The Washington herald., 1912-09-08
DENTISTS HERE
FOR CONVENTION
All in Readiness for Annual Meet
ing of National Association.
Convenes Tuesday.
THREE ORGANIZATIONS HOLD
PRELIMINARY MEETINGS
Many Papers to Be Read-Dental
Exhibition to Be One of
the Features.

Everything is in readiness for the open
ing of the sixteenth annual convention
Of the National Dental Association, 10
be held here this week. Detailed ar
rangements were completed last night
by the committees in charge OF tne
programme. The sessions commence
Tuesday morning, and continue for -FOUR
days.
Delegates are arriving in great num-
bers from all sections of the country ana
are being welcomed by members or tne
local reception committee. There Will oe
representatives of all the States and prac-
ticaIIy all of the largest cities at the
convention.
The convention will be called to order
at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning in the
New Willard, where the sessions are 10
,e held The invocation will be pro-
bounced by Bishop Alfred Harding, ana
Commissioner Cuno II. Rudolph Will de-
liver the address of welcome. Inc re-
sponse will be made by Frank U. Het-
rick. of Ottawa. Kans. One OF the iea-
lures Of the session will be the address
of Arthur r. Melendy, of Knoxville
Tenn, president of the organization A
special paper on Modern Dentistry IN
Germany" will be read by Newell >.
Jenkins. of Dresden, Germany.
Many Scientific Papers.
On its purely scientific side, the con-
vention will include the reading OF
number of papers dealing with the latest
deyeIopments in the dental profession
together with discussions of the most
advanced methods approved by the mena-
bers of the association for the treatment
of the teeth. Among the Washington
men who Will take active parts IN the
programme are: Or. Harvey w whey
who will discuss "A Consideration OF
the Effects That Impure Food ana Adul-
terated Drugs Have Upon the human
system and DR. l.. +. hepler' OF the
Department of Agriculture, who Will pre-
sent the latest findings OF the depart
ment relating 10 Oral Dental frepara-
TONS
Al O'Clock Tuesday morning there
will he a meeting Of the executive COM
mittee and similar conference ~"
tween the members of the programme
committee. At > o'clock there Will pe
meeting OF the executive counch. Al
noon thursday business meetins "HI
he called. at which the meeting place
I for noxt wear Will be decided upon. The
| election Of officers Will also take place
| at this meeting \ similar session VIII
be held at noon friday, at which the
officers will he installed. the report OF
| the executive council will he read, and
| the appointment of committees Will be
| announced.
DIR. Blue to speak.
At T:Sa o'clock Friday night there will
be a union meeting of the Oral Hygiene
| Committee. the National Mouth Hygiene
| Association. and the District Dental So
ciety. Dr w. c. Ebersole will act as
chairman. A short address will he made
| by Or. r. a. Bates, president OF the DIS
| trCt Dental Society, after which an ad-
| dress Of welcome will he made by DR.
Rupert Blue. surgeon general of the
public Health and Marine Hospital
Service The response will he made by
DR.. A. r. Melendy. president Of the Ma
| tional Dental Association Papers Will b"
| presented by Dr. J. W. Kerr, assistant
surgeon general OF the public Health and
Marine Hospital Service: DIR. J. V.
| ConZett. Of the oral hygiene committee
| of the National Dental Association; Dr
| ". A. White, personal representative OF
DR.. Eugene II. Porter. comm .ssiOner of
health for New York State; and DIR. W.
| A. Evans former commissioner Of health
| of Chicago and now health editor Of the
| Chicago Tribune. presentation of mo-
| ton pictures on mouth hygiene will he
made by DR. l.. l.. Zarbough, Or. J. d.
Towner. and DIR. George f. Hunt
| In connection with the convention there
will be assembled probably the most
| comprehensive exhibition relating to dem
tistry which has ever been seen gotten
| together at any one place in this coun-
| try The exhibition will remain open
\ throughout the week, after which it will
| lie transferred to the exhibition on health,
! which will be one of the features of the
| Fifteenth International Congress on Hy-
giene and Demography. which is to be
held here later in the month.
Local Men in Charge.
| Details in connection with the prepara-
tion for the convention have been in
| charge If the local committee on ar
rangements Of which Dr. John H. London
| is chairman: DIR. Thomas l.. Rust. vice
chairman. and DR.. c. a. Hawley. secre-
tary Chairnen of the different local
subcommittees include Drs w. D. Mon
roe. George w. Boynton. Fenton Brad
| ford, g A. Baker, NJ. F. Finley, and
William DonnalIy. The officers of the
| association include DIR. Arthur r. Me
lcndy, of Knoxville, Tenn, president;
| Dr. l.. p. Dotterer, of Charleston. S c.;
| DR. d. O. NJ lie Cron. of st. Louis, Mo-,
and DR.. L. l.. Barber. of Toledo. Ohio,
wee presidents: DR.. Charles w. Rodgers,
of Boston, Mass, corresponding seCre-
tary; Dr. Homer c. Brown, of Columbus.
Ohio recording secretary, and DR.. II. b.
McFadden, of Philadelphia. Pa, treas
urer.
A move to reorganize the National Den
| tai Association along the lines of the
American Medical Society practically has
been decided upon by the delegates.
| The radicals favoring this move have
placed II before a large number of the
delegates for consideration, and have in
augurated n strong camapign for its
adoption. Their argument in its favor
| is the elimination of under prepared
dentists from the profession and the
closer alignment of the national body.
Officers Arc Elected.
The following officers for the ensuing
| of the twenty-eighth annual convention
Of the National Association of Dental
| Faculties at the New willard yester-
| day:
! Dr. W. f. willmott, OF Toronto, Cana
da, president; DR.. W. f. Grant, of
Louisville, Ky. vice president; DIR.
| George Edwin Hunt, OF Indianapolis.
Ind. secretary. and DIR. W. Clyde Davis.
of Lincoln, Neb., treasurer.
| The executive committee was elected,
as follows: DR.. B. Holly Smith, of BaIti-
more. Md, chairman; Dr. A C. Fried
richs, of New Orleans, La: DR.. W. T.
Chambers. DR.. A. R. Starr. and DR.. c.
c. Allen.
| At the session yesterday of the con-
vention of the Association OF Dental
Examiners at the New Willard the ques-
| ton of requirements for entrance In
| oor1a1aS uoe ,5ioo,.so5