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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
OHIO STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The regular semi-annual meeting of the Ohio State Veterinary Medical Asso¬ 
ciation was held in the parlors of the Hawley House, Cleveland, O., July 12th, 
at 10 a.m. 
The President, Dr. J. C. Meyer, Jr., called the meeting to order. 
On roll call, thirty-five members answered to their names. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 
The President addressed the Association, stating its objects, etc., and ex¬ 
pressed his pleasure at the large attendance present. 
The Committee on Veterinary Legislation, composed of Drs. D. P. Yonker- 
man, Lee, Howe, Meyer and Shaw, made a report, which was accepted. 
Letters of regret were read from Prof. Liautard, Principal of the American 
Veterinary College, and from Drs. Haminil and Pendry, New York. 
Prof. Smith, Principal of the Ontario Veterinary College, was present and 
made an address. He expressed pleasure at meeting our Association, and was 
well pleased with the harmony which prevailed among the profession in Ohio. 
The following gentlemen were then admitted as members of the Association : 
Drs. W. G. Torrance, R. G. Holland, W. H. Gribble, Wm. McNaugliton, W. C. 
Daniels, Benj. C. McLain, and J. D. Fair. They were introduced, and ad¬ 
dressed the Association in a few well-chosen remarks. 
Dr. Wight moved an adjournment for dinner. 
The Association met at Dr. W. C. Fair’s Veterinary Infirmary at 2 p.m., 
where a number of successful operations were performed. Dr. F. E. Anderson 
operated on a case of fistulous withers. Dr. J. C. Meyer, Jr., spayed a bitch. 
Dr. D. P. Yonkerman removed a large melanotic tumor from the abdomen of a 
dog. Dr. G. W. Butler operated on a ridgling horse. 
The Association reconvened in the parlors of the Hawley House at 7 p.m. 
Dr. D. P. Yonkerman was called upon, and read a well composed and in¬ 
structive essay on “ Beef inspection as a part of public hygiene.” 
A lively discussion followed, in which the following gentlemen took part: 
Drs. Newton, W. C. Fair, Howe, D. P. Yonkerman, Shaw, Torrance, Blanchard, 
J. Yonkerman, and Derr. 
Dr. T. Bent Cotton followed with a paper on “Ridgling Castration,” which 
was generally discussed. 
Dr. A. H. Logan exhibited specimens of dental deposits removed from the 
sup. maxillary sinus of a five-year-old horse. These were 400 in number, and 
of various shapes and sizes, and were inclosed in and attached to a special 
membrane. 
A number of the members present criticized the working of the People’s 
Mutual Live Stock Insurance Association of Cleveland, O., and censured the 
action of some of their appointed veterinarians. 
A vote of thanks was tendered Prof. Smith for his attendance and the inter¬ 
est he has taken in the advancement of the veterinary profession. Prof. Smith 
responded with a few remarks. 
A vote of thanks was also tendered the proprietors of the Hawley House for 
courtesies extended, and the Association adjourned, to meet at Akron on the sec¬ 
ond Tuesday in January next. A. H. Logan, V.S., Cor. Secretary. 
