The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-14
OF DENTISTS
THE STATE MEETING is BEING HELD
AT WACO.
President Pearson Made Many Recon-
mendations Which Were Approved by
Those Who Discussed Them.

Waco, Texas, May 13-The twenty second
annual session of the State Dental assoc
citation met in this city this morning with
a good attendance. In fact, 1t Is one OF
the most largely attended associations that
have met in the city for long time
The association met In the Business Mems
club rooms at 10 o'clock and was opened by
prayer led by DR.. j. T. Malloy Of Waco
Hon. c. A. Boynton delivered the address
of welcome, which was responded to by Dr.
W. j. Burton of Paris.
President II. L. Pearson Of McKinney
then delivered his report. This report is In
part as follows:
1. l would recommend a revision OF our
constitution and bylaws.
2. would recommend that some past
president or the retiring president install
all the new officers, as with many new
presidents II is somewhat embarrassing and
the installation is not conducted with that
ease and dignity the occasion demands. /
have been constant attendant at the meet
ingS Of the association for several years,
ana in most Instances have been impressed
by the awkwardneSs with which the newly
Installed president proceeded to install the
remaining officers. the effect Of which was
not calculated to impress favorably such
an august body Of men. Gentlemen,
make this suggestion for the good I'll our
association and to relieve the newly elected
president from an embarrassing duty 50
suddenly thrust upon him. II read the
signs of the times correctly ! do not deem
IL necessary to make the change during my
administration, for although ! am not
prophet, nor the son of a prophet, ! think
| can name the man who will be my sue
cesSor
B ! would recommend that the secretary
of the association he authorized to com
municate with every charter member OF
the association, and In case Of death some
member Of his family and obtain pic
ture Of said member. and, further that we
preserved among our archives fbnt tbcy
may no handed down 10 future generations
MS the founders and most honorcd members
of our association.
A. | would recommend that the aSsocia-
tion consider and take some action at this
meeting on a means by which we can be
relieved Of the unjust and obnoxious law
which imposes n license on every dentist
in the State of Texas for the privilege o
practIcinC his profession ! claim this IS
class legislation and great injustice. The
physician has no such tax Imposed upon
that that Of the nhysician. and like him we are
often called unon to give our time and sub.
stance 10 the poor who come. TO us in pa n
and anguish / believe that If this subject
Is presented in proper way a. the mem
bers Of the legislature they will redress
our wrongs.
2 | would recommend that a register he
provided for the benefit of the association,
In which each and every member attending
the association will he required to register
his name and furthermore, that all Wis
| itors In attendance upon the association
| shall be requested 10 register their names
and address In the same register, but in
| separate and distinct pace specially desig
| mated for visitors. and. Furthermore. in or
der that this recommendation may he car
rled out | would recommend that the sec
ond vice president be denominated as the
proper person to take charge Of said reg,
lister and see that complete record Of all
! members and visitors at each annual meet
! INC is kent
{. would recommend that the State be
! divided into four districts, and that com
mittee Of four, consisting Of the hrst vice
| president and the three members Of the
executive committee he selected to have
! supervision over these districts There are
! MANY dentists of ability and capacity scat
tered over this State. some of whom have
in time past been members Of this assoc 50, "a.
tion and others who ought to be and all or
| whom could he IL approached In a proper
manner. either by correspondence or by
| means Of friends visiting ZEN IN pSt,sun