SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
75 
Dr. J. E. Smith, of Webster, N. Y., was elected to member¬ 
ship. 
The following ten members were elected on the Board of 
Directors and also as officers for the ensuing year : President, 
W. G. Dodds; Vice-President, T. S. Rich; Secretary, E. Knight; 
Treasurer, K. R. Webber. Board of Censors—D. B. French, 
G. C. Kesler, E. J. Palmer, W. E. Stocking, A. G. Tegg and 
A. McConnell. 
Suitable resolutions were drafted on the death of our late 
President, Dr. Albert Drinkwater. 
The importation of tuberculous cattle into the State was 
discussed, which resulted in the framing of the following reso¬ 
lutions : 
Whereas, Tuberculosis has and is increasing to an alarming extent 
among cattle in Western New York, thus causing extensive loss of cat¬ 
tle, and endangering the public health, and as most of these cases are in 
cattle imported from adjoining states or traceable to infection from such 
cases, be it 
Resolved: That we, the members of the Genesee Valley Veterinary 
Medical Association, urgently call for the enactment of such laws as will 
give us protection, and prevent this state from being made the dumping 
ground for diseased animals that cannot be sold in adjoining .states 
where they have laws preventing the importation of such diseased ani¬ 
mals. 
And that we urge each member of this Association to call upon his 
representative in Assembly and Senate to urge the passage of such laws. 
The Secretary was instructed to have printed copies of the 
above resolutions forwarded to each member, that he in turn 
may send them to his State Assemblyman and Senator with an 
accompanying letter asking for their aid and support in procur¬ 
ing the necessary and proper legislation. 
The following gentlemen read papers : Dr. A. Y. Earl, of 
Palmyra, “ Soft Cancer in the Cow ” ; Dr. A. G. Tegg, “ Inflam¬ 
mation ” ; Dr. E. R. Webber, “ Purpura ” ; Dr. A. McConnell, of 
Brockport, u Hog Cholera ” ; Dr. N. N. Eefler, u Osteo-Sarcoma 
on Jaw of Horse.” 
The following were appointed by the President to prepare 
and read papers at the July, 1900, meeting : Drs. Rich, Eefler, 
Johnson, A. Tegg, Webster and McKenzie, in conjunction with 
those failing to prepare papers for this meeting. 
After holding a clinic at the stable of one of the city mem¬ 
bers, the meeting adjourned. 
Emil Knight, V. M. D., Secretary . 
