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for the consideration of the members a spicy, practical and 
well written thesis. The discussion that followed demonstrated 
the fact that the subject was well chosen, as the members to a 
man participated in the discussion and showed by their attention 
and interest that they considered it to be one of the most 
important subjects that could have been submitted to them. 
Owing to the unavoidable absence of Drs. Faulkner and 
Jackson, who were also appointed essayists for this meeting, no 
more papers were presented, but several interesting cases were 
reported by the different members. 
Upon motion a vote of thanks was tendered Drs. Orvis and 
Spencer, Sr., for the able and zealous manner in which they had 
entertained the meeting. 
The Chair appointed the following named gentlemen as 
essayists for the next meeting: Drs. Fox; Skaife, Eddy and 
Fabbi. 
The Secretary made his regular quarterly statement regard¬ 
ing the advisability of as many of the members as possible join¬ 
ing the U. S. V. M. A., he stated that he could supply applica¬ 
tion blanks to those who wished to make application for 
membership. 
Drs. H. A. Spencer and H. F. Spencer extended to the 
members a cordial invitation to meet at their hospital and 
participate in a clinical entertainment. In behalf of the mem¬ 
bers the Chair accepted the invitation in the same spirit it was 
given. 
There being no further business before the meeting it 
adjourned to meet in Stockton on June 12th, 1895. 
CLINICAL ENTERTAINMENT. 
On March 14th, 1895, at 9 A - M *> the members of the Cali¬ 
fornia State Veterinary Medical Association assembled at the 
veterinary hospital at 224 E. St. John Street, San Jose, on 
invitation of Drs. H. A. Spencer and H. F. Spencer to partici¬ 
pate in a Clinical Entertainment. 
The first and second operations on the programme were the 
