The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-20

The semi-annual meeting of the
Pennsylvania state Veterinary Mcdi.
cal association was held yesterday af-
ternoon in the assembly rooms of the
Board Of Trade building While not q
very large number Of members were
present, 1t was nevertheless very in
teresting and profitable meeting.
The members arrived in the city yes
terday morning and were received by
the reception committee. Dr. Jacob Hell
mer, chairman and Drs. Charles s.
Colbert and Harry storms. They
were taken for drive over the elm
hurst boulevard and around Lake
Scranton, after which dinner was
served at the Jermyn.
The meeting began in the afternoon
at o'clock with President ]. Curtis
Michener of Calmar. Pa. IN the chair
The other officers present were: Sec
ond Vice President Otto G. Noack. Of
Reading, and Corresponding Secretary
w. L. Rhoads, OF LansdCwre.
The members of the association who
answered to roll call wore as follows:
Dr. II. r. Church. of Luzerne; DR..
II. A. Paget of Scranton: DR.. Charles
/. Colbert jr., of Scranton: Dr. w.
j. Fretz, of Pekasie; DR.. f.. +. Tower
of Montrose, DR.. l.. f. Mead. of TunlS-
hammock. Dr.. w. ]. Storm, Of Dun
mere; DR.. john w. Adams, Of Phila-
delphia' DR. A. +. POttsberger, Of
Selin's Grove; DR.. Edwin Hogg. Of
Wilkes-Rarre; DIR. w. l.. Miles, Of
Pleasant Mount; DR.. Leonard Fear
son, of Philadelphia; DR.. John NJ.
Courtney of Clark's Green; Dr. r G.
Rice. of Towanda; DR.. jose ph n.
Houldsmith, of Philadelphia: Dr. John
c. Foelker, of Allentown: DR.. J. 4.
Timherman, Of Wilkes-Ba Dr. G.
II. Du Pois, of Wilkes Barre. DR.. J.
II. Rayner, of Westchester; Dr. w.
II. Hoskns, of Philadelphia; DR.. r. r.
Rayner. Of Chestnut Hill: DR.. p.
G. Stanton, of FaCtoryville and DR..
jacob Helmer, of Scranton
The report of the delegates to the
recent national meeting lately held IN
New York, which was the largest In
the history Of the organization, was
read.
DECEASED MEMBERS.
Resolutions on the death of two men-
bers Of the society were next read
and adopted. One was On tine death
Of d.. John J. Smith, of Chambers
burg. who died from anthrax, contact
cd while making a post-mortarn exam-
ination on the body of a COW. Sever
al of the members expressed them
selves as considering that the death
of this man, making an effort to dis
cover more about disease which is
frightfully contagious. all for the sake
of humanity. was just as heroic a
one as the death OF soldier on the
A,,t al, gvI
on the death of DIR. Isaiah Michener
Of Iawersville, who was the oldest
veterinary in the state, being over 80
years Of age when he died and hav-
ing practiced his profession for over
sixty years.
Several new members were admit
ted to membership in the association.
1t was also decided to have the chair
appoint a committee Of five members
to report at the annual meeting Of
the association to he held next spring
in Philadelphia upon the advisahility
of starting an indemnity fund for the
relief of members in distress and also
for the purpose of defending any mcm-
bers in case of prosecution on charges
of cruelty to animals.
MEAT INSPECTION URGED.
The following resolution regarding
meat inspections was next unani-
mously passed:
Whereas. The question of meat in
sDection is now one of the daily prob
lens confronting national, state and
municipal governments and demanding
proper solution at the hands of those
charged with the direction of public
affairs in the care and protection of
our people from the dangers that lie
therein, and
Whereas, The creation of these posi-
tions are fraught with the danger Of
| improperly educated and unfit persons
| seeking and obtaining the positions Of
municipal meat inspectors, thus rob-
bing the people of the good that should
flow therefrom; we earnestly commend
the application of the federal civil SER
vice rules in the selection Of these offic-
ials. and
Whereas, The now conceded need of,
this protection in every city and bor-'
ough of our state and the fact that it
would impose no hardship from
monetary point of view in increased
| taxation upon its people, as a tax Of
| less than one cent per week upon each
| inhabitant will provide for its main
tenance in every city and borough and
! i'm large cities it can be made through
municipal abbatoirs a revenue produc-
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