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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
the report of the Secretary, Treasurer, and of the severa; 
Standing Committees, including that of the Committee on 
Legislation, which have done such glorious work in the past 
year by securing the passage of our proposed bill, which 
regulates the practice of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery 
in this State, and places this branch of the sciences on the 
same footing as that of our medical brethren. There wil 
also be reports from the several County Secretaries. . ! 
Several members of the Society have signified their wilj 
lingness to prepare essays on subjects of importance, which 
they will read and defend. The Committee of Arrangement: 
have secured ample hotel accommodations for all attending 
members close by to the place of meeting. The New Yorl 
County Society have also made arrangements to entertain th< 
members of the State Society while in their city. The Com 
mittee of Arrangements have also under consideration th< 
feasibility of setting apart a half day of our meeting for th< 
purpose of having a practical demonstration, in the way o 
having several operations performed on the live subjects, such 
as arvtenectomy, neurectomy, and cunean tenotomy, and am 
other operation that will be interesting and instructive to thj 
members. The officers of the Society are making every er 
deavor to make this the most successful, instructive 
interesting, and best attended meeting that has been held ii 
the history of the Society. Besides the above mentions 
events of this meeting, there will be other important and ir 
teresting proceedings to bring before the members of tTi 
Society for them to discuss and act upon, such as the chang 
ing of the by-laws, the explanation of our recently passed la\ 
regulating the practice of veterinary medicine in this State 
the publishing of a New York State veterinary register, th 
election of delegates to the United States Veterinary Mec 
ical Association Meeting, and several other matters of impor 
ance and interest to every veterinarian in this State, will b 
taken up, discussed and acted upon. It is expected that ther 
will not be a dull hour on the programme of the meeting ( 
this Society. All members and all qualified veterinarians ar 
cordially invited to attend. Printed notices, with programme 
