shall be eligible to any office named in the preceding section" and so forth, "except that of a Councilor," be suspended in this particular, in relation as to Dr. Lane. Are you ready for the question? Will you discuss it? A single objection will prevent it passing. Those in favor of it will signify by saying aye. Contrary minds? The vote was unanimous. It is so ordered. We are now ready to proceed with the election of officers. DR. CARMALT: I move the whole list be read first, sir. THE PRESIDENT: The secretary will read the list of officers nominated. (List read by the secretary as follows): President-Dr. Edward K. Root, Hartford. Vice-Presidents-Dr. Patrick Cassidy, Norwich, and Dr. Charles C. Godfrey, Bridgeport. Secretary-Dr. John E. Lane, New Haven. Committee on Scientific Work-Dr. Ernest A. Wells, Hartford, and Dr. Eli B. Ives, Bridgeport. Committee on Medical Examinations and Medical EducationDr. Seldom B. Overlock. Committee on Public Policy and Legislation-Dr. E. J. McKnight, Hartford County; Dr. Charles J. Foote, New Haven County; Dr. C. C. Gildersleeve, New London County; Dr. W. H. Donaldson, Fairfield County; Dr. C. E. Simonds, Windham County; Dr. R. S. Goodwin, Litchfield County; Dr. F. K. Hallock, Middlesex County; and Dr. Eli P. Flint, Tolland County. Committee on Honorary Members and Degrees-Dr. Samuel M. Garlick, Dr. Max Mailhouse and Dr. F. K. Hallock. Delegate to American Medical Association-Dr. Edward T. Bradstreet, Meriden. Delegates to other States-Maine, F. M. Tukey and P. H. Ingalls; New Hampshire, Dr. Samuel M. Garlick; Vermont, Dr. C. J. Bartlett; Massachusetts, Dr. George M. Burroughs; Rhode Island, Dr. Patrick Cassidy; New York, Dr. Fritz C. Hyde; Pennsylvania, Dr. F. H. Barnes. All the above officers as nominated were elected by ballot. On motion of Dr. Steiner it was voted that the next annual meeting be held in Hartford on the third Wednesday and Thursday of May, 1918. It was voted that the dues for the coming year be three dollars. It was voted to accept the invitation of the Windham County Medical Association to hold the semi-annual meeting of the State Society in connection with the meeting of that Association. It was voted to discontinue the Committee on Public Health Education and the Committee on Registration. It was voted to continue for another year the other special committees. It was voted that the proposed amendment regarding Medical Defence which was printed on page 58 of the Proceedings of 1916 be laid on the table. It was voted to adopt the so-called Maryland Plan of providing for the members of the Society called to the service of the nation. This resolution was discussed at length by Drs. Bartlett, F. H. Barnes, White, McKnight, Donaldson, and Pratt. The resolution is as follows: 1. Resolved, That the Connecticut State Medical Society recognizes the patriotism of those members of the medical profession resident in Connecticut who volunteer for the service of the U. S. Government, and in appreciation of this we recommend that should these members of the profession be called into active service, the doctors who shall attend their patients should turn over one third of the fees collected from such patients to the physician in active service or to his family. 2. Resolved, That the secretary of the society shall have prepared letter blanks according to the form attached, to a number sufficient to supply those physicians who are called into active service, with a sufficient number so that they can send a filled-out form letter to each patient, a carbon copy going to the doctor who has agreed to look after the physician's practice, and a second carbon copy to be sent to the secretary of the state society. The secretary of the state society is instructed to file the carbon copies received by him, and on notification by a physician that he has terminated his service with the government and has resumed his practice, the secretary of the state society shall then send out to each of the patients of this physician whose names and addresses he has received in the filed letters a letter stating that the physician has resumed the practice of medicine, and requesting the patient in the name of the society to recognize the physician's patriotism by summoning him should he be in need of medical attention. 3. The secretary of the state society is further instructed to have printed and sent to each member of the profession resident and licensed in the State, the card entitled “Agreement,” and on return of such signed card to him, to file it. Below is a specimen of the form letter and the card: THE CONNECTICUT STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY. Special Committee on the Application of the "Maryland Plan.” D. CHESTER BROWN, M.D., Chairman, DANBURY. JOHN E. LANE, M.D., Secretary, 59 COLLEGE ST., NEW HAVEN. M Street Postoffice Dear M As a member of the Reserve Corps of the United States Army (Navy), I have been ordered into active service by the Government, and on that account I am writing to you of this fact, so that, in case of illness, you may summon some other doctor to attend you. In my absence Dr. Telephone No. has kindly consented to attend my patients, and I can heartily recommend him. of Date Sincerely, M.D. Street ...City This letter is addressed to the physician who will take charge of my patients, but it in no way restricts you from selecting your own physician. Please present it to any physician you may consult. Resolved, That the Connecticut State Medical Society recognizes the patriotism of those members of the medical profession resident in Connecticut who volunteer for the service of the U. S. Government, and in appreciation of this we recommend that should these members of the profession be called into active service, the doctors who shall attend their patients should turn over one-third of the fees collected from such patients to the physician in active service or to his family. THE CONNECTICUT STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY. Special Committee on the Application of the "Maryland Plan." D. CHESTER BROWN, M.D., Chairman, DANBURY. JOHN E. LANE, M.D., Secretary, 59 COLLEGE ST., NEW HAVEN. AGREEMENT TO RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE CONNECTICUT STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY. I agree to abide by the resolution adopted by the Connecticut State Medical Society at the annual meeting of 1917, in relation to fees, and to keep such books as will readily show collection of such fees. I further agree to ask every patient whom I have not previously treated, the name of his usual or last medical attendant and if such doctor is in the active service of his Government, to turn over monthly or quarterly to such physician, or his family if he so directs, one-third of the fees collected by me from this patient. I further agree that when patients are referred to me by a physician or person who has not heretofore referred patients to me, to find out from such physicians or person to whom, in the immediate past, they have usually referred their patients requiring the special services I can render, and if such physician is in the active service of his country, to turn over to him one-third of the fee collected from such patient. This paragraph shall likewise apply to consultations. I further agree not to attend any patients referred to above, for a period of one year following the resumption of active practice by the physician who has been in active service. In the remote chance of misunderstandings or disagreements arising under this resolution, I agree to submit the facts to the Board of Censors of the County Society and abide by their decision. On motion of Dr. Crane it was voted that a committee consisting of Dr. D. Chester Brown and the Secretary be instructed to send out cards to all the physicians of the State asking them to pledge their adherence to the Maryland Plan of turning over to physicians in the service of the nation one-third of the gross receipts received from their patients. Dr. Lane proposed the following amendment to the by-laws: that Chapter XIII, Section 2, be amended to read as follows: "All papers read before the Society or any of the Sections shall become its property. Each paper shall be deposited with the secretary before reading. No paper shall be read before this Society which has been previously published or read before any other organization." After considerable discussion by Drs. Bartlett, Loomis, Pratt and F. H. Barnes, the following resolution, introduced by Drs. Hallock and Haviland, was passed: WHEREAS the use of alcoholic liquors is generally recognized as an important factor in the spread of venereal diseases in the army and navy, and WHEREAS these diseases are among the most serious and disabling ones to which soldiers and sailors are liable, and WHEREAS the commanding officers of our army and navy have concluded that the use of alcohol impairs the efficiency of their respective services, and WHEREAS the use of alcohol seriously impairs industrial efficiency in factories and on the farms, without the products of which national defense is impossible, and WHEREAS there now exists an alarming shortage in our food reserves at a time when we must supply not only our own needs, but also assist in supplying those of the Allies, and WHEREAS enormous quantities of food materials are now diverted to the manufacture of alcohol in beverages, therefore be it Resolved, that the Connecticut State Medical Society endorse the movement for the prohibition of alcoholic beverages at the present time, and urge the President and Congress to suppress the manufacture, importation and sale of intoxicating liquors for the duration of the war, and for at least one year thereafter. Dr. Edward T. Bradstreet was elected delegate to the American Medical Association for the present year to complete the unexpired term of Dr. McKnight. The House of Delegates then adjourned sine die at 10:21 A. M. |