Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
DOCTORSLAUD

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clared that his election to the Of
fice was not q personal tribute, but
"a tribute to my kind, the family
doctor. the general practitioner who
has constantly and faithfully kept
abreast with modern medicine and
who has pinned his faith to It."
He then outlined his policies as
follows:
Some Of you may wonder what
my policies will be. First, I do not
expect to hinder In any way any
health program. any legislation. or
ANYTHING already started. I expect
10 encourage public health educa-
ton In every way possible.
God being my witness I want %
make good for humanity's sake.
Shakespeare said. II born to honor
show 1t now. III 1t Is voted upon
you, do not disappoint those who
believe In you.
Early Diagnosis
Every newly elected president
should have some objective in mind.
The most important thing accord
Ing TO my understanding confront
ing organized medicine Is early
diagnosis. 1t Is impossible to make
an early diagnosis without a physi-
cal examination OF everybody. the
old. the young. the sick. and the
apparently well.
MY slogan Is Get examined on
your birthday
soon ! will stand before the ex-
ecutive council OF this great Texas
State Medical association and OUT
line to them a plan for public
health education. I hope BY their
help to organize each and every
county medical society for the ex-
press purpose OF putting on this
campaign. 7 hope that We can Sc
cure SO qualified doctors who will
make lectures to lay audiences. ad-
vocating physical examinations for
the apparently well. We hope 20
find SO NJ. DIS who can and will
write health articles for the Law
press on all kinds Of public health
education and always featuring
periodical physical examinations
Tor everybody. w hope to get
four radio broadcastinE stations
and probably 20 physicians who
VIII broadcast medical news. pr,b-
lie health matters. and one hun
dred reasons for physical examina-
lions OF the apparently well SO as
70 get an early diagnosis on dis
eases which are insidious In their
approach.
Every member OF each county
medical society who does not make
speeches.. who does not write health
articles nor broadcast over the radio
VIII DC 2 member Of the committee
or q whole whose duty II viii ~
20 secure audiences for visiting
doctors who will make health lee
lures. TO secure newspaper space
Ior health articles and more. Ia
examine free Of charge at his office
al public school children 40 70 61
per cent Of whom are sick or de-
Iective n some way.
Doctors Duty
knowledge brings responsibility
No one knows but the doctor. II
Is his duty to inform the world
the dangers OF ~neglecting periodical
physical examination. When he
has thus informed them the re-
spcnsibility Is taken off his shoul-
ders and placed on the public"
Valley committees. who under the
direction OF DR.. Works. carried 10
q successful and generally agree
able outcome the entertainment
and other features or the conven-
ton were composed as follows:
Commercial exhibits-Dr. r. Fl.
Eisaman. Brownsville; Drs. r.. Y.
Utley. Harrington: George w. Edger-
ton. San Benito: w. A. Rasco,
Brownsville. Scientific exhibits
DR.. r. II. Eisaman, Brownsville;
Drs. r.. Z. Utley. DR.. Edgerton and
Miss G.. White. Brownsville. Lam
terms. DR.. r. l.. Works. Brownsville:
Drs. y. A. Crockett. Harrington and
w. N. Spohn. Brownsville. Finance,
DR.. 3. o. Works. Brownsville: Or.
Harry X. Loew. Brownsville; James
o. Wharton. McAllen. Public
health lectures-Dr. Albert j. Pol
lard. Harrington: DIS. Harry X.
Loew. Brownsville: c. M. Cash. San
Benito. Puhlicity-Dr. d. M. Works,
Brownsville; Drs. Z. T. Morris, San
Benito; ". A. Dawson. Harrington:
@. W. Edgerton. San Benito: J. A.
Crockett. Harrington: J. M. Doss,
Edinburg: y. ID. Stevens, Weslaco:
J. r. Malone. Edinburg: L. ". Da-
Wis. Donna: s. j. Mckenzie. Meal
len. Hotels-Dr. w. z. Spivey.
Brownsville: J. j. Rible, Browns.
Vile: "A. j. Pollard. Harrington: w.
] Vinsant. San Benito: q. G. Rich
ardson. Brownsville. Golf-Dr. b.
o. Works. Brownsville: Drs. r.. Z.
Osborne. McAllen: George Desha.
Brownsville. Entertainment 49, DR.
Harry X Loew. Brownsville: A.
Pumarejo. Matamoros: Miss Sophie
Spivey. Brownsville, Transportation
DIR. j. L. Rentfro, Brownsville.
DR.. 3. L. Cole. Brownsville; Lieut..
or Police Armstrong. Memorial
Or. O. v. Lawrence. Brownsville:
Mrs. =. J. Tucker and Mrs. Cleve
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