SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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Jr., who had applied for membership in the association in regu¬ 
lar form. The committee also reported favorably on the re¬ 
commendation for honorary membership, the name of Prof. A. 
Liautard by members O’Shea, Robertson and Hanson. It was 
then regularly moved and seconded that the report be acted 
upon in sections. Carried. Section I. Report on the “ Glover 
case.” Moved and seconded that the report be accepted. Car¬ 
ried. Section II. Application of Dr. Murphy for membership. 
Moved and seconded that the report be accepted. Carried. Sec¬ 
tion III. . Recommendation of Prof. Liautard for honorary 
membership. The Chair, after appointing a chairman pro 
tern, offered the following protest: “ Mr. Chairman : It is 
with extreme regret, that I cannot express my personal feeling 
of friendship for Dr. Liautard by seconding his proposal for 
honorary membership, but am forced to protest against it. 
This I must do as a matter of principle upon the same grounds up¬ 
on which I once prevented the election of Prof. James Law, of 
Cornell, as an honorary member of the U.S.V.M.A. As a lead¬ 
er of the profession, and on account of Prof. Liautard’s long 
eminent standing in it, he should have been a leader in our as¬ 
sociation. On the contrary, when we were struggling for 
existence, he saw fit to resign, and the wording of his resigna¬ 
tion was a grave reflection upon the association. Now we have 
struggled and made a success of the association, and I must 
protest that he should not ask the honorary results, and I move 
that the proposition for honorary membership be not accepted.” 
Seconded by Dr. Gill, who stated that he did not believe Dr. 
Liautard, if he knew of' it, would have permitted the applica¬ 
tion to have been made. Carried. 
Reports of Cases. —Dr. Neher reported a case of swelling of 
the face with inflammation of the buccal cavity, followed by 
sloughing to the extent of exposing a portion of the supermax¬ 
illary bone and a portion of the palatine artery, and asked what 
might be the cause ; he attributed it to purpura. An extremely 
interesting discussion followed as to the aetiology, etc., which 
was participated in by Drs. C. C. Cattanach, Miller, Farley, J. 
S. Cattanach, Hanson and others. Prof. Bell expressed his be¬ 
lief that it was of traumatic origin, citing a case where similar 
results were brought about by a piece of hard wood becoming 
lodged crosswise between the third molars on either side. Pres¬ 
ident Huidekoper believed it to be purpura, and gave a very 
interesting little talk in relation to it and upon the minute 
anatomy of the parts. 
