Evening star., 1960-10-30
SERVICE NOTES
Medical
Meetinq
Planned

THE Military Role in Med
ical Progress" is the theme
Of the 67th annual meeting
of the Association Of Military
Surgeons Of the United
States whose members start
converging on Washington
today.
The convention will begin
in the Mayf1ower Hotel to-
morrow and continue through
Wednesday when the honors
night banquet closes the seS-
sion. Retired Rear Admiral
Richard A. Kern. president,
arrives tonight from Phila-
delphia where he is at Tenn
pie University Hospital. Rear
Admiral Curtis w. Schantz,
USN, is general chairman.
There is also a woman's
committee to assist in enter
tanning foreign and out-of-
town members wives. Mrs.
Kern is honorary chairman
for these events with Mrs.
Evan c. Stone as general
chairman.
One of the highlights of
the session is the internation-
al luncheon on Tuesday. For
the medical men it win be
held in the Colonial Room,
Mayflower Hotel, with Ad-
miral Sir Geoffrey Thistleton-
Smith as guest speaker.
Luncheon
Meanwhile the women's
entertainment committee has
arranged a gala luncheon at
the Arlington Tower Terrace.
There will be a reception at
noon followed by luncheon
and a skit titled II Married a
Doctor and put on by the
Navy Doctors Wives Club
Chorus.
Mrs. Eric Pollard has
charge Of the luncheon ar
rangements assisted by Mrs.
Louis Hansen. Mrs. James
Nuttall is reception chair
man; Mrs. Benjamin Miller,
favors; Mrs. Wesley Fry,
prizes; Mrs. Frank Kreuz.
Mrs. Frank Norris, and Mrs.
Donald Childs, program.
A fashion show completes
the gala fare. An extra added
attraction for out-of-towners
will be the magnificent view
of the city from the terrace.
Thirty-four countries are
represented at the annual
meeting with 81 top flight
medical men attending.
Among the ranking mem
bers are Maj. Gen Heroki
Yamamoto, surgeon general
Of army and defense forces.
Japan: Maj. Gen. Joseph
Reilinger. France; Brig. Gen.
G. L. Morgan Smith and Brig.
A. A. Corbett, both from
Canada; Col. T. T. Joseph.
India; Surgeon Comdr. s. A.
Syed. Pakistan; Comdr. Jalal
Hamidi, Iran.
Program
Exhibits line the ballroom
of the Mayflower Hotel and
many panel discussions are
planed for the three-day
event. Tomorrow morning
starts of with a band con-
cert and an opening cere-
mony with DR.. Detley Bronx
making the address.
Well represented at the
honors night banquet will be
many medical armed forces
officers. Capt. Davis Minard,
Naval Medical Research In
stitute. is to receive the Cor
gas Medal, Rear Admiral
Schantz. chief Of dentistry
Navy Bureau Of Medicine and
Surgery. and Capt. Clifford P.
Phoebut, director; Astronaut-
ical Division of the Bureau,
will receive the Founders
Medal.
Also, DR.. David Mckenzie
Rioch, director, Division Of
Neurophsychiatry, walter
Reed Army Institute Of Re-
search, the sustaining mem
bership award; Mr.. Thomas
A. Fooster, retired pharma-
cist director. United States
Public Health Service, the
Andrew Craigie Award; 1t.
Patricia Hope Mcintyre,
United States Naval Medical
School, National Naval Med
ical Center. the Federal Nurs-
ing Service Award.
The Air Force Surgeon
General and Mrs. Oliver K.
NieSe will give a reception
tomorrow at the Army and
Navy Club. Their guests will
include the ranking members
of the international group
who are here to attend the
Military Surgeons conven-
ton. E. M. D.