SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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A communication was presented from Dr. E. F. Diggs, 
tendering his resignation as a member on account of engag¬ 
ing in the preparation and sale of secret “ specific ” medicines, 
which upon motion of Dr. Roberts, was accepted, and the 
Secretary was instructed to notify Dr. Diggs accordingly. 
On motion of Drs. Bell and Roberts, a committee of three, 
consisting of the President, Vice-President and Secretary, 
was created to revise the constitution and by-laws, with 
power to print the same at the expense of the Association, 
and have it ready for presentation to the Association at its 
next meeting. 
Dr. C. F. Bell then presented his paper on “ Amputation 
of the Penis,” in which he detailed several cases of more than 
ordinary interest occurring ii\ his own practice. The paper 
was followed by an interesting discussion participated in by 
almost all members present, during the course of which many 
instructive cases of this operation were related, and numerous 
useful suggestions brought out, chief of which were that 
direct amputation, through urethra and corpus cavernosum 
was likely to be followed by urethral stricture, and that this 
was preventable by dissecting out the urethra and allowing it 
to project beyond the corpus cavernosum, etc. 
The Association then adjourned to re-convene at the Elk’s 
Hall at 7.30 P.M., to which the general public had been in¬ 
vited, but owing to the inclement weather the audience was 
small though appreciative. 
The Vice-President, Dr. Bell, presided, and the President 
delivered his annual address, entitled, “ The Relation of the 
Veterinarian to the Public,” in which the speaker showed 
that these relations had become so important that the veterin¬ 
arian constituted an essential factor in the progress, prosper¬ 
ity and health of the people. 
This was followed by a well-prepared paper by Dr. A. J. 
Thompson, entitled “ Homeopathy in Relation to Veterinary 
Science,” after which the meeting adjourned to the Clinton 
House, and fully discussed it. 
The President then called the attention ot the Association 
to the approaching International Veterinary Congress to be 
