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aside his business and work and attend this coming meeting, as it will probably 
be the only International Congress ever held in America during the lives of the 
present membership of our Association; and its importance and value will 
wholly depend upon the united efforts of those upon whom the responsibility of 
its success depends—and this is upon our members. 
From time to time bulletins will be issued from the Secretary’s office, con¬ 
taining details of plans and arrangements, railroad rates, etc., in ample time for 
the proper preparation for our meeting, and at a time when the best rates may 
be obtained. 
By order of the President. 
W. L. Williams, Pres’t, W. Horace Hoskins, Sec’y. 
Lafayette, Ind. 3452-54Ludlow St., Phila. Pa. 
Delegates to the Chicago Fair. —The Veterinary Jour¬ 
nal sends us the following greeting : 
“ The German Government has deputed Prof Dickerhoff, 
rector of the Berlin Veterinary High School, to represent 
-Prussia as Commissioner for Veterinary Affairs at the forth¬ 
coming Chicago Exhibition.” 
We take this opportunity to call the attention of our 
United States Veterinary Medical Association, and principally 
of the International Committee, to this action of the German 
Government. 
We have personal information which justifies us in the 
belief that Prof. Dickerhoff will not alone occupy the posi¬ 
tion of an authenticated delegate and foreign representative, 
and it is to be hoped that special effort will be made to re¬ 
ceive him and ahy others who may come from other countries 
under similar auspices, in a manner that shall leave no room 
for reflections upon our hospitality or want of appreciation 
of their professional repute and position. 
Congress for the Study of Human and Animal 
Tuberculosis. —The investigation of whatsoever subjects 
are connected with the study of this scourge of animal life, 
both human and mute, still continues to command the atten¬ 
tion of medical men and veterinarians on the European con¬ 
tinent, principally in France, 'and the third session of the 
congress which has been organized for its promotion has 
been called to take place at the close of the present month. 
We have just received the circular and programme of the 
