U. S. VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
403 
On April 28th, a special meeting was held at the Haynes 
House, Springfield, Mass., at which an effort was made to 
prepare a Veterinary Exhibit at the International Exposition 
to be held in Philadelphia, which, however, appears to have 
been a failure. 
Thirteenth Annual Meeting .—Was called to order at the 
American Veterinary College in New York, on September 
I oth, 1876. 
Mr. Henri Bouley, General Inspector of Veterinary Schools 
in France, and George Fleming, F.R.C.V.S., Veterinary 
Surgeon, Royal Engineers, were elected honorary members. 
The officers of the last year were re-elected. 
This meeting was honored by the presence of Professor 
McEachran, of Montreal, and Mr. Duncan, who represented 
Prof. Smith, of Toronto, Canada. 
It was resolved that a Journal be printed by the Associa¬ 
tion, semi-annually, January and July 1st, to be called the 
American Veterinary Review, A. Liautard and A. Lock¬ 
hart, Editors, to cost each member fifty cents per volume, 
balance of the expense to be paid from the Association funds. 
The meeting adjourned to meet at the Continental Hotel, 
Philadelphia, September 20th. 
The adjourned meeting was called at the Continental Ho¬ 
tel on the morning of the 20th. The President, Professor 
Liautard, in the Chair. 
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The following papers were presented :—Prof. Liautard, 
“ History of Veterinary Medicine in the United States ; ” 
Prof. Law, “Zymotic Diseases, and the Duties of the Veteri¬ 
nary Surgeon;” A. A. Holcombe, “ The Effects of Stimu¬ 
lants in Disease Prof. McEachran, “ Sanitary Measures in 
Preventing Diseases in the United States and Canada;” 
Thomas S. Very, “Chronic Lameness in Horses;” E. F. 
Thayer, “Fistula.” 
The meeting was again called on the morning of Septem¬ 
ber 21st, and was occupied with discussions of the papers of 
the previous day. 
Fourteenth Semi-Annual .—Returned to Boston, March 20th ? 
1877. 
