Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25
PHYSICIANS OF U. S.
CANADA AND MEXICO
MEET HERE THIS WEEK
1900 Men and Women, Leaders
In Hospitals of Three Coun-
tries, to Assemble on Belle
vue-Stratford Roof
RusINEss AND RECREATION

xV,thin the next twenty-four hours 1900
~sn and women, leaders in hosp tails
snrouehout the United States. Canada and
WsxIco will be In this city to attend the
s,shteenth annual session Of the American
yIosnItai Association, which convenes on the
v,of garden Of the Bellevue-Stratford to-
morrow and Wednesday.
The delegates to the convention include
she superintendents, head officials and
heads Of departments OF some OF the largest
ho-pitals In the three countries represented.
sbeclai trains bearing more than 900
s.,sgates TO the sessions will arrive at
rroad Street Station at $3.50 o'clock this
.ff.rnoon Superintendents of the sixty
<cur Philadelphia hospitals and members
A various committees, all wearing badges
will meet the delegates as they arrive. One
speoIaI train, which started from St Louis
and picked up delegates at Chicago and
pittsburgh. will bring many eminent Wis
stors Representatives from Quebec, Mon
freai, Halifax, Winnipeg and other Ca
madam cities are expected before tomor-
row morning.
business sessions will be mixed with
have ample opportunity TO see Philadelphia,
NJ hospitals and historic points Of interest
and make trips to nearby cities.
Special arrangements have been made for
trips to Atlantic City fer the weekend and
A. baltimore, so that delegates can visit
automobile trips through Fairmount Park
10 valley Forge and washlngton's head
quarters, with a luncheon given by the Uni
versity Hospital at the King of Prussia Inn
Friday afternoon. following the adjournment
Of the meeting. Those who prefer TO spend
that afternoon taking a boat trip down the
Delaware will be afforded an opportunity TO
DO So wednesday night the entire down.
stairs at Keith's has been reserved for del
esates to the convention.
Thursday noon covers will be laid for
1000 guests at the luncheon which will be
rendered the guests by the pennsylvania
Hospital.
All doctors and nurses In sixty-four hos
pitals and four medical colleges will join
hands to make the convention a success.
One Of the features of the annual meeting
is n $500, 900 commercial exhibit of valuable
hospital equipment. This is open to the pub
lie. 1t will be shown on the roof of the
Bellevue -Stratford.
Men and women of note from out of the
city are on the program. Among the best
known who will speak while the delegates
are in Philadelphia are Miss Ella Phillips
Crandall, r. N, executive secretary of the
National Association for Public Health
Nursing. New York; DR.. Winford Smith,
superintendent OF the Johns Hopkins Hos
pital, Baltimore. and president of the Amer
lean Hospital Association; DR.. Richard c.
Cabot, chairman of the Boston Hospital
Association; DR.. William F. Snow secre-
tary Of the American Social Hygiene AS
ISOLATION; DR.. Robert J. Wilson superIn-
tendent of hospitals New York Health De-
partment; Miss Ida Barrett, formerly with
the research department of the Rockefel-
Ter Institute. now with the Children's Hos
pital of Philadelphia DR.. John A. Hornsby
editor OF the Modern Hospital; DR.. s. s.
Goldwater. superintendent of the Mt. Sinai
Hospital, New York, and DR.. George OEIan-
lon superintendent of the Bellevue and Al
lied Hospitals Of New York city.