phone payment be made to the Society instead of to her; that she could handle complaints, too. Motion of Dr. Hastings carried.
Dr. Hugh Thompson moved that the report of the Alameda Plan Committee be approved by the Board of Directors and its adoption recommended to the Society. Motion seconded by Dr. Kent and carried.
Motion was made and seconded that Hal Rice be recommended to the Society for Honorary Membership.
The matter of the plan to reserve blood for elective surgery is to wait upon action of the Staff at Pima County General Hospital.
Letter from Dr. C.L. Robbins, Chairman of the Diabetes Committee, reporting to the inquiry of the Professional Board relative to Committee activities, was read by the President.
Letter from the Board of Censors to the Board of Directors relative to the application of Dr. Teresa McGovern for permanent membership was read by the President. It was recommended by the Board of Censors that Dr. McGovern's permanent membership be deferred for one year because of biographical publicity, and that she be so notified. Dr. Harry Thompson moved that the recommendations of the Board of Censors be accepted. Motion seconded by Dr. Kent. Dr. Lewis stated that he felt that this should be reconsidered; that no discrimination should be shown, as this same kind of publicity was known to have appeared in one other instance. Dr. Harry Thompson believed this to be a good and healthy decision, and felt that the recommendation of the Board of Directors should be followed. Dr. Beaton remarked that this in not discrimination; that it happened to come to notice in this case. Dr. Farness wondered whether it was desired to absolutely stamp out all mention of doctors. Dr. Lewis thought it should be made clear what is and what is not allowed. Dr. Harry Thompson stated that in this Society all publicity must be cleared through the Publicity Committee. Dr. Hugh Thompson remarked that it is possible to keep biographical material out of publication merely by stating that it is not to be published, even though it is often requested for newspaper files for obituary use only. Dr. Beaton remarked that this year, since he has been chairman of the Publicity Committee, he has been called on an average of two or three times weekly, asking what is permissible. Dr. Kent thought it should be stressed again before the Society that this type of publicity is unethical.
Letter from the Chairman of the Medical Economics Committee of the Arizona Medical Association concerning House Bill 3349 was read by the President, this Bill "to provide financial assistance to certain wives of servicemen for the expenses of childbirth", which stipulates that payment would be made to the servicemen's wives rather than direct to the physicians and hospitals. Dr. Hugh Thompson stated that the questionnaires requested by this Committee relative to the opinion of the profession on the plan as it worked during the last War have been returned, and that in his opinion it was not abused, as it was previously set up. Since there is no guarantee in this new plan as proposed that doctors or hospitals would ever see any of the money, he felt it to be a vicious one, and he thought that the Board of Directors should go on record to the Committee on Medical Economics of the Arizona Medical Association as not approving the Bill, but as approving some such legislation as EMIC which worked so satisfactorily during World War II. Motion so made by Dr. Hastings, seconded by Dr. Farness, and carried.
Letter from Suzanne Voorhees, Chairman of the Committee on the Exceptional Child, in which announcement of their meeting on Friday, April 13th, 8: P.M., at Safford Auditorium, was requested, was read by the President.
