Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
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poses. There Is no possible way OF
guarding against the use Of liquor
for beverage purposes. The doctor
Is 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
It for granted that ne will violate
the law as a matter Of accommoda-
ton.
No body OF lavmen in or out OF
the legislature should assume the
right TO dictate to a doctor the con-
ditions under which he may pre-
Ezbe a medicine. The doctor should
t1ERe unrestricted right to prescribe
as much or as little as he sees fit.
Prescribing is not necessary to
supply whisky TO those who need or
want II. Ordinary bootleg liquor. a.
one-tenth the cost. and no worse IN
is being used freely. When the liquor
privilege is withdrawn the people
will continue 10 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 IL might render the law
unconstitutional because it inter.
feres with the practice Of medicine
Is an absurd stand for prohibition
lists to 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
car prescribe and under what con-
ditions. If IL is constitutional TO
limit the prescription Of medicine
needed TO treat patients it certainly
Is not unconstitutional TO deny al
together this right"
Two Houston physicians. DR.. John
r. Moore and DR.. 8. 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 tho
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 / resolutions passed
by the house OF delegates Thursday
morning.
Mrs. Haden Takes Office
Mrs. Henry c. Haden Of Houston
who was elected at the convention
OF 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
nc the Country club. Mrs. O. ~.
zMarchman OF Dallas was elected
president to take office during the
rear 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
r. lSingleton. Wichita Falls; third
vice president. Mrs. II. r.. Dudgeon.
Waco: fourth vice president. Mrs.
~. ID. Monger. San Benito: record
Ing secretary. Mrs. s. p. Boothe.
Cuero: corresponding secretary.
Mrs. w. A. Toland. Houston: treas
urer. Mrs. @. v. Brindley. Temple:
parliamentarian. Mrs. w. r.
Thompson. Fort Worth: publicity
secretary. Mrs. Holman Taylor. Fort
Worth.
Those elected 10 the state COM
mittee chairmen are: Mrs. II. o.
Sappington. Galveston. legislative;
Mrs. X. M. 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. G. Johnson.
Richman. resolutions: Mrs. z. Fl.
Marek. Yoskum. memorial.
Council Elected
The following council women 70
the fifteen districts OF the organi-
yation were elected for the coming
year: First. Mrs. j. A. Rollins. FL
Paso: second. Mrs. o. L. Prichard.
Abilene: third, Mrs. J. T. Hutchin-
son. Lubbock: fourth. Mrs. Ned
Snyder. Brentwood; fifth. Mrs. r.
W. Sorreli. San Antonio: sixth.
Mrs. G. M. Cash. San Benito: sew
enth. Mrs. Morris Boerner. Austin:
Eghth. Mrs. A. L. Fuller. Sinner:
NTH. Mrs. A. M. Jones. Hampstead:
nth, Mrs. Geo. Barham. Nacog-