Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
Reading of Technical Papers
Occupies Attention of Med
ieaI Society. :
PHYSICIANS AND WIVES
DR.. MORGAN'S GUESTS
Welcomed to City by Capital Sur
geons-Several Hundred Dele
gates Attend Convention. !;

interest to members of the medical
profession occupied the attention of the
delegates to the forty fifth annual con
vention of the Medical Society OF Nir-
Sinia at the first business session held
at the New Willard Hotel this after
noon. At 1 o'clock this afternoon the
visiting physicians and their wives
were entertained Mt luncheon at the
residence of Or. William Gerry Nor
gan, 1906 10th street northwest
The morning session was begun with
a discussion of the diseases OF the
thyroid gland. DIR. r. NJ. Taliaferro
of Lynchburg. Va, spoke on causes:
DIR. J. C. Flippin of the University of
Virginia on pathology and symptoms:
DIR. George W. McAllister of Hampton.
Va. on medical treatment. and DIR. J.
surgical treatment.
4 paper on THE Heart in Diseases OF
the Thyroid and Other Glands of In
ternal Secretion" was read by DIR. Alex
g. Brown. 1t was discussed by Dr. p.
S. Roy of this city. Or. Charles 3 Webb
of Bowling Green. Va, read paper on
The Medical Profession and the Pub
lie. :thile DIR. H. f. Jones of Roanoke.
Va. reported on the latest results and
views on the therapeutic value of mer-
"LIpomatosis and Atrophy of the Pam
creas'' was the subject a; Il '..p- ~
DR.. Harry T. Marshall of the University
of Virginia who also spoke on "Calcifi-
cation and Ossiiication of the Nall Of
the Heart
Dr. Richard Mason Of The Plains. Va.
read a paper on Therapeutics Thtoash
the Mother" ''Ps! ch"neuf sea il th.
Rela to Chronic Infections was The
subject q IA paper by Dr. J. Allison
Hodges of Richmond, Va.
Afternoon Program.
The program Of the afternoon ses-
sion IS scheduled as follows: stand
ardzation OF the surgeon. End Result
in Cases of Appendicitis" Or. q. Paul
La Rogue Richmond. Va; 'Some dag
nos &c and P,cencstic Values in Renal
Conditions pr Leslie h. Wigs. Rich
mond. Va: Reflex Vesirai lrrit"tlon.'
DR.. j. y. Upshur, Richmond, Va. The
Uses and Abuses of Pituitary Extract
in Labor" DR.. Virginus Harrison.
Richmond. Va; Superstition in Medi-
cine DIR. w. Il. Barham. Newsoms,
monary Embolism,' DIR. j. McCaw
TomI bins, Richmond. Va: ''Sarcoma
of Both Ovaries in a Child OF Three
Years" DIR. F. H. Smith and DIR. J. c.
Motley. Abingdon. Va.
Several Hundred Attend.
Addresses of welcome and a speech
by DIR. Stephen Harnsberger. president
of the society. marked the formal OPEN
ing of the convention at the New VIII
lard Hotel last night. Thare were pres
ent at the opening meeting. in addi-
ton to several hundred delegates ard
their wives, large number of menu
bers of the medical profession of the
District of Columbia.
The delegates we're welcomed on be-
behalf of the President by Brig. Gen.
U. S. A.. and on behalf CT the medical
profession of this city by Dr. Will
liam A. White of the Government Hos
pItal for the Insane. Gen. G ,rgas as
President Wilson were with them and
that the chief executive, as well as
all branches of the medical profession.
welcomed them to the capital He
spoke of the great good accomplished
by medical conventions, when afford
practicing physicians an opportunity
to become familiar with the changes
in the profession and prevent them
from becoming intellectually crys-
tallized."
Mexican Policy Approved.
Approval of the Presidents policy to-
ward Mexico as a means of saving this
cooperation of medical =ocieties with
the government in combating the di-
vorce evil and plea for increased
watchfulness over children were in
corporated in the address of President
HarnSberger.
Health and character make a strong
and resistant nation" declared DIR.
Harnsberger. That is what our fore
fathers had, and they builded wisely
a a
must have if We are to hold our des-
tiny under the responsibilities We as
sumo as the stronghold OF civiliza-
ton.
Speaking of divorce and it's relation
to health he said: The divided home
has no peace in it. and the children of
sucn home have no character-makfns
influences. Whatever obscures the
mothers watchfulness over her home
diverts her energies from her children
The alarming increase in divorces In
this country must have causes 1 con-
ceive that the ruling cause Is to DE
lowered social estimate.
City as Medical Center.
That Washington is to become q
great medical center was predicted by
DR.. Stuart MCGUIRE of Richmond. Va.
who spoke in response to the address
of welcome delivered by DIR. White.
He said that the activities of all
medical organizations were centerin@
in this city, and announced that IT is
certain that the College OF
Surgeons will erect building for re-
search work here. He urged the CO.
operation of medical societies with the
army and navy medical stats and the
public health service.
A dance and reception brought Inc
program for the evening to close.