Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10
DENTISTS TO ELECT
.'KW HEADS TODAY
'hfee Cities Ask for Next
Convention as Meeting
Here NearS End.

with three cities bidding for the next
convention. and two prominent mem
bers OF the profession attracting sup
port for the Office Of president, dele
gates to the annual meeting of the
american Dental Association gathered
A the Mayfiower Hotel today, prepared
b settle the matters and conclude their
business for the year.
.ygMeeting at 2:30 o'clock in formal
eession the assoc atoms governing
body the house of delegates, was to in
stall Dr. r. Boyd Boyle of Nashville.
Tenn as president for the next year
and then choose preSident-elect, who
vail be installed at the next meeting to
Succeed him. Col Robert T. Oliver of
the Army Dental Corps, now assigned
70 the University of Pennsylvania, and
nr Martin Dewey of New York City
were candidates for the office.
Three Cities Make Bid.
1.-THE three cities bidding for the 1890
meeting were. Memphis, Tenn; Den
yer, Colo. and Boston. the home city
az the retiring president, DR.. Percy r.
Howe. 1t was thought likely that in the
event of any disinclination to meet In
Boston the delegates would name Mem
phis as a gesture 10 the home State
81 its incoming president DR.. Bog'c.
Five districts of tho Is into which
constituent so ieties Of the association
are grouped were to elect trustees. The
fourth district including the District OF
Columbia, which has been represented
on the board by DR.. F. Fl. Lum, Jr, oil
Chatham. N. j., was among them and a
Washington dentist DR.. w. NJ. Simklns,
was a candidate for the place. The four
other retiring trustees were Drs. r. E.
Denney Of Philadelphia. S. w. Foster
Of Atlanta, Ga: II. S. Smith of Chicago
and j. j. Wright of Milwaukee. The
District of Columbia district comprises
the Navy and Army, the Public Health
Service as well as the States of New
Jersey, Delaware and Maryland and
Porto Rico
George Eastman of Rochester. N. Y,
pioneer in tn field Ct photography
was awarded the American Dental As
sociations gold medal for high attain
ment In the fed of preventive dentistry
today at a luncheon in the Mayhower
Hotel
The award is conferred annually I'M
der auspices of the associations publ
cation. Dental Survey, to the individual
who is held to have most materially
aided and advanced this phase of
dentistry. The award was conferred
upon mfr Eastman because of his in
terest in and financial support of dis
pensaries in this country and abroad.
On behalf of Mr.. Eastman, who was
unable to be present, DR.. Harvey J.
Burkhart, head of the Rochester Dental
Dispensary. which Mr.. Eastman found
ed. received the award and bespoke for
Mr.. Eastman his sincere appreciation.
The presentation was made by DR..
Thomas P. Human of Atlanta, Ga,
chairman of the award committee. who
described Mr.. Eastman's activity In pro-
noting greater interest in the preven-
tive phase of dentistry as branch OF
health service.
In comforting the award Dr. Hinman
pointed out that Mr.. Eastman has con-
tTibuted several millions of dollars in
establishing dispensaries in Rochester
and abroad in London and Rome.
Ball at Mayfiower.
THE outstanding social event of the
meeting, the presidents ball in honor
Of the new leader. will be given this
evening in the ballroom of the May
flower. beginning at $50 CLOCK. The
entertainment committee. of which DR..
Charles~R.. Shelton of Washington is
chairman, and the committee on local
arrangements. with DR.. c. Willard
Camalier of Washington. chairman,
have co-operated to make the affair in
terestings and colorful.
Members of the Dental Hygienists
Association. who are holding their an
nual meeting here. and members OF
other associated groups are expected to
swell the attendance to as many as
5000 persons.
While concluding their business to-
day. members Of the association will be
in Washington tomorrow for State. M
dividual. foreign and college clinics,
conducted by representative members
of the profession, in the Washington
Auditorium. No other activities are
scheduled A large number of public
school children viewed motion pictures
stressing the care of the teeth at the
Auditorium today. and. as on other days
during the meeting. delegates spoke
briefly to the student bodies on the ne
cessity for treatment for prevention.
Makes Radio Address.
Neglect of the health of young chill
dren between the ages of 2 and was
deplored in an address by DR.. E. L.
Pettibone of Cleveland, broadcast over
radio station VOL today.
1T is positive fact he said. that.
in spite of our boastful assurance that
nothing is too good or too expensive
for them. as a Nation we neglect the
health of our children and are very
niggsrdly in our provision for their
preservation and culture.
eve spend now more than 50, 900 ,000.-
600 per year on education of our chill
6ren, with an average per child of more
than 500 per year. little more than
81 per child more than covers what we
give through community agencies. public
and private, for the protection of child
life and health.
1.-The employer looks after the health
OF his adult employees. the school looks
after the health of the school children,
the babies dispensaries care for the
infants, but nobody seems to care about
the health of children between the ages
Of 2 and 6 years. and this is the most
important time in any persons life II
we consider the most important factor
OF health to be the prevention Of
disease"
Clubs Entertain.
MANY delegates attended scientific
SECTIONS at the Washington Auditorium
again today and at noon several
luncheon clubs entertained in honor Of
visiting members of the profession.
Among them were the Cosmopolitan,
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