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GENERAL
Second International Congress of Pediatrics.—The Department of State of the United States has named the following as delegates to the Second International Congress of Pediatrics, at Stockholm, August 18 to 21: John Foote, M.D., Washington, D. C.; Surgeon Grover A. Kempf, United States Public Health Service, and Clifford G. Grulee, M.D., Chicago.Dr. Blanco Named Head of Children's Service in Buenos Aires Hospital.—Dr. Leon Velasco Blanco has been appointed head of the children's service of l'Hospital Torcuato de Alvear, Buenos Aires. His appointment was celebrated by his colleagues and friends with a banquet.Board of Examiners Appointed.—The National Board of Medical Examiners has just announced new appointments. It is noteworthy that the only member of the Board of Examiners who can be regarded as a pediatrician is Dr. J. Gurney Taylor, who has received an appointment as a member of the Wisconsin State Board of Medical