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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
MAINE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The quarterly meeting of this association was held at the West 
End Hotel, Portland, July io, 1912. Those answering roll call 
were: Drs. A. Joly, I. L. Salley, G. F. Wescott, C. H. McGilli- 
cuddy, H. L. Stevens, E. E. Russell, C. W. Watson, W. H. 
Lynch. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap¬ 
proved. 
A very interesting paper was read by Dr. W. H. Lynch; sub¬ 
ject, “ Epictetus, Ethics and Esthetics.” Dr. Blakely, who was 
unable to be present on account of other engagements, sent a 
very able paper, which was read by the secretary. Subject was, 
“ Ventral Hernia” in an eight-year-old mare, which was hooked 
by a cow in the groin on the median line, very close to the mam¬ 
mary gland, some two feet of the intestines protruding from the 
opening. This case responded to the doctor’s treatment and 
made a successful recovery. This paper was followed by a long 
discussion by nearly all the members, each relating cases. Some 
had met with the same success as Dr. Blakely had; other cases 
that had received practically the same line of treatment were 
failures. This subject of ventral hernia also started a discus¬ 
sion on inguinal and umbilicle hernia. 
New Business .—A Legislative Committee was appointed by 
the president to wait upon the Governor at our next Legislature, 
the two chosen being Dr. C. L. Blakely, of Augusta, and Dr. A. 
L. Murch, of Bangor. 
Motion was made by Dr. H. L. Stevens that a vote of thanks 
be extended to those furnishing subjects for this clinic. 
Next meeting to be held at Skowhegan, October, 1912. Pa¬ 
pers to be read by Drs. Cleaves, Jerns, Jackson and Wescott. 
Meeting adjourned at 11 p. m. 
A two-days’ clinic was held at Dr. Wescott’s Hospital, July 
10 and 11; a number of surgical operations were performed on 
horses, dogs, pigs and fowl by the different members of the or¬ 
ganization. The president, Dr. G. F. Wescott, extended an in¬ 
vitation to Dr. W. H. Simpson, of Malden, Mass., to be present 
at this clinic, which was accepted. Dr. Simpson was the chief 
operating surgeon on the second day, performing some of the 
most difficult operations of major surgery known upon the 
equine. 
There were three new graduates before the board of vet¬ 
erinary examiners. Charles L. Rvan, Henry B. Wescott and 
Norman J. Brown. Thev also made application for membership 
to the Maine Veterinary Medical Association. 
C. W. Watson, Secretary. 
