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THE ITALiAN PHYSICIANS IN NEW YORK CITY 69i:rl,':lrhele by encouraging:'-- rrrenbers to read before:-re society original papersi =rraining to medical strb-. +:ls. to present reviews of:-e llterature on any subject:'ri,serr, ancl to present in-:-r'rsting, unusual cases or.t tfinrens,Trr promote mutuai inter-::ts. especially in medicalrirttels affecting the Italian--Lrelican practitioner of:,. licine.T,r uphold the glorious.:'i'.,litions of Italian medi-,ne i.n the American Mediiel-lT-orld.To act as a medium of ex-: 'irnge of knowledge andl i,-'qress in medicine be--.Teen Italy and America.-1-EE ltalian Medical SoI eietr of Brookl;'n lrad its:-giir in 1916. At that timei rr'-'up of Italian phrrsiciansr-:r invited by Dr. Antonio>:atnrlo to his home to dis-:::: certain economic prob--=- :. which were soon settleil.-: ttren occurred to the group- 11: it ri-ould be appropriate.to:tirl't nrr Italian nfedical So--:t"-. \\'itlt themselr'es as a nu-'-;iis. for the purpose of pro-'-- 'iing the erection of an Ital--,:.:- Hospital in Brooklyn. Dr.-r-t{rnio Scaturro was desigt::itripresident, a constitution,'' i I'v-lanrs aclopted, and nul:,;:fi-rLlS mee,tingS Were iater-",,1. The entry of the UnitedStntes into the World War,-: rgrs1, deprived the Society- llariy members who enlisted,:,- i meetings were tliscon-. : lc(1.Tx 1920 the Society was re-: rqanized with the following: -rtI.To promote scientific, ecolomicand social advance-:r-ient among the Italian physiciansand those of ftaliantrtraetion in Brooklyn.To promote the erection ofar ftalian Hospital in Brooktrn.To encourag'e better understandingand relations betrveenmembers of the Societywith the rest of themedical fraternity in GreaterNew York.'Ihe new ofiicers for the reorganizeclSociet-v at that times.ere Gaetano de Yoanna, president;Calogero Giovinco, vicepresidenl;Mario Abbene, secretar;';and John B. D'Albora,treasurer. Only thirt,v ltalianphysicians were then members.Today there are over 175 actirrernembers.Among the milestones in thelife of the Society were 1925,when it issued its first annualrepolt, and 1928, when it publisheciits first "Transactions',.The latter ,vear was memorable,also, for the first yearl5joint meeting of the Italianlleclical Society of Brooklynand the Association of ftalianPh;'gi.im. in America, held i:rBrooklyn. The following yearthis event was also held inBrooklyn, but this year it washeld at the new Columbus Hospitaiin New York Ciiy. Thesejoint meetings constitute animportant step in the directionof the scientific and social aclvancementof the members ofthe urganizations concerned.The roster of the past presidentsof Ure Society foliows:Gaeiano de Yoanna, Ig20-21:Calogero Giovinco, Ig22; JoseplrManzella, 1923; JosephL,'Episcopo, 1921; John B:D'Albora, 1925; Frank Caponegro,1926; Paul C. Fleri,7927 ; Peter De Gaetano, 1g28;Mario Abbene, 1929; AnthonyW. M. Marino, 1930; and ErnestDe Muria, 1931. Dr. DeIfuria died recently and thepresent officers of the Societr.are Joseph Bruno, presiilent;Louis'Iaormina, secretary, andVincent Mazzola, treasurer.In the case of the BrooklvnSociety, the proportion otAmerican-trained physicians isgreater than that of the Manhattanorganization. Approximately90% of the mernbershave attended American collegesand medical schools.i*'l-f1Htr youneest of tlre threeI ftalian me,lical soeietiesis the Bronx Italian MbdicalFraternitv, which was formedin I924 b). a half-clozen enthu,siastic pii;'sicians: W. ,\. Cimilio,L. J. Ferrara, G. E. Milani,J. Martoccio, B. Pasquarelli,and Nicholas Sabella. Itsoriginal mem:ltership was buttwenty, a figure which hasgrowrr slowly but steadily tillnorv it is 54.These physicians are allItalian-American, and all havereceived their medical trainingin the United States. In thisrespect the Bronx society dif,fers slightl). from the Brooklynorganization, and still moreso from the Manhattan body.As stated in the Fraternity'sConstitution, its objects are:'1'o achieve harmony andgood fellowship among itsilembers.To encourage professiorralidealisrn and respect for theethical codes as formulateclby the American Medical Ass6ciation.To promote the social, economicand professionalstatus of the membership..To promote the buildingof an ftalian Ilospital in theBronx.From the very beginning thesocietl' began holding regularmonthly meetings, which, atfirst purely social in theirscope, later widened to includeesonomic and professionaltopics. They usually take placeat some neighborhood restau_rant, ancl are followed bv a collation.During the last twoyears these meetings have beenimproved by the reading ofscientific papers, which stimulateinterest and provoke discussion.Like the other two societies,the Bronx organizationhoids an annual dinner-dance,(Continued. on page 90)