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visit New York next September will be repaid tenfold in profit 
and pleasure. The place for holding the convention was the 
chief subject of consideration at the last meeting, and it was the 
general opinion of the members that the Academy of Medicine, 
the home of the County Society, would be the most central and 
convenient to the other theatres of action, being but a short 
walk from the American Horse Exchange, the sales ring of 
which has been secured for the clinical demonstrations, while it 
is also convenient to Eastman’s abbatoirs, where the pathologi¬ 
cal display will be located. There are plenty of hotels in close 
proximity to the Academy of Medicine, and the sub-committee 
was instructed to pursue its work by securing the most advan- 
tagious hotel to be designated u headquarters.” 
While the chief item in the entertainment of the -guests has 
not been definitely settled those who contemplate attending 
may be priming their stomachs for an old-fashioned Rhode 
Island clam-bake, at one of the near-by seaside resorts, to reach 
which a steamer will probably be chartered for the exclusive 
use of the guests, and if the destination of the excursionists is 
as suggested, the association and its friends will enjoy a fine sail 
through New York harbor, the Narrows, past the great naval 
fortifications, and out to sea, skirting some of the grandest 
scenery which this section affords. 
It is anticipated, and the committee are enthusiastically en¬ 
couraging the idea, that as many as possible will bring the lady 
members of their households, as New York affords many features 
of entrancing interest to the fair sex, particularly in the great 
shopping districts. Not being possessed of an exposition to en¬ 
tertain the guests with, as has been the case with Nashville and 
Omaha, yet there are so many permanent points of interest to 
those not familiar with the city that some weeks could be con¬ 
sumed without exhausting her countless resources for entertain¬ 
ment and interest. The attendance of ladies at the past few 
meetings has been such an added charm to the occasion that the 
committee emphasizes its desire to enlarge upon the innovation 
this year. 
It is certain that the banquet will be held on the evening of 
the second day, and the committee are pursuing their investiga¬ 
tions with the object of securing a satisfactory menu at a more 
popular price than hitherto, to the end that all will attend. 
Dr. James E. Robertson, President of the New York County 
Veterinary Medical Association, who is one of the oldest mem¬ 
bers of the A. V. M. A., and for many years its treasurer, will 
