Evening star., 1942-09-27
Wartime Problems
To Be Discussed by
D. {. Medical Society
Health Exhibits to Be
Displayed at Three -Doy
Scientific Assembly

Subjects of vital interest to physi-
clans In wartime will be discussed
at the 14th annual three-day scien-
tific assembly OF the Medical So
ciety Of the District, which will open
Tuesday at the Mayflower Hotel, it
was announced yesterday by DR.. A.
Magruder Macdonald, president Of
the society.
A number of physicians from mill
tary establishments near Washing
ton are expected to be guests of the
society during the assembly, it was
said, and in addition, invitations
have been extended to dentists,
nurses, pharmacists, technicians and
members of the allied professions.
THE assembly will be strictly a
war meeting" DR.. Macdonald said.
''It will be devoted to subjects which
are OF vital interest to physicians
in these times
Discussions during the first two
days, DR.. Macdonald said, will be
centered on diagnoses and treat
ment of infectious diseases. Physi-
clans recognize that they must be
prepared to cope with any epidemic
that might occur. he pointed out,
and are brushing up on infec-
tious diseases.
Exhibits Planned.
There also will be sessions devoted
to treatment of war injuries to
bring doctors up to date in the care
of military and civilian casualties,
A public health exhibit, planned
by various health organizations of
the District, will be displayed. A
Pan-American exhibit, the first of
its kind ever to be sponsored by
medical society and featuring works
of art ana historical objects of
Latin America, also will be on view
Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham,
head of the British Admiralty dele
CATION here will address the society
at a luncheon Tuesday on War
Conditions in the Royal Navy"
Fulton Lewis, jr., radio commenta-
tor, will address luncheon to be
given Wednesday by the George
town University Medical Alumni AS
sociation. His subject will be THE
War As 1t Looks From Here" DR..
Elmer L Kayser, dean of university
students and professor of European
history at George Washington Uni
versity, will address a luncheon to
be given on the final day by the
university's medical society. He will
speak son THE World Outlook"
A. A. Berle, jr.. assistant Secre-
tary OF State. will address public
meeting of the society Wednesday
evening at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
His topic will be Considerations of
Health as Affecting Foreign Policy"
Women to Give Luncheon.
The Women's Auxiliary will give
. luncheon for wives of the Pan
American diplomatic corps and
wives Of visiting physicians Wednes-
day at the Sulgrave Club, and the
Women's Medical Society will hold
dinner at the Mayf1ower Hotel
wednesday evening. The assembly
will end Thursday evening with the
annual dinner, which will be infor-
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Other speakers during the session
will include DR.. Joseph Stokes, jr.;
William H. Bennett, professor of
pediatrics at the University of Penn
sylvania school of medicine, who will
open the assembly Tuesday with an
address on Epidemic Influenza;
DR.. John H. Dingle, Instructor in
bacteriology at Harvard University,
on Certain Aspects of the Treat
ment of Meningitis; Comdr. E.
Harvey Gushing on THE Modern
Treatment of Burns; DR.. David D.
Rutstein, medical division of the
Once of Civilian Defense, on Med
ical Aspects of Chemical Warfare
Defense; Col. Daniel L. Borden,
commander of the Fort Eustis Hos
pital, on 'Traumatic Injuries to the
Abdomen; Col. Frank S. Gillespie.
British Army Medical Service, on
British Medical and Surgical Ex-
periences in the Middle East" and
Comdr. Eric Liljencrantz, Naval Re-
search Bureau. on The Use of the
Eyes at Night"