SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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its annual session in Well’s Port Hall, Columbus, at 7 P.M., Jan¬ 
uary 9, 1894. 
The President being absent, the meeting was called to order 
by Vice-President J. D. Fair. 
Visitors present were Dr. W. C. Fair, of Cleveland ; Dr. T. 
C. McQuade, of Canton, and Dr. H. Styer, of London. 
Nomination of officers being next,, the following were nom¬ 
inated: J. D. Fair, Berlin, President; Neil Jones, Cincin¬ 
nati, First Vice-President; F. E. Anderson, Findley, Second 
Vice-President; W. H. Gribble, Washington C. H., Secretary; 
T. B. Hillock, Columbus, Treasurer. The meeting was a most 
harmonious one, as shown by the fact that only one nomination 
was made for each office, and, such being the fact, Dr. Cotton 
moved, and Dr. Ball supported, that the rules of the association 
be suspended, and the Secretary be instructed to cast the ballot 
of the association for each officer. 
This was done, and the President declared the above officers 
elected to the respective offices for the year 1894. 
Dr. Cotton and Dr. Bretz requested that no papers be read 
until the next morning, which was agreed to. 
Dr. Cotton, who had given notice at the semi-annual meet¬ 
ing that he would introduce a resolution looking toward a radi¬ 
cal change in the code of ethics, now read his amendment to the 
by-laws. In substance it was the complete striking out of the 
Code of Ethics of Sections 5 and 6, which reads: 
Sec. 5. In advertising, the veterinary surgeon shall confine himself to his busi¬ 
ness address. Advertising specific medicines, specific plans of treatment, advertising 
through the medium of posters, illustrated bills, newspaper puffs, etc., will not be 
tolerated by this society. 
Sec. 6. Secret Medicines. Any members who shall advertise or otherwise 
offer to the public any medicines, the composition of which he refuses to disclose, or 
who proposes to cure diseases by any such secret medicines, he shall be denounced as 
an unworthy member, and shall be expelled from the association. 
It brought out a great amount of discussion, showing how 
men in the same profession will disagree on why, and wherefore, 
as the same facts are presented. The final result was that the 
amendment was laid on the table. 
