Conference of Officers in Charge of Government Hospitals Serving Veterans of the World War
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Conference of Officers in Charge of Government Hospitals Serving Veterans of the World War
Medicine, Military; Military hospitals; World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- Medical care -- United States
I congratulate this conference upon its start. I hope that there may be
a general discussion,—that those who have come from long distances will
tell their experiences and make suggestions with reference to anything
that will improve this service; and I am very certain that when the
conference shall conclude on its last day it will adjourn with a feeling
that the time has been well spent, and that in the future we are going
to profit, and profit materially, as to the result of what may be done
in this conference and by it.”
GENERAL SAWYER: “Fellow workers, I certainly hope that this introduction
this morning has given you two things; first, that it has given you the
impression that the men engaged at the head of the affairs of this
Government in this subject are capable, worthy men. I hope it will have
given you the same inspiration that I carry away this morning,—to go on
with this conference and with your work after you leave here more
earnestly if possible, more sincerely if you may, and certainly with
more determination to bring about the results we all have in mind.
This morning you have heard the various members of the Board of
Hospitalization make their addresses, brief of course as they have been
and in many instances not entirely fair to them, considering the
subjects they have to handle; but they have done as well as time will
admit.
This afternoon this conference, under the chairmanship of Colonel Forbes
will take up a special subject or two, and will then go into the matter
of the general discussion of the affairs as they have been presented
today. We want you to feel that we are here to listen as you have
listened this morning; and so we are going to ask each one of you to
participate in the discussions. We want this to be an active meeting, of
men in motion, so that when this conference does close we may have the
satisfaction that has been expressed here by the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs.”
General Sawyer asked that, upon adjournment, the members of the
Conference assemble outside the building in order that a group
photograph might be made.
The meeting adjourned at 12:15 P.M.
_Second Session_ Tuesday, January 17, 1922.
At 2:00 P.M. the meeting was called to order by Colonel C. R. Forbes.
The roll was called by Dr. W. A. White.
COLONEL FORBES:
“The first paper of the afternoon was to have been read by Colonel
Patterson, Medical Director of the Veterans’ Bureau; but in his absence,
Dr. Rawls, of the Public Health Service, will deal with the subject of
‘Operation of Dispensary and Dental Clinics’.”
DR. RAWLS:
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