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SOCIETY MEETINGS 
OHIO STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The Ohio Veterinary Medical Association held its seventh annual meeting 
in the Wells Post Hall, Columbus, Ohio, January 15, 1890. 
The President, Dr. T. B. Hillock, called the meeting to order. 
But fourteen members responded to the roll call. What the meeting lacked 
in numbers, however, was amply compensated, by the vigor and enthusiasm of 
the few present. 
The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : President, Dr. G. 
W. Butler, Circleville; First Vice-President, Dr. T. Bent. Colton, Mt. Vernon; 
Second Vice-President, Dr. J. D. Fair, Berlin; Third Vice-President, Dr. W. 
R. Howe, Dayton; Secretary, Dr. W. J. Torrance, Cleveland; Treasurer, Dr. 
T. B. Hillock, Columbus. 
On account of the fact that an amendment to the Constitution had already 
been made, preventing the enlistment of non-graduates on the roll of the As¬ 
sociation, the examination of whom (non-graduates) was the sole duty of the 
Board of Censors, it was decided by the meeting to suspend the Board of Censors 
until the next meeting, when a written resolution abolishing said Board might be 
voted upon. 
Dr. S. S. Snyder, of Coshocton,[Ohio, was unanimously elected a member of 
the Association. 
The Secretary presented the correspondence for the past year, which con¬ 
tained among other matters of importance, resolutions prepared by Dr. Tait But¬ 
ler, of Davenport, Iowa, requesting our Association to urge the United States 
Veterinary Medical Association to meet in future in some western city, prefer¬ 
ably, first, Chicago, secondly in St. Louis. 
Tne resolutions were laid upon the table, and it was decided that our Asso¬ 
ciation urge the United States Veterinary Medical Association to be our guests at 
Dayton, Ohio. Wm. R. Howe, V.S., of Dayton, (Ohio Secretary of the United 
States Veterinary Medical Association), was requested to use his influence in 
furthering the desired object. 
The only essayist present was Dr. J. S. Butler, of Piqua. 
The doctor read an able paper on “Roaring,” discussing the subject in all its 
phases and describing the operation for the same, as he had lately performed it 
upon three cases. One of the cases had proved a positive success. The other 
two cases were apparently equally successful, but the subjects had not yet been 
put to the final tests. Dr. Butler’s paper received well-merited applause from 
those present. 
The Treasurer’s report was now presented to the Auditors. It showed a 
thriving condition of the finances of the Association. 
A discussion was now opened upon Dr. Butler’s paper and upon the details 
of his operations, by Drs. Shaw, Wight, Howe, G. W. Butler, J. D. Fair, T. B. 
Colton and others. 
Dr. Torrance reported an unsuccessful operation which he performed upon 
a roarer. 
The subjects of Spasmodic Roaring, Spasm of the Glottis, Choking, etc., 
were now discussed and cases relating thereto were reported by Drs. Gribble, G. 
W. Butler, T. B. Colton and J. D. Fair. 
