SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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ALLEGHENY COUNTY VETERINARY MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
A number of Pittsburgh and Allegheny veterinarians held 
an informal meeting at Hotel Schenley on the evening of Aug. 
22d, 1901, and, after much deliberation, perfected arrange¬ 
ments for the organization of a local association, which was com¬ 
pleted at the same place on the evening of Sept. 13th, and the 
following officers duly elected : 
President—Dr. J. Stewart Lacock. 
Vice-President—Dr. N. Rectenwald. 
Treasurer—Dr. Chas. W. Boyd. 
Secretary—Dr. Jas. A. Waugh. 
Board of Directors—Drs. B. F. Bachman, D. C. Gearhart, 
J. C. McNeil, H. S. Richards and J. E. Spindler. 
Charter members—J. Stewart Lacock, H. S. Richards, J. E. 
Spindler, J. C. McNeil, N. Rectenwaldt, J. C. Kinghan, H. N. 
Mayer, B. F. Bachman, Chas. W. Boyd, Jas. A. Waugh, David 
Martin. D. C. Gearhart, G. B. Gilmor, F. Taylor, Geo. H. Dunn, 
H. Emery. 
There was general discussion of existing conditions, and 
plans formulated for future work. Constitution and by-laws 
were adopted. 
The first regular monthly meeting was held Oct. 2d, 1901, 
at the office of Dr. J. E. Spindler. Dr. A. W. Hinman, of Brad- 
dock, and Dr. John Spohn, of Homestead, were elected regular 
members, and Dr. F. W. Ainsworth and Dr. Benj. Howes, of 
Bureau of Animal Industry, were elected honorary members. 
These meetings have been favored with a large attendance ; 
much sociability and great interest in the welfare of the profes¬ 
sion. James A. Waugh, Secretary. 
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
President Winchester has appointed the following 
RESIDENT STATE SECRETARIES : 
Alabama , L. Van Es, Mobile; Arizona , J. C. Norton, 
Phoenix; Arkansas , R. R. Dinwiddie, Fayetteville; British 
Columbia , Johnson Gibbins, 623 Granville St., Vancouver ; Cali¬ 
fornia, Fred E. Pierce, 1724 Webster St., Oakland ; Colorado , 
Charles Greswell, 211 Whitney Bldg., Denver ; Connecticut , R. 
P. Lyman, 369 Allyn St., Hartford ; Cuba and Porto Rico, C. D. 
McMurdo, 10th U. S. Cavalry, Manzanilla ; Delaware, H. P. 
Eves, 507 West 9th St., Wilmington ; District of Columbia, A 
