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VETERINARY SOCIETIES. 
MONTREAL VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
This Association held its first meeting for the session 1879- 
’SO on Thursday evening last, in the lecture room of the college? 
Principal I). McEachran in the chair, with a full attendance of 
members. 
In his opening address the President briefly reviewed the past 
history of the Association since its formation in 1875. It was 
very gratifying to notice the continued and increasing interest 
evinced by the members in the meetings. He directed the atten¬ 
tion of the younger members to the great benefit they would 
derive from their connection with the Association. 
The papers read being always most interesting, and frequently 
on subjects not fully treated upon in the regular curriculum, were 
of great advantage to them all. 
The library, containing as it did nearly 300 volumes, and 
many of them rare and valuable works, was always at their dis¬ 
posal. It afforded him great pleasure to be able to inform them 
that its numbers were constantly being increased by donations from 
the friends of the Association. Several volumes had recently 
been received from Dr. Fenwick, Dr. Liautard and Dr. C. C. 
Lyford. 
In conclusion, he would state that the success of the Associa¬ 
tion had exceeded his most sanguine expectations, and he would 
urge upon the members the necessity of continued exertion to 
maintain its reputation. 
The officers of the Association are: Dr. McEachran, F.P.C.- 
V.S., Honorary President; Win. Osier, M.l)., L.R.C.P.L., Pres¬ 
ident ; C. J. Alloway, V.S., 1st Vice-President; Jas. Bell, M.D., 
2d Vice-President; M. S. Brown, Secretary and Treasurer; and 
Wm. Jake man, Librarian. 
A vote of thanks was proposed and carried unanimously to 
