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mankind. It seems as though I were in the presence of a king. He had 

 been a leader among men. I would not have changed a line or a feature 

 on that body or face. They all told the story of the life of the man. He 

 had seen conflicts, keen and bitter. He had fought hard, and he went his 

 way calm and triumphant. 



"There is an artist watching you every hour and every day of your 

 life. He is recording every act and every thought with the chisel of time 

 on your face and on your body. Your fancies, your dreams, your gen- 

 erosity, your envy, your thoughts of hate, and love, your nobility and 

 kindliness, are all written there, imperishable and everlasting, so long as 

 the memory of man shall continue. You are that artist. 



"With these thoughts in mind, I looked at the face and form of Henry 

 Wallace for the last time. What a man was there — indomitable, strong, 

 fearless, courageous, sturdy and powerful. What a noble man had been 

 created out of the elements of time and eternity in the image of God." 

 (Applause.) 



And after meeting folks here and there and everywhere, this thought 

 impresses itself most powerfully upon my mind — we admire intellect and 

 ability, but that which longest remains in our memory, that which we 

 revere to the last day of our lives, is the recollection of a man of char- 

 acter. These contests come and go, and may succeed or fail, but we must 

 most of all be something within ourselves if we wish to acquire the re- 

 spectful friendship of our fellows. In the future as I go about my task, 

 I am not going to be just simply ambitious to succeed — I do want to help 

 a little now and then in getting things done right, and that is my object. 

 I may make mistakes from time to time, I may go wrong, but I want 

 you folks to be charitable with me and help me, for please remember 

 that my object all the time, in season and out of season, will be to do that 

 which is right — I am your servant, and that is my object in life. 



I thank you heartily! (Applause.) 



The Toastmaster; In recent years it has been our custom to 

 elect officers at the banquet. I will receive nominations for the 

 office of president at this time. 



Mr. W. P. Dawson : I have risen to my feet to do what I 

 know every member of the Corn Belt Meat Producers' Associa- 

 tion would be glad to do, and that is to place in nomination for 

 president Mr. A. Sykes, our present president. 



Mr. Hill : Second the nomination. 



The Toastmaster: Are there other nominations? If not, I 

 will entertain a motion that we suspend the rules and elect Mr. 

 Sykes by acclamation, or authorize the secretary to cast the bal- 

 lot for the association. 



Mr. White : I move that the rules be suspended and Mr. 

 Sykes be elected by acclamation. 



Motion thereupon presented by the toastmaster and unani- 

 mously adopted by the convejition. 



