Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-15
FIGHT IN
DENTAL SOCIETY
OVER SECRETARY
Many Clamor to Gust DR..
Meeker, Whom They Ac-
cuse OF Spitefulness.

\ IacttOnal flSnt In tie Now Jersey
State Dental Society is rapidly coming
to Il head and both sides are preparing
FOR q split that may finally result In til
total reorganization of the society.
IA a meeting of the Mercer Dental
Society held last Friday it was resolved
! to cooperate with the other county or
/ CARNATIONS for the purpose of reorgan-
izing and il was the sense OF the meet
ing that Dr. Charles F. Meeker, who is
the secretary of the organization, DOM
mates the society and an attempt will
probably be Inade to Gus him and
others from office. Various complaints
are made against tie organization by
the "malcontents." as the officers of the
society call them.
Among the charges are incompetence
in protecting the interests of the So
eiety, spite in prosecuting various
members of the profession n d lack
of progressive spirit.
The statement is made by some of
tho dissatisfied ones that money which
has been appropriated for the purpose
OF prosecuting dentists who practise
Illegally might just MS we'll have been
thrown into the river as far as the
effectiveness of the work is concerned.
cite Cases as Instance of Spite.
The so-called persecution OF DR.. Nor
gan by officers of the society has been
quoted as an example of spitefulness
| against an individual and OF the So
ciety's conservatism.
On account of Ia circular which DR..
! Morgan issued charges Of violating the
code of ethics were made against him.
and when no offered to resign his
resignation wa held up with the pur-
pose in view of expelling him from the
organization II the charges were sub
Stimulated.
DR.. Meeker, when seen about the
| matter, said that he had been in the
State Dental Society for over thirty
years, and it was but natural that
there should be some who are dissat-
isfied. He had nothing further to say
| about the matter, not caring to make
! the matter public.
THAT Is just the trouble said one
OF the indictments, when told OF this.
They hide behind O wall of silence,
In the DR.. Morgan matter il was im-
possible to get an opinion from DIT,
Meeker. At first he said that he was
not in a position to say anything
! about the matter because lie had not
seen the circular. Then whene q cir
cular was SEN to him he evaded the
question as long as he could, and
| when finally forced by one of you
newspaper men to make soce state
ment concerning the matter he said
that he preferred to keep the matters
out of the newspapers"
Accusations False says Member.
A prominent member OF the society
when said about it said All these &C
| cusations are utterly false. There is
nothing in 1t at all. Il is a shame that
a man like Meeker, who gave up the
best part of his life, should be 50
spoken of. Why do these who talk so
much not do anything"
DR.. Stockton was seen and he Was
very emphatic about the matter.
"Youcan say for me-, he said, that
all this talk about DR.. Meeker domi-
mating the society is all nonsense. II
is said by those young fellows who
feel that they are not treated fairly IN
THE apportioning of the offices. Why
Edo they not come in and do something
We older men would be only too glad
to give mp the offices If these kickers
came in and worked for the organiza-
ton as DIR. Meeler does" s4 lta
Among other men DIR. Fowler was
mentioned as the leader behind tho
movement Of reorganization. When
asked about 1t, he said that he was
certainly in fayor Of q REORGANIZATION
: ofethe Rut he deniea amphat'