SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
121 
expressing his gratification upon the growth of the Association. 
Upon roll-call the following members were present: Pres¬ 
ident G. I. Gibson, Vice-President G. C. Williams, Secretary 
L. U. Shipley, Professor W. B. Niles, of Ames, S. H. John¬ 
ston, G. A. Johnson and Dr. Heck, of Harlan, as a visitor. 
_ » * 
The minutes of the previous meeting was read by the 
Secretary and approved; also letters of regrets for non-at¬ 
tendance from Dr. R. R. Hammond and others. 
Under the head of new business it was moved by G. A. 
Johnson and seconded by S. H. Johnston that the Secretary 
be instructed to correspond with the Secretary of the North¬ 
eastern Iowa Association upon the idea of holding a joint 
meeting of the two Associations at Ames, la., some time dur¬ 
ing the summer. The motion was carried. 
Dr. Gibson then suggested that the Association take some 
action looking to the bettering the standard of breeding stock 
in Iowa, and the Doctor further suggested that members of 
:he Association and all veterinarians might promote the cause 
Dy writing articles for their local papers and the stock jour¬ 
nals. 
It was then moved and seconded that the Association 
•ecommend a law bearing upon this subject. This motion 
Drought out a spirited discussion and considerable difference 
pf opinion as to the advisability of such a step. 
Professor Niles then presented some notes on experiments 
ipon the use of pilocarpine, also on the different disinfectants 
n general use as applied to wounds, which elicited an inter¬ 
esting discussion. 
! It was then moved and seconded that the President de- 
dare Dr. W. H. Heck a member of the Association, which 
ie did, expressing his pleasure in so doing. 
Dr. G. A. Johnson then presented a paper on “ Difficult 
3 arturition and the After-Treatment,” which was followed 
>y an interesting discussion. 
The meeting then adjourned to meet at the call of the 
Secretary. L. U. SHIPLEY, Secretary. 
