affiliate members are changed to those who are licensed to practice in foreign countries, missionary and similar educational and philanthropic labors, and dentists who are approved by the Section on Laryngology, Otology and Rhinology, and they want to include pharmacists and teachers of medicine and allied sciences who are not eligible to membership. Then there is to be a Service Membership, which includes all those who are in Government Service, V.A., U.S. Public Health Service, Air Force, Navy and Indian Service. This group will not have to pay dues, but will have all the rights and privileges of active members. Dr. Hayden said that there had been no objections to the suggested changes from the committee, and asked how the Board of Directors wished to handle this matter. The By-Laws on Amendments were read.
Discussion--
Dr. Hastings--We have always elected our Delegates on the highest vote basis.
Dr. Hayden--that is the same here, only we are electing Alternates separately on this. Bill (Steen) pointed out to me that often, under the present system, about nine good men are eliminated by the time you get down to the bottom of the list. Presumably, there will be three men going off each year.
Dr. Harry Thompson--If you are setting two good men against each other, he may receive more votes that the next guy.
Dr. Hastings--So that in the nomination for Delegates there will be two times as many men nominated as are required to become Delegates and that those receiving the highest number of votes from those will be Delegates and those receiving the lowest number of votes will be the Alternates.
Dr. Manning--That way you do not throw one man out who may do a good job.
Dr. Hastings--In the past we have elected men as Delegates who were not interested and thrown out men who may have been more interested.
Dr. Manning--The President-elect. The first year two will be put up for President-elect, and two for President. Next year only a President-elect will be nominated. I had in mind the program chairman working along with the President for the following year, letting the Vice-President be the program chairman for two years and the President-elect be chairman for the current year.
Dr. Hill--It is not a very good job as I see it now. I found that out at the last meeting, inheriting a job with which I am not familiar and about which I know nothing.
Dr. Manning--If I were working with you in continuity, it would be all right.
Dr. Beaton--Are we going to have this presented or not?
Dr. Manning--No, this committee is to meet again.
The Public Relations Committee chairman, Dr. Leo J. Kent, reported that he has not yet answered Dr. Williams' letter about Group Diet Therapy, as he has still to get together with the others of the committee. He said that he had talked to Bill (Manning) a couple of weeks ago when they were starting the drive on the Civic Center, and arrangements were made to put an article in the paper, as the hospitals were full with the "flu", and then Mother Superior said "Well, we have extra storage room." The Medical Center admitted there was an acute shortage. Homer Boyd, he said, went through it with him, and they got a photographer, but now they are pushing the Civic Center thing, and as far as the hospital deal is concerned, they are not even considering it.
Discussion:
Dr. Manning--I talked with Mother Superior about this--there were 42 beds empty. She should have said "We have only four beds" but she did not do it. It was a lousy article. Homer Boyd put this in without asking. Monte Mansfield urged the Supervisors to go ahead with the proposal of taking these 8 blocks, and I mentioned the matter of hospitals to him, and he said "Why, I do not
