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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
is that clients will feel aggrieved if the veterinarian is not at 
hand when he calls, but he will certainly be pleased when he 
learns of the veterinarian’s return, refreshed in mind and body, 
and that through association with his brother practitioners from 
all parts of the continent he is better able to serve the client’s 
interests. 
A letter received from Dr. Ruhi states that the West Vir¬ 
ginia Association will hold a meeting at Atlantic City during 
the time of the A. V. M. A. meeting, and that it is expected 
that a considerable number of West Virginia veterinarians 
will attend. 
Dr. Chas. Higgins writes that a large delegation of Quebec 
veterinarians will attend the meeting. 
SUEGICAIy CLINIC. 
A surgical clinic will follow the close of the regular meet¬ 
ing, commencing at 9.30 o’clock on Friday, September 6th. The 
clinic will be held on the grounds of “ The Rudolf ” under 
cover of a large tent. A series of seats will be so arranged that 
all present may be privileged to see the details of the operations 
and demonstrations. 
Each clinician will give a short, concise discussion of his 
respective operation or demonstration. 
Friday , September 6. 
1. The Classical Demonstration of Major Operations, Dr. 
John W. Adams, Philadelphia, Pa. 
2. Practical Demonstration of the Neurectomies—the neu¬ 
rectomy for cribbing, median, high and low planter, tarsal and 
metatarsal,-Dr. Simon J. J. Harger, Philadelphia, Pa. 
3. Eigating the Carotid Artery, Dr. Win. J. Coates, New 
York, N. Y. 
4. Ridgling Castration, Dr. William B. E. Miller, Camden, 
N. J. 
5. Ovariotomy of the Bitch, Dr. Thos. G. Sherwood, New 
York, N. Y. 
6. Caudal Myotomy, Dr. R. W. McCully, New York, N. Y. 
7. Tenotomy of the Flexor Pedis of the Fore and Hind 
Leg, Dr. Geo. H. Berns, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
8. Median Neurectomy, Dr. C. E. Clayton, New York, N. Y. 
9. Any Operation that the Committee may select, Dr. 
A. E. Parry, New York, N. Y. 
10. Radical Operation for Bursal Enlargements, Dr. C. C. 
Eyford, Minneapolis, Minn. 
