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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
viz.: Drs. W. T. S. Werntz, H. J. McClellan, John F. Yandegrift, Edward L. Kellner, 
Charles Bland and E. E. Terry—making in all 129 active members and three honorary 
members. 
At the close of the last meeting it was ordered by this Association that fourteen 
members be suspended for non-payment of dues, and that each member suspended 
be notified of the same, and, if possible, induced to remit the amount of his indebt¬ 
edness. Your secretary has accordingly sent out bills twice during the past six 
months to the suspended members, and each time enclosed a letter urging each 
member to settle his account, and thus continue as a member of this Association; 
also assuring him that the Association regretted exceedingly the necessity of being 
obliged to take this step; but that it was but just and right that all members should 
join in defraying the necessary expenses of the Association. That the Association 
had been under a great expense during the past year in its efforts to secure the pass¬ 
age of two bills which have recently become laws. And, further, that no Association 
could continue to do good work without the necessary funds. To these appeals 
there has as yet been no response; thus the membership has been reduced to 115 
active members, 
Still there are many who should be suspended. Some have received their certifi¬ 
cates and declined to respond to all notices sent out. There are also five certificates 
ready for delivery. Although not less than four notices have been sent out to each 
member during the past eight months, I have been unable to obtain a response. A 
certificate has been ordered for Dr. S. D. Larzelere, who became a member in March, 
1893 , and is in good standing, but has never received a certificate. Dr. Thompson 
has been notified that if he will remit the amount due, his certificate will be for¬ 
warded to his address. Dr. Samuel B. Willard has also been notified to send in his 
application and remit the amount due, and his certificate would be forwarded. Nei¬ 
ther gentleman has responded, although twice notified. 
Dr. Geo. B. Jobson was duly notified to appear before the Board of Censors, to 
which he promptly responded, giving a good and sufficient reason for not being able 
to be present, but furnishing a paper of his experience with “Abortion.” 
All new members have been duly notified that their certificates would be ready 
at this meeting, on their payment of initiation fee, etc. To all members of this Asso¬ 
ciation two notices of this meeting were sent out. Bills have also been rendered to- 
all the members, and to those in arrears for more than one year a letter was enclosed. 
Some few have responded. Respectfully, 
F. S. Allen, Cor. Sec. 
A motion was made and seconded, that the report be ac¬ 
cepted as read. Carried. 
The President then appointed Dr. John R. Hart and F. S. 
Allen to examine the accounts of the Association. 
The Treasurer, Dr. J. R. Hart, then made a statement as 
to the financial condition of the Association, showing a bal¬ 
ance in the treasury, with a large amount outstanding against 
the members. 
A discussion then ensued, in which nearly all present par¬ 
ticipated, as to the propriety of dropping all delinquent mem¬ 
bers. As a result of this discussion, Dr. Leonard Pearson 
