Evening star., 1939-02-02
Medical Society
Makes Loan for
Health Service
$500 Opens Way
To EstubIish
Prepayment PIon

lNQludl SC1 NASC 4coo AAA6AAS
was advanced a loan Of $4,000 by
vote of the society for "administra-
tive outlay
Seven doctors were nominated by
:" the society for the posts of seven
of the IL members of the Board of
Trustees of Mutual Health Service.
They are DR.. William P. HerbSt,
who is chairman of the section OF
urology of the American Medical
: Association; DR.. Luther H. Reichel-
derfer, former District Commission
er; DR.. A. Clagett Gray, DR.. Kate
B. Karpeles, president of the Ameri-
can Medical Women's Association;
DR.. Henry C. Schreiber, DR.. Harry
Bowling, chief of the central labora-
tory of George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital, and DR.. Arch L. Rid
dick, who is chairman of the Com
mittee on Medical Economics of the
Medical Society.
The Medical Economics Commit
tee, in asking the society for f1nanc-
ing, stated that this authorization
would enable them to proceed with
Betting up organization details for
M. H. S.
y Sound Foundation" Stressed.
The committee report also stressed
the importance of setting up "a
sound foundation on which to build
and stated further that "the medi-
cal profession will give leadership
to changes which it deems necessary
in providing medical care"
Another important step toward
establishment of M. H. S. will take
place soon, when members of the
Medical Society will be asked by
mail whether they plan to become
official members" of M. H. S. The
members" of the Mutual Health
Service will constitute the medical
staff and controlling body, which is
to elect trustees.
In addition to the seven members
nominated by the Medical Society
last night, there are also to be
other members nominated as fol-
lows: One by the United States
Public Health Service, one by the
District Health Department, and two
ny the subscribing group of patients
Indication that the doctors will
become members" of the new med
ical service plan came when the
Medical Society voted in December,
by majority of 473 to A, to estab-
:;sh M. H. S.
Limitations on Membership.
Subscribers may join M. H. S. in
groups of not less than 10 from any
one establishment, and there are cer-
tain limitations to membership. Gen.
orally, they provide that the sub
scribers may be only those employed
persons under 60, in sound body
and mind, with no known pending
need, with annual incomes of $4,000
or less if single; $4,000 or less for
husband and wife, combined in
Gomez, 5000 additional for each
dependent.
Fees paid by subscribers will be
turned into a fund at M. H. S., and
the subscribers will be cared for
by physicians who become mem
bers" of M. H. S. The physicians
then will receive their compensation
from the M. H. S. fund.
In order to establish M H. S. on
a sound economic footing, it was
learned last night, physicians may
make a deduction of 20 to 40 per
cent from the amount they draw
from the general fund for services
to patients. This would be in the
form of a loan to M. H. S., to be
repaid to the physician when M
H. S. is we'll established. This de-
,sduction would not affect the fees
paid by the patient subscriber to M.
Il. S., but has been authorized as
a kind of finance plan to help put
III. H. S. on its feet.
Cancer Committee Named.
Further reporting on the society S
cancer control program, announced
recently, it was explained that Dr.
William j. Mallory, president of the
society, has appointed the Cancer
Control Committee as follows: DR.
Eugene R. Whitmore, chairman; DR.
Edith Seville Coale, DR.. Harry H
Kerr. DR.. Radford Brown, DR.. Will
liam j. Stanton, and DR.. Daniel l.
Seckinger.
The Speakers Bureau of the Med
fcal Society will furnish the speak
ers in the cancer educational cam
paign being arranged by the Wom-
ems Field Army under the local
leadership of Mrs. Lloyd Biddle, and
will make available about 80 speak
ers for the intensive campaign
waged during the month of April
designated as National Cancer
Month.
DR.. Charles r. L. HALEY, chair
man of the Committee on Pubic
Health. reported to the society last
night further plans for cooperation
offered by members OF the society
in giving their services for free
physical examination of 240 youths
employed by the National Youth
Administration. The request for
such examinations, DR.. HALEY stated
had been received from Mrs. Bea-
trice A. Rudes, assistant director OF
A>s L. "A. Ihdk11lIldClOllS WILL Oval
within the next two weeks, he said
and will be completed in a period
of about four weeks. At the re-
quest of the Medical Society the fol-
lowing hospitals have agreed to fur
nish suitable place and facilities for
examinations: Gallinger, Garfield
Georgetown and Sibley.
DR.. James A. Cannon, chairman
of the Committee on Arrangements
for the annual Scientific Assembly
of the society in April, in announc.
ing plans for the assembly, declared
that "the eyes of the medical worlc
are on Washington" He said plans
had been made to expand the ses-
sion to three days, as compared tc
the previous two days. Sessions
will be held in the Mayflower Hote
instead of in the society's building.
After the society gets Mutua
Health Service established, it was
emphasized last night, the next
nrohlen in poe6jcal coro m he