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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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Allston. Executive Committee, Drs. Thomas Blackwood, Bos¬ 
ton ; Wm. E. Peterson, Waltham ; Henry Lewis, Chelsea; J. R. 
McLaughlin, Newton ; Geo. Lee, Brighton. 
After the business was completed the members adjourned to 
the banquet hall. As there were no invited guests present, the 
after-dinner exercises were very informal. 
Howard P. Rogers, Secretary. 
THE CONNECTICUT VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The annual meeting of this Association was held at the office 
of Dr. Thomas Bland, Waterbury, on the evening of June 2. 
Dr. R. P. Lyman, of Hartford, and Dr. R. D. Martin, of 
Bridgeport, were elected members. 
Applications for membership were received from Dr. P. T. 
Keeley, and Dr. E. P. McKenna, and referred to the Board of 
Censors. 
The following officers were elected : Dr. Harrison Whitney, 
President; Dr. E. R. Storrs, First Vice-President; Dr. R. P. Ly¬ 
man, Second Vice-President; Dr. H. W. Eliot, Secretary ; Dr. J. 
H. Kelley, Treasurer. Board of Censors—Dr. J. E. Gardner, 
Dr. R. P. Lyman, Dr. Thomas Bland, Dr. M. Isaacs, and Dr. R. 
D. Martin. 
Dr. Bland read a paper describing an operation of opening a 
mucous cyst situated at the base of the tongue and pushing the 
epiglottis backwards completely, closing the larynx. 
After the meeting adjourned a banquet was served, which 
was much enjoyed by all who were in attendance. 
The next meeting will be held in Hartford, Conn. 
H. W. Eliot, Secretary. 
VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK COUNTY. 
The regular meeting of this Association was called to 
order Tuesday, June 2d, at 8:30 p.m., at the Academy of Medi¬ 
cine, by the President, Dr. Huidekoper. 
On roll-call, the following members responded : Drs. Brether- 
ton, J. S. Cattanach, Delaney, Ellis, Glover, Huidekoper, Han¬ 
son, Lellman, MacKellar, Neher, and O’Shea. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and 
approved. 
Reports of Committees .—Judiciary Committee (Dr. O’Shea, 
chairman) reported the passage of the Cole Bill, and made a 
brief report as to what the committee were doing with non- 
registered men. Moved and seconded that the report be ac¬ 
cepted. Carried. 
