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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
PENNSYLVANIA STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State Veterinary Medical Association 
was called to order Tuesday, March 6th, at 11 a.m., at Donaldson Hall, Philadel¬ 
phia, by the President, Dr. Thos. B. Rayner. 
On roll call the following members responded: Drs. T. B. Rayner, W. D. 
Kooker, Geo. B. Rayner, W. L. Zuill, J. Curtis Michener, W. Horace Hoskins, 
James B. Rayner, Jno. R. Hart, M. J. Collins, John B. Raynor, N. E. Reinhart, 
J. R. Keelor, C. F. Weber, W. U. Custer, H. T. George, Zeno S. Keil, Chas. T. 
Goentner, Alex. Glass, W. H. Knight, Chas. Schautler, Robert Gladfelter, R. S. 
Huidekoper, P. M. Minster, Jonathan Price, Francis Bridge. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved, after which 
the Association proceeded to the election of officers as follows: President—Dr. 
Thos. B. Rayner ; First Vice-President—Dr. J. Curtis Michener; Second Vice- 
President—Dr. W. U. Custer; Third Vice-President—Dr. H. T. George; Cor¬ 
responding Secretary—Dr. W. S. Kooker, 416 N. 4th St., Phila., Pa.; Record¬ 
ing Secretary—Dr. Robert Gladfelter; Treasurer—Dr. W. L. Zuill; Board of 
Trustees—Drs. W. Horace Hoskins, W. L. Zuill, John B. Raynor, C. S. Goent¬ 
ner and J. Curtis Michener. 
The following applicants for membership were favorably reported by the 
Board of Trustees, Drs. S. J. J. Harger and Chas. Williams, both of Phila. 
After a recess of an hour the meeting re-convened, and under the reports of 
committees, the Association was informed that the Legislative Committee were 
ready to make their appeal to the State Government for recognition and protection 
as soon as the Legislature convened. 
An amendment offered at a previous meeting for the creation of a permanent 
Commitee on Veterinary Sanitary Police, was favorably acted upon, and the 
President appointed Drs. W. L. Zuill, N. Rectenwald and C. C. McLean upon 
that committee. 
A similar amendment to create a Committee on Veterinary Intelligence and 
Education in the State, was favorably acted upon and the President appointed, 
the following members: Drs. W. Horace Hoskins, Francis Bridge and C. F. 
Weber. 
Under the head of new business, the resignation of Dr. J. C. Fly as a mem¬ 
ber was received, but not acted upon, owing to his holding the office of Treasurer, 
and his accounts were not ready to be audited. 
The following amendment was offered to the By-Laws by Dr. Hoskins: 
That any member offering his resignation to the Association, voluntarily pledges 
himself to forfeit his certificate of membership to the Association. 
A charge of violation of the code of ethics was made against Dr. John R. 
Hart, and was referred to the Board of Trustees. The latter sustained the charge 
and moved that six months be allowed the defendant to decide whether he would 
sever his connection with the People's Mutual Live Stock Insurance Company, 
or suffer expulsion from the Association. The committee’s report was received 
and accepted. 
