SOCIETY MEETINGS 
859 
Jersey Veterinary Society for the coming two years, I shall present one 
to you who has been weighed in interests of our society and the veteri¬ 
nary profession and not found “ wanting. ” I will present one who has 
held positions of trust for our Government for eight years, and when 
his place was filled by others it was a record he left that his successor 
would be willing and glad to follow' and the veterinary profession proud 
to point to. He now stands the treasurer of our American Veterinary 
Association. 
It is also his untiring zeal and unremitting effort that has 
taken our w r eak and ineffective societies and merged them into a body 
that is to be known as the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association, 
a society which will be effective in its work, an advance to our profes¬ 
sion and a help and stimulus to each of its members. 
It is also due to his efforts that we are to have the honor of having 
the'National Society meet in our State next September. 
•Gentlemen, it is, I think, an honor that to-day, in this the begin¬ 
ning of our new century, we have the privilege of making Dr. William 
Herbert fowe our President, wdiose name I bring before you. Per¬ 
sonally I feel it an honor to present the name of Wm. Herbert Lowe, of 
Paterson, as the President of the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Associ¬ 
ation for the years of 1901 and 1902. 
Dr. Lowe was elected by a unanimous vote, was escorted to 
the chair and delivered the following inaugural address, which 
we wish might be read by every veterinarian in our land. 
PRESIDENT LOWE’S INAUGURAL ADDRESS. 
Fellow Members : 
I rejoice in the complete unification of all factions of the profession 
in this State harmoniously, and triumphantly, accomplished during the 
closing year of the old century. 
With the obliteration of all factional differences, and with a com¬ 
mon interest and a common devotion to a common cause, the possibili¬ 
ties and prospects for advancement along broad and advanced lines, in 
our science and art, are almost illimitable. Like every great move¬ 
ment there had to be some individual sacrifices made, but those sacri¬ 
fices made for the common good of the profession, have strengthened 
the ties of friendship and mutual respect such as nothing else could. 
By your voice, and with your vote, you have seen fit this day to 
confer upon me the unique and distinguished twofold honor of being 
the first President-elect of the amalgamated association of the State of 
New Jersey, as well as the first President of the New Century. 
This is indeed an honor that any man in the profession might feel 
proud of, but the thought that is uppermost in my mind at the present 
time is that the responsibilities and opportunities of the executive offi¬ 
cer of the Veterinary Medical Association of New Jersey, as now con¬ 
stituted, are infinitely greater than has ever before fallen to the lot of 
any veterinarian in onr State. 
The progress of this association must ever be along scientific and 
broad lines with a constant view to applicability and practical useful¬ 
ness. Nothing .short of this wfill satisfy the veterinary practitioner of 
the twentieth century. How well this .shall be accomplished, in New 
Jersey, depends largely upon you. Your President will outline and 
