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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
MONTREAL VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The regular meeting of the society was held January 26th 
in the Library of the college, Dr. Clias. McEachran presiding. 
Drs. Alloway, McCarry, Mullins and Sugden were also present. 
Mr. Kayto reported some very interesting cases of the 
broncho-pneumonia form of distemper in dogs which had come 
under his care during the past summer. These had all been 
treated and made good recoveries. 
After these had been discussed, the Chairman called upon 
Mr. Henderson for his paper on “ The Qualified Veterinarian 
versus the Charlatan,” which excited a very animated discus¬ 
sion, it finally being decided to bring the matter before the 
coming Alumni meeting next month, after which the meeting 
adjourned. 
A regular meeting was held 011 February 9th, Dr. Baker 
presiding. Mr. Gellatly reported a very interesting case of 
flatulent colic which he had treated with good success. This 
was followed by an essay by Mr. McGregor on “Actinomycosis.”' 
These subjects excited a very interesting discussion, followed 
by an address by the Chairman, after which the meeting ad¬ 
journed. Jas. McGregor, Sec.-Trects. 
MISSOURI VALLEY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSO¬ 
CIATION. 
We regret that the crowded state of our pages necessitates 
the postponement of the publication of the proceedings of the 
late meeting of this progressive association. We have received 
from Secretary Heck a copy of all the papers read, together 
with a stenographic report of the discussions, and will begin 
their publication in the May issue. In a private letter Dr. Heck 
says : u For the past two years I have written you after each of 
our meetings that we had just held the best session in our his¬ 
tory, and now I expect it is getting to be an old thing and you 
are tired of it; but I assure you, Doctor, I have told you the 
truth, and the last one was the very best we ever held. When 
you get together sixty or more veterinary men at one meeting 
it begins to assume the proportions of the U. S. V. M. A., and 
certainly but few societies in this country can boast of such 
attendance. We are alive! we are rustling! we are trying 
to improve ourselves, and by constant effort we think we are 
succeeding. In the discussion as handed you is the stenographic 
reports I think you will notice improvement in the discus- 
