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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
NEW YORK STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 
The Semi-Annual Meeting of the New York State Veterinary Medical So¬ 
ciety was held at the Vanderbilt House, Syracuse, New York, July 15th aud 
16th, 1890. A large number of qualified veterinary surgeons from all parts of the 
Empire State were in attendance, showing that the Society, although new in its 
organization, to be one of the most solid and enterprising of any veterinary society 
yet found in our United States. 
President Morris called the meeting to order by a few well chosen words, 
outlining the veterinary profession, its abuses in the past, and its aim and wants 
in the future. Also defining the class of men who have taken it up as a profes¬ 
sion. The roll was then called, showing nearly all of the organizers present. A 
recess was then taken for the Censors to investigate the qualifications of appli¬ 
cants for membership. After the investigation by the Censors, the following 
gentlemen were accepted and became members of the society : 
John A. Bell, W. L. Baker, E. E. Bowen, James C'arnrite, Chas. Cowie, 
A. Drinkwater, W. G. Dodds, O. B. French, G. P. Geffery, W. G. Hollingworth, 
Wilson Huff, N. P. Hinkley, B. Howes, A. L. Hunter, J. J. Hill, E. D. Hayden, 
M. J. Henderson, E. B. Ingalls, H. C. Klicker, Prof. James Law, D. Leary, 
W. E. Langford, Asa N. McQueen, G. H. Moulter, C. D. Morris, M. M. Poucher, 
R. E. Rowell, F. A. Rich, G. H. Roberts, B. K. Siltzer, Wm. Somerville, Jr., 
Robert Somerville, Harry Sutterby, J. K. Sutterby, Frank Sutterby, W. S. 
Stevenson, G. H. Summerfeldt, John Wende, James Whytock, F. E. Williams, 
J. D. Whyte. 
Letters of regret and telegrams of congratulations were read by the Secre¬ 
tary from a number of prominent veterinary surgeons who were unable to be 
present at the meeting. One in particular from Prof. Liautard, regreting his 
inability to be present on account of poor health, but stating his pleasure in see¬ 
ing the organization of a veterinary society for our better protection and the 
advancement of the veterinary science, and sending us his sincere good wishes 
in our enterprise. The President then asked Prof. Law, of Ithaca, to make a 
few remarks. 
Prof. Law then spoke briefly on the veterinary science, and the want of bet¬ 
ter veterinary legislation, and of better sanitary, police and scientific inspection 
of our meat and milk. He spoke of the spreading of the disease actinomycosis, 
showing the necessity of better and more thorough inspections of our meats and 
stock, and of more rigid laws by the Government to stamp it out. Prof. Law 
also thought it would be a good idea to have a Veterinary Examining Board, simi¬ 
lar to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons of England. Several of the 
veterinary surgeons in the room expressed their opinion and stated the urgent 
needs of veterinary surgeons on all our local health boards, and as inspectors 
of live stock, dressed meats, milk, and of all private and public dairys, showing 
that the percentage of contagious diseases which our medical men have to cope 
with are caused and produced by infected meats, impure milk and unhealthy 
stables. 
