Medical Society of South Carolina Meeting Minutes: 1953

              was traced 4-nto ',he Depocitcry. All expenditures were made by check and 
the can-

celled checks were used to confirm same." The balance as of December 31st, 
1952

"526.49. Dr. '.'i. lianci-el moved its acceptance, seconded by Dr. Plobert 
17ilson

was and T)assed.

Board of Finance

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.~Irs. L .F. Porelier leaves becjuest.

Bo,i2-d of Com-.aissioners Report.

i.liniature of Dr.TvickerHarris donated.

Dr. Robert ~,-T. !lope reported for the Poarci of Finance kudit:

"All income was checkec, from (leposit slips pre,,)ared b-,,, the trust 
department of the
Citizens and Southern Bank and the South Carolina National Bank covering 
interest coupons and
dividends received directly by them and deposits made dire(;tly by the 
treasurer. All
expenditures were confirmed b,,,r cancelled checks." Dr. Hope stated the 
tot-~.1 trust of Roper
~824,854.14. That the cost of administration was '~1,301 '~l and that the 
rate of interest was
3 3/8, % the past year.

Dr. Hope paid special tribi-.te to Dr. George '~-~cl,'arland i,,iood for 
his handling of the funds
as treasurer in such a superb manner and thar~~ed him for his cooperation. 
It was moved, sec~-
~ncled and passed t.~iat the report be accented.

Dr. Hope stated that T~.Irs. Ella FL. F. Porcher had left a bequest of 
'~,2,000.00

for cr-*-plled children. That ei-the:t, the interest or pr-.nelple be used 
at the dize-

ret3.on of tie Society. Dr. Hope moved its acceptance and that the 
secretary be instructed to vri-
te appropriate ackno,,-;Iedgement of the bequest. This was seconded b~, Dr. 
J. J. Ravenel and
passed.

Dr. A. J. Buist, Jr. gave a preliminary report from the Board of 
Commissioners. Ile stated that
the final draft of the audit had not been completed but that he would 
present same later. In brief
he stated that Roper total assets were "Q' 2,600,000.00 We own in equity 
2,350,000-00
ilonthly debt riins 140,000.CO

Ile stated that a new lauridr~, ~lant cost*Lri,- aroun(I ,100,000.00 is to 
be built in the
iiet~r future and that other ey.i)ansion is coiate!.iplated

He showed a de-finite imp~rcvement iii the solvency of the Hospital in 
contract

to the condit-*~oii in lc,50.

The Eecretarir Moved Vnat Dr. Buisti-~ report be accepted and that he 
thar~: the Board on
behalf of the society for the splendid in~iprover,,.ent -.n the fi-n--ncial 
status. TI-~i.s ri-s
seconded b~,r Dr. I.Ii-les and E-~assed.

Dr. 1.7. ',,!. Prioleau reported that l~.7ay Ion Simons had donated a 
miniature pa~,-)-~ti.ng of
Dr. Tucke2- 1-ar2,is, one o-' the foiinc.ei-s o', the society, to 'uhe 
society. Dr. '~,',irris wir
gracluated from Edinburgh.

Dr. I'oi,,e --icved i-ts acc~eptance with tELble Etekno,;ileOCement by the 
secretary. T'..I-s vi,-
~s -seconded b-, Dr. '.,ar~- n,c- and passed.

Unf ~~nisllei Bus;.ness:

Chan-les in Constitution !- nd P,~,,-La-v.,s T~ assed

Me c~ianges i-ii the Constitution and Py-Lavis proposed at the last meeting 
were ,,resented and
discus.-cd i-n ci~(I.er and the final dra't is as follo-;is:

Constitution - Article V. The second sentence to be deleted and two 
sentences ~-nsei-ted ir, lieu
ti~ei-eof:

"Tl-.e 1reE:,-('(,nt and "I'! ce-l'i--e. ident sliall bo- elected for two 
years and iiay not serve
more than ti-ro consecut~.ve termf.. The spcrc-tar~~'-ti,en.c-,~rer and 
librarian shall be
elected for terms of two years.''

Dr. J. j. Ravenel moire,! its adol)ton. 7,iis wa,-; seconded by Dr. i:ope 
an~l passed.

B,lr-Laiis - ChaDter II, Section 1 - Change this to readquorum of the 
society shall congi,-t of
'5 members of the society in good stani-~-nc. 11

Dr. Bu~.st sug,-,ected the n-,iT-.br.r be chan,,,ed to 20. Dr. ~llivc-rs 
pro,,)osco. the number
be left at 25 as a safe guard in iiipoi-tant -iatte.rs. The pros and coii~ 
i-,ere discussed

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