Twenty-Eighth Annual Session 



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JiL<)oML\(!T<}.\. ln:<i:.Mii]:n Itirii. LUrii asi> wni. 1883. 



The iiniKMiiici'iMciit of this iueetin<i; had Ix^eii timely ad vertiserl 

 bv a lihcial distrilmtioii of the printed ]>roii;raiunie. and 1)V the cour- 

 tesv of tilt' |mltlic jircss throuyhoiit the State in calling" attention to 

 it. 



l)<'(i-iiil)ei- istli. at 10 o'eloek. A.M.. President Hon. O. li. (ialu- 

 slia ealled to oi-der tin- iii('nil)ers present, in Sehneder's ()]jera Honse. 

 at Blo(^niin<i;ton. and announced that in accordance with the time- 

 honored cnstom the nieetin*;; wonld o})en with prayer. In response 

 to tilt' President's request. Hon. A. i\ Hammoml made a short hut 

 eloquent and a|)proi)riate pi-ayer. full of thf heauty aiitl power of 

 many ele<i,ant expressions. 



Dr. Schrceder, of Bloomini^ton. was introthiced by the President 

 ami made a ( haracteristic speech, welcoming the members of the So- 

 ciety to the city. The Doctors remarks were witty, entertaining^' and 

 suf(<^estive. and were fj;^reeted with hearty applause. 



President (Talnsha replied in an appropriate niaiiin'r. tliaiikin^j," 

 the Doctor t'oi' his kiml wonls of weh-onie. and saying' that we all 

 feel assured that the citizens of Hlooniin;;"ton wduhl th> all in their 

 power to nnike the meeting jileasant and ])rotitable. 



Till' President, who was about to ])r()ceed with his Annual Ad- 

 dress, was here interrupted by Mr. Karle. who snu'^^fstt'd that tin- reail- 



