The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-25

ton for Medical Societies having ff- teen members or under. Dr. Sanders. in making the report of the Board of Censors, said that the resolution really defeated itself since the resolution did not take care of so- cieties having more than fifteen mem bers. After lengthy reasons. in which church government was used as illus trattons, the report of the Board was given as adverse to the resolutions. Dr. Cunningham was first to be rec ogntzed by President Welch in the heated discussion which followed the reading of the adverse report
 Dr. Cunningham stated that he was perfectly sincere in his conviction that the resolution as introduced and upon
 which the Board had passed unfavora- bly,, were for the best interest of the Association He said that he was not guilty of unethical criticism of the | ma gnifcent work of the fathers of the Association. nor did he wish to with | hold from them an acknowledeemeht of their great work
 | not before the Association. as a citizen of Jefferson County. nor, as member | of the Jefferson County Medical As | sociat.on. but that he was before the Association as a counsellor. He ex- plafned that he represented the whole | people of of the State. as they may pc | affected by any action of sthe State | Board of Health, and that he stood rep- resenting the medical profession as they were affected by any action wnich the l Association might take.
 pr. Cunningham stated that he was loyal to the medical profession and to | the Association to the core. He com
 na red his loyalty to his profession and | to the Association with his loyalty to I h4u
 He stated that he was for the amendnents or resolutions proposed by | pr. Riggs because of his honest. sim | cere convictions upon the subject. The | resolutions he regarded as funda-
 mental principle for the growth Of the | organization.
 | Dr. Wyman followed with the state-
 ment that he thought Dr. Cunningham | was sincere in his statements, and that l he admired him for 1t. But this Is | not a political question. nor is this a | political body. We act simply as a
 medical legislature, and claim to | have this association as much at heart as anybody. I oppose this resolution
 because I think that 1t will destroy l our society. believe that we should
 stand by our organization. as 1t exists. | There's no necessity for any increase
 in the membership"
 Here it was that Dr. Cunningham | asked question or UT. w yman, WntcH
 Dr. wyman answered in the affirma-
 tive The affirmative answer contra
 dioted to statements that Dr. Wyman
 had just made. convulsing the body l in laughter.
 1 pr. McAdory. of the Jefferson County l Medical Association. followed Dr. Wy
 man. 'Dr. McAdory stated that the 1 Jefferson County Medical, Association
 was not trying to get the passage of
 the resolution for the aggrandizement
 of the Jefferson county, society, but
 for a better representation of the many
 physicians of his and other counties. :
 pr. Riggs. who introduced the reso-
 lutfon, was recognized. He stated that the Jefferson County Association was l not an office seeking organization, nor
 did they wish to rule the association
 through the increase in numbers on
 the passage of his resolutions. The
 resolutions were introduced simply to
 amend the charter of the association
 in accordance with what the Jefferson l county organization thought to be
 right
 During Dr. Riggs's remarks, Presi-
 dent welch announced that no mem Der would be allowed to indulge in
 personalities, rule which. he had me-
 glected to enforce at the beginning of T. the debate.
 | Dr. Cunningham was instantly on
 his. feet, asking the chair if mem