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
November 1, 1921.