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Overview The above committee, consisting of James Tyson, Solomon Solis-Cohen and chairman Hobart A. Hare, was appointed on 3 March 1897 to investigate the site proposed for the new Municipal Hospital. The committee reported that the lot, located at the foot of Erie Avenue, was entirely unsuitable due to the poor condition of its soil and its proximity to the Delaware River and surrounding industries. The committee submitted its final report to the Fellows of the College of Physicians on 7 April 1897.

Overview This committee consisted of I. Minis Hayes, Arthur Van Harlingen, and James V. Ingham. The committee, which was appointed on 7 April 1897, was formed in reaction to a tariff bill that threatened to place a tax on books and instruments imported into the country. The committee drafted a letter to the Senate, claiming that the advancement of the objects of the College of Physicians would be severely hindered by such a tariff, The act was never passed, and the committee was discharged on 5 May 1897.

Overview The above committee, consisting of Horatio C. Wood, Charles K, Mills, William W. Keen, Henry R. Wharton, and chairman Richard A. Cleemann, was appointed on 14 June 1899. The committee was probably discharged on 7 February 1900 after it recommended that no action be taken on the proposed act.

Overview This committee was appointed on 7 October 1903. James Tyson served as chairman of the committee; other members included James C. Wilson, Alfred Stengel, James M. Anders, and Francis R. Packard. The committee was created to draft a set of resolutions in respect to contagious diseases. One of the committee's recommendations was to enact legislation that would make homeowners responsible for reporting all cases of contagious diseases occurring within their domicile; other recommendations included...

Overview The above committee was appointed on 2 December 1908 in response to a bill that threatened to place a tax on books imported by libraries, The committee, consisting of Arthur V. Meigs, Robert G. Leconte, and Charles B, Penrose, prepared a petition protesting the bill; the Fellows of the College of Physicians approved this petition, and it was sent to Congress. The committee was successful in achieving its goals, and the disputed clauses of the bill remained unchanged. The committee was...

Overview Filed with this report is a letter of 28 February 1910 from Commissioner of Health Samuel G. Dixon, In his letter, Dixon asks the College of Physicians to respond to correspondence he had received from the Dauphin County Medical Society; the Society recommended free distribution of tetanus antitoxin to the general public, A committee consisting of James C. Wilson, Alexander C. Abbott, and chairman Gwilym G. Davis was formed on 6 April 1910 to address Dixon's request. The committee reported that...

Overview The Committee on Wearing of Gowns by the Officers at Meetings consisted of Charles K, Mills, Astley P. C. Ashhurst, and chairman Richard H. Harte. The committee, appointed on 2 November 1910, recommended that Officers wear gowns at all meetings, and Censors and Council members at special meetings. The committee also recommended the formation of a new committee to select the design for the gowns. After making its final report, the committee was discharged on 7 December 1910.

Overview In his letter of 11 January 1911 to George E. DeSchweinitz, William W. Keen addresses his concerns about the high number of casualties from explosives occurring in Philadelphia during the Fourth of July, Keen recommended that a committee be appointed to help pass legislation that would regulate or prohibit the sale and use of dangerous explosives. The committee was never formed, but on 19 January 1911, Keen himself submitted a resolution recommending that the College of Physicians join with...

Overview This committee was created to collect donations for the purchase of a black marble tablet on which to record the names of Fellows who died while attending epidemic diseases. Horatio C. Wood was a member of this committee.