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EDITORIAL. 
majority of the members a concise account of the work done. 
Before doing it, however, let me state that the Congress has 
been organized by Dr. Lydtin, the intimate councillor of the 
great duchy of Baden, and that to him is due the great success 
of the Congress, a fact which could not be otherwise, consider¬ 
ing the high standing held by the doctor among his German as 
well as foreign confreres. 
On Sunday, August 6th, the first reunion took place, it con¬ 
sisting in a general reception of all the members present. 
The following day Congress set in in earnest to work. In 
the presence of the Secretary of the Interior, who was named 
President of Honor, Dr. Dammann, of Hanover, read the regu¬ 
lations of the Congress, and the nominations of the officers to 
various sections were made as follows : 
Presidents: Nocard, from Alfort; Hutyra, of Budapest; 
Schiitz, of Berlin ; Degive, of Brussels; Hers, of Berne ; Esser, 
of Gottingen ; Dammann, of Hanover ; Siedamgrotzky, of Dres¬ 
den. 
Vice-Presidents: Noyer, from Berne; Malm, from Chris¬ 
tiania; Ostertag, from Berlin; Eiautard, from New York; 
Siegen, of Luxembourg; Cope, of London ; Holtzmann, from 
Kasan; Nogueira, from Lisbon; Locusteanu, of Bucharest; 
Hers, of Berne; Rockl, of Berlin; Norgaard, of Washington; 
Bang, of Copenhagen; Stuble, of Brussels; Arloing, from 
Lyons; Perroncito, from Milan; Leblanc, from Paris; Rudow- 
sky, from Briinn. 
Secretary-General: Dr. Casper, from Hochst. 
Secretaries : Dr. Olt, from Hanover ; Siegen, from Luxem¬ 
bourg, and Garing, from Karlsruhe. 
As soon as I had received the communication from the 
President and Secretary of the American Veterinary Medical 
Association, conferring upon me the honor of being the dele¬ 
gate of the association, I put myself in communication with Dr: 
Lydtin, and, fearing that most of the excellent reports that were 
made might not be read by oil]: English-reading friends (it hav¬ 
ing been decided at first that these reports should be published 
