SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
587 
The regular order of business was then taken np. On roll- 
call the following members answered to their names : Dr. Good, 
Chattanooga; Dr. White, Chapel Hill; Dr. Rauch, Memphis ; 
and Drs. Hagyard, Rayen, Scott and Plaskett, of Nashville. Dr. 
Blackman, of Rome, Ga., but formerly of Tennessee, was also 
present. It was moved and carried that Dr. Blackman be 
elected an active member of the association. 
The next business being the election of officers, the Secretary 
read a letter of resignation from Dr. Scheibler, President of the 
association, which, after some discussion, was accepted. 
Dr. Good was nominated for President and unanimously 
elected. This leaving the First Vice-Presidency vacant. Dr. 
White was elected to that office. These gentlemen in neat 
speeches thanked the members for the honor they had conferred 
on them, and promised to use their best endeavors to advance 
the interests of the association. 
It was moved and carried that 300 copies of the Constitution 
and By-Laws be printed, and that a number of copies be sent to 
each member throughout the State. 
Dr. Rayen, Chairman of the Local Committee, moved that 
every member of the State Association should assist the Local 
Committee in the entertainment of the U. S. V. M. A., which 
was to convene in Nashville the next day. This was seconded 
and carried. 
The time and place of the next meeting were left to the 
Executive Committee, and, there being no other business, the 
meeting adjourned. 
Jos. P1.ASKKTT, D. V. S., Secretary. 
ONTARIO VETERINARY ALUMNI OF MASSACHUSETTS. 
On October 7th a society of veterinarians was formed at the 
United States Hotel in Boston, to be known as the “ Ontario 
Veterinary Alumni of Massachusetts.” Dr. C. H. Pierce, of 
Boston, President; Dr. Abele, of Quincy, Secretary, and Dr. 
Keene, of Fitchburg, Treasurer. Papers were read and dis¬ 
cussed by Drs. Pierce and Abele. 
The next meeting will be held at the same hotel, the first 
Wednesday in December. All Ontario graduates from Massa¬ 
chusetts are invited to join. Papers will be read by Drs. Keene 
and Stearns. The society would be glad to learn of eligibles ' 
who have not been corresponded with. Will any such reading 
this magazine kindly correspond with 
Dr. Abele, Secretary.^ Quincy., Mass. 
