Evening star., 1929-10-06
Seventy-First Convention of
American Society to Open
Tomorrow at MayfIower.
DELEGATES REPRESENT
ALL STATES IN UNION
Clinic Work to Attract Interest in
Weeks Session-White House
Reception Billed.

a week of professional and social meet
ings.
Dentists from every State are here
The association is headquartered al
the Mayfower Hotel and the general
meetings OF the delegates are to be
held there.
Other hotels also will be utilized for
group meetings. Chimes will be held at
the Washington Auditorium. At the
Auditorium. too. comprehensive eX-
hlbit of dental equipment will be shown
The first general meeting will be
Tuesday at $50 o'clock at which time
the association will be welcomed to
the Capital at the Mayflower by Proc
tor L. Dougherty, president of the board
OF District Commissioners. The dele
gates. their wives and friends also will
be welcomed formally by DR.. Sterling
v. Mead, president of the District OF
Columbia Dental Society.
Wilbur to Address.
OF distinct interest to the profession
Is an address by Secretary of Interior
Wilbur, at the opening meeting. The
response of the association to the well
come addresses will be delivered by
Henry w. Nelson of Minneapolis. vice
president. Perry r. Howe of Boston,
the president will deliver the annual
address. Mr.. Howe is to be succeeded
by r. Boyd Boyle of Nashville, Tenn.
The house of delegates of the associa-
ton, to which are elected representa-
tives of the membership in each State,
is to meet tomorrow and during the
day various programs and luncheons
will be participated in by groups. The
District Of Columbia Dental Society
will entertain the officers and dele
gates at luncheon in the Mayhower
at 1890 o'clock and at l o'clock the
ladies' auxiliary of the District Society
will entertain visiting ladies at lunch
con, in the ballroom.
Scientific Section.
Scientific sections devoted to studies
Of various problems of the profession
are to be features of the week. These
meetings will be held daily under the
direction of some of the most promi-
nent men in the profession. Motion
picture studies of case problems will
be shown in connection.
Vice President Curtis is scheduled to
extend greeting to the association at its
second general meeting Tuesday eve
ming in Continental Memorial Hall.
Music will be furnished by the United
States Army Band under auspices of the
military dental surgeons Addresses are
to be made that evening by three prom
inent health officers of the United
States, Surg. Gen. Ireland of the Army,
Surg. Gen. Riggs of the Navy and Surg,
Gen. Cumming of the United states
Public Health Service.
A discussion of the subject Evolution
and Heredity' by George H. Parker,
professor of zoology In Harvard Uni
versity, will be an interesting event
Wednesday before the third general
meeting, In the Mayhower. Prof.
Parker will be introduced by Senator
Shipstead of Minnesota, himself
dentist.
Interest in Clinics.
Apart from the general meetings and
the social and entertainment programs
planned in honor of the visiting women,
chief interest in the professional aspect
Of the annual meeting will center in the
clinic program. The national associa-
ton has not met in Washington since
1912. and the clinics, and more espe-
cially the exhibits, will present an op-
portunity to view many great improve
nents in the field of detail surgery.
These clinics will be in six groups,
college clinics, to be given by the MEM
bers of the faculties of the colleges;
aection clinics, State association indi-
vidual clinics, State association group
or study club clinics, foreign clinics and
district clinics, representing the group
Of States and Government branches IN
the District.
Brief radio addresses by leading mem.
bers of the association will be delivered
during the week from Washington sta
tions that are cooperating IN oroa7-
casting.
Schools to Be Visited.
Fo,rr of the visiting dentists have
heAn DESIGNATED to visit schools during
the week, DR., G. T. Epling of WEIGH,
W. Va, will be at Curtiss School,
Thirty-third and o streets, Wednesday
at o'clock, to address the student
body briefly on the Importance OF care
Of the teeth. DR.: George N. west OF
Chicago, will visit PetWorth Scnool;
Mrs. Eleanor G. Mccarthy OF Boston,
will visit west School, and DR.. w. T..
McFall Of Macon, Ga, will be at Bust
ness High School, all at am, We'd
Two events Of deep interest to the
delegates and members are chief among
the social activities planned. These are
a reception at the White House, and
a ball in honor ofsthe president of the
ceive the members at 1880 o'clock
wednesday. The ball in honor OF the
retiring president, Mr.. Howe, will be an
event Of Friday evening In the May
flower.
, The most spectacular feature Of the
associations program will be a display
of fireworks Tuesday evening on the
Washington Monument grounds.
Substitute Program.
The fireworks display was planned
as a substitute for midnight theater
frolic In order that a greater number
of the members might enjoy a COM
munity program. Pictures of President
Hoover, Vice President Curtiss and high
officers of the association will be out
lined in fire as features of the display.
In addition to Mr.. Howe, the presi-
dent, officers of the association are
Harry W. Nelson, Minneapolis; Harry
Bear, Richmond, Va, and j. D. Jordan,
Little Rock, Ark, vice presidents; Harry
b, Pinney, Chicago, secretary, and r. II.
Volland. Iowa City, Iowa, treasurer.
The committe: on local arrangements
Is headed by DR.. G.. Willard Camalier,
w. H. Simkins and w. w. Wyman.
Following are members of the advisory
committee: Drs. G. A. Baker. Fenton
Bradford, A. J. Brown, H. B. Cobey,
c. A. Hawley, Vernon J. Lohr, Sterling
v. Mead, G. J. Mess. Thomas j. Rice,
Bruce l.. Taylor, A. D. Weakley, A. S.
Wolfe, J. T. McClenahan. T. L. Rust,
z. Clyde Shade, w. N. Cogan, J. Ben
Robinson, z. w. Swinehart, G. T.
Messner, Lloyd Y. Beers and Wilmer
l.. Souder. and Roy o. woodruff, Sena-
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