Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
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noses. There is no possible way OF
guarding against the use OF ilquoI
for beverage purposes me doctor
q ANNOYED by government agents
who watch him.
The doctor Is annoyed and con-
stantly embarrassed by the attitude
OF his friends and patients who take
IL for granted that he will violate
he law as a matter OF accommoda-
ion.
"No body OF laymen in or out OF
le legislature should assume the
lght to dictate TO a doctor the con-
ms under which he may pre-
q a medicine. The doctor should
have unrestricted right 20 prescribe
as much or as little as he sees III.
prescribing is not necessary 70
supply whisky TO those who need or
want IL. Ordinary bootleg liquor. az
one-tenth the cost. and no worse IN
quality Is available everywhere n
IS being used freely. When the liquor
privilege is withdrawn the people
will continue TO get their liquor
without involving doctors and drug
stores in the dirty business OF boot
Logging.
objection to the repeal Of the
liquor prescribing privilege on the
ground that it might render the law
unconstitutional because II inter-
feres with the practice Of medicine
Is an absurd stand for prohibition
lists 70 take IN face Of the fact that
they regard constitutional that
par Of the law which limits the doc
tor as to the amount of liquor he
can prescribe and under what con-
ditfons. If IL is constitutional to
limit the prescription OF medicine
needed to treat patients 1t certainly
Is not unconstitutional to deny al
together this right"
Two Houston physicians. Or. John
T. Moore and DR.. s. G. Red clashed
in the meeting on the question OF
registration. DR.. Red. representing
the Harris county medical society.
opposed the registration measure on
the ground that the doctor should
not be taxed to enforce the medical
act. DR.. Moore spoke in favor Of IL.
The delegates adopted the commit
tee report recommending continued
efforts TO obtain passage Of the
registration provision.
A general meeting at 4:30 p. m.
Thursday at which DR.. r. G. Con-
nor. New York. assistant general
manager OF the medical department
OF the United Fruit company. will
discuss the malaria problem. and at
which the new officers will be intro
duced. Is to officially close the 63rd
! annual session OF the association.
Appreciation to all Valley doctors
and residents who participated in
the entertainment OF the visitors
was expressed in resolutions passed
by the house of delegates Thursday
morning.
Mrs. Haden Takes Office
Mrs. Henry G. Haden Of Houston
who was elected at Abe convention
or the Woman's auxiliary to the
Texas State Medical association last
year was installed into office yester-
day afternoon at the concluding
business session Of the organization
an the Country club. Mrs. o. NJ.
archman Of Dallas was elected
PRESIDENT to take office during the
year 1891.
Other officers for the coming
year who were elected are as fol-
lows: First vice president. Mrs.
Thomas Dorbandt OF San Antonio;
second vice president. Mrs. George
+. Singleton. Wichita Falls. third
vice president. Mrs. n. r. Dudgeon.
Waco: fourth vice president. Mrs.
NJ. d. Monger. san Benito: record
Ing secretary. Mrs. S. p. Boothe.
Cuero: corresponding secretary.
Mrs. w. "A. Toland. Houston: treas
urer. Mrs. @. v. Brindley. Temple:
perliamentarian. Mrs. w. r.
Thompson. Fort Worth: publicity
secretary, Mrs. Holman Taylor, Fort
Worth.
Those elected TO the state COM
mittee chairmen are: Mrs. II. o.
SappinRton. Galveston, legislative;
Mrs. Z. NJ. Watts. Texarkana.
health chairman: Mrs. w. A. Wood.
Waco. health films: Mrs. BOYD
Reading. Galveston. child health:
Mrs. Preston Hunt. Texarkana. his
torian: Mrs. L. w. Pollock. Temple.
credentials: Mrs. j. c. johnson.
Richman. resolutions: Mrs. Z. II.
Msrek. Yoakum. memorial.
Council Elected
The following council wonen 10
the fifteen districts Of the organi-
nation were elected for the coming
year: First. Mrs. j. A. Rollins. FL
Paso: second. Mrs. o. T.. Prichard.
Abilene: third. Mrs. J. T. Hutchin-
son. Lubbock: fourth. Mrs. Ned
Snyder. Brentwood: fifth. Mrs. r.
w. Sorrell. San Antonio: sixth.
Mrs. c. M. Cash. San Benito: sev-
enth. Mrs. Morris Boerner. Austin:
eighth. Mrs. A. L. Fuller. Sinner:
ninth. Mrs. A. M. Jones. Hampstead:
tenth. Mrs. Geo. Barham. Nacog-