Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-14
US. DOCTORS PLAN
TO RECLAIM WOUNDED
Declare Disabled Soldiers
Must Not Be Left to
''Peddle Shoestrings'
vIvIsECTION INDORSED
DR.. Lambert Heads A. Nj. A., and
DR.. Badly Is Vice
President
Chicago, June "a.


Speakers at a public meeting Of the
American Medical Association outlined
details of comprehensive arrangements
for reclaiming to active industrial life
disabled soldiers from the American ex-
peditionary force.
Less than 400 years ago the wounded
we're regarded as only drag on the
army and no attention was paid TO
them" said Major General w G.
Gorkas Now so to 30 per cent OF the
wounded are returned to the firing line.
Not more than perhaps 10 per cent are
now discharged for reconstruction pur-
poses"
"our boys are going out bv the mill
lions willing to die. Thousands OF them
will come back manned for life. We
must not sit by and be willing for them
to peddle shoe strings on street corners
or rot away In old soldiers homes" said
DR.. Frank Billings. of Chicago
DR.. Sir Arbuthnot Lane. of England.
told what is being done by our allies
for the reconstruction and education OF
disabled soldiers.
Must Reconstruct Faces
"It's all very we'll for the wounded
or leg, it's the poor devils without noses
and Jaws and the unfortunates of the
trenches who come back without the
faces of men that form the most de-
pressing part Of this work. We isolate
this class while they are being fixed up.
Their wives may love them and their
children too. and their country may
honor them, but there Is something about
a man with his face gone that hurts the
eyes of the people. These are the cases
we must provide for"
DR.. Alexander Lambert, Of New York,
was elected president Of the American
Medical Association here today. by
vote Of 50 to 81, over Rear Admiral W.
/ C. Braisted, surgeon general Of the navy.
The vote was the closest in the history
of the organization.
Doctor Lambert IL medical director
OF the American Red Cross work in
France and president Of the New York
State Medical Association. His name
was presented to the house of delegates
by DIR. F. NJ. Crandall of New York,
| and DR.. NJ. f. McMurtry. Of Louisville,
KY. presented Admiral Braisteds name.
Other officers elected without opposi-
ton were: Vice president, DR.. W. n.
| wishard, indianapolis; second vice pres
| ident. DR.. David Starr Judd, Rochester.
MINI. third vice president, Dr.C.W. Rich
ardson. Washington; fourth vice presi-
dent, DR.. John NJ. Badly, Philadelphia
secretary. DR.. Alexander r. Craig. Chi
| cago; treasurer, DR.. William Allen
Pusey, Chicago; chairman OF house OF
delegates, Dr. Hubert Work, Pueblo
| Col !; vice chairman of house OF dele
| gates, DR.. Dwight P. Murray. Syracuse.
y. Y.
Doctor Billings Succeeds Harrls
! For the three-year term as trustees
DR.. Wendell c. Phillips. New York city
and DR.. Thomas McDavitt. st. Paul
were reelected. DR.. NJ. L. Harris, Chi
csgo, who has been trustee for fifteen
years. declined reelection. and was sue
ceeded by DR.. Frank Billings. Chicago.
! The one-year term made vacant by the
death of Or. r. J. Mcknight. Hartford
Conn, was fllied by the election OF Dr.
d. Chester Brown. Danbury. Conn.
DR.. NJ. L. Harris, Chicago. was made
chairman and DR.. William S. Thayer'
Baltimore. member Of the judicial coun-
| Gil; DR.. Ludwig Hektoen, Chicago. was
appointed chairman and DR.. william .
Rankin, Raleigh, n. c., member of the
council on health and public instruc'
ton. DR.. Horace T.. Arnold. Boston
was made chairman of the council on
! medical education and DR.. Roger 8. Nor,
ris, Cincinnati, chairman OF the council
| on scientific assembly.
Atlantic City was selected for tns
next annual meeting. The date will bs
decided by the trustees.
The house of delegates reaffrmed 1t!
approval Of animal vivisection andei
| proper regulation and called attention
| to the great need Of this class Of scien
tiflc effort at present in attempting tS
find remedies to combat the large mum
ber of deaths due to the use Of gas II
the European war zones.
The association reaffirmed it's belle
in the principle that physicians shoul'
not derive pecuniary profit from patented
medical discoveries.