CONFERENCE OF OFFICERS IN CHARGE OF GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS SERVING VETERANS OF THE WORLD WAR ★★★ HELD IN AUDITORIUM, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 17–21, 1922, INCLUSIVE CONTENTS Opening Session Tuesday, January 17, 1922. Second Session Tuesday, January 17, 1922. Third Session Wednesday, January 18, 1922. Fourth Session Wednesday, January 18, 1922. Fifth Session Thursday, January 19, 1922. Sixth Session Thursday, January 19, 1922. Seventh Session Friday, January 20, 1922. Eighth Session Friday, January 20, 1922. _CONFERENCE OF OFFICERS IN CHARGE OF GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS SERVING VETERANS OF THE WORLD WAR_ _WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 17–21, 1922, INCLUSIVE_ _AUDITORIUM DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR_ UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE U.S. FEDERAL BOARD OF HOSPITALIZATION Brig. Gen. Charles E. Sawyer, Chairman. Chief Coordinator. Col. Chas. R. Forbes, Vice-Chairman. Director, Veterans’ Bureau. Dr. W. A. White, Secretary. Supt., St. Elizabeths Hospital. Maj. Gen. Merritte W. Ireland. Surgeon General, U.S.A. Rear Admiral E. E. Stitt. Surgeon General, U.S.N. Brig. Gen. H. S. Cumming. Surgeon General, U.S.P.H.S. General George H. Wood. President, N.H.D.V.S. Hon. Charles M. Burke. Commissioner of Indian Affairs. PROCEEDINGS OF CONFERENCE OF OFFICERS IN CHARGE OF GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS SERVING VETERANS OF THE WORLD WAR _Opening Session_ Tuesday, January 17, 1922. At 10:00 A.M. the meeting was called to order by Brigadier-General Charles E. Sawyer. The roll was called by Dr. W. A. White. General Sawyer delivered the following address on the subject, “The Present Status of Federal Hospitalization from the Standpoint of the Federal Board.” “Commanding Officers: You are here, as your program indicates, by invitation of the Federal Board of Hospitalization. That you may know your host, the following facts are submitted: The Federal Board of Hospitalization was created by an Executive Order of President Harding. The purpose of the Board is expressed in the Order creating it, which is as follows: “Circular No. 44. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Bureau of the Budget WASHINGTON