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only human. I am trying to operate a big farm out there in Ida 

 county, and these are war times, and of course I am making a 

 tremendous sacrifice — so don't expect too much of me. I will do 

 the best I can. It certainly would have been in accordance with 

 my desires that you release me this time. 



Winter is coming on, and the time for our farmers' gatherings 

 and institutes is approaching. I am not looking for a job or 

 throwing out any bait or intimation that I want to get before 

 the people or "play to the galleries," but if you people want to 

 get a speaker from this organization on your program, I am open 

 for dates. You can take up this matter with your local people, 

 and take up the matter of fixing dates with me by correspondence, 

 if they so desire. 



]\Ir. Thompson : I believe it is possible for the president and 

 secretary of this organization, with the co-operation of the di- 

 rectors, to organize the state of Iowa much more thoroly than it 

 has been heretofore. I will not censure the president, because we 

 know he does get out and hustle ; but our directors are our fore- 

 runners, and I hope they will take up this work of scattering over 

 the state prominent speakers to bring into line those fellows 

 who do not come into this organization. We can make our organ- 

 ization perhaps a third or a half stronger than it is at this present 

 date. As was said last night, the old members are dropping out. 

 I am one of the seven members who organized this association, 

 in the Kirkwood Hotel, fourteen years ago, and I have never 

 missed but one annual meeting since. There are probably two 

 or three other old members of this organization at this meeting. 

 We hope the young members wall take the places of the old ones, 

 but I do think that our directors and president and secretary 

 should make some exertion to place speakers in the field. 



Upon motion of Mr. Anglum, the convention then adjourned 

 sine die. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 



At the meeting of the Executive Committee, December 12th, H. 

 C. Wallace was re-elected secretary, and A. Sykes, Joseph Eisele 

 and H. C. Wallace were appointed as an Executive Committee. 

 Mr. Sykes was authorized to employ helpers whenever in his judg- 

 ment the occasion might justify it. Clifford Thome was retained 

 as attorney for the year 1918. 



