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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
In cases where neither the candidates nor their credentials were 
present the Secretary was instructed to notify such of these 
requirements. 
After reading and accepting minutes of last meeting, the 
order of business was changed to admit to the meeting all candi¬ 
dates present. 
Under the head of “unfinished business,” *the Association 
decided to increase the number of Censors from five to seven. 
Reports of committees followed. 
Frof. Liautard gave a very interesting report, as Chairman of 
the Committee on Diseases, as did also W. H. Hoskins, of the 
Committee on Intelligence and Education. Discussion of these 
reports was deferred until later in the meeting. 
The President, Dr. Miller, here appointed a committee of three, 
consisting of Drs. Meyer, Liautard and Robertson, to draft a set 
of resolutions relative to the death of Win. Saunders, V.S., said 
resolutions to be forwarded to his widow. 
There were a number of applicants for membership presented, 
and from the fact of these coming from different veterinary 
schools , the Association felt that its numbers and usefulness had 
received a great impetus. 
The election of officers resulted as follows : President, W. B. 
E. Miller, of Camden, N. J.; Vice-President, L. II. Howard, of 
Boston, Mass.; Secretary, Chas. B. Michener, New York; 
Treasurer, Chas. Burden, New York. 
Censors. —A. Liautard, New York; Jas. L. Robertson, New 
York; W. Ii. Hoskins, Pliila.; J. Meyer, Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio; 
J. Corlies, Newark, N. J.; W. Bryden, Boston, Mass.; W. J. 
Crowley, St. Louis, Mo. 
The President then appointed the following regular com¬ 
mittees; Library Committee —Drs. Coates and W. D. Critcherson. 
Intelligence and Education Committee —Drs. J. L. Robertson, 
Howe, Lyman, W. H. Rose,-Detmers. Finance Committee — 
Drs. Pendry, Dixon and John Saunders. Diseases Committee — 
Drs. Liautard, Winchester, Zuill, J. Meyers, Jr., Hopkins. Prize 
Committee —Drs. Corlies, Peabody and Johnson. 
The Treasurer’s report was then read and accepted. 
