The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-21


lad been handed in. On the request OF
a member he also read the law govern
ing practice OF medicine in Honolulu
which is now before the Legislature.
AS the reports were read and no
action taken, DR.. Rodgers suggested
that they be disposed of. Before any
second could be made a request was
handed in by Or. Cooper, chairman OF
the Committee on Entertainment, for
the names of those who would be pres
ent at the banquet proposed to be Civ
en- at the Arlington tonight.
This led to considerable discussion as
10 the time the dinner should take
place DR.. McGrew asked to be ex-
cused, because he had to be present at
Oahu College exercises. DR.. Emerson
and others pleaded the same excuse,
and someone suggested Friday The
trip to Molokai interfeTed with that,
and the idea of a banquet was about TO
be abandoned when DR.. Rodgers ex-
pressed the opinion that without
good dinner it might be difficult to
bring the members together next year.
DIR. Russell thought the society
should be first, and that other matters
should be sacrificed to science. The
Duet, whether they wanted to or not,
and cant" should be eliminated.
DR. McGrew saw the way matters
were going and offered a substitute bill
He invited the members to join him at
his house Friday noon, and he would
see that they got a very decent lunch
The invitation was accepted with
thanks of the association.
The manner in which physicians
should be admitted to membership was
discussed when the application of
DR. Mort, endorsed by Drs. Herbert and
Ryder, was read. 1t was decided that
according to the constitution the mere
fact that physicians had diplomas
would not entitle them to membership.
The application of DR.. Mort was re-
ferred to the committee to act as the
constitution provides.
A long resolution conveying the
thanks of the association to Rep. Rob
ertson, formulated by Doctor Rus
sell, was read by the secretary, and
was laid on the table to be considered
later. The doctor, in supporting his
resolution said the association de-
cided, when the movement to tax phys
icians was started, that they would OPP
pose the measure on the ground that it
NdS d ulIcCL Id8 anu du OuC
1t was a movement that was opposed
by two persons outside the members of
the medical professionally. Robert
sOn and the editor of the P. G.. Adver-
tiser-and he deemed it proper that the
Representative receive the thanks of
the association for his efforts
DR.. Howard suggested that when the
resolution was debated upon it would
be well to allow physicians present,
even though they were not members.
to take part in the debate.
DR.. Myers, in response to a request,
read the constitution of the associa- |
ton, and then some one asked that the |
code of ethics of American practice be |
read. DR.. Rodgers declined the honor, |
as it was too long; those who had |
signed knew what it was, and those |
who had not could read for themselves. |
1t was longer than the Constitution of
the United States, and though the eff
fort required to read it would be great |
er than he cared to assume, he believed |
the infection to the members would be |
greater.
1t was decided to take it in sections, |
and DIR. Howard offered to sacrifice |
himself on the first relay, and DIR. En-
erson took it up a half hour later,
when DR.. Howard exhausted himself
The reading was finished at noon, and
a recess was taken until 2 p. m.