American Veterinary Review. 
OCTOBER, 1895. 
EDITORIAL 
United States Veterinary Medical Association — 
The Thirty-second Annual Meeting of this association con¬ 
vened at Des Moines, Iowa, on September 10th, nth and 12th, 
and, considered from a business standpoint, was a decided 
success. When we look for comfort and plenty of social 
enjoyment we go to the E?st, whereas the West stimulates 
work and the transaction of business. The meeting just 
closed will have great practical and far-reaching results. 
Eastern members consumed more than a week’s time in 
attending this meeting. On September 7th a party of well- 
known veterinarians started from Philadelphia, arriving at 
Chicago the next day, where they were obliged to lay over 
for twelve hours. They were received by their Chicago 
friends and given a lunch at the residence of Dr. M. H. 
McKillip. In the alternoon they visited the new college, 
then enjoyed a drive through the parks, and in the evening 
were tendered a dinner at the Palmer House by the McKillip 
Veterinary College. In the meantime members from other 
Eastern States and Middle States had arrived in Chicago, 
and they all started, a merry party, for Des Moines. Here 
the Iowa State Veterinary Medical Association was in session, 
and several Eastern veterinarians attended their meeting, 
while others took in the sights of the State Fair. 
The first day of the meeting was devoted to routine busi¬ 
ness. President W. Horace Hoskins opened the meeting 
and Secretary Richards, in behalf of the Governor, who was 
out of the city, delivered a brief address of welcome. Presi- 
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