American Veterinary Review 
OCTOBEE, 1891 . 
EDITORIAL. 
United States Veterinary Medical Association.— 
• C tWe " ty ; e * hth annual meeting of the United States Vet¬ 
erinary Medical Association is over, and its work, its successes 
nd failures is a matter of history. As with many similar 
meetings there is much to commend, and not a little deserv¬ 
ing of unfavorable criticism. In point of punctuality in meet¬ 
ing and prompt dispatch of business, it probably excelled all 
previous meetings; and it can happily be said that everythin- 
and nearly everybody, was on time. 
The Comitia Minora, upon the call of the President, con¬ 
vened on the evening of September 14th, with but two absen¬ 
tees, and transacted almost all the business to come before 
1 , so that when the appointed hour for the regular session of 
this committee arrived, there was but little left for it to do¬ 
its work had been leisurely and carefully done, and when the 
appointed hour for the convening of the annual meeting ar¬ 
rived, the officers were in their places, and the Comita Mi- 
nora ready to report. 
It is to be sincerely hoped that such promptness in the 
meetings and dispatch of business by the Comitia, will here¬ 
after recur annually, and relieve the Association from the 
tedious waiting experienced last year at Chicago, and proba- 
bl} at most of the past meeting’s. 
Aside from the ordinary routine of business, several mat¬ 
ers of importance were considered and acted upon, or foun¬ 
dation laid for action by the Comitia Minora. First they 
