The Detroit times., 1916-06-10
American Medical AS
ISOLATION Opens Con-
ventiOn, Monday
$4,000 VISITORS
ARE EXPECTED
Gathering Will Be One
of Largest In City's
History

The vanguard Of an army OF 49,
900 peaceful invaders. the cream or
the medical talent and knowledge OF
( the country. bent on instituting the
largest convention Detroit has ever
seen, and threatening 10 swame To-
cal hotels and higher class rooming
houses, has arrived In Detroit.
At 10 o'clock, Monday morning.
The opening session OF the sixty-sev-
enth annual convention OF the Amer
lean Medical association will be
held, In the Wayne County Medical
society rooms. No. 33 High-st. east
Physicians Of wide repute. surgeons.
and doctors from all sections OF the
country, with their wives. families
and friends, will be among the gath
oring. The local committee, OF
which DR.. Louis j. Hirschman is
chairman. is making arrangements
for the reception of $4,000 guests.
TO accommodate the visitors who
tail to obtain hotel rooms, the COM
mittee already has chartered the
steamer Detroit Ill, which will be
stationed in the river and delegates
and others given an opportunity TO
reserve living rooms on the vessel
u party from Chicago will arrive in
= chartered steamer, which also will
~ anchored In the river and used
- hotel by visiting doctors.
Convention attendants who motor
- the city from surrounding towns
Also are being taken care of by the
oommittee. which already has made
more than 400 garage reservations.
With the delegates, who number
oaly about 1875. will come a host OF
members of the profession anxious
70 obtain the benefit of the ad-
oresses on technical questions that
win be delivered by prominent
authorities on medical subjects,
and also a small army Of dealers in
professional supplies. DESTROYS Of In
Producing their wares to the atten-
ton Of the physicians.
Friday afternoon the Detroit ar
nory. headquarters for the supply
uVH. YVES beehive Of activity.
Workmen had. since morning. erect
~ booths that occupied the entire
ceuter Of the auditorium and. by
012eink i floor in the gallery. where
fcsmeriy tiers Of seats had been.
had provided hundreds OF feet Of ad-
1itional display space for the exhibit
tor.
\ boy Scouts will be in public places
- direct visitors to their various des-
tinations around town. Practically
every physician in the city and
number of other citizens will donate
their automobiles to the use OF the
city's guests. Each machine devot-
ed to this purpose will bear a circu-
lar placard, with the insignia "A. NJ.
A." on the windshield, which viii
identity the cars. The slogan dur
ing the convention will be Get in
and ride" and any visitor TO the
session walking upon the street will
be at liberty at any time TO enter
one OF the cars that happens TO be
going In the direction In which he
fs bound
The Statler will be the hotel head.
quarters and already the corridors
are Bwarming with the medical men
and other convention followers. The
convention will continue until Fri
day. and during the Ave days special
entertainment In the form of excur-
sions. teas and parties have been ar
ranged for the visitors and their
ladies.
A handbook OF information has
been issued by the local committee
on arrangements, In which are de.
tailed the principal points OF inter
est IN the city and instructions TO
the delegates and others rs to the
city's topography and means OF
transportation.