SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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I was voted to thank the secretary of the Virginia association 
for his kindness, but that it would be impossible for us to send 
delegates to the meeting. 
Dr. Clement read a paper on “The History and Purposes of 
the Association," which was well received by those present. 
The meeting then adjourned. A. W. CLEMENT, Sec. 
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VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY. 
The regular August meeting of the Veterinary Medical As¬ 
sociation of New Jersey, was held at Sanger Hall, Newark, N. 
J., August 9, 1894. 
Meeting called to order by the president at 11.45 A - M * 
Thirteen members present at roll-call. Visitors one, Dr. James 
B. Raynor, delegate from Pennsylvania State Association. 
The president's address was on subjects of much interest to 
the association. 
Secretary’s and treasurer's reports showed the association to 
be in a flourishing condition. 
The legislative committee reported “defeat," as they failed 
to get the bill passed to pay for the cows killed with tuberculo¬ 
sis. One of the members read a circular of Dr. Cooper’s, of 
Trenton, with the names of twelve of the members names of this 
association as references printed in large type. The president 
appointed a committee of three to censure Dr. Cooper for using 
the names on a patent medicine circular without their knowledge 
or consent. A committee of three was also appointed to revise 
the by-laws of the association, as it was decided to hold but two 
meetings a year instead of three, as at present. The president 
urged the members to use their influence to stop the indiscrimi¬ 
nate docking of horses tails. Dr. Raynor then spoke on the 
subject of “ Cruelty to Animals," showing how our legislators 
would pass stringent laws for said society, giving unlimited 
power to some of their ignorant agents, while they ignore the 
pleadings of the veterinarians to give them power to try and 
exterminate some of the more dangerous and loathsome diseases, 
which would not only alleviate the sufferings of animals, but of 
