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in our * f amily ' Councils and always a cherished memory in our hearts 

 individually. 



We tender you this special invitation with our affectionate greetings 

 and cordial good wishes. 



Dr. Meltzer was then unanimously elected to honorary member- 

 ship. After his introduction by the toastmaster, and informal allu- 

 sions to some of the remarks of his predecessors on the program, 

 Dr. Meltzer delivered a notable address on The deplorable con- 

 trast between m^ranational and iw^^mational ethics, and the mission 

 of medical science and medical men.^ 



At the conclusion of Dr. Meltzer's address, Dr. Gies spoke in- 

 formally in cordial appreciation of the address and in hearty support 

 of the proposal that " medical men of various shades and group- 

 ings ought to establish a Medical Brotherhood for the Purpose of 

 Upholding and Accelerating the Progress of International Morality." 

 Dr. Gies said that if, in the estimation of Dr. Meltzer, the Biochem. 

 Assoc. might serve in any way as an enzyme to " accelerate the prog- 

 ress" to which Dr. Meltzer alluded, he (Dr. Gies) would urge the 

 Assoc, at its quarterly meeting on Apr. 9 (see page 267), to take 

 official action in support of Dr. Meltzer's proposal. Dr. Meltzer 

 thereupon moved, seconded by Dr. Gies, that all present at the dinner 

 be invited to express themselves, by a rising vote, in favor of or in 

 Opposition to the plan suggested by Dr. Meltzer. The vote was 

 unanimously in the affirmative. 



Prior to adjournment Dr. Gies announced that Dr. Casimir Funk 

 would be the guest of the Assoc. at its second quarterly dinner on 

 Apr. 9 (see page 266), and that Dr. Funk would then address the 

 Assoc. on the subject of Vitamins. 



The names of those present, and the table groupings (31), are 

 indicated below: 



iThis address was published, in extenso, in Science, xli, pp. 515-523 

 (April 9). 



