The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-17
500 DELEGATES ARE
EXPECTED TO ATTEND
ESSIONS OF BODY
Many Splendid Papers Being Read
by Leading Physicians of State
and Nation-Today Is
Patriotic Day
BY ETHEL CULLEN
WEDNESDAYS PROGRAMME


bama, S. W. welch. state health Of
ficer
What Are Pertinent Health Topics?"
Oscar Bowling, state health officer,
Louisiana.
Sanitation of the Small Towns and
Rural Communities" Lieut.. II. S. Mus
tard, United States public health serv-
ice.
importance of Extra-U Urban Santa
ton Zone D. c.. Steelsmith, all-time
health officer. Tuscaloosa.
"Co-operation of the Civil With the
Military Authorities in Extra Canton
ment Sanitation" Capt. F. E. Harring
ton, epidemiologist. United States public
health service.
Public Health Administration in a
County Unit Carl A. Grote, all-time
health officer, Huntsville.
THE County Almshouse in Alabama, >
William ". Dinsmore, Montgomery, state
prison inspector.
Public Health From Layman's
Standpoint" Hon. w. C. Davis, Jas
per.
dwelling service flag.
The Jerome Cochran Lecture" Col.
George E. Bushnell, chief of department
internal medicine. United States army,
Subject: Tuberculosis in the Army"
Afternoon session.
Call to order p. m.
Determination of Prospective Recruits
by Local Boards and the Incidence of
tuberculosis Following Measles in the
United States Army" Lieut.. Maxwell
| Moody, NJ R. c.
THE Duties of a Physician and Sur
geon to His State in the Time of War"
H. T. Inge CT Mobile.
Address. Subject: Sanitation in
France Col. Charles U. Dercle, French
army medical service.
THE Medical Profession and the War"
Maj. ]. N. Baker, M. r. c.
1.-The Practical Importance of PSYCHE
airy AS Part of United States Army
Medical Service Maj. E. d. Bondurant,
M. r. c.
Castro Intestinal Diseases in the
Army" Mai Scale Harris, M. r. c.
Evening session.
Call to order, 8 o'clock.
'.Medico- Military Aspects of Remedi-
able Defects Col. Joseph Colt Blood
good, M. r. c., Baltimore.
Address Subject: THE British Army
Organization for the Evacuation of Sick
and Wounded Col. c. X. Morgan, Brit
ish army medical service
!. Our Patriotic Duty in the Present
Crisis" Congressman ]. Thomas Hef-
lin.
The Alabama Medical association.
which is holding it's annual meeting at
the Tutwiler hotel, is being largely at
tended and the fixed programme IS be-
ing carried out. Two interesting fea-
lures of last nights session being the
NV Oswald 8 l.OWSley OF
New York, which was illustrated with
lantern Slides and that of J. A. Elliott
of Ann Harbor, Mich, member OF the
ia Guilty of the University of Michigan
Following the reading of these papers
they were discussed most interestingly,
as were the papers by Dr. D. e. Donald
of Birmingham, DR.. G. l.. Salter OF Ial-
ladega. Lieut. L. w. Grove, M. r. CT;
Maj James McLester, M. r. e, ana Dr.
Ross H. Mooty, Columbia.
The meeting was called to order yester-
day morning at II o'clock by President
w d. Partlow of Tuscaloosa, with
large number of delegates, members ana
visitors present, and it is expected thai
at least 800 will have arrived by TINS
mornings session.
The meeting was opened with prayer
BY Rev Williams. followed by the adj
dress of welcome by DR.. w. G. Harri-
son, president of the Jefferson County
Medical society, in which he welcomed
the members 70 the association to BIT
mirgham. He spoke of the important
part the members of the medical asso-
citation were taking in the war, stating
that more than 400 had enlisted IN tne
service while jefferson county had given
90
DR.. N. A. Barrett, president OF the
city commission, extended a cordial vel
come to the medical men Of Alabama IN
behalf of the city.
A feature Of the mornings session was
the annual message of the president III
which he recommended an appropriation
of a sum of money commensurate Win
the needs of the state by the legislature
of Alabama. DR.. Partlow pointed oue
that on account of the lack OF FUNDS TOT
the work, the state has been unable 10
avail itself of the offer of the Rookie
fellow foundation, which proposes 10 APP
propriate $4,000 a year and furnish an
expert to work under the supervision OF
state authorities.
The reports of the senior vice president
w. C. Naples. Scottsboro; William r.
Retts Junior vice president; Secretary n.
q Perry. Treasurer ]. u. Ray and the
standings committees were made and all
were excellent.
The afternoon session convened at
o.o,ock and a number of splendid papers
were read and discussed. carrying OUT
the programme. Among those registered
are: ro.d-
II. g. Perry, Montgomery; ]. A. Coco
win. Jasper; NJ NJ Duncan. Paint Rock;
" q. Naples. Scottsboro; S. q. Cardor.
centre: w. r. Belts, Evergreen; William
q Dins more, Montgomery; Ambros ~
cravson. Albany; A.. A. Jackson, Flor-
ence. u. A. Coleman. Abbeville; W. y.
part,ow. tuscaloosa; r. H. Redden, sui
i;rent. 4. W. Rails. Gadsden; J. D. Dow
ling. birmingham: H. n. Rosser, Biz
minrham; M. Y. Dabney. Birmingham;
q Crutcher, Athens; A. D. Powers.
a,rmont: James r. CARRIER. Birmingham;
~. q. Harrison, Birmingham; g.
Loranx. birmingham: s. 9, Gay. Selma:
n. p. Gaines, Mobile; Glenn Andrews,
Montgomery; s. w. WEIGH Montgomery:
B. +. Tally, Birmingham; Capers {.
Jones, Birmingham; H. s. Ward. t3ir-
min Iham: Al. G. Green, Birmingham: }.
A. Jackson, Sulligent; J. s. Miller. Myr-
tlewood.
c. NJ. Rudolph Birmingham; +
Shaw, Blrmingham; Lewis Morris, Biz
mingham: U. j. Mccain. Livingston; II.
B. Whiteside, Lathrop; r. H. Hamstck
birmingham; E. r. Fields, Ensley; r. =
Cloud. Ensley: J. G. Mcleod, Opp: W.
N. Moore. Lisman: Courtney ". shfops