right, George N. Frost, Robert L. Hart, Roy Hudson, Richard C. Kiebler, Paul K. McGee, Leon M. Muedeking, Edwin J. T. Simon, Wm. L. Smith, Clarence M. Van De Water, George S. F. Waldo, Clarke B. Weeks, Joseph P. Werrick, Odon J. Wilda, and Alex. J. Zimmer. Announced May 24th:

To be FIRST LIEUTENANTS: Charles J. Denholm, Harry Holmes, Elmer H. Nicklies, Harold Jensen, Edward W. Blurock, Daniel S. Lockwood, Thomas W. Deyton, James B. Mann, Avery S. Hills, George M. Rabbitt, Judge W. Fowler, Francis S. Adams, Archie T. McGuinness. Carl H. West, Edwin M. Kennedy, Merle W. Catterlin, Thomas M. Page, Clarence P. Jackson, Chester B. Parkinson, Herbert E. Guthrie, and James H. Keith.

Announced May 25th:

To be CAPTAINS: 1st Lieuts. James E. Bailey, Wm. J. Barto, Howard Bock, Joseph L. Brown, Roy D. Gabbert. Joseph W. Golding, Henry L. Grant, Howard A. Hale, Jay M. Hisey, John O. Lessig, Clayton A. Patterson, Charles P. Shewey, Charles W. A. Spies, Ralph Burkhart, Samuel B. Ginsberg, Guy R. Harrison, Leonard J. Heiman, Clarence B. Laffin, Cameron E. Lane, Jay H. Lee, John S. Owens, William E. Paul, Merton M. Postle, James H. Stacey, LeRoy Tileston, George E. Walker, and Raymond LeR. White. Announced June 1st:

To be CAPTAINS: 1st Lieuts. Thomas C. F. Shirley and Robert S. Cameron.

Announced June 8th:

To be MAJOR: Capt. Max C. Frazier. To be CAPTAINS: 1st Lieuts. Harry A. Tuckey, James T. Conner, Harry B. Riley, Leo B. Muzzy, and Howard R. Dingler.

Assignments.

Army Dental Corps.

Week ending May 18th.

Maj. Richard B. Clark to Louisville, Ky., Camp Zachary Taylor, for temporary duty in the base hospital.

Week ending May 25th.

The following to Fort Oglethorpe for course of instruction and return to their stations: Lieut.-cols. Harold O. Scott and Frank P. Stone.

1st Lieut. Robert L. Strickland from Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., to Garden City, N. Y., aeronautical general supply depot, for duty.

1st Lieut. Arthur T. Burchill from duty at Fort Oglethorpe to Charlotte, N. C., Camp Greene, for duty with 3d motor mechanics regiment.

1st Lieut. James B. Manning from Fort Oglethorpe to West Point, Miss., aviation camp, for duty.

1st Lieut. Campbell H. Glascock from Fort Oglethorpe to duty at signal corps aviation mechanics training school, Minneapolis, Minn.

1st Lieut. James A. Curtis, Jr., from Fort Oglethorpe to Camp Greene, N. C., for temporary duty in base hospital.

1st Lieut. Neil J. McCollum from Fort Oglethorpe to Camp Greene, N. C., for duty with 4th motor mechanics regiment.

1st Lieut. William Hoblitzell from Fort Oglethorpe to Camp Devens, Mass., for duty.

The following from duty at Fort Oglethorpe to Waco, Tex., aviation mobilization camp, for duty: 1st Lieuts. Lewis W. Maly, William F. Scheumann, and William B. Stewart.

Week ending June 1st.

Col. George L. Mason from duties at Camp Dix, N. J., and will report at that camp for duty as camp dental surgeon.

Lieut.-col. Frank L. K. Laflamme from present duties at Camp Meade, Md., and will report at that camp for duty as camp dental surgeon.

Week ending June 8th.

The following from his present duties at camps specified, and report there for duty as camp dental surgeon: Col. Alden Carpenter, Camp Travis, Tex.; Col. Frank W. Wolven, Camp Lewis, Wash.; Lieut.-col. Minot E. Scott, Camp McClellan, Ala.; Maj. John L. Shock, Camp Devens, Mass.; Lieut.-col. Wm. A. Squires. Camp Sheridan, Ala.; Maj. Benjamin C. Warfield, Camp Custer, Mich. Dental Reserve Corps.

Week ending May 25th.

Capt. Harry M. Trafford to Montgomery, Ala., Camp Sheridan, for duty in base hospital.

Capt. Max C. Frazier to Washington, for duty in army dispensary.

Week ending June 1st.

Maj. Henry W. Rich to Camp Pike, Ark., for duty.

Maj. Oscar LeR. Whitson to base hospital, Fort Riley, for duty.

COMMUNICATION FROM PRESIDENT.

THE third annual meeting of the League will take place in conjunction with the meeting of the National Dental Association on August 7, 1918.

We are preparing a program of unusual merit, and on account of the great work which has been done by the League during the past year, a general report will be given which will cover the several activities which we are engaged in.

Addresses will be made by prominent men on subjects appropriate to the occasion, and during the sessions of the convention, meetings of state directors and general workers for the League will be held for the purposes of instruction and stimulation of interest.

WHAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW.

Many drafted men apply to the dentist with the idea that the Government is paying for our services, and that they have a right to demand expensive bridge work and other attention without limit. This has come about because of the semi-military procedure of sending the notices on cards franked by the War department. Considerable embarrassment at times has been caused the dentist, and all local workers are justified in using legitimate means to acquaint the public of this misconception. It is also most essential that the public understand that all service given in the name of the League must be absolutely free. Accepting the smallest compensation aborts the spirit of the League, and cannot be justified.

Our members have been asked to give each drafted man one hour of free service, and whatever one chooses to give beyond that, the League is of course glad to receive. If it is deemed unwise to give additional service without fee, the patient should be discharged as having received that which is due him from the League, or advised to appeal to League headquarters for assignment for further attention.

LEAGUE BUTTONS.

We again urge all members to wear the League button as an indication that they are actively engaged in preparing our drafted men for service. Those not having the button may secure one by sending twenty-five cents to the treasurer, Dr. L. M. Waugh, 576 Fifth ave., New York, N. Y.

THE LEAGUE STUDY COURSE.

The League study course is designed for the mature practitioner to prepare him to give adequate service to our soldiers who have been injured in battle. Many thousands will return needing our best care, therefore it is our duty and privilege to give every assistance possible in this direction. The course will be practical in character, and approved by our best authorities. Information may be obtained by addressing the office of the presi dent, 131 Allen st., Buffalo, N. Y.

LANTERN SLIDES.

The League has prepared 25 sets of slides, which have been distributed to the different state directors to be used by sectional units and dental societies in general. The public also may find much of interest in viewing these pictures. Each set is practically divided into two parts, one set arranged by Major Heckard, comprising nearly 90 slides, and traces the plans and development of the great work of caring for the drafted men. The evolution of the different form cards, together with their application, is graphically depicted, and is of especial benefit to directors and members of the League generally. Every district director should show these slides to his workers.

The second set of about 35 slides was ar ranged by J. W. Beach, and aside from conveying general information of the League and its work, gives special emphasis to the wonderful DENTAL MOTOR CAR of the League in a series of most interesting pictures. These are available through the state directors. There is a lecture in synopsis form accompanying cach set of slides.

J. W. BEACH, President.

FROM DIRECTOR-GENERAL TO STATE DIRECTORS.

I AM inclosing herewith copy of the report prepared by Major Heckard up to May 1, 1918.* This will give each state director an opportunity to see just what has been done in his state up to May 1st.

The grand total for the United States is

* See Statistical Report, preceding page.

236,115 operations. This is a fine showing, but we are going to make it 1,000,000 operations.

Don't criticize the states that have a small

number of operations reported. Their required quota may not have been as big as yours, and then, too, some states have only recently got started. Just watch the reports from now on and see them grow.

In a few days we will send you a report of the work done to June 1st, and thereafter each month. There's a big surprise coming in that June report.

The dental profession is going on record. Our part in winning the war is to make our boys dentally fit. Let's push that 1,000,000 operations "over the top." See if you cannot do two things: First, secure 100 per cent. of the dentists in your state as members of the League; and second, secure the co-operation of members to send in reports. Application blanks in any desired quantity will be forwarded to you upon request.

The inclosed report is nothing like as large as it would have been if a form 3-c card had been returned to our headquarters at 50 E. 42d st., New York City, for every operation. Unfortunately, many men do not see the necessity of making these reports, and I feel sure that at least 150,000 operations have been performed of which we have no record. If, therefore, you want your state to make as good a showing as possible, it is essential that you impress upon all members of the League in your state through your county directors the necessity for returning a form 3-c card to our headquarters for every operation performed.

With the German U-boats at our very doors let our profession give its answer-More sacrifice for ourselves-More help for our boys.

Major Heckard, who has been so untiring in his devotion to the work of the League, will leave our headquarters on June 11th, and proceed to Camp Greenleaf, Fort Oglethorpe, to prepare himself for special services in another field of activity in the Dental Reserve Corps. His loss to the League will be greatly felt by everyone, particularly at headquarters, and I am sure the best wishes of all our directors will follow him in his new field of action. We need your Cooperation more than ever, and bespeak for his success, or when appointed the same hearty co-operation which has been accorded Major Heckard.

Yours very truly,
CHAS. F. ASH, Director-general.

FROM MAJOR HECKARD

I AM in receipt of your communication of June 7th congratulating me on the change I am making, and asking that I write "a short good-bye letter to the boys of the League for publication in the magazines." I will make it read "members" because there are a good many women dentists giving free dental service.

At this time I can simply state that my request to be relieved of the supervision of the Preparedness League of American Dentists and assigned to further military duty having been granted, and before I report to the officers' training camp, Camp Greenleaf, Chickamauga Park, Ga., I would like to thank the officers and members of the Preparedness League of American Dentists and all other persons who helped to make free dental service possible for the men of our new National Army.

I do not consider this work much more than started, although we have reported at this office nearly 400,000 operations to date. I feel confident that with the same co-operation and support which has been given me continued, the League will very soon be able to report 1,000,000 free dental operations.

I hope the day is not far distant when every American dentist will be a member of the Preparedness League of American Dentists. W. M. HECKARD.

WHEN the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery closed its doors as a teaching institution there remained in the hands of the Board of Corporators a sum of money to be disposed of by the board. Several suggestions were made as to what might be the most desirable purpose for which this fund could be used. One was to establish free beds in a hospital for the benefit of dentists; this suggestion was found to be not in accordance with law. It was then suggested that the fund be given to the Research Foundation of the National Dental Association or to the Thomas W. Evans Museum and Dental Institute of the University of Pennsylvania.

The Court appointed Horace L. Henderson, Esq., of Philadelphia, a Master empowered to take testimony and make recommendations as to the final disposition of the fund.

Several hearings took place, and after listening to much testimony the Master

recommended to the Court that the fund be awarded to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania in trust for the establishment of a research foundation to be designated by the name of The Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery, the income thereof to be used in the School of Dentistry of the University of Pennsylvania, now affiliated with the Thomas W. Evans Museum and Dental Institute, for scientific research and investigation in dentistry, and in the purchase of books related or necessary thereto.

The foregoing recommendation was duly confirmed by decree of the Court, February 18, 1918.

The award also includes the archives of the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery upon its dissolution, which are turned over to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania for safe-keeping and any necessary beneficial

use.