SOCIETY MEETINGS. 861 
erinary College, at io A. m., October 22d, 1901, by the Presi¬ 
dent, Dr. F. W. O’Brien, of Hannibal. The following veterin¬ 
arians were present : Drs. M. McNally, F. W. O’Brien, B. F. 
Kaupp, W. F. Martin, J. W. Connaway (Missouri Experiment 
Station), Stanley Smith, R. C. Moore, Chas. Doerrie, S. Stewart, 
R. H. Carswell, E. D. Brown, F. F. Brown, Walter Warren, W. 
A. Nixon, H. V. Patterson, E. Brainard, A. G. G. Richardson, 
E. M. Nighbert, E. Eee, A. D. Knowles, W. A. Thomas, J. S. 
Grove, J. D. Sprague, J. S. Anderson, J. H. Gain, John Nott, 
Frank Einscott, Chas. Saunders, C. H. Davies, W. C. Barth, A. 
Trickett, W. F. Eavery, H. H. George, N. B. Smith, W. R. 
Cooper, C. A. Clawson, W. R. Pick, A. N. Reber, W. N. 
Hobbs, W. R. Andress, A. W. Swedburg, A. Plummer (4th U. 
S. Cavalry), A. T. Peters (Nebraska Experiment Station), A. 
MacDonald (4th XJ. S. Cavalry), and others. There were many 
visitors who were not veterinarians, but interested in the profes¬ 
sion, also about 100 veterinary students. The minutes of the 
previous meeting were read and approved, after which a report 
of the Eegislative Committee by Dr. D. F. Euckey, member of 
said committee, was read. Mr. J. A. McEane, a representative 
from Jackson County, gave a good report of the efforts to secure 
needed State veterinary legislation at the last session of the State 
Eegislature. Moved by Dr. Connaway, seconded and carried, 
that a committee be appointed by President O’Brien to draft 
resolutions commending the Eegislative Committee for its 
work. The committee was Dr. Connaway (chairman), Drs. 
S. Smith and E. D. Brown. The Eegislative Committee’s 
report was accepted and meeting adjourned to luncheon, to 
meet again at 2 p. m. 
At 2 p. m. the meeting was called to order by the President, 
when the following papers were presented: “An Enzootic 
Attack of Chorea among Cattle,” by Dr. A. D. Knowles ; 
“ Sclerastoma Tetracanthus of the Horse,” by Dr. W. E. Martin. 
The doctor gave a good report of some cases and illustrated his 
paper by demonstrations of the parasite and a portion of the 
affected bowel. “ Pleurisy of the Horse,” by Dr. F. F. Brown ; 
“Acute Rheumatism of the Horse,” Dr. T. J. Menestrina. 
Under reports of cases Drs. E. D. Brown and F. W. O’Brien 
gave some interesting cases of parturient paresis of the cow, us¬ 
ing Schmidt’s treatment, which was discussed by Drs. Nigh¬ 
bert, Knowles, Stewart and others. 
Dr. F. F. Brown was elected a member of the association. 
The following officers were then elected for the ensuing year : 
