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Poultry Association, Central Missouri Poultry Association, Con- 

 cordia Poultry Association, and perhaps others who were not 

 present at time of roll call. 



Minutes of last annual meeting read and approved as read. 

 The very inclement weather no doubt kept many from attending 

 the meeting, although in the city. Next order of business was ap- 

 pointment of committees, and J. F. Bruns, Miss Elizabeth Hodge 

 and Mrs. D. E. McArthur were appointed as a board of review. 

 Melvin Gregg, H. L. Kempster and W. D. Hart were appointed as 

 an auditing committee, both to report at the meeting next morning 

 at 9:00 o'clock. There being no further business before the meet- 

 ing it was duly moved and seconded that we adjourn to meet at 

 9:00 a. m. January 17th. 



On January 17th the association met in agricultural hall at 

 9:00 a. m. with V. 0. Hobbs in the chair. The report of commit- 

 tees was first order of business, and the board of reviews committee 

 was first to report. They reported the following members elected : E. 

 C. Branch, president; V. 0. Hobbs, vice-president; W. S. Robinson, 

 secretary-treasurer; J. M. Stone, Henry Steinmesch and W. C. 

 Rolley, members of the executive committee. The committee was 

 instructed to destroy the ballots and were discharged. 



Next committee to report was the auditing committee and they 

 reported the secretary-treasurers' books to be correct in every 

 detail. It was duly moved, seconded and carried to accept the 

 report as given. Next order of business was the inauguration of 

 officers. V. 0. Hobbs, vice-president ; W. S. Robinson, J. M. Stone, 

 members of executive committee, were the ones present and the^'- 

 were duly sworn in. 



Vice-President V. 0. Hobbs made a good speech on. the growth 

 of the branch, which was followed by a short talk by Secretary- 

 Treasurer W. S. Robinson on the importance of encouraging the 

 joining of the A. P. A. by all breeders of poultry, and that we, as 

 members, should use our influence to assist the officers to make 

 Missouri come to the top of the list of members. 



We are the greatest State in the United States in the produc- 

 tion of poultry, and why not back up one of the most important 

 branches \r\ the world by soliciting the good and honest breeders 

 of the State to join us and help to push the work. Make your- 

 self a committee of one to get at least one new member this season, 

 and if so we can go to the top of the list. 



Mrs. R. Lee Alford, T. E. Quisenberry and J. M. Stone made 

 good talks on the A. P. A. and the good it was accomplishing in our 



