Evening star., 1921-06-23
|DR. UPHAM HEAD P.
Of HOMEOPATHS

DR.. Roy Upham Of Brooklyn. N. Y.
first vice president of the American
Institute of Homeopathy. was today
elevated to the presidency of the in
stitute at the annual convention in the
Willard Hotel. Chicago was selected
as the meeting place for the 1922
convention.
DR.. Cpham succeeds DIR. T. A.
Mccain of Dayton, Ohio. Other off,
Honn. Champaign. ILL.,. flrst vice presi-
dent: DR.. Margaret Hassler. Reading.
Pa, second vice president; DR.. David
Il. JeWett. Rochester, N. Y, third vice
president; DR.. T. E. Costain, Chicago,
Ill. secretary: DR.. McCann, DIR. H. M
Stevenson of Baltimore, and DR..
c. D. Fischer Of Denver Col. trustees,
and DR.. Grace Kshrs. New York city.
Lively Election Contest.
The election for the presidency
tested fight by factions supporting
Dr.. Cpham and the opposing candi-
date, Dr. Jeremiah Simonson of New
york city. The factions are said to
have been the outgrowth Of a con-
.troversy between the Alumnae AS
sociation and the board Of trustees Of
the New York Medical College and
Hospital for Women over the control
and ownership Of the hospital, the
alumnae Of the Institution favoring
the election Of DR.. Upham as against
DR.. Simonson.
The institute at the session this
morning decided to appoint a special
committee to confer with federal pro-
hibition and other officials with a
view to work out some revision in the
dry law so that statutes, rules or
regulations "unduly restrictive Of the
therapeutic judgment and procedure
OF physicians" may be eliminated
The action was taken upon the pre-
sentation OF a resolution adopted yes
terday by the board of trustees de-
nunciative of certain restrictions on
the sale of liquors for medicinal pur-
stitute request of the proper authori-
ties review and revision of such ex-
isting" restrictive legislation.
Given Full Powers.
The committee. it is understood. will
have full power to confer with federal
officials and attempt to iron out" tine
difficulties which confront physicians
in connection with the prohibition
law as it affects the practice of medi-
cine.
Reports by various committees oc-
cupied the remainder OF the business
session this morning. Committees re-
porting were those on state examining
boards, medical legislature and
amendments. The following bureaus
and societies afiliated with the in
stitute reported: Homeopathy; science
and clinical research; surgical and
genealogical; dermatology; pedology
and college alliance.
Five technical papers on clinical
subjects were read at the meeting of
the bureau of clinical medicine fol-
lowing the business session this
morning. DR.. l. c. McElwee of St.
Louis. Mo-, read a paper on The New
Perspective in Pulmonary Tubercu-
losis'': DR.. William r. Williams,
Philadelphia, Pa, 1.-The Clinical In
depreciation of Ectopic Systoles": DR..
George Frederick Laidlaw, New York
city, Some Problems in the Treat
ment of Heart Disease; DR.. Clarence
Bartlett, Philadelphia, "vagaries Of
Stomach Cases." and Drs. H. N. Eber-
hard and Joseph Hepburn, Phila-
delphia, BASAL Metabolism and Its
Clinical Application"
Visit Mount Vernon Today.
Delegates to the convention this
afternoon left on a boat trip to Mount
Vernon. The boat was scheduled to
Ieeuo at 2.2Q s'clock and retnen at
o'clock. Tonight at o'clock at. the
Willard the Woman's National Ho-
meopathic League will hold an honor
banquet. at which a program of spe-
cial music and toasts will be afforded.
The annual congress of states was
held today at the conclusion Of the
regular session.