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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
death of Charles F. Douglass, Drs. Bell and x\ckerman ; on the 
death of O. H. Flagg, Drs. Law and Rayner. 
The question of a reduction of the dues was, by motion, re¬ 
ferred to the Executive Committee, which later gave notice in 
writing to the association of a change in the constitution to ac- 
complish this, which cannot be acted upon until the next 
session. 
After adjournment for lunch the section of State Medicines 
was assigned the afternoon, and the first subject introduced was 
a paper on “ The Action Experimentally of Tuberculin on 
Healthy Cattle,” by Dr. T. D. Hinebauch, of North Dakota. 
The discussion of tuberculosis, under a variety of phases, 
was then taken up, and Dr. J. M. Parker, Secretary of the Mas¬ 
sachusetts Cattle Commission, read a lengthy and very interest¬ 
ing paper on the “ Results Attained and Attainable by State 
Control,* and was followed by one by Prof. E. P. Niles, of Vir¬ 
ginia. Dr. Leonard Pearson, of Pennsylvania, was the next 
speaker, and gave a very interesting epitome of the subject. 
Dr. A. W. Clement, of Maryland, followed as one of the 
assigned speakers, and Dr. Salmon then indulged in very inter¬ 
esting remarks, after which the discussion became general, being 
participated in by Drs. Cary, Law, Baker, Lowe, Gill, Stalker, 
and others. 
On reassembling on Wednesday morning, at 9 o’clock, the 
report of the Executive Committee was received and approved, 
after which the election of officers for the ensuing year was 
taken up. For President, Dr. Cary, in a neat speech of lauda¬ 
tion, placed Dr. Salmon in nomination, while Dr. Osgood’s 
name was presented by Dr. Lowe, who said he had made an 
admirable presiding officer, and, as he had made many impor¬ 
tant suggestions in his annual address, he should have the op¬ 
portunity to put them into effect. Dr. Gill seconded Dr. 
Osgood’s nomination, and thought precedent established his 
right to reelection. Dr. Williams seconded the nomination of 
Dr. Salmon, and called attention to the fact that other Presi¬ 
dents had been given but one term. Dr. Hoskins spoke heartily 
for Dr. Osgood, after which ballots were distributed b}^ the tell¬ 
ers, which on being counted showed that Dr. Salmon had re¬ 
ceived 29 and Dr. Osgood 23. President Osgood declared that 
there was no gentleman whose election he would rather an¬ 
nounce than the distinguished chief of the Bureau of Animal 
Industry. 
* Printed elsewhere in this issue. 
