Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-19
RESPECT TO MEMORY
OF SAMUEL SPENCER
Eulogy of Deceased President of
Southern Railway at Meet
ing of Surgeons.

Special orders for today's session of
the 10Th annual meeting of the Associa-
ton of Railway Surgeons of the South
ern Railway and its allied lines. at the
New Willard. Hotel. included an address
by Fairfax Harrison, president of the
Southern; L. E. Jeffries of the legal de-
partment of the system and DR.. Tom A.
Williams. all of Washington. The Sam
uel Spencer memorial address by DR.. J.
w Jervey of Greenville, S. c., was also
one Of the special orders" for today.
President Harrison. speaking on THE
Relations of the Surgeon and the Rail
road" Informed his auditors that theirs
was one of the most important of the
many departments into which modern
railroading has been divided. Formerly.
he said. the work of the railroad surgeon
began and ended with the first aid
treatment of wreck victims. the care OF
employees injured in the discharge OF
their duties and similar work. Now. how
ever the railroad surgeon concerns him
self with sanitary conditions on tue road,
both as regards the roads actual equip
ment of rolling stock and its stations and
their surroundings.
Increase of Responsibilities.
From a position which paid only for
services rendered in cases of emergency,
such as wrecks. accidents, etc, the rail-
way surgeon has risen to a place in
which he co-operates with federal au-
thorities, state boards Of health and other
sanitary agencies, and his recommends
tons within his own field are received
with as much consideration as are those
of any official of the road.
In these days of modern railroading' .
said President Harrison. lit would be al
without engineers as for it to dispense
with the services of its surgeons
Mr.. Jeffries. discussing the relations of
the medical to the law department of a
railroad. spoke Of the correlation. along
many lines, of the two departments, and
commented on the dependence which the
legal department, in many instances,
must place in the medical and surgical
department of the road.
Feature of the Meeting.
The memorial address on the late Sam
ucI Spencer. president of the Southern,
VITO was killed in a wreck several years
ago. was a sketch of the dead president
life and resume of the part he took in
originating and developing the policy of
the system. This address is feature of
the annual meetings of the association
The paper on "Occupational Neuroses, -
by DIR. Tom A. Williams. was a technical
discussion Of the special ailments to which
persons engaged in certain occupations
are subject
At the session yesterday afternoon a
symposium was held on Fractures of the
Wrist" the surgeons participating in the
discussion being W. P. Horton, North
Wilkesboro. n. G.: B. NJ. Ellsworth. JEFF.
ferson City, Tenn: T. J. Brothers, An.
niston. Ala: H W. Blair, Sheffield. Ala.
B. B. Sims. Talladega. Ala: r. C. Smith
Newport, Tenn: S. r. Miller, Knoxville
Term: Earle Bremen. Birmingham, Ala
Lane Mullaly. Charleston, 6. C.: J. I'D
Taylor. Columbia. s. c.: ]. l. Virgins
East st. Louis. ILL.,; T. F. Robinson. Bes.
serner. Ala: Lucien Lotion, Empora
Va. and E. R. Michaux, Greensboro
y. G. -.... .-
This afternoon the visiting surgeons
went down the river to Indian Head
Light refreshments were served on tn.
steamer. and the excursionists were to re
turn to Washington in time for dinner.