SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
UNITED STATES VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIA¬ 
TION. 
The thirty-fifth and last annual meeting of this association 
—for its name has been changed to the American Veterinary 
j\Iedical Association—convened in Omaha, Nebraska, on Tues¬ 
day, Sept. 6th. at 10:30 a.m. in the assembly room of the Millard 
Hotel, the meeting being called to order by Dr. D. E. Salmon, 
President, who in a few well-chosen remarks introduced Mayor 
Frank E. Moores, of Omaha, who extended a greeting the cor¬ 
diality of which was not questioned by anyone who heard him. 
Previously a button had been presented to each visitor which 
bore the likeness of his Honor, and inscribed with the word 
“ Omaha ” on the upper border, while on the sides was the 
legend, “It is yours; take it home with yon.” The Mayor 
said, however, that he hoped the members would not take their 
new depot, as they had waited so long for it. At the conclu¬ 
sion of his remarks he presented to the association a huge pair 
of golden keys to the city, with the telephone address of the 
^Mayor’s office in large letters stamped thereon. The members 
were informed that in case of any difficulty with his Irish 
police force, they were simply to call “No. 55,” and he would 
be to their rescue instanter. 
Dr. Roscoe R. Bell, of New York, responded on behalf of 
the association, dwelling upon the importance of the step taken 
by the association in going so far into the West, emphasizing 
the relation of many subjects on the programme to the health 
of the citizens, and inviting the sanitary officers of the city to 
seats in the Convention. 
At the conclusion of the pleasant preliminaries. President 
Salmon delivered his annual address, which was listened to 
with rapt attention, as it was overflowing with facts showing the 
important progress being made in the profession in this coun- 
trv. 
The President spoke as follows : 
PRESIDENT SALMON’S ADDRESS. 
Ge7itlemen :—The welcome that has been extended to this associa¬ 
tion by the great city of Omaha, and the prospects for a large attend¬ 
ance of members and other representative veterinarians give promise that 
this thirty-fifth annual meeting will be one of the important historic 
points in the life of our organization. Within the remembrance of 
