SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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MASSACHUSKTTS VETERINARY ASSOCIATION. 
The monthly meeting of the Massachusetts Veterinary Asso¬ 
ciation was held June i6th, at the Quarantine Station, Gallop’s 
Island, which was opened to the association through the cour¬ 
tesy of the Board of Health of the City of Boston. 
Members present were Drs. Beckett, Blackwood, Bunker, 
Burr, Emerson, Frothingham, Hamilton, Howard, Eabaw, 
Lewis, Osgood, Parker, Peuniman, Peters, Peterson, Pierce, 
Rogers, Sheldon, Williams, Winchester, McLaughlin, Stickney. 
As guests. Dr. Monell, of Lawrence ; Dr. A. S. Lamb, of Wo¬ 
burn ; Mr. Fred. A. Wiel, of the Lawrence Aviej'ican^ and Mr. 
Andrew Ward. 
The members left Lincoln Wharf aboard a fine tug, which 
was placed at our disposal by N. Ward & Co. After an inspec¬ 
tion of the different departments. President Winchester called 
the meeting to order in the laboratory. 
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted. 
Dr. Bunker moved that this meeting be considered our reg¬ 
ular monthly meeting, and that when we adjourn we adjourn 
until September. 
Dr. Frothingham read a paper on the method of procedure 
in preparing anti-toxin, which was very instructive. 
Dr. Burr explained the condition of each horse in the stable 
that is used for serum, and their condition before and after. 
The association then took the tug to Pemberton. There 
they were taken by the electric railway to Strawberry Hill, 
where a shore dinner was served at the Wareland House. After 
a “smoke talk” we were taken on barges through the town of 
Hull, back to the tug, where a few returned to Boston by the 
regular boat, and the rest took a moonlight sail out to sea, re¬ 
turning to Boston about 10.30 p. m. 
Henry S. Lewis, Secretary. 
KEYSTONE VETERINARY MEDICAE ASSOCIATION. 
The September meeting of this association was called to 
order by President James B. Rayner, Tuesday evening, 13th, at 
8:30 p. M., in room No. i, corner Broad and Filbert streets, 
Philadelphia, with the following members of the profession 
present: W. H. Hoskins, Chas. Lintz, Jas. T. McAnulty, Jas. B. 
Rayner, W. L. Rhoads, Thos. B. Rayner, Win. Ridge, and C. 
J. Marshall ; also students from the Veterinary Department of 
University of Pennsylvania. 
Upon the recommendation of the Board of Trustees, Dr. 
