Wales Greets Carvers

Other high spots of the London Surgical Congress were the opening session, addressed by the Prince of Wales and Marquis Curzon, and a report on nerve-grafting by Dr. Gosset, Paris specialist.

The North American delegation included Dr. William W. Keen, of Philadelphia, " dean of American surgeons "; Dr. William J. Mayo, of Rochester, Minn., and Dr. Frederick G. Banting, of Toronto, discoverer of insulin. The Prince officially welcomed the delegates and extended congratulations to Dr. Keen, the recent President of the Society, " who, despite the 86 years he carries so lightly, and the weight of his world-wide reputation, is again among us to participate in every meeting of this distinguished gathering." Lord Curzon was gratified that the Congress had chosen to meet in England for the first time. Professor Giordano, of Vienna, was elected President for the next triennial meeting, at Rome, in 1926. Neville Chamberlain, British Minister of Health, announced that in 20 years the British deathrate has been reduced from 17 per 1,000 to less than 13. (That of the U. S. Registration Area is 11.9, but the British figures cover the entire Kingdom.)

Dr.. Gosset, of Paris, recounted the miracles of " white magic," by which a healthy nerve from a dog was spliced to the ulnar nerve of a man, and demonstrated power of movement in 340 days.