Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29
G. j. DOCTORS WAR
WORK IS PRAISED
Dr.. William H. Wilmer Ad-
dresses Graduating Class
at CASTOR Hall.
DEGREES ARE CONFERRED

The valuable services that George
town doctors and dentists perform
ed lover there" during the war were
emphasized at the graduation exer-
cises of the Georgetown University
School of Medicine and denta! depart
ment, in CASTOR Hall, last night.
The principal address was delivered
by DIR. William II. Wilmer of Wash
fngton, who received an honorary de-
gree from Georgetown and who per-
formed one of the best pieces of work
by medical men in France. testing
eyes for airplane service and devel-
oping special glasses. and who was
decorated by the United States and
allied governments.
Life-Saving Service by d. C.. Men.
He devoted his attention princi-
pally to a description Of the life-sav-
ing service rendered by Georgetown
men whom he met in the thick Of
strife and suffering in France. during
eight months. He gave special at
tention to the work done by Col. NJ.
c. Gapen of Washington. Maj. Will
liam L. Connery and Maj. j. Rogers.
He called attention to the fact that
out of only fifteen dental men who
were killed in action two We're
Georgetown men-Lieut Melvin NJ. Au-
Walter Desmond.
More Than Routine Doctors Needed
DR.. Wilmer insisted upon the ne
cessity for the young graduates in
these days of being something more
than routine doctors. He said that
the war has advanced the science Of
medicine wonderfully and that it is
the province and privilege of the
young men to take an important place
in the development of their profess
sion.
Rev. John B. Creedon. s. J., presi-
dent of the university. empha sized the
spirit of self-sacrifice on the part of
the professors, all of whom had been
called upon to do extra work because
nearly one-half of the professors of
medicine and dentistry had gone into
the military service, leaving their bur-
dens on those who remained.
He congratulated the class on the
difficulties 1t had encountered and
overcome during the year on account
of the military occupation of the COL
lege and the epidemic Of influenza
On account Of their struggles these
graduates. he said. promised to be the
real victory class"
Hospital Appointments.
DR.: Samuel S. Adams announced the
hospital appointments as follows:
GEORGETOWN University Hospital
John j. Shugrue and Charles H. Nc
Enerney Of Connecticut.
Washington Asylum Hospital-
MARYLAND of Maryland.
st. Elizabeth's Hospital, Youngs-
town, Ohio-John F. Maggie Of Penn
sylvanfa.
Atlantic City capitalization T.
Brown of Washington and Ralph J.
Carlo Of Connecticut.
Providence Hospital-John J. Nelson
Of Oklahoma.
Graduates Annsuncsd.
Tho graduates were: Degree Of
n. D.. Grsfton Tyler Brown; wash
necticut: Monterville Queen Ewing.
Washington. D. c.; Albert Edward
Marland, Maryland: Charles Harold
McEnerney, Connecticut: John Joseph
Nelson. Oklahoma; Joseph Francis
Maggie. Pennsyivania; John Joseph
Degree of D. D. s.: James William
Brogan, Massachusetts,: Patrick 10
seph Buckley, Massachusetts,; Maurice
Andrew Casey. Massachusetts,; John
Francis Clancy, jr., MASSACHUSETTS,;
William Vincent Copnors. Pennsyl-
VaHi0s 6oIuuu JVoCpu SOltcIs NOW
York: Raymond Joseph Finnerty. New
Jersey: John Bernard Hanlon, Penn
sylvania; Thomas Gerard Hanlon. New
Jersey; Michael Harris. Rhode Island;
Heskett Alfred Hite, Virginia; VIZ
liam Clyde Hunt. Ohio: Francis AL
oysius Keleher, New York; Daniel Jo-
seph Mcmahon. Pennsylvania: Mathew
James MCGUIRE. Iowa: James Francis
McSwiney, Massachusetts,; Grant Stan
ley Mackwiz. Pennsylvania: Michael
Laurence Mullaney, Rhode Island;
James Ignatius Nolan, washington,
D. c.: William Joseph O'Connor, Mas
sachusetts; Martin Aloysius Stohlman,
Washington, D. c.
Degree of B. 8. in medicine: George
p. Bergman. New York: Lee Mex.
Bryan, Pennsylvania: William J. Gu
sack, Washington, D. c.: Harold "
Phelan. New York: Ralph C. Stuart.
Maine.
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