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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
Dr. J. M. Wright, of Chicago, will join in the pilgrimage to 
New York City. 
Dr. J. C. Meyer, of Cincinnati, will probably present the 
claims of that city for the meeting in 1900. 
Cleveland, Columbus, and Detroit will doubtless be candi¬ 
dates for the meeting in 1900. 
Where in our great country does the veterinarian live who 
is not greatly interested in the subject of u Disinfection,” and 
who would not sacrifice a day’s business to hear Dr. Grange’s 
paper on that topic, with the discussion which it is certain to 
elicit ? 
He who fails to see the display of pathological specimens 
found in food animals which will be made in conjunction with 
the discussion on Municipal Meat Inspection, will miss an op¬ 
portunity he is not likely to have again. The specimens will 
be shown in the fresh state, just as they appear on the slaughter- 
bed, and are being collected in a number of widely separated 
localities, hence will include a greater variety than will likely 
be gathered again, unless the Federal Government should un¬ 
dertake such a collection. Many veterinarians will be contribu¬ 
tors to the collection, and to any person really interested in food 
inspection it will be worth the cost of the journey to New York 
to have the privilege to see and to study this collection. 
The numerous papers to be presented during the meeting 
which relate to general veterinary practice and the several 
hours to be devoted to clinical demonstration of numerous im¬ 
portant operations, also some of the more recently devised oper¬ 
ations, must certainly convince the general practitioner that the 
meeting for 1899 was planned for his special benefit and that 
he cannot afford to stay away. 
If the veterinarians in the area surrounding New York City 
attend this meeting in proportion to the attendance at Omaha 
last year from Nebraska and Iowa, the Secretary’s roll will not 
hold all the names. 
MISSOURI VALLEY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSO¬ 
CIATION. 
The annual meeting was held at the Y. M. C. A. Building, 
in the city of St. Joseph, Missouri, June 26th, 1899. 
The meeting was convened at eight o’clock p. M., with Dr. 
S. E. Bennett, President, in the chair. Dr. Kelly, in the ab¬ 
sence of Dr. W. A. Heck, Secretary of the association, acted as 
Secretary of the meeting. Those in attendance were Drs. Ben- 
