The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-26
VIRGINIA PHYSICIANS
MEET IN WASHINGTON
Surgeon-General Gorgas, of United
States Army, to Make Open
ing Address.
RICHNIoNDERs ON PROGRAM
Visit to Fort Mycr and Review of
Cavalry Among Entertainment
Features-Army and Navy to
Have Health Exhibits.


Have Health Exhibits.
For the first time in the history of
the organization. the Medical Society
CO Virginia will hold its annual meet
Ing this year outside tho Common
wealth, the convention being scheduled
To convene tomorrow at the New Will
lare Hotel. Washington. for three
day session. 1t is stated that an effort
Will be made by the Washington
Chamber of Commerce to have the So
ciety meet regularly In that city every
Two or three years. The socicty met
In 1912 In Richmond. at the Jefferson
Hotel.
Entertainments arranged BY the
Washington committee In honor of the
delegates include an automobile ride to
Fort Myer. Va, on Thursday. to wit
ness special cavalry drill, given for
their benefit. The Washington cham
Der ri Commerce has sent letters to
all It's members as well as to Washing
ton physicians. requesting them to do
nate the use of their automobiles on
that afternoon. a large number OF
car owners have volunteered.
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
INCLUDES INTERESTING EVENTS
Resides the regular business OF the
convention. the program embraces the
following events:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. reception, o:so
TO 10 r. NJ: dance. 10 to IL p. NJ.
Observation-Disclosures to visiting
physicians and ladies at DIR. William
Gerry MorSans residence, l00G Six
teenth Street. Northwest. 1880 p. NJ;
automobile ride for visiting women,
y. NJ.
Thursday-SpecIai cavalry and artil-
lery drlll at Fort Myer Vn.. Colonel
Wilder in command. 2:3O p. NJ, smoker
at New Willard Hotel. 10 y. ".
Friday--Ambulance drill at Walter
Reed Hospital. Colonel John l.. Phillips
in command. 1880 a. NJ.
The officers Of the Medical Society
OF Virginia are: DR.. stephen Harms
berger. Catlett. president; DR.. r. c.
Bryan, Richmond: DR.. J Staige Davis.
university, and DR.. g. t. Cary, New
port News, vice-prcsidents: Dr. Mark
w. Peyser. Richmond. treasurer, and
DR.. Pnulus y. Irving. Farmville. secre-
tary.
The executive council includes the
following from this city: Drs. Charles
V. Darlington. A. l.. Gray and II. Stuart
MacLean. DR.. j. Shelton Horsley. OF
this city. Is one OF the three delegates
elected by the society at it's last meet
ing to represent IL at the convention
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT GORGAS
TO MAKE OPENING ADDRESS
The convention VIII open at the New
Willard at o'clock Tomorrow night.
with an address of welcome by DIR.
William c. Gorgas, Surgeon General
Of the United States Army. Washing
ton. The response OH behalf OF the
state of Virginia will be made by Rich
ard Evelyn Byrd. of this city. DR.. Will
liam "a. White, of Washington. will
welcome the visitors on behalf of the
Medical Society OF the District of
Columbia. The response on behalf OF
the Medical Society OF Virginia will be
made by DIR. Stuart MCGUIRE. OF this
city.
On the program for addresses and
talks at the business sessions OF the
three-day meeting are the following
Richmonders: Drs. ]. Shelton Hershey,
Alex G. Brown, ]. Allison Hodges, G.
Paul LaRoque. Leslie %. Wigs. ]. N.
Upshur. Virginius Harrison, j. McCaw
Tompkins, B. II. Gray. John F.. VIM,
Greer Baughman. Or. st. George Grin
nan. III. Stuart MacLean, S. G. Bowen,
Joseph A. White, c. NJ. Miller. w. a..
Picker, Charles II Robins, Hugh NJ
Taylor, A. l.. Gray, w. p. Mathews c.
G.. Coleman and NJ. c. Sycle.
DISTINGUISHED INVITED GUESTS
HAVE PLACE ON PROGRAM
the United'States Navy. has invited the
visiting physicians to visit the Naval
Hospital and Medical School. Surgeon
General Rupert Blue, United States
Public Health Service, has invited the
visiting physicians to visit the hygiene
laboratory. s
DR. Stepsen Harnsberger. president of
the society, has been authorized to in
Yitc guests OF honor. and Washington
is to have DR.. John Benjamin Nichols.
first president OF the United Medical
Society Of the District Of Columbia. ms
it's representative.
The encouragement of the medical
department of the army was requested
to select another guest of honor, and
named. DIR. Theodore c. Lyster, who is
TO present n paper on Sanitation by
Medical Officers of the United States
Army"
SUPERINTENDENT Rupert Blue, of the
Public Health Service. another of the
guests of honor, will have presented by /;
Drs. Mcmillan and Clark, of his bureau,
q joint paper on trachoma.
DR.. G. w. Grille. of Cleveland. another
guest of honor, who Is considered an
authority on shock. will present paper
on anesthesia.
The exhibition features of this con-
vention will include displays by the
medical department Of the army, the
Public Health Service and the Bureau
of Vital Statistics, in addition to the
very extensive commercial exhibits by
manufacturers.
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