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SOCfETY MEETINGS. 801 
Springfield; J. D. Fair, Berlin; }. E. Foster, Coshocton; O. 
D. Franks, Springfield ; W. H. Gribble, Washington C. H.; 
T. B. Hillock, Columbus; W. R. Howe, Dayton; C. V. 
Hedges, Circleville; C. E. Leist, Columbus; J. C. Meyer, 
Cincinnati; S. D. Meyer, Wilmington; J. A. Meagher, Glen- 
d-le; J- V. Newton, Toledo; J. O. Price, Lancaster; Walter 
Shaw, Circleville; E. H. Shepherd, Cleveland ; S. S. Snyder, 
(Cincinnati; W. J. Torrence, Cleveland; W. E. Wight, Dela¬ 
ware. 
Minutes of the last meeting read and approved. The 
chair ruled that the first 01 der of business was the nomina¬ 
tion and election of officers, and called for nominations. For 
President, Drs. Hillock and Howe nominated Dr. E. H. Shep¬ 
herd ; no opposition; the rules were upon motion suspended 
aand the doctor declared elected. Drs. Hillock and Torrence 
nominated Dr. W. E. Wight for First Vice-President; no 
other nominations, the rules were again suspended and the 
nominee declared elected. For Second Vice-President, Drs. 
Butler and Wight nominated Dr. W. R. Howe, no opposition; 
the doctor was declared under suspension of the rules to be 
elected. Drs. Torrence and Carl nominated Dr. W. H. Grib¬ 
ble for Secretary, and Drs. Howe and Shaw nominated Dr. T. 
B. Hillock for Treasurer; in both cases no other nominations 
were made, so under suspension of the rules both were de¬ 
clared elected. 
President J. D. Fair then stated that the officers of this 
Association for the year 1896, were : President, E. H. Shep¬ 
herd ; First Vice-President, W. E. Wight; Second Vice-Presi¬ 
dent, W. R. Howe; Secretary, W. H. Gribble; Treasurer, 
IT. B. Hillock. 
Next order of business was the presentation of applications 
cor membership; and the following names were read by the 
'Secretary, each of which was voted upon separately, and 
each one declared elected to membership: Dr. P. A. Dilla- 
lunt, Springfield, O. (Ontario Veterinary College, 1893), 
vouched for by Drs. S. E. Bretz and T. B. Hillock ; Dr. Sid¬ 
ney D. Meyers, Wilmington, O. (Ontario Veterinary College, 
[894), vouched for by Drs. Walter Shaw and W. R. Howe; 
Dr. G. W. Cliffe, Upper Sandusky, O. (Ohio Veterinary Col- 
ege, 1892), vouched for by Drs. F. E. Anderson and S. E. 
Bretz; Dr. Louis P. Cook, Cincinnati, O. (Ohio Veterinary 
College, 1895), vouched for by Drs. W. R. Howe and J. C. 
Meyer, Jr.; Dr. O. D. Franks, Springfield, O. (Ontario Vet¬ 
erinary College, 1885), vouched for by Drs. T. B. Hillock and 
V. J. Torrence. 
