SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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in all probability welcome the Association to Gotham If he 
simply smiles on the visitors they will feel that the welcome is 
sincere, and that they may consider themselves at home. 
The suggestion of Secretary Stewart that the discussion 
upon Meat Inspection begun at Omaha be continued in New 
York, is certainly a valuable one. The immensity of the sub¬ 
ject, and its importance surely justify it. 
Since the announcement made in the May Review the fol¬ 
lowing papers have been promised for the programme of the 
coming meeting : “The Suppression of Tuberculosis in Penn¬ 
sylvania,. by Dr. Leonard Pearson; “Notes on the Healino- 
Process m Ovariotomy,” by Dr. M. H. Reynolds; “Surgical 
Interference for the Cure of the Cribbing Habit,” by Dr. S. T. 
J. Hargar,. the operation to be demonstrated before the associa- 
Dismfection,” by Dr. E. A. A. Grange, demonstrating 
some agents and methods ; and probably “ Schmidt’s Treatment 
of Parturient Paresis,” by Dr. Olof Schwarzkopf, with statistics 
gathered from American sources. 
MASSACHUSETTS VETERINARY ASSOCIATION. 
The fifteenth annual meeting was held April 26th, at the 
ar er House, Boston, Mass., and the following members were 
present: Drs. Beckett, Burr, Cronon, Emerson, Frotliingbam, 
Harrington, Howard, LaBaw, Lee, Lewis, McLoughlin, Osgood, 
Parker, Penniman, Peters, Peterson, Pierce, Plasket, Rogers, 
Williams, Winslow, Winchester, Stickney, Etienne, Clark. 
Guests of the evening were : W. O. Underwood, A. B., lecturer 
on Warranty and Evidence at Veterinary Dep’t, Harvard Uni¬ 
versity ; Leander E. Herrick, of the Massachusetts Cattle Com- 
missmn ; James Kimball, of the Board of Health of Sprino-. 
held, Mass. ^ s 
At the business meeting the following officers were elected 
tor the ensuing year: President, Langdon Frothingham, M. 
D. \ .; First Vice-President, Howard P. Rogers M. D. V 
Second Vice-President, Daniel Emerson, M. D. V. ; Treasurer 
an Secretaiy, Henry S. Lewis, M. D. V. Executive Commit- 
t ee —w. L. LaBaw, D. V. S., Geo. Lee, D. V. S., E. T. Harring- 
£V D - V -> G - p - Penniman, D. V. S., B. D. Pierce, M. R. 
At the close of the business meeting the association ad- 
journed to the banquet hall, where toastmaster Dr. J. F. Win- 
Chester called on the following gentlemen ; W. O. Underwood, J. 
‘ . rarker, L. F. Herrick, Langdon Frothingham, James Kim- 
