American Veterinary Review. 
AUGUST, 1896. 
EDITORIAL. 
BUFFALO THE VETERINARIANS’ MECCA. 
Veterinary history is to be outdone in 1896. The an¬ 
nals of the past do not record any such event as the assemb¬ 
ling in a single city of the members of three large veterinary 
medical associations simultaneously. We say simultaneously, 
although the dates are different, but all occurring within the 
first week of September, and a visitor to one will be the guest 
of the others. And not only will there be this great trio—the 
United States Veterinary Medical Association, the New York 
State Veterinary Medical, and the Ohio Veterinary Medical 
Societies—but the Association of Veterinary Faculties of North 
America will also be in session, making the most magnificent 
and stupendous aggregation of veterinary conventions ever 
gathered at one point, not only in this country, but probably in 
the whole world. Everything is now shaping to make this 
quadruple occasion memorable in our history, and the delibera¬ 
tions worthy of the gigantic event. Of course, the most 
important occurrence will be the meeting of the National 
Association, which will convene on the morning of the 1st day 
of September and remain in session until the evening of the 3d, 
with just sufficient intervals for the members to enjoy the 
delightful programme of pleasure now being arranged by the 
local committees. During that time much benefit is expected 
to flow to the members and visitors from an intellectual and 
social point of view. We printed in the July Review a partial 
