SEC. 2. He should consider it also his duty to regard the needs of the poor in rendering gratuitous service, or by making such operations as are needful to health and bodily comfort available at rates within their means, ever regarding the wide difference between benevolently reducing the price to the _known poor_ and selfishly reducing the price to gain patronage that might go to another dentist. OFFICERS AND MEMBERS. F. P. Hicks, _President_; W. E. Burkhart, _Vice-President_; A. J. Gustaveson, _Treasurer_; A. McCulley, _Secretary_; E. G. Case, C. Van Winter, W. S. Conn, W. Chamberlain, —— Lamson, I. A. Chapman, J. R. Kennedy, L. Eaton, W. H. Johnson. IOWA STATE DENTAL SOCIETY. The Iowa State Dental Society will hold its twenty-eighth annual meeting at Dubuque, Iowa, May 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th, 1890. For purpose of observing a great clinic and hearing read papers by the most noted writers in dentistry, all are invited to come. The officers are: Dr. F. M. Shriver, President; Dr. C. J. Peterson, Vice-President; Geo. W. Miller, Secretary; Ben Price, Treasurer. Executive Committee: Jesse M. Ritchey, C. J. Peterson, C. Thomas. Membership Committee: J. S. Kulp, J. J. Littler, A. B. Cutler. Publication Committee: Geo. W. Miller, T. A. Hallett, J. B. Entrikim. Vice-President Peterson is Superintendent of Clinics. ILLINOIS STATE DENTAL SOCIETY. The twenty-sixth annual meeting of the Illinois State Dental Society will be held at Springfield, beginning Tuesday, May 13th, and continuing four days. GARRETT NEWKIRK, _Secretary_. MISSOURI STATE DENTAL ASSOCIATION. MEXICO, MO., March 15th, 1890. DEAR DOCTOR: We wish to call your attention to the next meeting of the Missouri State Dental Association, which will be held at Pertle Springs, July 8‒9‒10‒11, 1890. No effort will be spared to make this meeting one of the largest and most interesting in the history of the Association. The American Dental Association will meet in Missouri next August, and it is especially desirable that we have a large attendance at our next meeting so that we may make proper arrangements to receive the members of the American Dental Association in a manner that will reflect credit upon the dentists of Missouri. Now is the time to make your plans so that you may be able to be with us, and we earnestly solicit your presence. Fraternally yours. [Illustration: J. H. McWilliams. W. L. Reed. N. H. Buckley.] _Executive Committee._ KANSAS STATE DENTAL ASSOCIATION. The nineteenth annual meeting of the Kansas State Dental Association will be held at Hotel Throop, Topeka, Kansas, commencing Tuesday, April 29th, and continuing four days. An interesting program is assured, and the clinics will be a special feature. The hotel is first-class in every particular, and has granted a reduced rate. One and one-third fare has been granted by the railroads, on the certificate plan. Members of the profession cordially invited. C. E. ESTERLY, _Secretary_.