Evening star., 1921-05-05
PUBL|CMEET|NG SET
BY SURGEONS BODY
Discussion of Betterment OF
Hospital Service on Wed
nesday Night.

Plans for public meeting next
Wednesday night to discuss the pet
terment of hospital service in the Dis
trict and TO acquaint the public with
the needs of local hospitals were out
lined at a luncheon under the auspices
of the American College Of Surgeons
today in the Willard Hotel.
The luncheon was given for the
purpose of presenting the plans Tor
the meeting 20 prominent citizens "l
Washington.
DR.. J. Wesley Bovee presided. H."
explained that the meeting to be held
next Wednesday was not sporadlc
proposition. it was one of chain of
similar meetings being conducted un-
der the auspices of the college OF
Surgeons throughout the United
States and Canada. He told the
guests of the objects of the society.
announcing that it was fellowship
Of 5000 surgeons organized for the
Improvement Of the profession, the
discouragement of unnecessary sur
gerry and for cooperation with hos
pitfalls and public institutions in Civ
ing the American public better care In
treatment.
Allen Asks Co-OperntiOn.
r r. Allen. representing the Amer
eaniZed the meeting for Wednesday
night, asked for the cooperation OF
those present in making the analr
a success. He said that the organiZa-
ton was anxious for the support OF
the thinking people Of the District
and that the support given to this
proposition would be placed in an
entirely trustworthy cause.
He outlined the program for next
Wednesday, The meeting will be
held in the Hall of Nations Of the
Washington Hotel. DR.. J. Wesley
farland will deliver the address of
welcome and DR.. Franklin H. Martin.
secretary general of the American
College of Surgeons. will speak on
the organization and its purposes.
Scientific Research and Its Ad-
the subject Of an address by DR.. John
e. Deaver of Philadelphia. president
of the American College of Surgeons.
Brig. Gen. Charles +. Sawyer, the
Presidents personal physician. and
also second vice president of the col
lege. will speak on THE American n
College of Surgeons and It's Relation
to Public Welfare
Better Hospitals will be the topic
of an address by Rev. c. z. Moullnier.
s. j.. president Of the Catholic Hos
pital Association. and Judge Harold
NJ
tivities of the American College of
Surgeons. will deliver the closing ad
dress on the topic. THE Standardized
tion Of Hospitals
Guests nt Luncheon.
Among the guests at the luncheon
today were:
Dr. w c. Fowler. District health Of
ficer: Brig Gen. Charles E. Sawyer.
Surgeon General II. F. Cummins of the
public health service. Surgeon General
f. r. Stitt. L. S. n: Surgeon General
Merritt ireland. L. S. A.: Judge Robb,
Justice McReynolds. II. B. F. Macfar-
land. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Wet
more John Joy Edison. DR.. F. W. Bal
lou Mrs. Corcoran Thorn. f. c. Graham.
Rev DR. Charles A. Wood. Bishop Nc
Dowell. Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter. Mrs.
Alexander Wolfe. DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley. DIR. George ~ kober. DR.. Ada
r. Thomas. Miss Helen Gardiner, C. H.
Semmes. W. w. Price, Vincent Gala
han. Miss Mary Gwynn, Arthur Sey-.
mour Miss Hart. Mrs. Cross.
The committee in charge was as fol-
lows: DR.. Bovee. chairman: Drs. +. A.
Balloch. William Cline Borden, Joseph
H. Bryan. H. H. Kerr, secretary; w. b.
Marbury. J. J. Richardson and r. Y.
Sullivan.