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President’s Message MEMBERSHIP IN THE ASSOCIATION
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S we approach the com ing m eeting o f the H ouse o f D elegates L w hich is to take th e place o f the cancelled annual m eeting, I should like to direct attention to the m anner in w h ich the Association has cooperated in the w a r effort and to note particularly the healthy condition o f our m em bership. D u rin g the w a r em ergency, the association was sufficiently fore handed to establish the m achinery necessary and desirable fo r co operation w ith the governm ent in supplying the m outh health requirem ents o f the arm y. So fa r, these requirem ents h ave been quite satisfactorily m et through the efficient service o f the Procurem ent and Assignm ent C om m ittee and the loyalty o f the reserve officers. A n outstanding feature o f the activities o f the present adm inistra tion is the increase in m em bership during the year in spite o f the inroads m ade upon the m em bership by the arm y and civilian demands. A t the end o f July 1942, the total m em bership includin g juniors w as 53,784, as com pared w ith 49,281 in Ju ly 1 9 4 1 ; an increase of more than 4,500, in w h ich thirty-six o f the state constituent societies equaled or surpassed last yea r’s m em bership. T h is is a record o f w h ich w e are duly proud and one w h ich is an earnest o f the loyalty and patriotism o f the dental profession in a distressful period. I should like to take the opportunity afforded b y this final message to express m y deep appreciation o f the cooperation I have received from the officers o f the state associations, the officers and committees o f the A m erican D en tal Association, the B oard o f Trustees, the m em bers o f the staff at the C en tral O ffice, and especially the m em bers o f the L o ca l A rrangem ents Com m ittee and various chairm en in Boston w ho had worked so diligently to m ake the m eeting in Boston a success.
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S we approach the com ing m eeting o f the H ouse o f D elegates L w hich is to take th e place o f the cancelled annual m eeting, I should like to direct attention to the m anner in w h ich the Association has cooperated in the w a r effort and to note particularly the healthy condition o f our m em bership. D u rin g the w a r em ergency, the association was sufficiently fore handed to establish the m achinery necessary and desirable fo r co operation w ith the governm ent in supplying the m outh health requirem ents o f the arm y. So fa r, these requirem ents h ave been quite satisfactorily m et through the efficient service o f the Procurem ent and Assignm ent C om m ittee and the loyalty o f the reserve officers. A n outstanding feature o f the activities o f the present adm inistra tion is the increase in m em bership during the year in spite o f the inroads m ade upon the m em bership by the arm y and civilian demands. A t the end o f July 1942, the total m em bership includin g juniors w as 53,784, as com pared w ith 49,281 in Ju ly 1 9 4 1 ; an increase of more than 4,500, in w h ich thirty-six o f the state constituent societies equaled or surpassed last yea r’s m em bership. T h is is a record o f w h ich w e are duly proud and one w h ich is an earnest o f the loyalty and patriotism o f the dental profession in a distressful period. I should like to take the opportunity afforded b y this final message to express m y deep appreciation o f the cooperation I have received from the officers o f the state associations, the officers and committees o f the A m erican D en tal Association, the B oard o f Trustees, the m em bers o f the staff at the C en tral O ffice, and especially the m em bers o f the L o ca l A rrangem ents Com m ittee and various chairm en in Boston w ho had worked so diligently to m ake the m eeting in Boston a success.