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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
PENNSYLVANIA STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The semi-annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State Veterinary Medical Asso¬ 
ciation was held at Doylestown on September 8, 1885. President Sallade called 
the meeting to order at 10:45 a.m. 
On roll call Drs. Sallade, Fly, Zuill, Jas. B. Rayner, John B. Raynor, Keil, 
Thos. B. Rayner, Minster, Glass, Hoskins, George B. Rayner, Hart, Schaufler, 
Hooker and Lovette responded. 
The minutes of the March meeting were read and after two corrections 
adopted. 
Applications of the following for membership were then received: Drs. N. 
Rucktenwald, Pittsburg; H. T. George, Greencastle, and Isaiah Michener, J. 
Curtis Michener and Jonathan Price, and W. U. Custer of Reading. A recess 
being given the Board of Trustees acted favorably on all the applicants. 
On reconvening the report was received and the above gentlemen elected to 
membership. 
Dr. Hoskins then called up his motion of the March meeting, that the code 
of ethics then adopted be placed as an amendment to the By-Laws, which, after 
reading the code, was passed. 
Dr. Zuill then reported the completion of the committee’s work on securing 
certificates and seal, and Dr. Minster the work of the Committee on Reception at 
Doylestown. 
Reading of papers being in order, Dr. P. M. Minster offered a short paper on 
“ Contraction of the Foot,” completing his remarks by advocating as a medium 
for overcoming the same, the Vandegrift shoe. 
Dr. Thos. B. Rayner followed with an article on “Tetanus,” but offered no 
special treatment. 
In the discussion that followed both articles brought forth much difference of 
opinion, the Vandegrift shoe receiving little support save from the essayist. 
A committee of three was appointed to supervise the printing of the Consti¬ 
tution and By-Laws. 
At this point Dr. Hoskins made a few remarks touching upon the entrance 
of Dr. Isaiah Michener as a member, and proposed as a token of appreciation of 
this honor and his faithful and venerable career as a veterinary practitioner, 
that he not only be admitted as a member, but that he be placed on the roll of 
honorary membership and be exempt from all fees and dues, which was ably 
seconded by Dr. Zuill and others, and on motion unanimously adopted. 
Dr. Hooker then referred to the death of one of our members, Dr. John 
Berry of Philadelphia, and moved that the President appoint a committee to take 
suitable action upon the same. 
The name of Dr. R. P. Huidekoper was presented, as well as Dr. Gottlieb 
Myers of Allagheny, Pa. 
Drs. McCoart, Hart, Schaufler, Goentner, Kerlor and Zuill were appointed 
essayists for the next meeting. 
