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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
witli the Womans Health Protective Association, now reported 
what had been done, and gave notice of meeting to be held by 
Woman’s Health Protective Association at an early date, to 
which all veterinarians would be more than welcome. The 
hour being late the meeting now adjourned, though there were 
a number who wished to report cases. 
W. L. Rhoads, D. V. S., 
CHICAGO veterinary SOCIETY. 
The December meeting of this society took place on the 9th 
at the Sherman House, and was called to order by President R. 
G. Walker, and twenty-two members responded to the roll-call. 
The minutes were adopted as read. 
rman, in his remarks, recorded the fact that during 
the last month he^ had succeeded as President of this society in 
ousting an empiric as veterinary attendent upon the horses be¬ 
longing to the Board of Education, and had installed a mem¬ 
ber of this society in his stead. 
The Secretary read a letter received from the Civil Service 
Board of Commissioners confirming their verbal promise to 
hold an examination of veterinarians practicing in the city with 
the object of determining the fittest one for appointment as 
veterinarian to the police horses of the city. The letter, how- 
its final ambiguous sentence evaded giving a definite 
date for the same. 
Repoi'^t of Co}}i'mittee on Legislation .—The above subject 
was discussed very thoroughly, and the discussion resulted in 
the following_motion : “That the Secretary be instructed to 
write to the Civil Service Board of Commissioners asking them 
to appoint a time at which they would meet our Eegislative 
Committee with a view to obtaining the board’s decision 
regarding the date of the promised examination for the appoint¬ 
ment of veterinary surgeon to the police horses of the city.” It 
was moved by Dr. E. E. Quitman, and seconded by Dr. Mc¬ 
Grath, and carried by the meeting. 
Report of the Special Committee appointed at our last meet- 
ing to draft a guide which would aid us in distinguising a 
sound from an unsound, or a ‘ serviceably sound ’ horse when 
under professional examinarton.” Dr. Jos. Hughes, as chairman 
of that committee, made the report. The committee found that 
this work exceeded in volume the time at their disposal to 
accomplish it. They, however, made a list of 140 blemishes, 
