The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-13

Is question which We as prVtes
sion will be called on q race IN 'he
not very distant future -,
There are unmistdkahle s.shs ~ ~,
health insurance viii constitute the
next great step Ia socia! leg stat on.
Experience mas shVwn that an adS
guatr health insurance sNStrm suVN1a
distribute tht cost OF sfc kness amons
fhos. respousible Tor conditions caus-
ing IL and thereby tighten the purGen
on the Individual Financial lnceh J.
tive may thus py AlNen Tor INC 4hau
EuratiCn Of ,umpr rhenslNe meAsuIS J
for THE prevention OF al sease. Nou!o
accordingly SuggeSt that the Amer /
can Medical association continue the
studies, which have been as splendld-
Is begun. OF the results OF heelth IN =
-urauce an all rs aspects IN this ana
in foreign countries. 50 as 10 decide
uu pIt gram which would properly
.ropfJ.rasr any proposed health lnsur-
anCs system with existing agenc -
for the cure and prevention or DIS
ease.
Preceding the installation OF the
A. NJ A. officers In the Lyceum. the
corridors OF the Big downtown ho-
tells and the streets about the down
town districts presented busy
scene. on every hand members OF
the association could be seen. iden-
tilted by their badges. An almost
continuous stream OF doctors and
visitors 70 the convention. carrying
their travelling bags. was met on
the walks around Grand Circus park
and Cadillac-sq, in the vicinity OF
the larger hotels.
The number OF members OF the
association who had registered in
the registration bureau in the Ho-
tel Statler was close 10 1900. Tues
day morning. According 10 DIT. Louis
]. Hirschman. of the arrangements
committee, az least double that
number will arrive today. This
number only indicates the members,
and does not include wives. children
and friends who accompany them.
on the streets a profusion OF au-
tomobiles assisted in making even
more congested the already crowd
ed traffic conditions Every fourth
or fifth car in the neigh horhood Of
the hotels bore the emblem A NJ
A." the Get in and ride" sign OF
the convention Much favorable
comment on the Get in and ride
idea" was heard among the visitors
in hotel Hobbies and around the
streets. and Chairman H!rschman
and the local arrangement commit
tee. received high commendation
among the city's guests for the high
ly efficient manner in which the ar
rauGements were made for handling
the huge ihrorg
So dense was the traffic, because
OF the influx OF automobiles in
which some Of the visitors had rid.
den 70 the cry, that Traffic Director
William Rutledze detailed a mum
Der OF extra men. under Sergt Harry
H. Jackson 10 handle the situation
The route 20 the Lyceum theater,
the armory and other headquarters
to which the delegates might wish
20 20 has been cleyerly blazed by
the placins OF signs on posts at cor
rers upon which arrows and instruc-
lions Indicate the proper direction
o. travel toward the various meet
ing places.
The social programs for Tuesday
include a reception and tea tor the
visiting ladies, az the Country CLUB
2 TO , .. m. and a number OF alum
ri and section dinners and smokers
70 be held in the evening At :
O'Clock Detroit women physicians
will give a banquet for visiting
rhNsicians.