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Mr. President: We, your committee appointed to report ou the 

 President's address, would respectfully submit the following : 



Ou that part of the President's address which refers to recommen- 

 dation No. 1, as applies to Superintendent of Halls and President, we 

 would recommend that the expenses of the officers be allowed in the 

 fair work. 



No. 2: That the salary of the Secretary be cut $100 ; that the So- 

 ciety pay the expenses of the stenographer; that the recommendation 

 in regard to allowing $150 for stationery, postage, and express be 

 adopted, but this is not intended to include blanks, tags, etc., as re- 

 quired for fair work. 



No. 3: That the matter of single plate premiums be referred to the 

 committee on revision of premium list. 



We further recommend that that part of the President's address in 

 regard to admissions be referred to a committee of three to confer with 

 the State Board. 



We further recommend that a committee of three be appointed to 

 draft appropriate resolutions on the death of our esteemed co-laborers, 

 D. U. Reed, H. T. Kelsey, and Prof. Chas. L. Ingersoll. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. C. H. Barnard. 



G. A. Marshall. 

 F. W. Taylor. 



On motion of Mr. Barnard the report was taken up and adopted 

 section by section, as read, except that part of recommendation No. 2 

 referring to Secretary's salary, which, being a change in the constitu- 

 tion, was laid over till the afternoon session. 



At 11 o'clock the election of officers came up. 



George A. Marshall nominated E. F. Stephens, of Crete, for Presi- 

 dent. On motion the rules were susj)ended and the Secretary in- 

 structed to cast the unanimous vote of the Society for Mr. Stephens. 



A. J. Brown nominated G. A. Marshall, of Arlington, for First 

 Vice President and moved that the rules be suspended anrl the Secre- 

 tary instructed to cast the unanimous vote of the Society for Mr. Mar- 

 shall. Carried. 



For Second Vice President Mr. Taylor nominated D. C. Mosher, 

 of Lincoln, and moved that the rules be suspended and the Secretary 

 instructed to cast the unanimous vote of the Society for Mr. Mosher. 

 Carried. 



