Regular Meeting
January 10, 1953.
Meeting called to order at 8:10 P.M. by the President, Dr. W.R. Manning.
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 9th, 1952, and of the Board of Directors Meeting of January 8th, 1953, were read by the Secretary. There being no additions or corrections, these Minutes were approved as read.
The President inquired if there were any unfinished business any of the members had in mind.
Dr. Manning reported for the Program Committee, saying that Dr. William J. Kerr of California will speak in February, and in March Dr. Lewis Regan, who is the consulting attorney for the Los Angeles County Medical Society, will be here because of the call for one meeting on medical jurisprudence and ethics. The speaker in April will be Dr. Barnett Brown, plastic surgeon from Washington University, in St. Louis.
Dr. Meyer Mandel and Dr. N.K. Thomas were appointed by the President to be Tellers for balloting on membership. Members proposed were Dr. Philip G. Derickson, Dr. James O'Hare and Dr. Frank A Shallenberger, for Permanent Membership; Dr. Dominic Pellillo for Term Membership, and Dr. James P. Ward recommended for Associate Membership. All were elected unanimously to the respective memberships as proposed.
The President then spoke about finances for 1953, and mimeographed copies of the expected deficit were distributed. He said that he would like to hear from the Secretary who has worked very faithfully and at a sacrifice in time and money for several years.
Discussion
Dr. Harry Thompson--I am very much interested in this and actually these figures do not represent the true picture. If you remember, we collected, initially, $10.00 for the Speaker's Fund from everyone. Originally we paid $35.00 and $10.00 was collected for the Speaker's Fund. Actually, after one or two years it was reduced to $5.00. I think we all ought to know that we have bought $3500.00 worth of bonds in the past three years. $1500.00 of this is from the Speaker's Fund. We are not bankrupt by any means. I think a little simple arithmetic here will reveal that if we subtract the salary of the secretary and subtract the rent of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield, it leaves us with only $135.00 a year to spend. I believe we have been paying in less and spending more, and all we have to decide is whether we want to go along with our present dues and cut out the office entirely and rent it. We will either have to do that, or go back to collection additional money, either for the Speaker's Fund, or adding this other $5.00 to the Speaker's Fund. Actually, the Speaker's Fund collects about $900.00. Either collect addition money or put it back in the laps of the council and let them see how to balance off. I am not going to make a motion, but I assure you that little kitty of $35.00 will not last very long.
Dr. Manning--This is being brought before you by the Board of Directors. There is no question but what they should figure plus and minus of what to do, but still it is you Society and you have to help us make up our minds as to whether to go along. Is the office helping you or helping the Society? If it is an indirect help, you probably do not know about it. I agree
