Article XI. Executive committee. — Tht'iv shall bo an executive committee consist- 

 iiif^ vi the presideni and the secretary-treasurer of this association, exoflicio, and three 

 other members to be elected annually l>y ballot, who shall meet at the call of the presi- 

 dent and have charge of such matters of business relating; to the association as it shall 

 be necessary to attend to in the interval between the annual meetings, and it shall be 

 their duty to report such action as they may take to the next regular meetin<; of the 

 association. 



Article XII. Chaivjc in constitution. — This constitui ion shall not be changed except 

 l)yavotoof two-thirds of the members at a re<,nilar annual meeting held one year from 

 ilie dale on which the proposed alteration oi amendment has l)een lirst presented. 



1. The time of meeting of this organization shall Ijc fixt by the association. 



2. Urder of business: 



1. Calling the roll of membership. 



2. Reading of minutes of previous meeting. 



3. Admission of new members. 



4. Reports of committees. 



5. Election of officers. 



f). Appointment of ctnnmittees. 



7. Unfinished business. 



8. New business. 



9. Adjournment. 



After the adoption of the constitution and under its provision the three additional 

 members of the executive committee were elected, as follows: John Hamilton, of 

 Pennsylvania; W. W. Miller, of Ohio, and \\. C. Latta, of Indiana. Before adjourn- 

 ment the place of the next meeting was fixt for Columbus, Ohio, and the time Octo- 

 ber, 1897, the exact date to be set by the executive committee. 



The following list includes the names of those present at botli llic Watertown and 

 Chicago meetings, as presented in the consolidated report of the proceedings of these 

 meetings published by the secretary: « 



Members.— i. F. Culver, Montgomery, Ala.; O. Clute, Lake City, Fla.; W. C. 

 Latta, Lafavette, Ind.; B. Walker McKeen, Augusta, Me.; R. E. A. Leach, Brandon, 

 Manitoba; \V. L. Amoss, College Park, Md.; K. L. Butterfield, Agricultural College, 

 Mich.; F. W. Taylor, Lincoln, Nebr.; F. E. Dawley, Albany, X. Y.; W. W. Miller, 

 Columbus, Ohio; F. W. Hodson, Guelph, Ontario; John Hamilton, Harrisburg, Pa.; 

 George McKerrow, Madison, Wis. 



Associate memhers.—M. T. Allen, Waupaca, Wis.; S. C. Bassctt, Gibbon, Nebr.; 

 W. C. Bradley, Hudson, Wis.; I. H. Butterlield, Agricultural College, Mich.; W. L. 

 Carlvle, 86 Lvndale avenue, Minneapolis. Minn.; A. F. Coddington, Syracuse, Xebr.; 

 John W. Decker, Madison, Wis.; A. Allen Francis, New Lenox, 111.; R. W. Furnas, 

 Brownville, Xebr.; E. L. Furness, Furnessville, Ohio; C. W. Garfield, Grand Rai)ids, 

 Mich.; Milton George, editor Farmers' Union, Chicago, 111.; S. G. Gist, Wellsburg, 

 W. Va.; A. P. Grout, Winchester, 111.; W. R. Hostetter, Mount Carroll, 111.; W. B. 

 Lloyd, agricultural editor Farm, Field, and Fireside, Chicago, 111.; Ed. Mclntyre, 

 Seward, Nebr.; G. A. Marshall, Arlington, Xebr.; J. H. Monrad, Winnetka, 111.; C. J. 

 Monroe, South Haven, Mich.; F. S. Phoenix, Bloomington, 111.; W. A. Poynter, 

 Albion, Xebr.; C. A. Shamel, managing editor Orange Judd Farmer, Chicago, 111.; 

 John L. Shawver, Bellefontaine, Ohio; John T. Stimson, Fayetteville, Ark.; B. R. 

 Stouffer, Bellevue, Xebr.; H. F. Thurston, editor Farmers' Review, Chicago, 111.; 

 O. J. Vine, Canton, 111.; W. G. Vincenheller, Little Rock, Ark.; C. J. Warner, Wa- 

 verly, Xebr.; L. L. Young, Oakland, Xebr. 



COLUMBUS MEETING. 



The second annual convention of the association was held in Columbus, Ohio, Octo- 

 ber 27 and 28, 1897. A formal program had been prepared, and speakers had been 

 engaged to discuss the subjects assigned. Reports from the delegates representing the 

 several States were presented and discust. The officers elected were: President, 

 John Hamilton, of Pennsylvania; vice-president, W. C. Latta, of Indiana; secretary- 

 treasurer, F. W. Taylor, of Nebraska. The three elective members of the executive 



a Report of the meetings of The American Association of Farmers' Institute Man- 

 agers, by F. W. Taylor, Lincoln, Nebr., 1897. 



