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and profited from Dr. Funk's address, and the pleasure that the 

 presence of Drs. Funk and Macallum at this meeting had given to 

 the members. 



The meeting was concluded with an open executive sesslon at 

 9.15, which was attended by practically all who heard Dr. Funk. 

 At the invitation of the chair Dr. Meltzer restated and explained in- 

 formally his Suggestion at the fourth annual dinner regarding the 

 formation of a "brotherhood for the acceleration of progress in the 

 development of international morality" (page 263). Dr. Gies then 

 took the floor in support of Dr. Meltzer's idea. He suggested that 

 the day on which this meeting was held was peculiarly appropriate 

 for the formal inauguration of a movement that might accelerate the 

 progress of international morality and increase the security of inter- 

 national peace : April p, the 50th anniversary of the noblest episode 

 in American history, when Grant and Lee shook hands at Appomat- 

 tox, and the golden era of Interstate peace began in this country! 

 Dr. Gies moved, seconded simultaneously by several, that a commit. 

 be appointed, with the Pres't of the Assoc. a member, to further Dr. 

 Meltzer's project; and that the commit. be instructed to endeavor to 

 quicken the interest of Amer. med. men in the plan until the efforts 

 of the Assoc. in this regard become an integral part of a more gen- 

 eral movement by the med. men of this and other countries. 



This motion was adopted by unanimous vote. The chair stated 

 that the personnel of this commit. would be publicly announced at an 

 early date. The meeting thereupon adjourned. 



The next meeting of the Assoc. will be the concluding quarterly 

 Session for I9i4-'i5, on May 28, at 5 p. m.; it will be followed by 

 an informal dinner at 6.30 p. m. 



3. Columbia Biochemical Department 



Appointments. From the staff. Beth Israel Hosp. (N. Y.) : 

 Dr. E. G. Miller, Jr., biol. ehem., to succeed Dr. Max Kahn until July i. 

 (Dr. Miller retains his associateship in biol. ehem.) 



Nat'l Pathol. Lab. (N. Y. City) : Tula L. Harkey, head of the dep't 

 of chemistry and bacteriology. 



N. Y. Manual Training High Seh. : Robert Bersohn, assis. teacher 

 of ehem. 



U. S. Bureau of Fisheries : Dr. Sergius Morgulis, in charge of in- 



