Letter to William C. Gorgas from John Young Walker MacAlister, 1, Wimpole Street, London, England. (Marconigram) Asks him to send his London address. The lecture and the dinner are announced for the 23rd.
Letter to William Osler from Walter Hines Page, London, England. He accepts with pleasure his invitation for the dinner to Jastrow. Sympathetic comments on Osler's dinners. Will try his best to attend to the lecture. Civilities.
Letter to Editor of the London Times from William Osler, Athenaeum Club, London, England. Letter to the London Times, August 14, 1913, p.4,b. Responds to a letter of Henry Morris published in the Times. Osler defends the idea of modern clinics and the scheme suggested by the Royal Commission for the hospital work.
Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, London, England. Sends him the Congress medal. They are having a great time and the Congress is a great success. Mentions his dinners where he received 196 men of his section at the Royal Automobile Club (August 6th). The section work is A.1. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from Lauder Brunton, 10, Stratford Place, Cavendish Square, London, England. He does not know definitely whether Landouzy is coming. He has invited him to dine on the 9th when he will have many foreigners coming. Invites the Oslers to this dinner at the Club. Details on the etiquette. Mentions that he also invited Landouzy on the 8th at Hampton Court, at their Sectional Dinner. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from William Pasteur, 4, Chandos Street, London, England. Herringham wrote to say that that Friedlander only wants to give his lecture to a combination of the three sections Neurology-Psychiatry-Medicine. The former would like to have an answer by the end of the month. Herringham is asking if it would be possible to have a joint meeting with the three sections to answer him. It seems to Pasteur a large order to ask an important section like theirs, to sacrifice one fifth of its independent papers to listen to a communication of which it only knows the title.
Letter to William Osler from William Pasteur, 4, Chandos Street, London, England. Precision on the date and time of a meeting (International Congress of Medicine). Mention a growing feeling amongst them that the Section is not doing enough in the way of entertainment. A Council Meeting has been suggested for the beginning of July. P.S. He has just accepted a paper from Ewald as it was impossible to refuse it, but will refuse everything from less known men.
Letter to William Osler from William Pasteur, 4, Chandos Street, London, England. Technical details regarding the organization of the International Congress of Medicine. Barlow at the Royal College of Physicians mentions that they are anxious that all public entertainment should be on a simple scale to accommodate the foreign countries who would have difficulties to keep level comparing to others. Halliburton wrote stating that August 8th would suit the Physiologists for the discussion on Internal Secretions. Asks him if he got anything further from von Muller and Widal. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from William Pasteur, 4, Chandos Street, London, England. Technical details on the organization of the International Congress of Medicine. Asks his advice regarding the acceptance of a paper. Suggests putting a London man who would be prepared to do some work in the position of Vice-President, unfilled since Samson Gemmell's vacancy. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from Walter Hines Page, London, England. Thanks for the flowers and the invitation. Declines the invitation for that Sunday, but will come before long. Thanks about the Athenaeum. Civilities.