Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-08
Medical Men From
Allied Nations to
Attend Convention

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cal representatives Of England France.
Italy, Belgium, Australia, Canada ana
New Zealand will attend the sixty
ninth annual convention Of the Ameri-
can Medical Association, scheduled to
bring 1000 physicians here. commence
ing June 10.
It will be a war session. Social &C
tivities, notably the annual inaugural
ball and presidents reception. nave
been omitted. Instead three big pub
lie meetings with patriotism as the
KEYNOTE and with wartime addresses
and songs to mark them, will be given
In honor Of the military guests. one
meeting will be in the nature OF a re-
ception to the men from the allies.
The United States will be repre-
scented by Maj. Gen. William G. Gorgas,
surgeon- general OF the army; Admiral
William c. BREASTED, surgeon general
of the navy, and DR.. Rupert Blue, sur
geon- general of the public health serv-
ice. The military band from the Fort
Riley, KAN, medical officers training
school has been ordered to Chicago Tor
the convention. The federal military
aides to the governors Of all the states
also have been directed to attend.
The British government will be rep
resented by a special medical commits
sion, including Sir Arbuthrot Lane. the
great ENGLISH authority on the treat
ment Of fractures by plates ana
screws; Sir James Mackenzie. pio-
neer authority on heart disease, and
Col. Herbert Bruce, surgeon general OF
the Canadian army. A representative
of the Australian army also will at
tend.
France has sent NJ. Justin Godart.
for three years under secretary OF
state for the military service; MAI j..
Rist and Maj. Edmond Locard. Of tho
army medical service.
Col. Claude K Morgan, Of the Brit
ish army, under Col. Charles Dercle, OF
the French army. the liaison officers
assigned to the surgeon generals staff
to maintain close cooperation OF the
medical service Of the allied armies
with that Of the United States. will be
present. The Belgium consul general
has delegated DR.. Rene Sand to repre-
sent that nation.
At a public meeting Tuesday even
ing (June 11), Dr. Arthur Dean Bevan.
OF Chicago. will be inaugurated as
president, succeeding DR.. Charles II.
Mayo, Of Rochester. Mimi: Governor
Frank O. Lowden. Of Illinois. will make
a patriotic address and the foreign
delegates will be introduced.
On Wednesday evening there will be
another general meeting with ad-
dresses by Major General Gorgas. Ad-
mirsl Braisted, representative Of the
Red Cross, and by some Of the foreign
delegates. The American Choral So
ciety will sing and the military band
from the medical officers training
school at Fort Riley. Kan. will play.
At the third public meeting. on
Thursday evening, Prof. John NJ. Coul-
ter, of the University Of Chicago, will
discuss Science and tire War; Judge
Charles 8. Cutting. Of Chicago. will
talk on THE Law and the War;" and
Bishop Charles P. Anderson, Of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese Of Chi
cago, will speak on American Ideals"
The Great Lakes naval training sta
ton band will play.
A business session Of the house OF
delegates of the American Medical AS
SOCldIlOn WILL Oe uclu AOuudy. no
convention proper opens with tho
meeting Of the scientific assembly on
Tuesday evening. The sessions Of the
fifteen sections will be held stimuli
,taneously In various hotels.
Major General Gorgas will make the
OPENING address in the war section
Thursday morning, Col. Frank Billings.
OF Chicago now head Of the recon-
struction division Of the army, will dis
cuss the national program for dealing
with disahled soldiers. Brig. Glen Rob-
ert r. Noble. who served three years
in the Philippine Islands and seven In
the Panama canal zone with Major
General Gorgas. will outline the army's
plan for receiving. transporting and
distributing The disabled from over
seas.
Ernest p. Bicknell. Of the Red Cross.
and others will discuss plans for light
ening the lot OF the disabled soldier
thru social and economic supervision.
X Medical aspects OF the selective
draft service will be considered for
two days by another section Thursday
afternoon, June Is. NAL Hubert Work
t1ll preside. Col. Frank Billings will
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