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world ; its^ prestige ; the immense value the study of compara¬ 
tive medicine had been to the progress of human medicine on 
essential problems ; its conspicuous place as the guardian of the 
health of the people in being able to provide a healthful meat 
and milk supply as well as to protect the community from the 
ravages of certain contagious diseases. He complimented the 
association on its good work ; on the creation of the State Vet¬ 
erinary Examiners Board to influence higher education and 
take the profession out of the hands of empirics ; on the State 
hive Stock Sanitary Board to promote the health of the people 
of this great commonwealth and to conserve the moneyed inter¬ 
est in live stock in our State. The Mayor made each member 
feel that he was at home in Bhanklin by his hearty greeting. 
Following the Mayor’s address, Dr. W. Horace Hoskins 
made fitting remarks upon the character and usefulness of our 
late member, Dr. John R. Hart, and recommended that a com¬ 
mittee be appointed to draft resolutions of respect and condol¬ 
ence. The Chairman then appointed Drs. Hoskins, Pearson, 
and T. B. Rayner to constitute said committee. 
Election of officers being next in order. Dr. Hoskins pre¬ 
sented the name of Dr. Francis Bridge for treasurer to fill the 
vacancy caused by the death of Dr. Hart. On motion Dr. 
Bridge was unanimously elected. 
The,following names were proposed for membership : Henry 
Bowers, V. M. D., Philadelphia; Samuel J. Swift, D. V. S., 
Franklin, Pa.; W. E. McCray, V. S., Oil City ; Harry Emery, 
D. V. S., Pittsburg; David Waugh, D. V. S., Pittsburg; E. C. 
Porter, V. S., Newcastle ; E. E. Bittles, V. S., Newcastle. 
To fill vacancies on the Board of Trustees, the Chairman 
appointed Drs. Hoffman, Michener, Rectenwald, and James A. 
Waugh. Following a short intermisssion the chairman of said 
board reported favorably upon all the applications for member¬ 
ship. The Board in its report considered the- relation to this 
association of members who move to other States to practice 
their profession. While the Board holds that such members 
may retain their membership if they so desire, it urgently rec¬ 
ommends them to ally themselves with the interests of the 
association of the State in which they practice. The above 
recommendation was adopted. 
The following resolutions were adopted by the association : 
Whereas, Of the last three meetings of the U. S. V. M. A., two have been held 
in the West, i.e., in Des Moines and Nashville, and the third at Buffalo, three hundred and 
fifty miles from the seaboard ; and 
Whereas, The veterinary profession in the east has been somewhat neglected and 
