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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
cilities his practice must be both profitable and pleasurable. 
A composite picture was made of the personnel of the con¬ 
vention upon a raised platform alongside the hotel. Two ladies 
who were omitted from the group threatened to break the nega¬ 
tive, so that a new sitting would be necessary. 
Secretary Stewart had a $100 boost to his salary. With 
such incessant and conscientious work as he bestows upon the as¬ 
sociation’s affairs, $500 would be nearer an equitable compen¬ 
sation ; and yet some secretaries would be dear at $100. 
The great establishment of Parke, Davis & Co., was a rev¬ 
elation to the visitors. The workings of the vast laboratory 
riveted attention, and days could have been profitably spent in 
examining the processes instead of a few hours. 
Mr. W. W. Dixon, representing the firm of E. R. Squibb & 
Son, of Brooklyn and New York, was actively working in the 
interests of acetic acid fluid extracts and compound alum pow¬ 
der. 
The Army Committee captured a Congressman at the hotel 
on the last day of the session, brought him to the platform, 
where a speech was delivered pledging his best efforts to pro¬ 
mote the pending bill. He was the Hon. Mr. Wicks, of 
Michigan. 
The geographical distribution of the Vice-Presidents could 
not have been better arranged if they had been purposely se¬ 
lected from the various sections of the country—one from 
Michigan, one from Rouisiana, one from Massachusetts, another 
from Montana, and the fifth from Canada. 
Toastmaster Salmon introduced speaker Hoskins to reply 
to the subject of “The Veterinarian in Politics ” by adminis¬ 
tering a witty u roast ” to the late candidate for Mayor of Phila¬ 
delphia. The latter, however, replied so forcefully that the 
house was brought down in a storm of laughter and applause. 
Dr. D. K. Smith, of the Ontario Veterinary College, dis¬ 
played a dozen colored photographs of frozen anatomy; that is, 
the cadaver was placed in the open air and allowed to freeze, 
when longitudinal and cross sections were made at various 
points and photographs taken, afterwards being colored and 
labelled—making an interesting and instructive series. 
Treasurer Rowe introduced a motion to have himself placed 
under $2000 bonds. He did not have a fear that he would ab¬ 
scond, but thought the association should be protected ; that if 
a new treasurer were to be elected it would then be indelicate 
to make such a proposition ; but it could be properly done at 
