Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-26
WORK or
GEN. ". c. GORCAS
Memorial institute Formed To-
day at Meeting Addressed
by John Bassett Moore.

To perpctuate the work OF the late
Surgeon General William Crawford Cor
gas in Kidding the world Of the scourgc Of
yellow fever, group of internationally
prominent men headed by Dr. Belisario
Porras, president of the Republic Of
Panama, met in Philadelphia today to
incorporate the Gorgas Memporial In
stitute of Tropical and Preventive Medi
cine, incorporated through the offices Of
Corporation Service Company, here,
under the laws of Delaware TO be con-
Quoted Mt Panama in the heart OF tho
tropics. Colleges and universities will
every civilized nation in the world won
send their brightest men to this institu
ton to study The methods Of eradicating
tropical diseases from the earth.
| The group of men who met today at
the Bellevue Stratford in Phiadelphia TO
discuss the plan for the GorEas Me-
mortal Institute included the following:
Hon. John Bassett Moore, Justice OF
| the international Court of Arbitration,
representing the United States, and pro-
fessor of international law at Columbia
/ University; Hone. Jose Lefevre, Charge
i d'Affaires OF the Republic of Panama, as
representative Of President Porras, Ad-
maral William Braisted, Surgeon Gem
eral OF the United States Navy, retired
and President of the College OF Phar-
macy and Scicncclp Philadelphia; Major
General Merritt ". Ireland, Surgeon
General Of the United States Army; Rear
Admiral Edward X. Stitt, Surgeon
General of the United States Navy,
Hugh $. Cumming, Surgeon General o.
the United States Public Health Service
DIR. Leo $. Rowe, Director General oi
the Pan American Union; DIR. Franklin
Martin, Director General of the Ameri.
can College of Surgeons.
The meeting was opened by the read
ing OF cablegram from DIR. Bellsaris
Porras, president Of the Republic Q
Panama, in which he officially rendered
as tribute from the people Of the Re
public, site for the construction OF th'
memorial to the late Surgeon Genera
Gorgas, who made, possible the con
struction OF the Panama Canal through
sanitary methods which cleared tn
Isthmus from yellow fever. The offe
! was made by Charge d'Affaires Leievr
in behalf of his president and country
men.
7 In addressing the gathering, MI
: Moore stressed the Importance of th
e work Of DIR. Gorgas, which led up to th
! establishment OF the Institute OF Tropics
: and Preventive Medicine, the charte
t for which was obtained 'yesteday fror
r this State.
: He told of a personal experience h
i. had had ten years ago while travelin
o through Panama, at the close of Ion
e journey through many countries an
y across many seas, TO illustrate just wins
: DIR. Gorgas work had done for this
% country. He was very thirsty be sai'
and longed for glass of water, but
: doubted whether il could be saiel
' drunk. When he made inquiry, hoy
ever, he was assured that the water ha
been certified by DIR. Gorgas. ID
Gorgas, he said, is the redeemer of u
I. tropics, and it is to him that the Panam
: Canal stands as q monument, for /
: made possible its safe and humane cor
struction. He also spoke OF the in
mense opportunity for growth OF suc
project as the Institute OF Tropics
: and Preventive Medicine in the Panam
, !. section of the country.