The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-24
N RS ia RDY TELLS.
MUCH OF INTEREST OF.
HER TRIP To MON TREAL.

Mrs. Walter Hardy who with DR..
Hardy and son Milton. recently re-
turned from Montreal, Canada. where
they attended the Clinical Congress Of
the American college of surgeons and
Chicago where they attended u meet
ing of the American Railway Surgeons
gives the following account of her
trip:
when long line of Pullmans.
eung onto special. pulled out of
Chicago Sunday the 10th inst, carry
ing thither the American surgeons to
the Clinical congress, many jokes
were lightly passed-Why Montreal?
And will always an exodus of bone
dry Americans for moister CLINE call
up this joke? But one caught in the
program of the convention the spirit
of the happy genius that connived
thusly.
THE opening address was held in
st. James church, which Is capacious
and was crowded so that all seating
and standing space was utilized
Here met the delegates from all
the English speaking nations; the
scientific representatives of the east
and the west held together by a COM
munity of language, interest and insti-
tutions; and, this was the key note
of the Montreal meet! And one got
at once the thrill at the demonstra.
ton of amity which spread across
a border-across a great ocean.
There We're represented there, in
that great throng, the greatest men
IN surgery of today, and II was est-
mated that 80 per cent of that num-
ber were engaged in service during
the world war. This service created
bond so strong between them that the
surgeons of the old world took ad-
vantage Of this occasion to send a gift
TO the surgeons of the new world.
This gift was q handsome silver
mace designed after the civic British
mace of the nth century 1t bore the
inscription; Prom the consulting sur
geons of the British army TO the
American college of surgeons; i'm mem
ory of mutual work and good fellow
ship in the great war 1914-l91S."
"Sir Berk,ey Monyhon, one Of the
English delegates, noted surgeon,
and one whose name is familiar TO the
laity because Of a work on auto-in-
toXication much read in this country
by others outside the professional ring.
made the oration of the evening
and this was pronounced the John
u. Murphy Grafton on surgery. Herein
In a mastery manner, was paid
wonderful, tribute To Americas late
surgeon. Prefacng his panegyric by
a portrait of the late John II. Muir
ply by a lantern picture. the whole
interior of the church was thrown into
darkness. leaving but small glow
at the speakers desk which encom- |
passed him and the upturned faces |
of celebrated conferecs occupying seats |
OF honor on the dias and revealed |
their sentime>ts of respect and rever- |
ence. DO We not in this praise of |
those who have lived well, get our
finest Inspirations?
Throughout the whole congress of |
clinical food and didactic lectures |
there was much to satisfy one, and |
one could not help but admire the zeal
OF these men all who have attained |
middle life, who now master surgeons |
we're unceasing in their efforts to see |
all gain all. and were not surfeited
IL Is for the laity TO realize just |
what this great army of men are |
dong for afflicted humanity, and VI lie |
the rest Of the world are making or |
unmaking laws, these men are sitting .
steady IN the boat patiently watching |
intcnty absorbing and all in the in |
terest Of that most appealing citizen, |
the physical weak. the fellow suffer |
er: surely they are the greatest |
soldiers of all.
Montreal has some fine hospitals |
The place seems prosperous our hack |
driver was asked If business was good |
He answered that II was booming, as
all Canada had been invaded by such |
Hood of American tourists. He |
delivered this information in Scotch |
accent and without a flicker Of an
syelid
In visiting some Canadian war
museum exhibits at the McGee uni
Versity ! happened upon the lines of
the late Lieut.. Col. John McRac. In
flanders Field ! was told that this
w"s the original copy. am not GER
tain that il was; maybe il was bNt