Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.

Changes of duties and stations OF
public health service. for the seven
days ended January 10. follow:
Assistant Surgeon General J. w.
Kerr, to represent the service and act
as chairman at the conference of state
health authorities 20 be held in Salt
Lake City, Utah. February .: also stop
en- route at Chicago. ILL.,, and represent
the service at meetings to be held by
the councils on medical education and
on health and public instruction of the
American Medical Association, Febru-
airy I and S.
Assistant Surgeon General w. c.
Rucker to represent the service and act
as secretary at the conference of state
health authorities to be held in Salt
Lake City, Utah, February 2: also stop
en- route at Chicago, ILL.,. and attend
the meetings of the federation of state
medical boards and Association of
American Medical Colleges, February
Il and 8.
Senior Surgeon C. c. Pierce. to make
headquarters at Laredo, Tex. and to
take charge of operations for the pre-
vention of the Introduction of typhus
fever from Mexico.
Surgeon T. Clark. detailed to present
an address on school sanitation at a
meeting of the conference OF charities
and correction of Maryland, at Annap-
oils. Mdr,, January 25.
Assistant Surgeon r. r. Savers. re-
lieved from coast guard cutter Seneca
and report at the marine hospital,
Stapleton, n. Y.
Assistant Surgeon n. V. Wildman.
jr., relieved at marine hospital. Staple
ton N Y, and report to the command
ing officer of the coast guard cutter
Seneca.
Sanitary Chemist Charles Weisman.
relieved in New York city, and report
to the officer in charge Of Industrial
investigations. Pittsburgh, Pa
Sanitary Engineer Calvin n. Harrub.
proceed to Washington and report at
the hygienic laboratory for duty in
studies of coastal waters
Drs. Edward c. Ernst and Peter }.
German, commiss toned a. assistant sur
geons.
Assistant Surgeons Robert H. Het-
terick and John A. Watkins. commits
stoned and promoted to the grade OF
passed assistant surgeons.
Boards of commissioned medical
officers convened for the examination
of applicants for appointment as assist
ant surgeons. January "a, as follows:
MARINE SHiehSo -
for the board: Surgeon J. o. Cobb.
chairman: Assistant Surgeon r. r.
Spencer, recorder.
Marine Hospital. New Orleans. La
Detail for the board: Surgeon r. II. Won
Ezdorf. chairman: Assistant Surgeon S.
L. Christian, recorder.
Marine Hospital, st. Louis. Mode
tail for the board: Surgeon NJ J. White,
chairman: Assistant Surgeon II. c. Var
brough, recorder
Board of medical officers convened for
the discrimination of an alien residing
near Tacoma. Wash.-Detail for the
board: Surgeon b. J. Lloyd, chair
man: Assistant Surgeon d. Sc Baugh-
man, member: Acting Assistant Surgeon
F. X. Underwood, or +. J. Schug. re-
corder.
Coast guard retiring boards convened
for the examination of certain members
of that service, who may be directed
to present themselves before the board ;
boards to convene at call of the Presi
dent. as follows:
Marine Hospital, Detroit Mich
Senior Surgeon H. w. Austin and Sur
geon II. w. Wickes, members
Marine, Hospital, Buffalo. n. Y.-Sur-
geon c. II. Gardner and Acting Assist
geon r. l.. De Saussure members.
Marine Hospital. Chelsea. Mass.-Sur-
geon B. w. Brown and Assistant Sur
geon o. II. Cox. members.
Marine Hospital. Baltimore. Md.-Sur-
geon G. w. Vogel and Assistant Sur
geon r. l.. De Saussure, members.
Marine Hospital. New Orleans, La
Surgeon r. H. Won EZdorf and Assist
ant Surgeon S. l.. Christian. members.