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Dr. Jos. Hughes has not even shown me the courtesy or good 
breeding to reply to either of two letters I have sent him 
suggesting that he take the subject of Actinomycosis. I will 
try in a general way to fill up the report that it may be ac¬ 
ceptable for the. occasion. 
Yours, etc., 
J. F, Winchester. 
It was moved that the reports as received be placed on 
file in proper order. The motion was seconded and passed. 
Dr. Robertson asked why the date of the Congress was 
changed from May to October. The Secretary replied that 
it was absolutely necessary that such a change should be 
made for several reasons. One was the negligence on the 
part of the veterinarians of the West and officers of the Soci¬ 
ety who failed to make the applications for a place among 
the list of congresses soon enough. “ If we accepted May, it 
would have been too early, as we have done no work; Sep¬ 
tember was closed Jo us, October only remaining. Those 
committees on which we depended most have done little or 
nothing. It has therefore been thought well to have the 
meeting in September and adjourn until the 16th of October. 
October is one of the most pleasant months of the year in 
Chicago. At that time the Fair will be at the topmost notch 
of perfection. Mr. Bonney has proffered to enable us to 
bring foreign delegates here, and to furnish a hall for meet¬ 
ings and also a public hall. The Comitia Minora deemed 
these good reasons for deciding that the meeting should be 
adjourned until October.” 
Dr. L. McLean thought that the Comitia Minora had not 
the power to change the date. Fie also complained of the in¬ 
difference of the Western men, and suggested that the Soci¬ 
ety ought not to spread its wings too far. 
In reply, the Secretary said that the men in the West 
were not more indifferent than those in the East. 
The Secretary then read the list of those who were in¬ 
vited to report. They were the International Committee, 
Comitia Minora, Committee on Veterinary Education, Ani¬ 
mal Food Committee and Committee on Tuberculosis. 
The Secretary then asked that the names of the candi- 
