298 LANCASHIRE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
On the vote being taken, it was decided to adjourn the subject 
to the next meeting. 
Mr. John Gerrard, of Romford, Essex, was proposed as a 
Eellow. 
LANCASHIRE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSO¬ 
CIATION. 
The annual meeting and dinner of this Association was held at 
the Blackfriars’ Hotel, Manchester, on Wednesday, 26th of 
Eebruary, 1879, W. Dacre, Esq., president, in the chair, the 
following gentlemen being present:—Professor Williams, New 
Veterinary College, Edinburgh; T. A. Dollar, London; Messrs. 
Greaves, Peter Taylor, Tom Taylor, John Lawson, W. A. Taylor, 
T. Hopkin, E. Eaulkner, A. Lawson, J. B. Wolstenholme, and 
J. O. Martin, of Manchester; J. Welsby, Liverpool; J. B. 
Taylor, Ashton; H. Eurgusson, Warrington; E. Woolner and 
C. D. Ashworth, Heywood; W. Whittle, of Mosley; M. E. 
Naylor, Wakefield; W. G. Schofield, Pontefract; H. J. Cart¬ 
wright, Wolverhampton; A. Darwell, Northwich; J. Bunnell, 
Oldham; Peter Walker and Parlam Walker, Bradford; and S. 
Locke, the secretary. 
Letters of excuse were received from Professor Pritchard, 
Professor McCall, Professor Walley, G. Fleming, D. Hutcheon, 
M. J. Harpley, S. F. Fallding, W. Broughton, J. Cuthburt, J. 
Gerrard, J. M. Axe, R. H. Ringe, 5th Dragoon Guards, and 
many others. 
The President, in delivering his inaugural address, said,— 
Gentlemen, You are doubtless aware that the delivery of in¬ 
augural addresses is becoming somewhat unfashionable, but I am 
sure you would not like the meeting of this day to pass over 
without some formal recognition. At the same time, I have no 
intention to detain you long from the social pleasures that await 
you above-stairs, and I propose (digressing as little as possible) 
to confine my remarks to the past work and future prospects of 
veterinary medical societies at large, and the Lancashire Associa¬ 
tion in particular. 
As you already know, gentlemen, we have just passed through 
one of the most eventful periods in the history of our profession, 
and at last get a glimpse of the silver lining of the dark cloud 
that has so long cast a shadow over the path of professional pro¬ 
gress. Imperfectly acquainted as I am with the political aspects 
of the profession, I cannot speak with any great confidence or 
authority on this subject; and I beg you will correct me if an 
error should creep into the few remarks I have to make. It will 
be in the memory of many members that up to the last two years 
the political influence of veterinary medical societies was nil, and, 
as a matter of fact, the provincial members of the profession were 
