The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-26
SURGEONS OF FOUR STATES ID MEET
 HERE THIS WEEK
Dr. Cunningham Wilson to Preside Over Sessions Be- ginning ThurSday-0pen
 Meeting in Evening

The first group meeting of the Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Flor ida and Mississippi sections of the American College of Surgeons, will be held in Birmingham Thursday and Friday. This is the second netting of the American College of Surgeons to be held in the south. the other having been held last year in At lanta.
 Dr. Cunningham Wilson will pre- side at the meetings and several na- tionally known surgeons wnl de- liver addresses.
 It is stated that the American Col lege of Surgeons is similar to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edin- burgh, Scotland, and London, Eng land. To become a fellow in the college, a surgeon must have served in his profession for ten years or over and must submit to an exacting examination as to his professional ability. Membership is by invitation.
 The fellows of the college will vsit the clinics of the Hillman hos pital, St. Vincents hospital, I. c. l. hospital. and the Baptist hos pital from to 12 o'clock Thursday and Friday mornings.
 The following program will be pre- sented at the hospital conference held in the ball room of the Tutwiler ho- tel at ? o'clock Thursday afternoon;
 Elaborate Program
 s~rhe Hospital Program of the American College of Surgeons" by Franklin H. Martin, director general of the American College of Surgeons.
 "The Work of the Hospital Sur yeyor," by T. E. Allen.
 Hospital Standardization from the Surgeons Viewpoint" by pr. J. M. T. F'inney. of Baltimore, Md.
 Hospital Standardization from the Hospital Superintendent's View point" by pr. r. P. Hogan, of the Hillmah hospital.
 Hospital Standardization from the Patients Standpoint" by R. I. Ray mond, representative of the Ameri- can College of Surgeons.
 "The Soul of Hospital Standardiza- tion.. by Rev. c. B. Moulinier, s. J., president of the Catholic Hospital
 A banquet for fellows and guests will be held at 6 o'clock at the Tut wiler.
 At s p. m. Thursday public meeting will be held in the ballroom at the Tutwiler. At this meeting the following program will be given;
 "The American College of Sur geons: Scientific Medicine" by pr. Franklin H. Martin. director general of the American College of Surgeons,
 '"The Relation of Surgery to the General Public" by Dr. William R. Cubbins, of Chicago, III.
 ''Scientific Medicine" by pr. J. M. T. Finney, of Baltimore, Md.
 Better Hospital" by Rev. c. B. Moulinier, president of the Catholic Hospital association.
 "A Layman's Interest in the Amer ican College of Surgeons" by R. l. Raymond. representative of the American College of Surgeons.
 On Friday afternoon at o'clock a scientific session will be held by the college. The following program has been announced for this meeting
 Management of the Acute Abdo- men" by pr. J. NJ. T. Finney. of Baltimore, Md. "Intestjnal Obstruction" by Dr. W. R. Cubbins, of Chicago, III. Arrested Development of the Colon" by Dr. R. l.. Rhodes of Att lanta.
 Experimental Study of Intraven- ous Injections of colloidal Silver Chlorid in the Treatment of Articial Infections in Rabbits" by E. B. Bal1enger, Atlanta.
 Effect of Radium Treatment upon symptoms of Uterine Cancer" by pr. Gerry K. Holden, Jacksonville, Fla.