The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
FROM 3 NATIONS
Seven Thousand Physicians
Gather in Chicago.
Annual Convention of Ameri.
can Medical Association.
TO Be A REAL WAR SESSION
Military Medical Work To Be
Discussed Fully.
All Social Activities Are Aban-
doned for Conference.

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Chicago. June s.-MiIttary and med
| icaI representatives of England.
France, Italy. Belgium. Australia.
Canada and New Zealand will attend
the ssth annual convention of the
American Medical association sched-
uIed to bring 1000 physicians here.
commencing June 10.
1t will be war session. Social
activities, notably the annual fnaus-
ural ball and presidents reception.
have been omitted. Instead. three big
public 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 reception to the men from the
allies.
The United States will be repre-
scented by Major General william c.
Gorsas, surgeon general OF the army.
Admiral William c. Braisted. surgeon
general Of the navy and DR.. Rupert
Blue; surgeon general of the public
health service. The military band
from the Fort Riley, Kan. medical Of
ficers' training school has been or
The federal military aides to the gov
ernors of ali the states also have been
directed to attend.
The British government will be rep
resented by a special medical COM
mission inciudin.s Sir Arbuthnot Lane,
the great English authority on the
treatment of fractures by plates and
screws. Sir James Mackenzie, q pion-
eer authority on heart disease, and
Col Herbert Bruce, surgeon-general
Of the Canadian army. A representa-
tive of the Australian army also will
attend.
France has sent NJ. Justin Godart
state for the military service; Ma ,or
E. Rist and Major Edmond Locard
Of the army medical service
Cooperation Between Nations.
Col. Claude X. Morgan of the Brit
ish army and Col. Charles Dercle of
the French army. the Jason 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 rep
resent that nation
At Il public meeting Tuesday even
ing (Jure ~. DR. Arthur Dean Bevan
of Chicago will be inaugurated as
Mayo of Rochester. Mimi. Governor
Frank o. Lowden of Illinois, will
make a patriotic address and the for
eign delegates will be introduced.
On Wednesday evening, there will
/ be another general meeting with ad-
dresses by Major General Gorgas.
Admiral Braisted, q representative Of
the Red Cross and by some of the
foreign delegates The American
Choral society will sing and the mill
tary band from the medical officers
training school at Fort Riley, Kansas
will play.
At the third public meeting, on
Thursday evening Prof. John NJ. CouI-
ter Of the University of Chicago. will
discuss Science and the War" Judge
Charles s. Cutting Of Chicago. will
talk on The Law and the War" and
Bishop Charles P. Anderson Of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese on Chi
caso, 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
association will be held Monday. The
convention proper opens with the
meeting Of the scientific assembly on
Tuesday evening. The sessions of the
fifteen sections will be held sin1ultane-
ousiy in various hotels.
Aid Crippled Soldiers.
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
discuss the national program for deal
ing with disabled soldiers, Brigadier
General Robert E. Noble. who served
three years in the Philippine islands
and seven in the Panama canal zone
with Major General Gorgas, will out
line the army's plan for receiving,
transporting and distributing the dis
abled from overseas
Ernest P BickneH of the Red Cross,
and others will discuss plans for light
eninS the lot of the disabled soldier
thru social and economic supervision.
Medical aspects of the selective draft
service will be considered for two
days by another section Thursday at
| ternoon, June Is. Major Work will
preside. Col Frank Billings will
| represent the surgeon generals office:
Graham Taylor the local boards in
Illinois; Col James PhaIen the can
comments: Dr. James B. Herrick of
Chicago. the district appeal boards,
and Lieut.. Col ]. S. Easby-Smith.
! the provost marshal generals office
4 Friday morning there will be a joint
meeting of the local, district and med
ical advisory board representatives