SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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Veterinary College; two are graduates of the Chicago Veterinary College, and 
one is a graduate of the Royal College of Saxon. 
The following are the officers elected at the meeting held in Paterson, 
August 4th : 
President—J. C. Corlies, D.V.S., of Newark, N. J. 
Fjrst Vice-President—Edwin R. Voorhees, D.V.S., of Somerville, N. J. 
Second Vice-President—Eldon L. Loblein, D.V.S., of New Brunswick, N. J. 
Secretary—William Herbert Lowe, D.V.S., of Paterson, N. J. 
Treasurer—Ludwig R. Sattler, D.V.S., of Newark, N. J. 
Censors—Andrew Sherk, V.S., of Newark; Joseph Nayler, D.V.S., of 
Jersey City; Elmore R. Mercer, D.V.S., of Montclair; Matthew A. Pierce, 
D.V.S., of Paterson ; and Robert W. Carter, V.S., of Jobstown. 
All except two of the newly elected officers had been members of the old 
Association. They had disconnected themselves from it simply because they did 
not consider that it would be either advantageous to them or to the veterinary 
profession of New Jersey to be associated with the non-graduates who were 
members. It appears that recently the non-graduates have taken a more active 
part in the affairs of the Association than the graduates, for at a recent meeting, it 
is alleged, four of the officers elected were non-graduates. 
The following distinguished gentlemen were proposed by the Secretary for 
honorary membership: 
Prof. Liautard, Dean of the American Veterinary College. 
Dr. Ezra M. Hunt, Secretary of the New Jersey State Board of Health. 
Prof. Rush S. Huidekoper, Dean of the Veterinary Department, University 
of Pennsylvania. 
William L. Zuill, M.D., D.V.S., of the same institution. 
Dr. Salmon, Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry, Washington, D. C. 
Prof. Chas. B. Michener, of the American Veterinary College. 
Prof. Smith, Principal of the Ontario Veterinary College. 
Prof. James Law, of Cornell University. 
Prof. C. P. Lyman, of Harvard University. 
Prof. D. McEachran, of Montreal Veterinary College. 
Dr. George Fleming, of London, England. 
Prof. James L. Robertson, of the American Veterinary College, was pro¬ 
posed by Dr. Pierce. 
Prof. Baker, Principal of the Chicago Veterinary College, was proposed by 
Dr. Voorhees. 
Prof. Dr. Leisering, Geh. Med. R., Germany, was proposed by Dr. Sattler. 
All the above gentlemen were unanimously elected to honorary membership. 
The objects of the new Society, as stated in the certificate of incorporation, 
are : “ The promotion of fraternal feeling among its members ; the welfare of 
the veterinary profession in general, and of New Jersey in particular; the ad¬ 
vancement of the science and art of veterinary medicine and surgery ; aiming to 
protect the rights and privileges of practitioners, and to elevate the standard of 
the profession by scientific intercourse.” 
President Corlies appointed Dr. Krowl, of Passaic; Dr. De Clyne, of New 
