TWENTIETH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART III 173 



The Chairman: You have heard the report of the treasurer. 

 What" shall we do with it? 



Motion by Mr. Williams, seconded by Mr. Beckner, and unani- 

 mously adopted that the report of the treasurer be approved and 

 accepted as read. 



The Chairman : We will next have the report of the secretary, 

 Mr. J. Q. Lauer. 



The Secretary: I haven't a great deal of report to make, and 

 inasmuch as we had that pamphlet issued last year, you are all 

 familiar with it. To all those who are not familiar with our last 

 year's meeting, I will say that we have some of them left and you 

 are welcome to a copy. There is also quite a lot of new matter 

 in that pamphlet and it makes mighty good reading. I know that 

 I have enough of the reports to supply the demand of those who 

 didn't receive a copy. 



Both committees, the entertainment and the officials of the board 

 of directors, have been having an awful time here in Des Moines — 

 and we aren't throwing any flowers at the fellows of the committees, 

 but when we first came down here the matter of a banquet was im- 

 mediately eliminated from the program. It was said there was no 

 chance. This hotel has called off over fifty banquets on account of 

 the fuel situation, but through the courtesy of the city fuel depart- 

 ment we were permitted to carry out our program as far as our 

 banquet is concerned, and our program as now arranged is com- 

 plete, and there is not a thing on this program that will not be car- 

 ried out at this time. Our entertainment feature, in connection 

 with our banquet this evening, is something that should not be 

 missed. Our program will be carried out entirely. So that if you 

 hear any rumors that the banquet will not be permitted, just re- 

 member that the banquet will be held here tonight on the lower 

 floor. 



On the program will be Mr. Ray Files of Fort Dodge, who will 

 give us something that will be worth remembering. He has prom- 

 ised to be here, and I told him that if there was a change in our 

 program I would wire him. 



This report will be very short, and it is just a synopsis. 



In the absence of both the president and vice president, the meet- 

 ing was called to order by the secretary and he in turn asked for 

 nominations for temporary chairman. Mr. Mullen of Fonda, placed 



