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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
New Roentgenologists for Garfield Hospital.
—Drs. Thomas A. Groover and Arthur C. Christie have been appointed roentgenologists on the staff of Garfield Hospital to succeed Dr. Walter H Merrill, whose resignation takes effect July 1.
Renewal of an Ancient Charter South.
—An item in The Journal for June 28 mentions a bill introduced in the House of Representatives by Mr. Lazaro of Louisian providing for the incorporation of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia and conferring the power to own and convey real estate. The caption of the item stated that the bill incorporates a new medical society; this is incorrect as the real purpose of the bill is to secure the historical continuity