Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-23
WORLDS 0CUL|SIS
ASSEMBLING HERE
Congress, of 0phthaImoIogy
to Begin Sessions Tuesday
With 1000 Delegates.

About 1000 oculists from all parts Of
the world are assembling in Washing
ton for the opening Tuesday of the In
ternational Congress of Ophthalmolosy
which will be held here for fouY days a
the New Willard Hotel.
Tomorrow night the executive com.
mittee of the congress. composed Of
about fifty oculists. will meet at the
Army and Navy Club at $3.50 to discuss
plans. The committee on arrangements
is-composed of DR.. William II. Wilmer
chairman; Or. w. Fl. Sweet Of Phila-
deiphia: Dr. w. f. Lambert of New
York. DR.. C. D. Westcott of Chicago
DR.. S. Theobald of Baltimore, DR.. j. A
White Of Richmond and the following
members from this city: DR.. ID. Is
Shute. DIR. l.. S. Green, DR.. q. A. Nc
Kimmie. DR.. Carl Henning. DIR. X. 5
Lamb. DIR. 4. G. Seibert, DR.. William T
Davis. DR. 5. 3. Muncaster. DIR. Il. L.
Morrison. DR.. John W. Burke and Maj
E. r. Calender. NJ. c.. u. S. A.
Many Foreign Delegates.
The invitation to send delegates to the
congress was forwarded some time age
to foreign governments through the
State Department, and a number OF
governments in South America and
Europe have responded by sending dele
gates Among the delegates are Prof
Gullstrand of Sweden, DR.. 7. NJ. II OF
China. Mr.. Edward Preacher Collins,
f. r. c. s.. of Great Britain; Prof. G. F.
Rochat Of Holland. DR.. Aurelio Beraun
of Peru. DIR. Don Francisco Poyales
del Fresno of Spain and Prof. r. de
Lapersonne of France. Many other DIS
tinguished OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from al
parts of the world will be present
The opening session Will convene
at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday morning II
the large ballroom of the New VII
lard Hotel An address of welcome
will be given by the Vice Presiden,
of the United States and this VIII
be followed by a series of scientlht
papers. In the afternoon. leaving
Washington at 2:30 o'clock by electro
car. the delegates will visit Mo'.n,
Vernon. Tuesday night there VII
be a reception at the Corcoran Gallery
of Art.
VIII Call on President.
Following business session Wed.
nesday morning the delegates viii
be received at the White House by
the President. and reception Hli
be held at the Pan-American building
from three to five o'clock. Another
session will be held at the willard
that evening. A business session
Thursday morning will be followed
in the afternoon by visit to thu
bureau Of standards and other points
of interest about Washington. Bust
ness sessions will be held Friday
morning and afternoon, and the
congress will close with banquet
at $3.50 at the New Willard.
The general committee of the con-
gress is composed Of DIR. George E
de Schweinitz, chairman: DR.. Ed
ward Jackson. vice chairman: DR.
Luther c. Peter. secretary-treasurer
DR.. William Fl. Wilder. DIR. Lucian
Howe, DIR. Francisco NJ Fernandez
DIR. Wilmer, DIR. Frederick IL
Tooke and DR.. Walter d. Lam
caster. The chairmen of special
committees are: DIR. Edward c
Elicit. committee on organization
DIR. Walter r. Parker. membership
and credentials; DIR. Wilmer. com
mittee on arrangements; DIR. Edward
Jackson. scientific program. and DR.
Lee r. Francis, committee on finance