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offices with him at 6th and S Streets, N.W., where he continued after Dr. Johnson's death. Dr. Robinson served the National Medical Association as vice speaker of the House of Delegates, 1965-66, and as speaker, 1966-68. In 1968 he was elected to a three year term on the NMA Board of Trustees. He was a member of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of the District of Columbia, the Medical Society of the District of Columbia and the Daniel Hale Williams Medical Reading Club. He was a past president of the Association of Former Intemes and Residents of Freedmen's Hospital and was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Georgetown University Community Health Plan. He also served on the Commission on Licensure for the Practice of the Healing Arts. Dr. Robinson entered politics in 1962 as a member of the District of Columbia Republican Central Committee and in 1964 was elected an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention. He was a delegate to the Convention in 1968 and was elected a delegate to the 1976 Convention which he did not survive to attend. In October 1969 he was appointed by the President of the United States to the City Council of the District of Columbia* and reappointed in 1970, continuing to serve until 1974. He tremendously enjoyed his work on the Council and made many enduring contributions through service on its several committees, especially that on Health, Welfare and Aging of which he was chairman. He was a member of the Washington Urban League, the NAACP, the Boys Club of Washington and other community organizations. His ebullient personality always enhanced the atmosphere of the monthly meetings of the DePriest Fifteen Club. On December 27, 1928, Dr. Robinson married Marie H. Harris of Athens, Georgia, and to them two children were born, Henry S. and Ellen Marie. He was a devoted grandfather to Robin Marie Smith. The Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church which he attended from early childhood was a strong influence in his life. The Church honored him with an Outstanding Service Award in 1974. Other awards were made to him by the Washington Chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, '73; the College of Medicine and Freedmen's Hospital, '71 and the Washington Chapter of the Howard University Alumni Association, '60. * v. this Journal, v. 62, p. 80, 1970.
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Dr. Albert Porter Davis (M.D., Meharry, '13) of Kansas City, Kansas, died on September 1, 1976, at the age of 86. During his long life he gave unusual service and leadership to his profession, his community and the larger world with which he came into contact.
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Dr. A. Porter Davis
Dr. Davis was 53rd president of the NMA in 195 3-54.* He was first elected to the Board of Trustees in 1947 and served as its chairman from 1949 to 1952 when he was chosen president-elect. He was the first to move from the post of chairman of the Board to the presidency. He discharged his duties in both of these responsible positions with a competence and dedication which has not been excelled in the history of the Association.t Dr. Davis was born in Palestine, Texas, November 18, 1890, the son of Dr. William and Louise (Craven) Davis. He received his early education in Palestine and graduated from the Lincoln High School there. He was awarded the M.D. by Meharry Medical College in 1913, and entered practice in Kansas City, Kansas, where he remained for the rest of his career with the exception of four years as a First Lieutenant in the Medical Corps of the United States Army, 1917-22. He supplemented his basic education with studies at the Sumner Junior College of Kansas City and the University of Kansas at Lawrence. From 1926 to 1932 he was assistant health director of Kansas City, Kansas, the first Afro-American to be named to such a post in that section of the country. He also served as deputy coroner of Wyandotte County, Kansas. He was a past president of the staff of the Wheatley-Provident Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, and of the Aesculapian Medical Socicty.
this Journal, v. 44, p. 477, 1952. t v. this Journal, v. 46, pp. 364-365, 1954.
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pilot, flying from Kansas City to Chicago. In one year he made 296 consecutive daily flights. In 1939 he was awarded the Dwight H. Green Trophy of the National Airmen's Association for outstanding contributions to aviation. He was a founder and past president of this organization. At one time he owned three planes which he loaned to the U.S. Government for training purposes during World War II. A hard worker during all his active career, Dr. Davis permitted himself a bit of sartorial elegance at times and was an imposing figure of a tall Texan when he wore a ten gallon hat. He died on the 50th anniversary of his marriage to Mrs. Hazel Davis, September 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. She survives him. They had one daughter, Mrs. A. Portia King of Kansas City, Kansas. There are three grandchildren.
He served also on the staffs of the Douglass Hospital and of the former Kansas City General Hospital No. 2, and was a member of the Kaw Valley Medical Society and the Kansas Medical Association. He organized the Kansas State Conference of Branches of the NAACP and was its chairman, 1932-42. He was also president of the Kansas City NAACP Branch, 1942-45. Dr. Davis was a trustee of the Metropolitan Baptist Chuch and his community activities were numerous. An enterprising business developer, he initiated Red Top Cabs at 15 cents a trip and long operated the Kansas Trailer Village at 5940 State Street in the western part of the city. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Wyandotte Chamber of Commerce, a 32nd degree Mason and a past president of the Property Owners Association of America. In 1928 he became the first Afro-American licensed
Compton, California, and Columbus, Ohio, Component Societies Established on May 14, 1975, and by the Board of Trustees on August 8, 1976. The Columbus, Ohio, Chapter is composed of JOHN J. ROSEMOND, M.D., president, ERNEST M. NEWKIRK, M.D., vice president, ARTHUR CLARK, M.D., corresponding secretary, JAMIE SMITH e INCAS, M.D., recording secretary, WALTER A. THOMAS, M.D., treasrer, JULIAN ROBINSON, M.D., WATSON WALKER, M.D. and WILBUR WEDDINGTON, M.D. The application of this Society was approved by the Judicial Council on August 11, 1976 and the Board of Trustees on September 25, 1976.
In accordance with the procedure described in the NMA Bylaws, two new component societies have been established. The Compton-Longbeach Chapter of the Golden State Medical Association has been formed in Compton, California. The Charter members are JOSEPH F. BOYD, M.D., McKINLEY M. EXUM, JR., M.D., SOLOMON T. LITTLE, JR., M.D., ROSS M. MILLER, JR., M.D., WILLIAM K. PAYNE II, M.D., WILLIAM C. ROGERS, M.D., JAMES S. SAUNDERS, M.D., WILBUR SUESBERRY, M.D., RICHARD A. WARR, M.D. and DUMUS N. LAWENCE, M.D. The application of this Chapter was approved by the Judicial Council W
(Grimes et al., from page 511)
R. 0. Greep, Editor, Reproductive Physiology, vol. 8, MTP International Review of Science, University Park Press, Baltimore, 1974, pp. 179-201. 25. BORODITSKY, R. S. and F. I. TEYES, J. S. D.
WINTER, and C. FAIMAN. Serum Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Progesterone Patterns in the Last Trimester of Pregnancy: Relationship to Fetal Sex. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol., 121:238, 1975.
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offices with him at 6th and S Streets, N.W., where he continued after Dr. Johnson's death. Dr. Robinson served the National Medical Association as vice speaker of the House of Delegates, 1965-66, and as speaker, 1966-68. In 1968 he was elected to a three year term on the NMA Board of Trustees. He was a member of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of the District of Columbia, the Medical Society of the District of Columbia and the Daniel Hale Williams Medical Reading Club. He was a past president of the Association of Former Intemes and Residents of Freedmen's Hospital and was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Georgetown University Community Health Plan. He also served on the Commission on Licensure for the Practice of the Healing Arts. Dr. Robinson entered politics in 1962 as a member of the District of Columbia Republican Central Committee and in 1964 was elected an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention. He was a delegate to the Convention in 1968 and was elected a delegate to the 1976 Convention which he did not survive to attend. In October 1969 he was appointed by the President of the United States to the City Council of the District of Columbia* and reappointed in 1970, continuing to serve until 1974. He tremendously enjoyed his work on the Council and made many enduring contributions through service on its several committees, especially that on Health, Welfare and Aging of which he was chairman. He was a member of the Washington Urban League, the NAACP, the Boys Club of Washington and other community organizations. His ebullient personality always enhanced the atmosphere of the monthly meetings of the DePriest Fifteen Club. On December 27, 1928, Dr. Robinson married Marie H. Harris of Athens, Georgia, and to them two children were born, Henry S. and Ellen Marie. He was a devoted grandfather to Robin Marie Smith. The Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church which he attended from early childhood was a strong influence in his life. The Church honored him with an Outstanding Service Award in 1974. Other awards were made to him by the Washington Chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, '73; the College of Medicine and Freedmen's Hospital, '71 and the Washington Chapter of the Howard University Alumni Association, '60. * v. this Journal, v. 62, p. 80, 1970.
COME TO LOS ANGELES JULY 30-AUGUST 4, 1977
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Dr. Albert Porter Davis (M.D., Meharry, '13) of Kansas City, Kansas, died on September 1, 1976, at the age of 86. During his long life he gave unusual service and leadership to his profession, his community and the larger world with which he came into contact.
l~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dr. A. Porter Davis
Dr. Davis was 53rd president of the NMA in 195 3-54.* He was first elected to the Board of Trustees in 1947 and served as its chairman from 1949 to 1952 when he was chosen president-elect. He was the first to move from the post of chairman of the Board to the presidency. He discharged his duties in both of these responsible positions with a competence and dedication which has not been excelled in the history of the Association.t Dr. Davis was born in Palestine, Texas, November 18, 1890, the son of Dr. William and Louise (Craven) Davis. He received his early education in Palestine and graduated from the Lincoln High School there. He was awarded the M.D. by Meharry Medical College in 1913, and entered practice in Kansas City, Kansas, where he remained for the rest of his career with the exception of four years as a First Lieutenant in the Medical Corps of the United States Army, 1917-22. He supplemented his basic education with studies at the Sumner Junior College of Kansas City and the University of Kansas at Lawrence. From 1926 to 1932 he was assistant health director of Kansas City, Kansas, the first Afro-American to be named to such a post in that section of the country. He also served as deputy coroner of Wyandotte County, Kansas. He was a past president of the staff of the Wheatley-Provident Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, and of the Aesculapian Medical Socicty.
this Journal, v. 44, p. 477, 1952. t v. this Journal, v. 46, pp. 364-365, 1954.
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pilot, flying from Kansas City to Chicago. In one year he made 296 consecutive daily flights. In 1939 he was awarded the Dwight H. Green Trophy of the National Airmen's Association for outstanding contributions to aviation. He was a founder and past president of this organization. At one time he owned three planes which he loaned to the U.S. Government for training purposes during World War II. A hard worker during all his active career, Dr. Davis permitted himself a bit of sartorial elegance at times and was an imposing figure of a tall Texan when he wore a ten gallon hat. He died on the 50th anniversary of his marriage to Mrs. Hazel Davis, September 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. She survives him. They had one daughter, Mrs. A. Portia King of Kansas City, Kansas. There are three grandchildren.
He served also on the staffs of the Douglass Hospital and of the former Kansas City General Hospital No. 2, and was a member of the Kaw Valley Medical Society and the Kansas Medical Association. He organized the Kansas State Conference of Branches of the NAACP and was its chairman, 1932-42. He was also president of the Kansas City NAACP Branch, 1942-45. Dr. Davis was a trustee of the Metropolitan Baptist Chuch and his community activities were numerous. An enterprising business developer, he initiated Red Top Cabs at 15 cents a trip and long operated the Kansas Trailer Village at 5940 State Street in the western part of the city. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Wyandotte Chamber of Commerce, a 32nd degree Mason and a past president of the Property Owners Association of America. In 1928 he became the first Afro-American licensed
Compton, California, and Columbus, Ohio, Component Societies Established on May 14, 1975, and by the Board of Trustees on August 8, 1976. The Columbus, Ohio, Chapter is composed of JOHN J. ROSEMOND, M.D., president, ERNEST M. NEWKIRK, M.D., vice president, ARTHUR CLARK, M.D., corresponding secretary, JAMIE SMITH e INCAS, M.D., recording secretary, WALTER A. THOMAS, M.D., treasrer, JULIAN ROBINSON, M.D., WATSON WALKER, M.D. and WILBUR WEDDINGTON, M.D. The application of this Society was approved by the Judicial Council on August 11, 1976 and the Board of Trustees on September 25, 1976.
In accordance with the procedure described in the NMA Bylaws, two new component societies have been established. The Compton-Longbeach Chapter of the Golden State Medical Association has been formed in Compton, California. The Charter members are JOSEPH F. BOYD, M.D., McKINLEY M. EXUM, JR., M.D., SOLOMON T. LITTLE, JR., M.D., ROSS M. MILLER, JR., M.D., WILLIAM K. PAYNE II, M.D., WILLIAM C. ROGERS, M.D., JAMES S. SAUNDERS, M.D., WILBUR SUESBERRY, M.D., RICHARD A. WARR, M.D. and DUMUS N. LAWENCE, M.D. The application of this Chapter was approved by the Judicial Council W
(Grimes et al., from page 511)
R. 0. Greep, Editor, Reproductive Physiology, vol. 8, MTP International Review of Science, University Park Press, Baltimore, 1974, pp. 179-201. 25. BORODITSKY, R. S. and F. I. TEYES, J. S. D.
WINTER, and C. FAIMAN. Serum Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Progesterone Patterns in the Last Trimester of Pregnancy: Relationship to Fetal Sex. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol., 121:238, 1975.
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