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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
Chicago, has, I believe, met with a very liberal support. We 
have pledged to be paid $577.5o. This is without Dr. Hughes' 
report, he being sick and having turned in no report as yet. So 
far I have received no response from the commercial houses of 
this city, but have every reason to suppose they will contribute 
very liberally to the fund. Dr. Merillat informs me that House¬ 
man & Dunn stated that they would not lag behind in the 
matter of subscriptions. The West Disinfecting Co., manufac¬ 
turers of Chloro-naptholeum, say they will contribute any 
amount called for up to $300, and the Pasteur Vaccine Co. will 
do as well. Sharp & Smith and Truax, Greene & Co. will help 
us. I have no doubt we will be able to collect an ample amount, 
and for my part I can see no reason why we should not go ahead 
and perfect arrangements for inviting them to this city. The 
Illinois State Veterinary Association passed resolutions suggest¬ 
ing that their officers invite the American Veterinary Medical 
Association, their idea being not to send a general invitation, 
but each association to send a separate invitation stating that 
they are acting in conjunction with the other society.” 
Dr. Quitman’s statements brought forth a long discussion as 
to the propriety or advisability of having the invitation a joint 
one. Some members thought as this society did all the work, 
collected all the money, and took it on themselves to do the 
entertaining, they should send the invitation and receive the 
thanks for it. Others held that as this society was to entertain 
with money collected from the State Association and from the 
business and professional men of Chicago and Illinois, outside 
the Chicago Veterinary Society, it should be a joint affair, and 
that tnere should be no feeling of animosity created between the 
two societies. Dr. Robertson seemed to turn the tide of opinion, 
however, by stating that the subscription lists had been circu¬ 
lated at the last meeting of the State Society with the result 
that $185.50 was subscribed by the members present. Nearly 
every member subscribed something. 
Dr. Quitman, the only member of the Committee on Legis¬ 
lation present, had no report to make. 
A sharp discussion was started when the Committee on En¬ 
tertainments was called on for a report. Dr. Clancy, as a mem¬ 
ber of the said committee, asked to be informed as to the duties 
of that committee. The by-laws were read by Dr. Hawley. 
Several applications for membership were read, but as they 
had not been acted on by the Board of Censors, and as none of 
the censors were present, it was moved and carried that the 
