Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-04
|MEDlCOS Enjoy
MEET
AT MATAkOROS

All Parts Of Valley IN At
tendance. Officers fee
Year Elected
With fifty-two members present,
the annual meeting Of the Rio
Grande Valley Medical Associas
ton. which was held last night at
Buffers Cafe in Matamoros, wa
pronounced the most successful
meeting in the three years the orr
ganization has been in existence,
The banquet served by the cafe VA
all that could be desired and this
was followed by a series Of addres-
es and papers which proved Of great
interest. After the completion Of
the program q business meeting Wa
held and officers for the ensuing
year elected. DR.. ]. G. Wigham oe
Donna being elected president.
More than twenty ladies were pre-
sent, the ladies being entertained
following the banquet. at . concert
at the Teatr0 de II Reforma il Ma
tamoros. where the scientific pro-
gram of the association was held q
Buffers
Election Of officers and reading
Of the annual report followed The
program. DR.. C. Wigham Of Dom
M being elected president Of u -
sociation to succeed Dr.. q v. Law.
renee Of Brownsville. s-
DR.. Dear in an address On Runufnn
conditions painted : word picture %
the horrible conditions which exist
there from first hand observation. q
he spent some time there with the
American army, and later with the
American relief commission He
brought out the fact that Russia n
q huge area. comprising one-sixth OF
the worlds land surface, and that
the large population of Russia II =
starving condition represents : r.
gantic problem for civilization to
face.
Dr. Dear said thar the agreement BE-
tween the United States and the soviet
government Of Russia called for the re.
lease of All Americans who were being
held prisoners in Russia. and these per-
sons were brought to Riga and sent
out. They carried out the first authenic
story Of conditions existing in the q.
terror.
Conditions there. he said have beeu
unusually bad. due to the fact that mo-
crop was raised On account cf tho
droughts. The government seized MI
available grain and other foods, ana
the peasants would plant only enough
for their own use, ~ they knew the
government would take any surplus.
Hundreds ~ thousands of Russians
migrated. and many Of them died along
the roadside. Parents deserted their
children. and the dead and dying could
be seen everywhere. and = condition
worse than words can describe pre-
vailed.
DR.. Dear told one instance Of several
children being left by their parents, and
the older ones were forced to kill ana
eat the younger ones. This condition ex-
lists all over Russia. he said Several
billion dollars worth Of food and medical
supplies has been sent over BY the Unf~
ted States to alleviate conditions Il
Russia. but things there are still pitis-
bic. he declared.
In regard to the medical phases of
the situation. DR.. Dear pointed out thao
there are no medical supplies worth
mentioning in Russia. no hospitals, Ne
food. no milk. no clothing; IN fact neth-
ing; and In this state Il IL natural for
diseases srch as typhus and other siml-
lar diseases, to spread rapidly with
dccdly results.
DR.. w. Z. Wigham Of Donna made thd
next talk. speak on "Malta 2Avsr.s
His talk brought on considerable diseus-
sion by public health physicians and
others in connection with the fever. ies
spread and results.
DR.. w. J. visant Of San Benito mado
the closing talk u the program. spsak-
ing on Selected Subjects II Pediatries.s
His talk was scientific.
Following the reading of the annual
report BY DR.. Harry X. Loew. retirine
secretary. the officers of the association
were elected. DR.. J. G.wieham % Donna
being chosen president. Dr.. r. z. Nor
RS Of San Benito. vice-president. ana
DR.. utey II Mercedes. secretary ana
treasurer. The retiring officers ara D.
Y. Lawrence Of Brownsville. president,
nr. J. D. M~rann. vic~-presidcnt. and D.
"~rrv X Loew. secretary and treasurer.
DR.. Lawrence vas POSTMASTER q tho
banquet.
Or. Spivcy made the address cf vel
c"~'"- md Impressed upo~ the rs
physicians present that Brownsville
and Matamo-"s we're glad Of the oppor.
frrssv 70 entertain sub netab)o Gns
thsSing.