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ENLARGEMENT OF W ALTER REED HOSPITAL. O ne o f th e fe w p r o v is io n s f o r th e pu r­ ch a s e o f re a l esta te t o su rv iv e in th e A r m y a p p ro p ria tio n b ill w a s th a t p e r­ ta in in g to th e e n la rg em en t o f W a lte r R e e d H osp ita l. M a jo r G en eral M . W . Irelan d, s u rg e o n g e n e ra l o f th e A rm y , a p p e a re d b e fo r e th e S e n a te m ilita ry co m ­ m itte e a n d m a d e an u rg en t a p p ea l f o r th e a p p ro p ria tio n o f fu n d s w ith w h ich to p u rch a se a b o u t 26 a cre s o f la n d f o r th e fu tu re h o m e o f th e A r m y M e d ica l S ch ool, th e su rg e o n g e n e ra l’ s lib ra ry , and th e A r m y M e d ica l M u seu m , th u s ce n te r in g a ll o f th e lo c a l a ctiv itie s o f th e m ed ica l d ep a rtm e n t at th a t p oin t. G en eral Ire­ la n d estim a te d th e even tu a l c o s t to in ­ cr e a s e th e h o sp ita l a cco m m o d a tio n s fro m th e p re se n t p erm a n en t eq u ip m en t o f 250 b e d s to w h a te v e r m a y b e ju s tifie d b y th e a u th o rize d s tre n g th o f th e R e g u la r A rm y , p o s s ib ly as m a n y a s 1,000 b ed s. It is d e s ire d t o h a v e th e W a lt e r R e e d H o s ­ p ita l b e c o m e an e sta b lish m en t f o r th e tre a tm e n t o f s p e cia l and difficu lt ca ses. G en eral Irela n d u rg ed th e co m m itte e to p r o v id e a d e q u a te fa c ilitie s to d ev elop th e s c ie n ce o f m e d icin e in th e lig h t o f th e la rg e r e x p e rie n ce o f m e d ica l m en in th e w a r a n d s a id : “ W e h a v e m a d e v e r y g re a t p ro g re s s in th is w ar. T h e re is a g re a t deal to do y e t. W e h a v e c o n tro lle d m o s t o f th e in fe ctio u s d isea ses, e x c e p t th e re s p ir a ­ to r y d isea ses, w h ich w e h a v e m a d e m u ch p ro g re s s in. W e b e lie v e th a t th e co n tro l o f pn eu m on ia, f o r in sta n ce , is in sigh t, a nd w e w a n t so m e p la c e to c a rry on that w o rk . In 1918 w h en w e h ad su ch a te r­ rib le e p id e m ic o f ty p h o id fe v e r in o u r ca m p s, w e w e re e n tire ly in th e dark w ith re g a rd t o th e c o n tro l o f ty p h oid . Dr. V aughn , w h o m ad e e x te n s iv e e x p eri­ m en ts, to ld m e r e c e n tly th a t b e fo r e this te r rib le e p id e m ic in 1898 h e fe lt m u ch m o r e h e lp le s s th a n h e d o e s to d a y in r e ­ ga rd to th e c o n tr o l o f p n eu m on ia. In a co m p a ra tiv e ly s h o rt tim e w e w e r e ab le to c o n tro l ty p h o id fe v e r. W e th in k w e

can do som ething w ith ‘ flu,’ but if we can control pneum onia it w ill be one o f the m ost im portant steps in the control Of the ‘ flu.’— ,

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Army and Navy Register

AMAROC DENTISTS FORM SOCIETY TO DISCUSS NEW WORK. In o r d e r to a d v a n ce th e ch a ra cte r o f th e w o rk o f d en ta l su rg e ry in th e a rm y, d en tists in th e A rm y o f O ccu p a tion h av e fo rm e d an org a n iza tio n k n ow n as T h e T h ird A r m y D en ta l S o cie ty . M eetin gs a re h eld e v e ry tw o w e e k s a nd n ew ph a ses o f den ta l w o r k a re d em on stra ted and d is ­ cu ssed . A fte r n o o n w o rk co m p ris e s c lin ­ ic s a n d p r a c tic a l in stru ctio n w h ile th e e v e n in g is d e v o te d to a d in n er and th e re a d in g o f p a p ers on d ifferen t im p rov ed m eth od s. M o re th an 40 den ta l officers o f th e T h ird A r m y w e re p resen t at th e m e e tin g h e ld y e s te r d a y and la s t ev en in g . T h e c lin ic w a s h eld in th e o ffices o f th e C h ief D en ta l S u rg eon in C ob len z and th e d in n er at th e T h ird A rm y O fficers Club. A t th e d in n er la st e v e n in g a p a p er w as rea d b y Capt. L . O ustrum , M. C „ E va cu a ­ tio n H o sp ita l N o. 16. Capt. O ustrum is a s p e cia lis t on eye, ear, n o se and th ro a t tro u b le and h is s u b je c t la st e v en in g w as “ F o c a l In fe ctio n o f th e T e e th .” Capt. B e v e rly M . E p es, a tten d in g den tal su r­ g e o n ’ s office, rea d an e x ce lle n t p a p er on “ V in ce n ts A n g ia n a .” L t. Col. C. N. T a y ­ lo r p re sid e d a s toa stm a ster. T h e officers o f th e clu b a r e : Col. S. D. B oa k , C h ief D en ta l S u rgeon , T h ird A rm y , H o n o ra ry Chairm aja; L t. Col. C. N. T a y ­ lor, D iv is io n D en ta l S u rg eon f o r the F irst D iv ision , C h airm a n ; M aj. Jam es H a r ri­ son, D iv ision D en ta l S u rg eon a t C oblen z, H is to ria n ; Capt. B e v e rly M . E pes, S e c ­ reta ry . F u tu re m e etin g s a re b e in g plan ned and n ew m eth od s and id ea s w ill b e d iscu ssed . It is pla n n ed to m a k e th e D ental C orps o f th e A rm y o f O ccu p a tion o n e o f th e m o s t efficien t fo r c e s in th e s e rv ice .—

The Arnaroc News.