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Mr. A. Chandler and Air. Steiman seconded the motion. The 

 motion was put and carried and the Secretary read the vote and de- 

 clared JNIr. Gano elected. Call for a speech. 



W. G. Gano. — I thanked you last year for electing Prof. Whitten 

 and Mr. Dutcher, but I can do it again. 



C. H. Dutcher. — This is all according to the scriptural idea that 

 the first shall be last. The Republican party is represented by an 

 elephant and the Democratic by a long eared but not a sick mule, 

 probably because he was too stubborn to go to the polls. I have en- 

 joyed all the courtesies that you have extended, and all that I am en- 

 titled to and more and I will do so again. I do not balk now as I did 

 not in November. I will attend the meetings, do as I am told and 

 do my level best. 



H. B. McAfee. — I think I speak the sentiment of this Society 

 when I say that we do not throw empty boquets, but give these re- 

 elections because of duties and work performed and grand achieve- 

 ments accomplished. 



Pres. Whitten. — Nominations for Secretary are next in order. 



F. H. Speakman. — I put in nomination our present Secretary, Mr. 

 L. A. Goodman. 



Mr. Evans. — We have had a tolerably good Secretary for the 

 past year, and I think it would be well to give him another year's 

 trial, and maybe he will come to be a first class Secretary. I move 

 that the rules be suspended, and that Mrs. Moore cast the unanimous 

 vote for Mr. Goodman as Secretary. Motion was seconded by a num- 

 ber of the members. 



Capt. Lincoln seconded the motion for Arkansas, Mr. Erb for 

 Tennessee, Mr. Wheeler for Kansas, Mr. Mendenhall for Illinois. 

 The motion was unanimously carried and Mrs. Moore cast the ballot 

 and the President declared Mr. Goodman elected. Call for a speech. 



Mr. Goodman. — The success that has been given us in this work 

 comes from your hearty support. I try to be a leader and helper 

 but I could not be without your co-operation and united efiforts. The 

 position that Missouri now holds with her Society now ranking as 

 easily one of the first, is due to your union. I am sure my work for 

 the past years has been that of love and my heart goes out to you 

 for your appreciation and kindness to me ; to you, then, be the honor 

 of our State Society's success. It was my ambition a few years ago 

 that it should stand high, and hold the position that it now does- 

 one of the first in the country. I thank you again for this honor to 

 me and your hearty appreciation of my work. For twenty-two years 

 I have worked with you in perfect unison, and I shall ever do so. 



