The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-16
OSTEOPATHS WILL
SEE DR.. Sill
FATHER OF oSTEoPATHY WILL
BE 1T ANNUAL CONVENTION IN
KANSAS CiTY-DR. ELLIOTT TO
ATTEND.

DR.. ]. w Elliott, local osteopath, a
formere president of the state asso-
citation, ard physician who takes
great interest in the affairs Of his pro-
fesion will be gone during the late
days of the present month and until
August 10th or whereabouts, attending
the session of the American Osteo-
pathic Association which will be held
in KANSAS City July 31st to August 9Th.
Some oil the features of interest at
tending the program arranged Tor
that body have been outlined as fol-
lows:
Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, the ven
cradle founder of the Osteopathic
School of Practice, will for the first
time in several years appear in person
at the annual International Osteo-
pathic Convention which will be held
in Kansas City the first week in Au-
gust. The railroads have offered the
hospitality of a special train to DR..
Still for this occasion, and if his health
permits the aged head Of the new
school will make the trip and show
himself t his followers who have not
seen him in convention for several
years. DIR. Still is eighty-six years old
suffers some from the inirmities re-
sulting from his service as surgeon
in the Civil War and also from his
strenuous struggles in the pioneer
days of osteopathy.
The movies" will bring the old Doc
tor before his three thousand disciples
| in the convention even if he himself
is unable to attend, as several reels
have been secured showing DR.. Still in
chara eteristic moments of his life in
his home at Kirksville. Missouri, the
birthplace of osteopa;hy Dr. Still
bears Il startling physical resemblance
to Abraham Lincoln. This is particul-
arly noticeable in some of his pictures.
This will be the largest congress of
osteopathy ever held. AS there are
no hotel accommodations in Kansas
City large enough for the sessions, the
meetings will be held in Convention
Hall. They will continue the entire
week. Special trains will be run from
Chicago, st. Louis and other cities to
carry the delegates.
The opening address will be dellv-
cred by Dr. W. Banks Mecham, of Ash
Vile, n. c., who will speak on the
Future of Osteopathy." Technical
papers on "Vertebral Displacements
as the Cause of Disease" will be read
by Prof. e. E. Tucker of the faculty
Of the American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville. Mo-; DR.. John Deason, OF
| Chicago, director of the Osteopathlc
Research Institute, and DR.. Harry w.
Forbes, president of the Lost Angeles
College of Osteopathic college OF ply
sicians and surgeons. DR.. George Stlll,
surg 1on-in-chief of the osteopathic hos
Dital at Kirksville, viii discuss the
comparative Advancement of Osteo-
pathy and Medicine Since 1874"
Original Work on the Spine" will
be presented by DR.. F. NJ. Nicholson.
of Chicago "Acidosis.' will be dis
cussed by DR.. George V. Webster, og
| Carthage, n. Y. DR.. Francis Cave, OF
Boston Will speak on Spinal Curva-
ture."
Original researches in blood pres
sure and hardening of the arteries VIII
be reported on by Dr.. S. V. Robuck'
of Chicago. A novel method Of treat
ing intestinal conditions will be an
nouncai by DR.. H. w Conklin, of Bat
tie Creek, Mich, who has made some
original discoveries regarding the con
nection between epilepsy and abnor'
NAL conditions of the intestines.
Treatment of the eye is included
among the osteopathic specialties
Special eye clinics will be held. DIR, F
l., Cunningham and DR.. T. j. Ruddy
will both speak on this specially, anc
clinics Will be held for refraction b!
DIR. y. +. Parker of Listowell, Ont;
DIR. c. 4. Abegglen, of ColfaX, Wash
DR. II. ]. Mcintyre and DR., William
Bondres.
DR.. Frank c. Farmer, of Chicago, is