Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-11
DENTISTS HEADED
BY ARMY OFFICER
Col. Robert T. Oliver Is First
Military Man Elected PreSi-
dent of Association.

For the first time In the II years Of
its organization, the American Dental
Association has chosen an Army officer
as president-elect, Col. Robert T. Oliver,
a member of the faculty of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania School of Den
tistry of Philadelphia.
Col. Oliver, the senior dental officer
of the Army, was elected yesterday
afternoon at the closing meeting of the
associations convention, and DR.. r.
Boyd Boyle of Nashville, Tenn, was in
stalled as president DO serve until the
next meeting, when Col. Oliver will sue
coed him.
Denver Gets Next Meeting.
The association voted to meet in July
next year at Denver, Colo, the Western
city being chosen by the delegates in
preference to Memphis, Tenn, and Bos-
ton. Mass, the home city of the retiring
president, DR.. Percy r. Howe.
DR.. G. w. Camalier of Washington
was elected first vice president. Another
Washington dentist, DR.. w. NJ. Simkins,
was a candidate for the organizations
board of trustees, but was defeated by
F. H. Lum, jr, OF Chatham, N. j., who
was reelected. Delegates from the
fourth district comprising the District
of Columbia, the Army and Navy and
Public Health Service, New Jersey and
Maryland, were unable to agree on
candidate, and the names of both DrS.
Lum and Simkins were submitted.
DR.. Camalier served as chairman OF
the committee on local arrangements
for the convention, and the delegates, in
electing him to Office, were cordial in
their praise Of the efforts of the chair
man and his committee members.
DrS. H. j. Feltus of Baton Rouge, La,
and A. E. Bonnell of Muskogee, Okla,
were named second and third vice
presidents, respectively; DR.. H. B. Pin
ney of Chicago was reelected secretary,
and DR.. r. H. Volland of Iowa City,
Iowa, was reelected treasurer.
Three other trustees were named, DR..
,. A. Brady Of Philadelphia, DR.. s. w.
Foster Of Atlanta, Ga, and DR.. j. j.
Wright of Milwaukee.
divers Career Distinguished.
Col. Oliver, the president-elect, has
had a distinguished military career OF
80 years, having entered the Army
following his graduation from the
Indiana Dental College in 1888. During
the World War he was chief dental
surgeon of the American Expeditionary
Forces, appointed. by Gen. Pershing,
and for his distinguished service in
that capacity was awarded the Ameri-
can Distinguished Service Medal, and
the French Cross of the Legion Of
Honor with palm.
He is a past president of the Assccia-
ton of Military Dental Surgeons and
has served as first vice president Of the
American Dental Association. He has
been prominently identified with the
profession in Indiana, having served
as president of the Indiana Board of
Dental Examiners and as organizer,
for the first board of dental examiners
for the Philippine Islands.
The business of their hve-day meet
ing concluded, delegates to the con-
vention remained in Washington today
for the final series of scientific sections
being conducted in the Washington
Auditorium. The wives OF the officers
called at the White House in the morn
ing to pay their respects to Mrs.
Hoover.
A brilliant event Of last evening was
the annual ball given in honor of the
retiring and incoming presidents. More
than 5000 delegates and their wives
paid their respects to these officers dur
ing the evening In the ballroom Of the
Mayhower Hotel.