U. S. VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 
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Bannister, Wm. J. M. Cown, John Budd, R. Nostrand, C. 
Burden and James Milligan. Massachusetts by Chas. M. 
Wood, E. F. Thayer, Wm. Saunders, R. Farley, J. H. Stick- 
ney, James Penniman, O. H. Flagg and R. Wood. Maine 
by E. F. Ripley. Pennsylvania by R. McClure, G. Mellor, 
J. C. Essenwein, E. H. Palmer and Isaiah Michener. Del¬ 
aware by Wm. A. Wisdom. Ohio by G. W. Bowler. New 
Jersey by Jacob Dilts, J. C. Higgins, W. R. Mankin, R. Jen¬ 
nings, A. Philips, Jacob Philips, J. C. Walton, A. C. Budd 
and S. Humphrey. From London were J. K. Quickfall and 
John Arnold. 
They appointed the following committee to draft a Con¬ 
stitution and By-laws, and the meeting adjourned until 9 
o’clock the following morning : Committee of Organization— 
J. H. Stickney, Boston, Chairman ; S. W. Bowler, Cincinnati; 
A. S. Copeman, Utica, N. Y ; Isaiah Michener, Pennsylvania ; 
Jacob Dilts, New Jersey ; E. F. Ripley, Maine ; Wm. A. Wis¬ 
dom, Delaware; Dr. Jno. Busteed, ex-officio. 
On June 10th, 1863, at 9 A. M. Dr. Busteed called the meet¬ 
ing to order and Dr. J. H. Stickney, Chairman of the com¬ 
mittee, read a draft of a Constitution and By-laws, which were 
adopted. 
An election for officers resulted in the choice of President 
—Dr. J. H. Stickney; Vice-Presidents—R. H. Curtis, New 
York; Wm. Saunders, Mass.; E. F. Ripley, Maine; R. M. 
McClure, Penn.; Wm. A. Wisdom, Delaware; G. W. Bow¬ 
ler, Ohio; R. Jennings, New Jersey. Recording Secretary 
—Dr. A. Liautard, New York. Corresponding Secretaries 
—Wm. J. McCoun, New York; R. Wood, Massachusetts; 
Isaiah Michener, Pennsylvania; J. C. Walters, New Jersey. 
Treasurer—A. S. Copeman. Censors—A. Large, New York; 
C. M. Wood, Boston; E. H. Palmer, Pennsylvania; E. F. 
Thayer, Mass.; Jacob Dilts, New Jersey; J. C. Essenwein, 
Philadelphia. 
A resolution was adopted of thanks of the Association to 
Dr. J. Busteed, for his efforts and impartiality in organising 
the meeting, and to R. Jennings and R. McClure for their 
zeal and perseverance in forming the previous meeting in 
Philadelphia. 
