• SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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MAINE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The annual meeting of this association was held at Lewis¬ 
ton, Jan. 9th, at 7 p. m., President Dr. A. Jolyin the chair. 
Phe members and veterinarians present were Drs. Joly, 
Russell, West, Salley, Blakely, Goddard, Fairbanks, Inglas, 
Goff, Brackett and Freeman. 
The minutes of the last meeting were approved as read. 
President Joly, in his interesting annual address, gave some 
very good advice to the members and urged that a clinic be 
held at each meeting. The subject of a veterinary bill to be 
presented during the present legislature was discussed, and Drs. 
Russell, Joly, and Blakely were made a committee to present 
the same. It seems to be a strong opinion of the members that 
if a proper effort were made a bill could be obtained. 
Dr. W. E. Fairbanks and Dr. J. H. Goddard, of Lewiston, 
were elected members of the association. 
The following officers were elected for the ensuing vear : 
President—A. Joly, Waterville. 
Vice-President—C. L. Blakely, Augusta. 
Secretary—F. E. Freeman, Rockland. 
Treasurer—I. L. Salley, Skohegan. 
Censors—F. D. Russell, Orono ; W. L. West, Belfast, and 
J. H. Goddard, Lewiston. 
Dr. W. L. West read a very able paper on “Surgical Dent¬ 
istry,” which was well discussed. 
The next meeting will be held at Waterville in April. 
There will be a clinic at Dr. Joly’s hospital, and papers will 
be read by Drs. Purcell and Russell. 
F. E. P'REEMAN, V. S., Secretary. 
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The Pennsylvania State Association has appointed as a com¬ 
mittee to cooperate with New Jersey’s veterinarians in promot¬ 
ing the success of the meeting of 1901, Drs. Haiger (Presi¬ 
dent), Pearson, Marshall, Hoskins, and Bridge. The Keystone 
Veterinary Medical Association will appoint a like committee. 
This is practical patriotism and sympathetic brotherhood. 
In a letter dated Jan. 23, Secretary Stewart writes as fol¬ 
lows : “ The readers of the Review in this section are noting 
with much interest the activity of the Eastern associations in 
the discussion of the approaching meeting of the A. V. M. A. at 
Atlantic City, and the members and readers are saying to them- 
