The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-03
MEDICAL SOCIETY PLEDGES SUPPORT ID THE PRESIDENT Capt. Mortimer Jordan Out lines Divisions of Army
 Medical Service
SKILFUL SURGEONS
 NEEDED FOR ARMY
Ten Birmingham Doctors Are on the Reserve Corps of the United States Navy and Army.
 More Are Needed

~ President Wilson can rely upon the services of Birminghams most skillfui and expert surgeons and physicians. The Jefferson County Medical society adopted a resolution pledging it's sup port and it was wired to the chief eX- ecutive last night.
 The conditions that would arise in event of war were outlined by Dr Mortimer Jordan, captain of Company K of the Fourth Alabama infantry. Fresh from the Mexican border, where he maze frst-hand observations of COT tions, Captain Jordan declared tl skilfuI surgeons would play al- most as great a part in war as the men on the firing line.
 During his recital he made a sur- vey' of the medical corps, which would be used in event of war.
 Following Dr. Jordan, Dr. W. S.. Rountree, Dr. W. F. McAdory, Dr Lloyd Nolan, Dr. Burr Ferguson and pr. stillwell of New York addressed the society, which had full attend ance.
 The address of Dr. Jordan was com- prehensive and timely. The greatest need of the government, except for soldiers, is for high-class surgeons, he declared He enumerated how regi- mental surgeons might prevent dis eases by supervising the sanitary con- ditions of the camp and by careful in- spection of the men.
 SKILFUL AID NEEDED
 While expressing the view that the mental eye was limited in it's scope of the situation that the United States is confronting, he said that we should prepare for 1t. The way in which the medical profession might aid was by preparing to give the patriotic men who served the country the most eff cient and ski1ful aid.
 There were four divisions of the medical service in the army, he eN- plained. The regimental surgeons. seven to every thousand troops, are on the field and have charge of the camp sanitation, render first aid and attend to the soldiers in the camps.
 The field hospital corps gives atten- tion to those who are sick and injured and need more than first aid attention. The field hospital is just outside the firing line.
 The base hospital is situated sev- eral miles behind the firing line, and there are sent all soldiers who are critically i'll or badly wounded.
 The ambulance corps serves as a means of communication from the fir ing line, the field hospital and the base hospital.
 He explained the United States army medical reserve corps and told how the Birmingham surgeons and phy- sicians might qualify for it.
 DIR. RIGGS VOLUNTEERS
 Dr. E. P. Riggs. after declaring that he would place his services personally at the disposal of the government, introduced a resolution pledging sup port to the President. It was/ carried by unanimous vote.
 Dr. w. S. Rountree amplified the ad- dress of Captain Jordan and paid a touching tribute to him. He declared that the men on the border regarded Captain Jordan as one of the most efficient and capable officers that Ala bama has ever produced" He com mented upon the fact that Company K had made remarkable health record at Nogales.
 Dr. W. P. McAdory. Dr. Lloyd Nolan