Thiety-sixtii Annual Convention 967 



FIFTH SESSION 



TlIUKSDAY, 10 A. M., DeCEMBKK 12 



Mr. Elwood. — You will please come to order for the business 

 meeting of the New York State Dairymen's xVssociation. The 

 president seemed to think it needed a real veteran to preside at 

 \ho deliberations wdiieli are about to take place, and I have great 

 pleasure in introducing, although it is unnecessary, Mr. George 

 A. Smith. 



Chaikman Smith : The first business this morning, as an- 

 nounced by the president, will be the reports of committees. As 

 chairman of the auditing committee, I submit the following 

 tentative report : 



At the beginninj? of the work for arranging for this meeting 



Mr. Kirkland. the treasurer, had $726 . 90 



Paid to Mr. Griffith, secretary, for work in arranging for tlie 



meeting 525 . 00 



Leaving balance in Mr. Kirkland's hands $201 . 90 



Received for space from tlie Syracuse people who were to help, 

 and from incidentals 1, 000.50 



Making $1, 802 .40 



Paid out for arranging meeting and incidentals, postage, etc. ... 714.23 



Leaving in the treasurer's hands $1. 0S8 . 17 



Receipts from tickets, etc 028 . 25 



$1,710.42 



The bills to be paid for the armory, etc., leave an apparent 

 balance of $192.42. 



Motion made and carried that the report of the committee be 

 accepted and placed on file. 



The nominating committee recommended the following as of- 



ficers for the coming year : President, E. H. Dollar, Heuvelton ; 

 vice-president, H. C. Elwood, Buffalo; secretary, W. E. Griffith, 

 ]\radrid; assistant secretary, Harry E. Jones, Syracuse; treasurer, 

 R. R. Kirkland, Philadelphia ; directors, Calvin J. Huson, Penn 

 Yan ; F. IST. Godfrey, Olean ; Frank C. Soule, Syracuse ; W. N. 

 Giles, Skaneateles; H. C. Lange, New York; W. A. Stocking, 

 Ithaca. 



Motion made, seconded and carried that the report of the com- 



