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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
Tuesday —Morning: Visit to the Academy of Medicine to 
witness the opening exercises of the convention. Afternoon : 
Carriage ride through Central Park and the Riverside Drive to 
Grant’s Tomb. Evening : Resting at the hotel. 
Wednesday —Morning : Visiting'the large shopping districts 
under escort of the local committee of ladies. Afternoon : Rest¬ 
ing. Evening: Theatre party. 
Thursday —Morning : Resting. Afternoon : Excursion and 
clam-bake at Rockaway Beach. 
RAILROAD RATES. 
The railroads have granted the usual concessions of one and 
one-third fare for the round trip, -on the certificate plan, and a 
time limit of twelve days, commencing Sept, ist, and continu¬ 
ing to and including Sept. 12th. This arrangement will give 
opportunity to make short side trips in and about the great 
metropolis, a privilege which will be appreciated by those who 
rarely visit New York. 
Secretary Stewart has issued a very comprehensive circular 
letter which-has been sent to all veterinary graduates (not mem¬ 
bers) in North America and Canada. After giving a synopsis 
of the programme, the circular says : 
The association heartily welcomes the interest and co-operation of 
veterinarians in all America. This includes you and you are cordially 
invited to attend the coming meeting. 
Your attention is invited to the following reasons why veterinarians 
should become members of the American Veterinary Medical Associa¬ 
tion : 
ist. It is an honor to belong to the highest Veterinary Medical Asso¬ 
ciation in this country, and all veterinarians should have a desire to add 
their names to its roll ; it gives them a standing that justly belongs to 
every good veterinarian. 
2d. It is a source of education that cannot be received by any other 
method. We get the culture of many minds concentrated and meted 
out to us in a manner most helpful and which would not reach us 
through other channels. 
3d. We should understand what will do the most good to the greatest 
number in our profession ; by uniting we can do this ; by individual ac¬ 
tion we cannot. To quote Professor Hamilton, in speaking of the 
Farmers’ Institute, he says : “ The great weakness of our country peo¬ 
ple lies in their lack of consolidation of thought upon a giyen question. ” 
“ When all of the country people agree upon any given subject, their 
desires , will be gratified. Their failure lies in the lack of agreement, 
and the lack of agreement is usually due to a lack of accurate knowledge 
of the subject and its true bearing upon their industry. ” 
This, we think, is applicable to us as a profession. While local 
associations are good educators, the meeting of the whole body of vet¬ 
erinarians can consolidate thought upon questions that are of vital 
