106 I'he Philippine Journal of Science i9i7 



REPORT OF PROGRAM COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT, 

 DECEMBER 9, 1916 



On December 10 the program committee, appointed by Dr. B. C. Crowell. 

 met at the College of Medicine and Surgery and accepted the kind invita- 

 tion of the medical officers stationed at Fort Mills to hold the combined 

 annual and regular monthly meeting of the Manila Medical Society in the 

 recreation room of the post hospital at Corregidor on the evening of Jan- 

 uary 6, 1917. 



Through the concerted action of the various heads of the military service, 

 both at Manila and Corregidor, very obliging arrangements were perfected 

 in vv^hich the Quartermaster Corps scheduled the U. S. Army transport 

 Merritt for transportation on this occasion. 



The distance to Corregidor is approximately 40 kilometers, and it takes 

 about two and one-half hours to make the trip. The program arranged for 

 this time is set forth in General Orders No. 99, Headquarters Manila 

 Medical Society, U. S. Army Transport Merritt, dated January 6, 1917, a 

 copy of which is attached hereto. 



The courtesies shown upon the arrival at Corregidor readily revealed 

 that every detail had been considered by the hosts in preparing for the 

 event. Special cars were kindly furnished by the Quartermaster Corps, 

 and the crowd was taken to the beautiful, modern, concrete hospital building, . 

 the recreation room of which had been so carefully and completely deco- 

 rated and prepared as to give the feeling of cordial welcome the moment 

 one entered. 



The program as indicated in the minutes ended about 11.30 and as many 

 as could make it possible remained at Corregidor for the night, while the 

 rest returned to Manila about 3 o'clock on the morning of the 7th. 



H. G. Maul, Chairman, 

 D. DE LA Paz, 

 J. E. Reed, Jr., 



Program, Committee. 



The report of the committee on the revision and bringing up 

 to date of the constitution and by-laws of the society, composed 

 of Drs. J. A. Johnston, C. H. Manlove, and R. B. Gibson, was 

 presented and approved as revised by the committee. 



The president referred to the secretary the report of the 

 committee on the program for the next three months. The 

 report is as follows: 



program for FEBRUARY, 1917, MEETING 



1. The program committee presents the following: 



The regular monthly meeting of the Manila Medical Society will be held 

 in the College of Medicine and Surgery, on Monday evening, February 12, 

 at 8.30 in the evening. The topic for discussion will be: Recent advances 

 in the diagnosis and treatment of anterior poliomyelitis. The program will 

 include : 



Address. Lieut. Col. Francis A. Winter. 



Clinical aspects of anterior poliomyelitis. Maj. Henry H. Rutherford. 



