The Washington herald., 1921-06-24
DOCTORS To WASH
HANDS OF INTEREST
In BEER QUESTION
Homeopaths to Go on Rec
ord Against Any Stand
On Legislation.

The American Institute Of Home
opathy, in convention here. will
wash it's hands of beer today. A
resolution will be reported out by
the board of trustees placing the
institute on record against having
any interest in the question of real
beer. At the same time the mem
bers will adopt a resolution vigor-
ously protesting against the present
restrictive regulations of the prohi-
bition department on the use of al
cohol by physicians and pharma-
cists.
Csse Of Doctors.
The trustees. in a resolution.
urged the prohibition commissioner
to So enforce the regulations thst
physicians and pharmacists will not
be hampered in the preparations of
their medicines and prescriptions
Physicians in all parts of the coun-
try are protesting that they are
seriously hsinpered by the jpfssen,
enforcement of the law. DR.. 7. \.
Mccann. trustee, and past president.
| said.
The Supreme Corps. as the, gov
| erning body of the fraternity Is
known. yesterday conferred honor
| ary fellowships- in the fraternity
upon number Of prominent home
| opathic physicians, including DR.
George T Harding. the father OF
| President Harding. Mrs. Calvin
| Coolidge was a guest at the annual
banquet of the woman's National
Homeopathic League.
The convention concludes this
| evening with session on unfinish-
ed business. The regular business
session will be held in the morning
when the resolutions touching or
the institute's\ stand on beer and
alcohol will be taken up.
Program mt END.
From 1880 to o'clock the sub
jects of sanitation, science and pub
| lie health will be discussed by DR.
| II. II. Herman, Dayton, Ohio: DR.
| Marin z. westervelt, New Haven
Conn; Asst. Gen, ]. W. Scheresches-
| skay. United States Public Health
Service: DR.. Vogel Paul, Stamford
Conn., and DR.. E! r. Richie, New
York department OF health. At 2:3O
joint session CT the hospital and
pharmaceutical associations. sur
gerry and gynecology. and science
and clinical research will be held
Visit Mount Vernon.
The soeial side of the convention
was emphasized yesterday by a visit
rf the physicians to Mount Vernon
following which the Pi Epsilon Rho
medical fraternity. which is meet
ing in conjuRction with the homeo-
paths. enjoyed their annual ban
quet. DIR. Lester E. Siemon. OF
Cleveland. national president of the
fraternity, presided. DR.. Ralph
Benstein. national secretary treas
urer. delivered the opening address
Brief addresses were made by DIR.
F. L. McClantham. of Chicago. the
vice president; DR.. A. c. Tenney, OF
Chicago: DIR. William H. Hillegan
of Philadelphia: DIR. e. A. Gordon
of Chicago, and DIR. L. A. Smothers
of Charlestown. S. c. The commit
tee on ARRANGEMENTS included Z. F
Arnold, w. e. Sherman and W.. E
Leyda. rsssa
By a special amendment to the
constitution the Pi Upsilon Rho
members conferred the distinction
upon Charles F. Kettering. OF Day
ton Ohio, vice president of the Gen.
ersl Motors Company, and Paul J.
McGahan. ,newspaperman.
Holds First Session.
The International Hahnemannian
Association. a unit of the American
Institute of Homeopaths, held its
first session last night at the Will
lard, DR.. Frank W. Patch presiding
The session was devoted to a dis.
cussion of various topics dealing
with materia medica.
The bureau of clinical medicine
of surgery. and of obstetrics will
hold sessions today and tomorrow
when the convention will adjourn
Chicago was selected for the mex,
convention OF the institute. The
following new officers were elected
President, Roy Upham. Brooklyn
ffrst vice president. DIR. william II
Honn. Champagne ILL.,: seoond vics
president. DR.. Margaret Hassler
Reading, Pa: third vice president
DR.. d. b. Jewett. Rochester, N. Y.
1 secretary, DIR. C. Z. Costain. Chi
cago; censor. DR.. Grace Kahrs, New
York City. Sn r
Three trustees were elected a,
follows: DR.. r. A Mccain. Dayton
Ohio: Dr. c. d. Fisher. Denver. an,