Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-16
D|EnT|ANS OPEN
FIFTH CONVENTION
Two Hundred Delegates At
tend Sessions-Many Ex-
perts on Program.

Typhoons, moisture and white ants
make housekeeping anything but
pleasant in China, atrnrdHng to
speakers before the opening session
today of the American Dietetic AS
ISOLATION, holding it's fifth annual
meeting this week. at the New Will
lard Hotel. Sessions will be held
until Thursday, when the convention
Will meet at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. Baltimore
Housekeeping in China was outlin-
ed by Emma Gunther of the Teach
ers' College of Columbia University
and Ray Balderson of the same in
stitution.
Agnes O'Dea Speaks.
1.-THE Dietitian' was the subject of
the opening address. made by Agnes
ODea of Johns Hopkins University,
in which the speaker told the 200
delegates present from all parts of
the country the history of the sub
ject.
Breta NJ. Luther of the Children's
Hospital of Boston, speaking on the
same general topic. gave u survey of
courses for student dietitianS and
nurses. Ruth Wheeler of the Uni
TerSity of Iowa Medical College, gave
a prophecy of the place the dieti-
tian will hold in the general scheme
so far as hospitals and the general
health culture of the people are con-
cerned.
Several Physicians to Speak.
DIR. Wheeler presided at the morn
ing session. This afternoon. under
the leadership of Helene Pope of the
Margaret Morrison College. Pitts
burgh. a variety of subjects are being
considered DIR. Elliott o. Joslin of
Boston is scheduled for a paper on
The Dietitian and the Diabetic."
while DR.. Philip L, Marsh of the Uni
versity of Michigan Hospital is to
speak on The Construction of Dia-
bette Diets in Accordance With Meta
bolic Laws"
Problems in Dietary Administration
is to be considered by DIR. J. w. Hayes
of New York and Laura Comstock of
Rochester is to speak on "A Nutrition
Experiment in Industry"
Dinner Meeting Tonight.
4 dinner-meeting at O'Clock to-
night at the New Willard. with Mary
De Garmo Bryan presiding, will hear
addresses from Assistant Surgeon
General +. c. Smith of the public
health service, Maj. Stimson. United
States Army Nurse Corps: Mrs. Higbee.
United States Navy Nurse Corps, and
Miss Minnegerode. United States pub
lie health service.
The dieto-therapy section will meet
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, with
the first paper scheduled from DR. l.. II.
Newburg of the University of Michigan
Hospital. on THE Role of the Abuse of
Protein in the Etiology of Nephritis.'
Other topics will be discussed by Doro-
thy NJ. Stewart. Ann Arbor: Laura NJ.
Piper. New York: Dr. Leroy f., Park =
ms. Boston. and Henry &. Wright. New
York.
Will Visit Walter Reed.
Tomorrow afternoon will be given
over to visit to Walter Reed Hospi-
!al and other establishments. includ-
ing the Government Hotels. Nutrition
and child hygiene will be discussed at
the meeting tomorrow night.
The social service section will meet
Wednesday morning Wednesday after
noon DIR. Walter Cannon of the Harvard
Medical School will speak on Hunger
and Thirst" Wednesday night. to be
known as "all members the food serv-
ice for ward patients and other topics
will be discussed. Mary Lindsey of the
Grace Dodge Hotel here will speak at
this meeting.
Genevieve Field is in charge of the
committee on local arrangements. An
exhibition by food manufacturers and
others is being held in connection with
the convention.