SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
727 
The chair appointed Drs. Maclay, Skaife and Archibald a 
committee, as provided for in the foregoing resolution. 
The Secretary read his annual report for the year ending 
Dec. ist, 1895. On motion the report was received and 
ordered filed. 
The Treasurer being absent, the hearing of his annual 
statement was postponed until the next quarterly meeting of 
the Association. 
An application for membership from Prof. Steers, of the 
California Veterinary College, was read and referred to the 
Board of Examiners, with the request that said application be 
acted upon before the end of the present convention. 
The chair stated that before proceeding with the election 
of officers it would be necessary to nominate some gentleman 
for the office of President; further, that nominations for all 
other offices were still open. 
Dr. Maclay nominated Prof. Skaife. On motion, nomina¬ 
tions for the office of President were declared closed. 
Dr. H. Lemke being in nomination for Vice-President,, 
and no further names appearing, the nominations were de¬ 
clared closed. 
Dr. D. F. Fox being in nomination for Secretary and no 
further names appearing, nominations were declared closed. 
Dr. F. E. Pierce being in nomination for Treasurer and 
no further names appearing, nominations were declared closed. 
Drs. Maclay, Egan, Spencer, Sr., McCullum and Graham, 
being in nomination to form the Board of Examiners and no 
further names appearing, nominations were declared closed. 
Dr. Pierce moved that, as there was but one nomination 
for each office, the Secretary be directed to cast the ballot 
for said officers. So ordered. 
The ballot having been cast, the President pro. tem. an¬ 
nounced the officers for the ensuing year as follows: 
President, Prof. Skaife, San Francisco ; Vice-President, 
Dr. H. Lemke, Bakersfield; Secretary, Dr. D. F. Fox, Sac¬ 
ramento ; Treasurer, Dr. F. E. Pierce, Oakland ; Board of 
Examiners, Drs. Maclay, Egan, Spencer, Sr., McCullum and 
Graham. 
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