Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-04-12
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Order of Friendship, with DR.. How
ard as chief medical officer being
also located here.
Other factors which neutral OBJ
servers say that have contributed
to the recent intensity of the fac
tional feud centered around DR..
Howard on the one side and the
lold line Delta and Mound Bayou
leaders on the other side, is the
growth of the United Order of
Friendship the widespread publicity
that has been giving to his mod
ern farming and livestock raising,
the recent bringing to the town the
Home Office of the Magnolia Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company, with
lDr. Howard as president, is advo-
.acy CT plans for the improvement
anu moaernlzation of the town Of
Mound Bayou, and his deposture
rom The methods of the old line
Negro leaders of the Delta in open
iy and publicly calling Tor a new
Lay, including the right to vote,
FOR the Delta Negro citizen.
The Mississippi Medical and Sur
gical Association, whose annual
meeting is set for Mound Bayou
late this month was hit by the
lfeud, when it was revealed here
this week that the Taborian Hos
pital staff has refused to take
part in the meeting and the clinics
held at the associations annual
meeting.
According to reports, tn eAsso-
citation accepted the invitation of
DR.. Howard at its meeting last
year to hold its 1852 meeting in
Mound Bayou.
The Board of Trustees of the
Association met in Mound Bayou
few weeks ago and approved
plans of the meeting which includ-
ii clinics at both the Taborian Hos
tai ali and the Friendship Clinic.
Dr.. P. M. George, chief medical
officer of the Taborian Hospital,
was not present at the last year
meeting of the association which
accepted the invitation of DR.. How
ard to hold its 1852 meeting in
Mound Bayou.
The refusal of The Taborian Hos
pital Staff to take part in the
coming meeting was revealed in d
letter from Dr.. George to DR.. A.
has. Hunter, Chairman of the
3oard of Trustees of the State Med
zeal and Surgical Association.
The letter of DR.. George follows:
Dear DR.. Hunter:
Pursuant to the meeting with the
Board of Trustees in Mound Bayou,
about Feb. 10, 1852, at which time
stated, as Medical Director of the
Taborian Hospital, | would meet
with the Medical Staff of said hos
pital and advise the Trustee Board
CT the State Medical Society as to
the ACCESSIBILITY and wisdom Of par
ticipating III the forthcoming meet
ing of the State Society.
On Tuesday, February 26, 1862,
| presented the matter to the Hos
pital Staff and the Hospital Board,
and among those present was DR..
Matthew Walker, Chief of the Sur
glcal Department of Hubbard and
che Taborian Hospitals. / gave in
detail the manner in which the
State Medical Association was in
vited to Mound Bayou by a single
individual with no consultation
With the other members of the pro-
ession in Mound Bayou, before or
'fter the Columbus meeting last
April.
mat even after the meeting with
The Trustee Board of the Medical
Association on February 10, and
showing a willing spirit to cooper
ate by attending such meeting,
that same selfish and adamant at
tltude was again exemplified in
the presence of that august body
with no protest or dissenting vote
coming from those present.
| understand further by those in
position to know that regardless
of the outcome of our decision to
participate, the powers that be"
mad committee to come to Mound
Bayou regardless. Such attitude /
consider bad judgment in view of
existing schism.
Therefor, in view of the above
circumstances and after careful de-
liberation and with due respect to
our visiting friends and disting-
aished visiters, we, the Medical
Staff Of the Taborian Hospital.
have finally and irrevocably de-
sided not to participate in the
meeting.
We wish to state, however, in
this connection, that the doors of
the Tabor.an Hospital are open
at all times to the members of the
medical profession for visit, con-
sultation or observation during the
meeting, and our facilities are at
your disposal for their worth.
H.