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Out of this mass of correspondence an attempt was made to arrive 
at the most acceptable standards and working factors, and the con- 
clusion was reached that a conference of the milk coram:— ms >uld 
be most valuable to all concerned. 
In February. 1907. the Cincinnati commission addressed the various 
milk commit: >ns suggestin g a conference to be held in connection 
with the meeting of the American Medical Association at Atlantic 
City. Out of this grew a temporary organization. Dr. Henry L. 
::■:■ P. Geier, Dr. Samuel McC. Hamill. Dr. Rowland G. 
Freeman. Dr. William H. Park, and F>r. Thomas TV. Harvey, acting 
as a committee, formulated a program and called the conference for 
Junr . 1 ".at Atlantic City. 
This initial conference was remarkable in that delegates were pres- 
ent from L2 different States, representing '21 commissions in as many 
citie- Over 100 physicians and leading hygienists attended this 
meeting, and a tremendous amount of work was accomplished. Ex- 
ports were read by delegates as to the work of their particular com- 
missions. Papers were presented on the broad topic of a pure-milk 
supply for cities. A permanent organization was effected, to be 
known as the American Association of Medical Milk Commissi > 
and the following officers were elected: 
President. Dr. Henry L. Ooit 
Secretary- Dr. Otto P. Geier. 
Treasurer. Dr. Samuel MeC. Hamill. 
3 mell : Dr. Rowland G. Freeman, chairman < 5 years » : Dr. Henry Enos 
Tnley «4 years : Dr. C. W. Brown <3 years » : Dr. A. W. My- - 2 years) ; Dr. 
H. L K. Shaw (1 year) : and the president, secretary, and treasurer of the 
ass rion. 
Committees were appointed upon every phase of activity in milk 
certification to investigate and report at the next annual meeting. 
It can be said that this meeting marked a new era in the pure-milk 
crusade. It is agreed that this organization is in position to crys- 
tallize the best thought that has been given to this subject, and that 
through such central organization quick dissemination of that 
knowledge will follow. 
The constitution of this association declares its object in the f ol- 
io wimr langi; _ 
The purpose of this association shall be to federate and to bring into one 
compact association the medical milk commissions of the United States 
ehanj- riews . I adopt uniform methods of procedure in the work of the 
medical milk commissions: to fix chemical and ba Jical standards: to 
determine the scope of veterinary inspections: and to foster and to encourage 
the establishment of medical milk commissions in other cities. 
A better understanding of this subject will reveal the fact that 
milk commissions are widening their scope, and that through their 
: ity the quality of the general supply of milk in the large cities 
