Evening star., 1912-08-30
FINAL ACTION DUE
Dental Society to Vote on Re-
organization Plan.
COMING ANNUAL SESSION
National Association to Meet in
Washington September TO-
MANY FEATURES PROMISED
Local Committee Making Plans for
Gathering-Preparation of Pro-
gram Well Advanced.
COMING ANNUAL SESSION
MANY FEATURES PROMISED

With many details of its meetings al
ready completed. announcement was
made this morning of the preliminary
program OF the sixteenth annual conven-
tion of the National Dental Association.
! which is TO be held in Washington. Sep
tember 10 to Is, inclusive. Planning Of
the features of the sessions has been
largely in the hands Of the local COM
mittee Of arrangements, Of which DR..
John H. London is chairman. and many
speakers Of wide repute, both in the
dental profession and in scientific circles.
will have places on the program.
Not the least important feature of the
meeting In Washington will be the final
submission to the association OF the re-
organization plan, which was outlined in
| the tentative adoption Of new form OF
constitution at the last convention i'll
Cleveland. Ohio. Announcement of the
proposed final vote upon the question of
, the constitution a. this convention was
made in the preliminary program by DIR.
Arthur f. MeleDdy of Knoxville. Tenn.
president of the association. According
to his statements. it is proposed to re-
organize the National Dental Association
along the lines Of the American Medical
Association. President Melendy stated
that twentyfour state dental societies al
ready have voted to become affiliated with
Features Of Program.
All sessions OF the convention will be
held at the New Willard. The Rt Rev.
Alfred Harding Bishop Of Washington.
will deliver the invocation at the opening
meeting, and the address OF welcome will
be made by Commissioner Cuno Fl. Ru-
dolph. DR.. Frank 0. Hetrick of Ottawa.
Il y,-iJ to fIn n1l lrnS pT mol
| come. and in the same session President
Arthur T.. Melendy viii deliver his an
nua! address. Another feature at the
opening session will be the presentation
of brochure on Modern Dentistry in
Germany" b. DR. Newell s Jenkins of
Dresden. Germany.
Washington men who will have places
on the program will be DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley. who will discuss "A Consideration
Of the Effects That Impure Foods and
Adulterated Drugs Have Upon the HUI
| man System and DR.. L. +. keb.er OF
! the Department of Agriculture. who will
| make an address on the subject, Oral
Dental Preparations
The program will be divided into three
sections. and the respective sect on chair
men will be Dr. Weston A. Price of Cleve-
land. Ohio: DR.. Frank Q. Hetrick of Otta-
wa. Kan, and DR.. W. II. G. Logan OF Chit
cago. Ill. Besides the Washington men
who appear on the program. other ad-
dresses will be presented by the following
Dr. F. f. Stewart Of Philadelphia, Pa DR.
NJ c. Smith of Lynn. Mass: DIR. William,
0. Hulick of Cincinnati. Ohio: DIR. J. v.
Conzett of Dubuque. Iowa: DIR. Leon S.
Medalia Of Boston. Mass; DIR. George B.
Harris of Detroit, Mich: DR.. c. NJ Nc
Cauley of Abilene. Tex: DR.. B. Holly
Smith of Baltimore. Md; DR.. w. A. Low
EFT of Birmingham. Ala: DR.. II II. John
son of Macon. Ga: DIR. ". r. Clark OF
Mason City. Iowa: DR.. Joseph Head OF
Philadelphia, Pa. DIR. j. J. Moffitt OF
Harrisburg. Pa: DR. NJ. L. Rhein of New
York. Dr. ]. F. Riddle Of Allegheny, Pa.
DR. Thomas B. Hartzell of Minneapolis
Minn., and DR.. George Z. Hunt of Indian
apolis, Ind.