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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
Land. “ Serum, Vaccines and Bacterines Used in Veterinary 
Practice," Dr. C. A. Miller; discussion by Dr. J. K. Ditto. 
“ Eradication of Tuberculosis,” Dr. F. T. Eisenman. “ Aza- 
toria,” Dr. W. B. Robinson; discussion by Dr. John T. Haggard. 
“ The New Corn Disease,” Dr. M. A. Purdy; discussion by Dr. 
H. L. Casey. 
A bill had been introduced in the Legislature which brought 
the veterinarians of the State to Frankfort on this day to work 
for its passage and to attend the State Association. There were 
numerous veterinarians in Frankfort, but the actual attendance at 
the meeting was not so large, in that the members were scattered 
between the meeting and the Capitol. The following graduate 
men placed their applications and were admitted to membership: 
Dr. John W. Rollins, Lexington; Dr. C. D. Seay, Frankfort; Dr. 
C. H. Mainhart, Richmond; Dr. C. Cann, 1046 East Main street, 
Louisville; Dr. H. F. Cook, Harrodsburg; Dr. James H. O’Don¬ 
nell, Frankfort, and Dr. G. W. Brashear, Winchester. 
The Army Veterinary bill was brought up, but owing to the 
press of time and other business it was put in the hands of the 
Executive Committee to draft resolutions and place a copy in the 
hands of the Representatives and Congressmen from this State. 
The question of interest to the meeting was the veterinary 
bill which restricts the practice of veterinary medicine and is 
now before the Legislature. The association desires it to pass. 
It provides for a board of examiners and makes it necessary for 
every graduate in the State to pass the examination in order to se¬ 
cure a State license to practice in Kentucky. The non-graduates 
may receive a license if they have been engaged for the past five 
years in the practice of veterinary medicine, upon application to 
the board of examiners, with two affidavits from their county 
certifying that the applicant is of good moral character, etc. 
This bill is not radical, but was written on a very broad scope, 
that it might pass beyond a doubt, and at some later date be 
amended. A banquet was held on the evening of the 28th in 
the private dining room of the New Frankfort Hotel, where about 
forty were seated around the table. Tbe following members of 
the Legislature, Messrs. Douglass, Nichols, Dave Halley; Sen¬ 
ators Berkshire, Mark Ryan, Jack Knight, Thurman, Mahin, Pal¬ 
mer, and Mr. Grubbe, representative of the LaFayette Pharma¬ 
ceutical Company, attended, and gave encouraging statements, 
pledging themselves to do everything possible to make the bill 
regulating the veterinary practice in Kentucky a law. 
