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we can make an organization that can be handed down to future 

 generations and be a blessing to them and stand for the things 

 that are right in Iowa. Again I thank you for the honor that 

 you have conferred upon me. 



The next nomination in order will be for vice-president. 



Mr. Brockway: This is one office of the association where, if 

 the honors are great, the burdens are equally light, I have en- 

 joyed this honor for two years, and I appreciate it from the hands 

 of this association ; but I think it is better for the organization 

 that it be passed around. Any member can easily fill it, but I 

 think the office should go to someone who is in the real "big gun" 

 class, and I would therefore nominate our friend from Black- 

 hawk, Mr. R. M. Gunn. 



The nomination was duly seconded, submitted to vote, and Mr. 

 Gunn was declared unanimously elected. 



Mr. Gunn in accepting the office urged upon the members a 

 more thorough Sabbath observance, and appealed for better sup- 

 port of the country churches of Iowa. 



President Sykes: The next nomination in order is for the office 

 of treasurer. 



Mr. Anglum : I would nominate Mr. Goodenow to succeed him- 

 self. 



Mr. Corrie: We have been electing our offices here one after 

 another, and while I am not doing this to influence the board of 

 directors, I would like to move that in an unofficial way we ex- 

 press by rising vote our appreciation of our secretary, who is our 

 official toastmaster. 



Motion duly seconded, submitted to rising vote and declared 

 unanimously carried. 



Secretary Wallace: Boys, you don't need to make a motion to 

 let me know that you appreciate whatever I have been able to 

 do, because I am conscious of it every time I come in contact with 

 you. 



I just happened to run across in the secretary's book, as I was 

 looking it over, a memorandum of the statement that I made 

 the first time I was elected secretary: that I would serve that 

 year, but that I wanted the directors to arrange as soon as they 

 could for someone to take my place. But some way they have 

 never gotten around to it, and I am somewhat in the situation 



