Dr. Marvel: On behalf of the committee I am very glad to accept the thanks of the Society.

Dr. R. C. Newton, for the Committee on Dr. Newton's

Paper, reported progress.

Dr. T. Y. Sutphen presented the report of the Committee on the Abuse of Medical Charities.*

On motion, the report was received.

Dr. W. B. Johnson: I should like to suggest a means of arriving at the desired result. It is to work through the charity organization societies of the State. There are already organized in several of the larger cities, charity organization societies, not for the purpose of extending charity, but for doing exactly as this committee has suggested, i. e., investigating cases supposed to need charitable aid. Recently there has been organized in the City of Paterson such a charity organization society; 1 am sure there is such a society in Newark and one in the Oranges. As the abuse of medical charity occurs in the larger cities, it is fair to presume that these societies will be organized in time in every large city in the State. It is to be supposed that the officers of our institutions will prepare a daily list or a weekly list for the charity organization society, so that an investigation may be made of these applicants. It seems to me that an organized effort of this character is much better than the method suggested by the committee, i. e., that the several charitable institutions employ their own officer. Organized effort in such work is certainly much more effective and satisfactory than individual effort, particularly as considerable experience is necessary to do this. work well. It is easy for people who are to be investigated to impose upon all except such experienced workers. I hope this suggestion will be added to the committee's report before publication.

All reports, papers, etc., marked thus (*) will be found in the Appendix.

Dr. Paul M. Mecray, Camden: I have observed the practical workings of this scheme, and it has not been satisfactory. At the Cooper Hospital, at Camden, we have tried to carry out this plan. It has been found that a very large number of the names and addresses are fictitious. If the people are not worthy they do not mind. such investigations, whereas the very people we should desire to help feel very much hurt. I hope the plan will be abandoned in Camden.

Dr. C. J. Kipp, Newark: I have been working for the past thirty-five years with a charitable institution, and my experience is that the abuse of medical charity is entirely in the hands of the medical profession. If physicians work in institutions which will not endeavor to restrict this abuse they should resign.

On motion, the report was adopted.

The Secretary: I should like to ask the committee if it desires to be continued.

The President: The committee is discharged unless a motion is made to continue it.

Dr. William Elmer: I move that a copy of the Constitution and By-Laws be printed by the Committee on Revision and be sent to every member of every District Society, the expense of the same to be defrayed by the general fund of the Society. Seconded.

Dr. William J. Chandler: I move to amend by adding "that the bill for the same shall be paid by the Treasurer on presentation," instead of being laid over for one year. Accepted by Dr. Elmer.

Dr. P. Marvel: This motion is not necessary, for the Board of Trustees can attend to such matters ad interim.

Dr. Charles Young, Newark: I cannot see the use of putting the Society to the expense of such publication, for the new Constitution and By-Laws will be published in the volume of Transactions.

Dr. Chandler: I endorse Dr. Young's views-that the expense of a special edition and its distribution is

unnecessary.

The motion of Dr. Elmer was then put and lost.

Dr. Joseph Tomlinson, of Bridgeton, presented the report of the Committee on Dr. Tomlinson's paper on "The Present Methods of Education from the Standpoint of the Physician."*

Dr. A. K. Baldwin, Newark: I move that this report be received and that the recommendations made be indorsed by the Society.

Dr. C. J. Kipp: I second the motion, and would amend it by adding that these recommendations be carried out by the present committee.

The motion, as thus amended, was carried.

On motion of Dr. Newton, Dr. Savary Pearce, of Philadelphia, was requested to address* the Society on the subject of Dr. Tomlinson's paper.

Dr. Charles J. Kipp presented the report of the Delegates to the American Medical Association. He said: We were at the meeting of the House of Delegates, the proceedings of which have been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The most important thing done by that body was the changing of the Code of Ethics, now known as "The Principles of Medical Ethics." I can not do better than refer you to the explanatory preface of that document, as printed in the Journal of May 16, page 1379. (Reads this). I may add that the Committee, without any solicitation from your delegates, selected Atlantic City as the place for the next meeting of the American Medical Association.

On motion of Dr. P. Marvel, Dr. McCormack, of Ken

tucky, was granted the privileges of the floor.

All reports, papers, etc., marked thus (*) will be found in the Appendix.

Dr. Paul M. Mecray, Camden: I have observed the practical workings of this scheme, and it has not been satisfactory. At the Cooper Hospital, at Camden, we have tried to carry out this plan. It has been found that a very large number of the names and addresses are fictitious. If the people are not worthy they do not mind such investigations, whereas the very people we should desire to help feel very much hurt. I hope the plan will be abandoned in Camden.

Dr. C. J. Kipp, Newark: I have been working for the past thirty-five years with a charitable institution, and my experience is that the abuse of medical charity is entirely in the hands of the medical profession. If physicians work in institutions which will not endeavor to restrict this abuse they should resign.

On motion, the report was adopted.

The Secretary: I should like to ask the committee it it desires to be continued.

The President: The committee is discharged unles a motion is made to continue it.

Dr. William Elmer: I move that a copy of th Constitution and By-Laws be printed by the Co mittee on Revision and be sent to every member every District Society, the expense of the same to defrayed by the general fund of the Society. Second

Dr. William J. Chandler: I move to amend by a ing "that the bill for the same shall be paid by Treasurer on presentation," instead of being laid over one year. Accepted by Dr. Elmer.

Dr. P. Marvel: This motion is not necessary, for Board of Trustees can attend to such matters ad inter

Dr. Charles Young, Newark: I cannot see the us putting the Society to the expense of s

for the new Constitution and By-Laws in the volume of Transactions.