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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
This being- done, the chair declared the following as the 
association’s choice for officers for the year 1895, to wit: 
President, J. D. Fair, D.V.S., Berlin, O.; 1st Vice-president, 
Neil B. Jones, V.S., Chilicothe, O.; 2d Vice-president, H. M. 
Ball, D.V.S., Columbus, O.; Secretary, Wm. H. Gribble, D.VS., 
Washington C. H., O.; Treasurer, T. B. Hillock, V.S., Colum¬ 
bus, O. 
The secretary read the application for membership of J. H. 
Blattenburg, V.S., Lima, O., graduate of Ontario, class of 1892; 
vouchers, Drs. W. R. Howe and W. E. Wight. There being no 
objections, the ballot was dispensed with and the doctor elected 
a member. 
The doctor being present the president called him to the 
front and introduced him to the members present, whereupon he 
thanked the association in a few well-chosen remarks. 
Dr. G. W. Butler, of Circleville, O., applied for readmission 
as a member, he having withdrawn (for business reasons) some 
two years ago. In the past the doctor had been one of our 
most active workers ; so a hearty, unanimous vote soon again 
admitted him to membership. 
The president stated he had prepared no annual address, so 
this would be dispensed with, and he called upon Dr. W. R. 
Howe, who responded with an able, instructive and scientific 
essay on the “ Diseases of the Eye,” the doctor being especially 
particular as to the nomenclature. The discussion which fol¬ 
lowed was a very lengthy one, leading into an argument as to 
whether the use of cocaine did or did not retard the healing 
process ; and also as to the relative value of the different varie¬ 
ties of the peroxide of hydrogen, and on the use of nitrate of 
siver as a collyrium. 
Prof. Paul Fischer, of the Ohio University, was present and 
took part in the discussion, after which, by request, he promised 
to prepare a paper on the so-called disease, “ Moon Blindness,” 
and read the same at to-morrow’s meeting. 
Dr. Gribble had seen a case of congenital lachrymal duct 
having no inferior opening. Dr. Jones had seen such a case 
