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for Mr. Butcher for President, The ballot was read and the 

 President declared elected. 



Mr, Kingsbury nominated Mr. T, H, Todd for First Vice- 

 President, Mr. Tippin moved that the rules be suspended and the 

 Secretary instructed to cast the vote for Mr. Todd, who was there- 

 upon declared elected to the office of First Vice-President. 



Mr. W. D, Maxwell was nominated by Mr. Flournoy for the 

 office of Second Vice-President. There being no further nomina- 

 tions, Mr. Nelson made the motion that the rules be suspended and 

 the Secretary cast the ballot for Mr. Maxwell. This done, the 

 President declared Mr. Maxwell elected Second Vice-President. 



In a speech declaring himself unwilling to accept further term 

 of the office of Secretary, Mr. Goodman nominated Mr. G. T. Tip- 

 pin for this position. Mr. L. C. Wilson, on behalf of Northwest 

 Missouri, nominated J. M. Irvine for Secretary, Ballot was taken 

 on the two names, resulting in the count of 43 for Mr. Tippin, 10 

 for Mr. Irvine. The President, therefore, declared Mr. Tippin 

 elected to the office of Secretary. 



Mr. Gano nominated Mr. A. T. Nelson for re-election as 

 Treasurer. No other names were presented, and Prof. Irish 

 moved that the rules be suspended and the Secretary authorized 

 to cast the vote for Mr. Nelson. The motion was carried and Mr. 

 Nelson declared elected. 



The officers elected to take their places the first of June, 1907, 

 are President, C. H. Butcher, Warrensburg; First Vica-President, 

 T, H, Todd, New Franklin ; Second Vice-President, W, B, Maxwell, 

 St. Joseph; Secretary, G. T. Tippin, Nichols; Treasurer, A. T. 

 Nelson, Lebanon. 



Mr. Tippin, in a short speech, stated that he was unable to ex- 

 press his thanks for the compliment and honor conferred upon 

 him by electing him to the office of Secretary of the Society. He 

 felt that he was not able to measure up to the stature of his prede- 

 cessor, but that if, after a quarter of a century's service, it seemed 

 opportune for the mantle to fall from those shoulders onto his own, 

 he deemed it an honor, and assured his fellow members that fail- 

 ure in the work would be because of inability, and not because of 

 remissness in striving. If the unanimity of spirit and fairness of 

 co-operation continued as heretofore, he believed that the new offi- 

 cers would succeed in carrying on the work of the Society in its 

 full usefulness and honor. 



