Show MILITARY SURGEONS Last DaR Session Devoted to Rend lag Payers Washington May 2The last days session ses-sion of the Association of Military Surgeons Sur-geons was devoted largely to the reading of papers The committee on legislation reported the wishes of the association were finding find-ing favor The scientific work of the association was taken up This was begun with Wll notes on the introduction of the tent field hospitals in war by Colonel Irwin assistant surgeongeneral United States army submitted in the absence of the author by Colonel Alden An essay on Red Cross was read by Colonel Almy of Connecticut rea reviewed re-viewed the story of the society and told of Its usefulness He thought the use of this emblem should be restricted as It restricte wa In most of the European nations he cuggestions of Colonel Almy were favorably favor-ably receive and a committee was ap pointed to bring the matter to the atten lIon of Congress S I ateu Other papers read were The Medical Officer at Summer Encampments bv Lieutenant Noel Greenleaf and The Diet of the National Guard by Assistant Surgeon Gallop of Boston |