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held every two weeks, and every effort will be made to make the meetings of the U. S. 
V. M. Association, also the N. Y. S. V. M. Society, and Ohio State Veterinary Medical 
Society, this year a grand success. It is hoped and believed that the first week in Sep. 
tember next will see gathered together the largest number of prominent and well-known 
veterinarians from all parts of the United States and Canada that ever met in a conven¬ 
tion room at any one time. 
“ N. P. Hinkley, ^ 
Chairman U. S. Committee of Arrangements. 
“ Lester E. Willyoung, 
Chairman JV. Y S. Committee of Arrangements. ’ ’ 
Of less importance simply because it is overshadowed by the 
prominence of the National Association is the annual meeting 
of the New York State Veterinary Medical Society, which con¬ 
venes on September 4th and remains in session until the even¬ 
ing of the 5th, with headquarters at the Genesee Hotel. This 
society will have, besides its regular order of business, several 
very important and interesting reports to listen to and discuss, 
pertaining to present legislation, the State Examining Board, 
Veterinary Sanitation in New York State and its several cities 
and villages, and other important veterinary matters, beside the 
reading of several interesting papers by well-known members of 
the society. Up to the present time the following veterinarians 
have signified their intention of preparing papers to be read be¬ 
fore this society : 
Thomas Giffin, M. R. C. V. S., New York City, u Veteri¬ 
nary Education.” 
G. H. Berns, D. V. S., Brooklyn, u Navicular Disease in 
Horses.” 
J. P. Thompson, V. S., Niagara Falls, u Jurisprudence.” 
Wilson Huff, V. S., Rome, u Bacteria in Milk.” 
C. D. Morris, Pawling, u Veterinarians as Sanitarians.” 
Other papers are expected from some of the well-known 
members who have failed to send in the subject of their papers. 
The local committee of this society are also making endeavors 
to secure a number of animals suffering from different surgical 
o 
ailments in order that operations may be performed before the 
society by some of the well-known operators in New York 
