and reap as its harvest a well-balanced progress along the line of Association work and usefulness.

The struggle for a large Association numerically has gone on apace, but how well we assimilate the added energy, force, power, and worth of the yearly harvest is a matter for serious reflection.

A year or two of thoughtful planning as to how best we can assimilate the great wealth of numbers, to make them more useful and efficient in true Association advancement, is a serious problem of the hour.

CORRECTION. In Dr. French's paper on page 543, September number, by error of the printer, "Carpipes Unilateralis," etc., was made to read "Carpus Unilateralis," etc.

A. V. M. A.

THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION, DETROIT,
SEPTEMBER, 1900.

FOR many days prior to the opening session of the Thirtyseventh Annual Convention of the A. V. M. A. there assembled at Detroit veterinarians from all over the country. The time and occasion were fitting, and reached a section of our country that had not felt the influence of a meeting of the national body.

On the morning of September 4th when President Pearson called the convention to order he found on the sound of the gavel the largest number of veterinarians that had ever assembled in a veterinary convention in the United States.

The following list enumerates those who were in attendance at the several sessions of the convention:

Members Drs. E. B. Ackerman, Brooklyn, N. Y.; A. H. Baker, Chicago, Ill.; Roscoe R. Bell, Brooklyn, N. Y.; George W. Bell, Kingston, Ont.; A. W. Bitting, Lafayette, Ind.; EugeneBurget, Wadsworth, Ohio; S. Brenton, Detroit, Mich.; Tait Butler, Indianapolis, Ind.; A. W. Clement, Baltimore, Md.; T. Bent. Cotton, Mt. Vernon, Ohio; R. R. Dinwiddie, Fayetteville, Ark.; W. H. Dodge, Leominster, Mass.; Wm. Dougherty, Baltimore, Md.; G. W. Dunphy, Quincy, Mich.; J. O. Greeson, Kokomo, Ind.; J. Hawkins, Detroit, Mich.; W. A. Heck, Maquoketa, Iowa; W. Horace Hoskins, Philadelphia, Pa.; R. S. Huidekoper, Washington, D. C.; J. W. Jamieson, Paris, Ky.; G. A. Johnson, Sioux City, Iowa; Wm. Jopling, Owosso, Mich.; W. H.

Kelly, Albany, N. Y.; M. E. Knowles, Helena, Mont.; G. Ed. Leech, Milwaukee, Wis.; Wm. Herbert Lowe, Paterson, N. J., W. J. Martin, Kankakee, Ill.; Frank C. McCurdy, St. Joseph; Mo.; J. C. McNeil, Pittsburg, Pa.; J. R. Mitchell, Evansville, Ind.; R. C. Moore, Kansas City, Mo.; E. M. Nighbert, Mt. Sterling, Ill.; J. D. Nighbert, Pittsfield, Ill.; Leonard Pearson, Philadelphia, Pa.; Austin Peters, Boston, Mass.; J. M. Phillips, St. Louis, Mo.; E. C. Porter, New Castle, Pa.; E. M. Ranck, Philadelphia, Pa.; L. N. Reefer, Wheeling, W. Va.; John J. Repp, Ames, Iowa; M. H. Reynolds, St. Anthony Park, Minn.; Wm. H. Richards, Emporia, Kansas; J. L. Robertson, New York City, N. Y.; James Robertsou, Chicago, Ill.; D. E. Salmon, Washington, D. C.; V. Schaefer, Tekamah, Neb.; Walter Shaw, Dayton, Ohio; Edgar H. Shepard, Cleveland, Ohio; R. V. Smith, Frederick City, Md.; S. Stewart, Kansas City, Mo.; N. I. Stringer, Watseka, Ill.; W. J. Tomlinson, Williamsport, Pa.; George R. White, Nashville, Tenn.; W. L. Williams, Ithaca, N. Y.; J. F. Winchester, Lawrence, Mass.; A. Youngberg, Lake Park, Minn.

Visitors: Drs. Francis Abele, Quincy, Mass.; F. E. Anderson, Findlay, Ohio; W. J. Armour, Goshen, Ind.; G. W. Backner, Bluffton, Ind.; H. B. Baker, Detroit, Mich.; L. F. Baldcock, Birmingham, Mich.; H. B. Bascer, Lansing, Mich.; U. S. G. Bieber, Kutztown, Pa.; E. C. Beckett, Boston, Mass.; H. L. Bellinger, Plainwell, Mich.; Judson Black, Richmond, Mich.; F. M. Blatchford, Brighton, Mich.; J. H. Blattenberg, Lima, Ohio; W. S. Birden, Kingston, Pa.; S. E. Boulter, Niagara Falls, Ont.; J. W. Brodie, Pontiac, Mich.; L. A. Brown, Aylmer, Ont.; C. E. Brownback, Peru, Ind.; J. C. Burneson, Wooster, Ohio; E. H. Callander, Zanesville, Ohio; J. C. Callander, Parkersburg, W. Va.; A. Campbell, Jackson, Mich.; H. T. Carpenter, Ada, Ohio; M. R. Carr, Kirkton, Ont.; G. H. Carter, Saginaw, Mich.; U. S. Cass, St. Louis, Mo.; S. R. Craver, Youngstown, Ohio; J. B. Caughey, Columbus, Ohio; H. P. Clute, Marinette, Wis.; W. E. Clemons, Greenville, Ohio; L. L. Conkey, Grand Rapids, Mich.; A. S. Cooley, Cleveland, Ohio; A. Cornell, Elkton, Mich.; R. A. Craig, Lafayette, Ind.; D. Cummings, Port Huron, Mich.; D. W. Curtis, Detroit, Mich.; Albert E. Cunningham, Cleveland, Ohio; D. A. Davidson, Princeton, Ind.; C. F. Dawson, Detroit, Mich.; J. F. Deadman, Sault Ste Marie, Mich.; J. A. Dell, Ann Arbor, Mich.; W. F. Derr, Wooster, Ohio; D. S. De Wolf, Hart, Mich.; B. A. Dillahunt, Springfield, Ohio; J. Drury, Ypsilanti, Mich.; Mr. W. W. Dixon, New York City, N. Y.; Drs. Charles E. Edwards, St. Thomas, Ont.; J. T. Elliott, Detroit, Mich.;

Wm. Elliott, Hickory Corner, Mich.; Mr. Alex. Eger, Chicago, Ill.; Drs. E. W. Emery, Greenfield, Ohio; H. Emery, Pittsburg, Pa.; J. D. Fair, Berlin, Ohio; W. C. Fair, Cleveland, Ohio; Thos. Farmer, Grand Blanc, Mich.; S. N. Fitch, Auburn, Ind.; J. E. Foster, Coshocton, Ohio; E. T. Frank, Warren, Minn.; B. M. Freed, Sharon, Pa.; Charles B. Frederick, Columbus, Ohio; George Fitchett, Pinnebog, Mich.; L. Frothingham, Boston, Mass.; H. Fulstow, Norwalk, Ohio; L. D. Gibson, Adrian, Mich.; W. A. Giffin, Detroit, Mich.; F. G. Gilbank, Detroit, Mich.; H. M. Gilliau, Mason City, Iowa; H. M. Gohn, St. Johns, Mich.; W. R. Granger, Plymouth, Mich.; J. S. Grant, Portland, Mich.; John W. Graves, Hamilton, Ont.; L. K. Green, Detroit, Mich.; L. A. Greiner, Indianapolis, Ind.; W. H. Gribble, Washington Court House, Ohio; W. S. Hamilton, Chelsea, Mich.; A. H. Hartwig, Watertown, Wis.; C. S. Hess, Wabash, Ind.; W. F. Heyde, St. Louis, Mo.; R. C. Hill, West Alexandria, Ohio; W. C. Holden, Delphos, Ohio; John Hooker, New Baltimore, Mich.; C. H. Howard, Calumet, Mich.; R. E. Hunt, Alma, Mich.; Thomas E. Jones, Newark, Ohio; James J. Joy, Detroit, Mich.; W. H. Kerr, Mansfield, Ohio; R. H. Kestell, Ypsilanti, Mich.; J. W. Klotz, Nobleville, Ind.; W. E. Krenler, Wadsworth, Ohio; T. G. Kuff, St. Louis, Mich.; J. Stewart Lacock, Allegheny, Pa.; R. W. McCally, New York City, N. Y.; M. C. McClain, Jeromeville, Ohio; F. McCoy, Chicago, Ill.; R. W. McDonald, Flint, Mich; Wm. McEachran, Windsor, Ont.; Alex. McGregor, Rockport, Ohio; A. McKercher, Lansing, Mich.; W. O. McHugh, Toledo, Ohio; W. R. McMurty, Janesville, Mich.; Wallace McQueen, Oxford, Mich.; E. D. McQueen, Lowell, Mich.; F. W. Menhennett, Ishpeming, Mich.; W. A. Meredith, Corry, Pa.; Thomas Meredith, Jamestown, N. Y.; A. E. Metzger, Clyde, Ohio; George C. Moody, Mason, Mich.; R. J. Morrison, Detroit, Mich.; C. A. Miller, Louisville, Ky.; S. A. Myers, Wilmington, Ohio; William F. Myers, Fort Wayne, Ind.; J. T. Nattress, Delavan, Ill.; M. C. Newburg, Hanover, Mich.; John V. Newton, Toledo, Ohio; Charles N. Nye, Coopersville, Mich.; C. L. Osgood, Samaria, Mich.; H. F. Palmer, Detroit, Mich.; A. J. Payne, Cincinnati, Ohio; S. A. Pinte, Lexington, Ky.; N. Rectenwald, Pittsburg, Pa.; A. Roberts, Waukesha, Wis.; J. E. Rodger, Anderson, Ind.; William Rose, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Frederick P. Ruhl, Fairmont, W. Va.; Wm. A. Rushworth, Chicago, Ill.; A. J. Savage, Colorado Springs, Col.; Chas. Schmitt, Dodgeville, Wis.; W. M. Simpson, Malden, Mass.; C. Rowland Simpson, Somerville, Mass.; C. S. Shier, Detroit, Mich.; D. King Smith, Toronto, Ont.; H.

S. Smith, Albion, Mich.; R. N. Steele, Chicago, Ill.; S. S. Snyder, Cedarburg, Wis.; C. N. Stowe, Saginaw, Mich.; C. C. Stevens, Yale, Mich.; A. G. Tegg, Rochester, N. Y.; A. H. Tanner, Ashtabula, Ohio; J. H. Tennent, London, Ont.; Thos. Thacke, Renfrew, Ont.; H. E. Titus, Lafayette, Ind.; F. Torrance, Winnipeg, Manitoba; W. J. Torrance, Cleveland, Ohio; W. H. Turner, North Amherst, Ohio; S. S. Treadwell, Englewood, N. J.; V. C. Vaughan, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Z. Veldhius, Tremont, Mich.; John Vhay, Detroit, Mich.; George Waddle, Hastings, Mich.; C. A. Waldron, Tecumseh, Mich.; H. C. Wann, Charlevoix, Mich.; J. E. Ward, Perry, Mich.; Mr. L. D. Watkins, Manchester, Mich.; Drs. George A. Waterman, Lansing, Mich.; F. C. Wells, Warren, Mich.; R. W. Whitehead, Youngstown, Ohio; A. W. Wier, Greensville, Pa.; Wm. M. Wilson, Hartstown, Pa.; W. J. Williams, Franklin, Ind.; W. E. Wight, Allegheny, Pa.; J. C. Whitney, Hillsdale, Mich.; P. W. Wooly, Lapeer, Mich.; I. A. Wynn, Kenton, Mich.; D. P. Yonkerman, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Mr. A. H. Zenner, Detroit, Mich.

Lady Visitors: Mrs. E. B. Ackerman, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Mrs. L. Brenton, Miss Lillian Brenton, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. A. H. Baker, Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. G.W. Bell, Kingston, Ont.; Mrs. W. S. Brown, Pa.; Mrs. J. C. Burneson, Wooster, Ohio; Mrs. A. Campbell, Jackson, Mich.; Mrs. H. T. Carpenter, Ada, Ohio; Mrs. Cheesbrough, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. F. A. Cooley, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Cowing, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. D. W. Curtiss, Cadillac, Mich.; Mrs. D. A. Davison, Princeton, Ind.; Mrs. J. A. Dell, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Mrs. W. F. Derr, Wooster, Ohio; Mrs. G. W. Dunphy, Quincy, Mich.; Mrs. H. Emery, Pittsburg, Pa.; Mrs. J. D. Fair, Berlin, Ohio; Mrs. W. A. Giffen, Detroit, Mich.; Miss Ella Gribble, Washington Court House, Ohio; Mrs. Guerney, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. A. H. Hartwig, Watertown, Wis.; Mrs. W. A. Heck, Maquoketa, Iowa; Mrs. T. B. Hillock, Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. W. Horace Hoskins, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mrs. G. A. Johnston, Sioux City, Iowa; Mrs. W. H. Kelly, Albany, N. Y.; Mrs. G. Ed. Leech, Milwaukee, Wis.; Mrs. E. D. McQueen, Lowell, Mich.; Mrs. Wm. McEachran, Windsor, Ont.; Miss J. Meredith, Jamestown, N. Y.; Mrs. A. E. Metzger, Clyde, Ohio; Mrs. J. R. Mitchell, Evansville, Ind.; Mrs. A. Roberts, Waukesha, Wis.; Mrs. F. P. Ruhl, Fairmont, W. Va.; Mrs. E. H. Shepard, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. C. R. Simpson, Summerville, Mass.; Mrs. S. Stewart, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. J. H. Tennent, London, Ont.; Mrs. W. H. Turner, North Amherst, Ohio; Mrs.

R. A. Walster, West Eaton, Mass.; Mrs. L. D. Watkin, Manchester, Mich.; Mrs. J. C. Whitney, Hillsdale, Mich.; Mrs. W. E. Wight, Allegheny, Pa.; Mrs. A. W. Weir, Greenville, Pa.; Mrs. W. J. Williams, Franklin, Ind.; Mrs. John Vhay, Detroit, Mich

President Pearson found much pleasure in the privilege of introducing to the members assembled Mayor William C. Mayberry, of the city of Detroit. In welcoming the delegates and members of the profession to Detroit he cited the early history of the settlement and growth of the city, and paid a glowing tribute to the pioneers of that territory, touching upon the growth and progress of medicine and its broad character of to-day compared with the narrow attitude of those engaged in scientific medicine in the early years of its history, and most fittingly commended the generous, catholic-spirited disposition of those engaged in the practice of medicine to-day in conferring knowledge gained that all may profit by the same, the human race being the special beneficiary.

He commended the spirit and sentiment of those who gave much time and consideration to the welfare of the dumb animals in protecting them from cruelty, and the growth of this work through the great director, Henry Bergh, whose devotion to the humane aspect of this field of work had contributed more than history can ever recount, associated as his work was with that of the veterinary profession. He seemed well informed on the progress of veterinary medicine, and gave a most generous welcome to the members of the convention on behalf of the city, concluding with a wish that they would return home well pleased and well repaid with their deliberations in Detroit.

President Pearson then asked Dr. W. Horace Hoskins, of Philadelphia, to respond to the Mayor's cordial greetings. After an amusing reference to Mayor Mayberry's success in obtaining the mayoralty of Detroit and his own unsuccessful effort to obtain the same high honor in Philadelphia, Dr. Hoskins centred his remarks upon the grave responsibility that rests upon those who hold high official place in city, State, and nation in these times, when the growth of sanitary science points so clearly to one true plan and means of promoting and maintaining the health of the people, thus assuring a security and freedom from many dangers in an unguarded food-supply, situations that no longer hide from the scientific eye the insidious dangers and which brought with this era of advancement, ways and means of controlling and preventing the dangers resulting therefrom.