Evening star., 1951-09-30
D. {. Medical Society
Expects $500 for lis
Scientific Assembly

Physicians from most of the
Middle Atlantic States will meet
here tomorrow for the District
Medical Society's I'D annual sci
entiflc assembly at the Hotel Stat
Ter.
DR.. Leonard T. Peterson, general
chairman, said about $500 doctors
will attend the three-day meeting,
which starts at $50 am. tomor-
row. with discussion on rheumatic
diseases and the use of ACTH and
cortiSonein the treatment of va
rious diseases.
DR.. Louis H. Bauer, secretary
general of the World Medical AS
sociation and president-elect of the
American Medical Association, will
speak at a medical society lunch
con at noon.
An innovation at the assembly
this year will be round-table dis
cussions on specialized subjects
with attendance limited to so ply
sicians. These will be held from
pm. to 4 pm. daily, while the gen.
eral scientific meetings are in ses-
sion.
Heart Surgery Topic.
Medical Society officials said the
round tables were instituted when
it was found many specialists have
not been attending the assembly
because they were not interested
in the general program.
Round-table discussions have
been popular at other medical
meetings, and registration for them
here has been heavy.
Discussions on heart surgery
and war wounds will feature the
general session tomorrow after
noon.
The general program was ar
ranged by DR.. Murray M. Cope
land.
Scientific exhibits, arranged by
DR.. Jonathan M. Williams, will
include displays on Accidental
Poisoning in Children" furnished
by the Duke University Medical
School; Diagnosis of Brain Tu-
mors," by DR.. John P. Gallagher
Of Georgetown University Hos
pital: New Methods of Preserv-
ing Skin. Bone and Blood Ves-
sells" by medical officers from the
Naval Medical Research Institute
and The Diagnosis and Treat
,nent Of Headaches" by physicians
from the headache clinic at
George Washington University
Hospital.
Hours for Exhibits Listed.
Scientific exhibits will not be
open to the public except from
2 pm. to 8 pm. Tuesday.
However. public health ex-
hibit sponsored by several off,
cial and voluntary health agen-
cies in Washington will be open
to the public from $50 am. to
$50 pm. during the three days
of the assembly.
The exhibit will include dis
plays on "Food-Facts, Fads and
Fallacies," Health Security for
the Insecure" Hearing Is Price
less" and Abnormal Development
of the Human Embryo" DIR. Law
renee E. Putnam was in charge
of arranging the exhibit.
A special exhibit sponsored by
the World Health Organization
will depict the international health
groups brief history and it's S
forts to cope with health prob
lens throughout the world.
Medical problems in case of
atomic warfare will highlight the
general meeting Tuesday morning.
Senator James H. Duff, Repub-
lican. Of Pennsylvania, will ad-
dress meeting of the Georgetown
University Medical Alumni at
noon.
Public Meeting Scheduled.
A public meeting sponsored by
the World Health Organization at
8:15 pm. Tuesday will be ad-
dressed by DR.. Winfred Over
holser. superintendent of st. Eli
zabeths Hospital, on the subject,
Emotional Stresses in the World
Crisis" G. D. w. Cameron, Cana
das deputy minister of health
will discuss, international
Health" Presiding will be DR..