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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
Among the members present were : Drs. George H. Bailey, 
Deering; H. H. Choate, Lewiston; F. W. Huntington, Port¬ 
land; W. S. Lord, Portland ; A. Joley, Waterville; A. Long, 
Lewiston ; C. W. Purcell, Biddeford ; F. M. Perry, Houlton; 
F. L. Russell, Orono ; W. L. West, Ellsworth. 
The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: 
President, D. F. Russell, Orono; Vice-President, F. W. 
Pluntington, Portland ; Secretary, W. L. West, Ellsworth ; 
Treasurer, A. Joley, Waterville. Executive Committee— 
H. H. Choate, Lewiston; F. W. Huntington, Portland; F. 
L. Perry, Houlton. 
Dr. F. L. Stevens, of Farmington, was elected to member¬ 
ship. 
An interesting paper on “ Haemorrhagic Enteritis,”* was 
read by Dr. W. L. West, of Ellsworth, and discussed by Drs. 
Purcell, Bailey, Russell and Choate. 
Dr. George H. Bailey read an article on the tuberculin test 
as applied to animals, which was discussed at some length by 
the various members, also the different preparations of tuber- r 
culin in use. Koch’s tuberculin was adopted by the society 
as being the most reliable in use. 
It was unanimously voted that the price for applying the 
tuberculin test should be $1.50 per head in lots of twenty head. 
The meeting adjourned to meet in Lewiston July 15th. 
W. L. West, Secretary. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The ninth meeting of the New Hampshire Veterinary 1 
Medical Association was held in the Eagle Hotel, Concord, 
on February 4th. 
The meeting was called to order at 11.30 A.M., by Dr. i 
Russell. Minutes of the previous meeting were then read 
and accepted. , 
The following answered to the roll call: Drs. Russell, , 
Macguire, Abbot, Wilkinson, Lilico and Pope. 
Dr. Russell then made a short address concerning the use¬ 
fulness of the Association, the necessity of attending its meet¬ 
ings, etc., and moved that the by-law's be changed relative - 
to the time of meetings, making them quarterly instead of , 
monthly ; seconded by Dr. Wilkinson and carried unanimously. 
The Secretary was instructed, by vote of the Association, , 
to read the communication from the Army Legislation Com- , 
mittee of the United States Veterinary Medical Association, 
* Will be published in the April Review. 
