strong interest for
the Initiated, and treating matters NJ
Ethe utmost Importance to the profes-
khion. the papers read yesterday were
overwhelmingly recondite and tech
enical. and OF such a nature as 10 rem.
sncr extremely difficult a short and
Esatisfactory synopsis. Many of them
were illustrated with special platea
fand with stereopticon slides.
/ Inc subjects and speakers OF the
kmorning session follow: THE Impor-
ttanee OF the Proper Understanding
,of the Relation OF the Abdominal Wis.
,ccra in the Treatment of Auto;ntoxi.
Ecation and Auto'nfection." by DR.. Joel
u. Goldwait. OF Boston. with discus
sionH Of the same subject by DR..
percy Brown. bf Boston. and Dr.. A.
w. Crane. OF Kalamazoo: "Roentgen
Diagnosis OF the Position In Prey
nancy" by Dr. Preston NJ. Hickey, OF
New York. with. q discussion opened
by DR.. Willis F. Manages. of Phiiadei-
/. phia. The other address of the morn
+ ing session was delivered by DR..
George c. Johnson. OF Pittsburg.
The nrst paper OF the afternoon
meeting. which convened at 2:3o. was
by Dr. Charles Lester Leonard. OF
Philadelphia. on the subject "Compen-
sating DISBURSEMENTS OF the Thoracic
Nisccra in Pulmonary Tuberculosis"
Discussion on 1t was led by DR.. Sid
! ney Lange. OF Cincinnati. The other
three addresses OF the afternoon were:
Studies OF %Ray Chest Plates OF
( Tuberculosis.' DR.. H Kennon, Dun
ham. Cincinnati: "Roentgenology of
i Kinks in the Ureter," DR.. George H.
; Slower Denver: and Collaboration
: Essential in tho Diagnosis OF Surgical
/ Conditions OF the Kidney and Ureter,r
/ DR.. John Hunter Selby. Rochester,.
/, minnesota Comment on thegc ad-
/ dresses was led by DR.. F. H Baetjer.
/ Baltimore; DIR. Alfred L. Gray. Rich
mond; and DIR. r. w. Caldwell. New
| York
! Reception MT Commonwealth.
The big social feature of the con-
| vcntion was the reception and enter
tainmnt rendered the delegates and
their friends by the medical profession
TOT the city at the Commonwealth Club
last night from $40 to midnight. 1t
was largely attended by the visitors
and invited guests from the city. and
was one OF the most enjoyable events