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time neces£iary, but I have felt greatly honored by being elected vioe 

 president and in view of the fact that we have such an able president 

 I have had so little to do. although I hope to be able to do more during- 

 the next year, I will accept the ofRce for another year. Thank you. 



The President: The next is the office of secretary. \Mio 

 will you have for yotir secretary? 



^Ir. Olson : I will name our present incumljent, Mr. P. H. 

 Kieffer. Xoniination duly seconded hy ]\Ir. Gibbs, and Mr. 

 Keiffer unanimously elected secretary. 



REMARKS BY MR. KIEFFER. 



Members of the Iowa State Dairy Association: I highly appreciate 

 the honor that you bestow upon me and I will try and prove myself 

 worthy of the honor. I heartily thank you for this and I hope that we 

 may continue to have a large convention and. get the support of the 

 traveling men, as we have had it the past year, and the hearty support 

 of the creameries throughout the State. 



Since our president has made an elaborate speech here and has told 

 everything there is nothing for' me to say except I thank you and will 

 accept the office and serve another year. (Applause.) 



The President : The next is the office of treasurer. 



Mr. SmarzO : The name of Air. F. A. Leighton is placed in 

 nomination. Motion made and duly seconded, and there being- 

 no other nominations, Mr. Leighton was elected treasurer for 

 the comino- year. 



The President : This completes the list of officers. I want 

 at this time to appoint one more committee and that committee 

 will be the auditing committee. I will appoint on that committee 

 ]\Ir. S. B. Reid of Des Aloines. chairman, Mr. Joe Stanhope of 

 Sioux City and Air. Pufahl of Nora Springs. 



Is there anything more to come before this meeting? 



AIr. Xeitert : Air. President and Alembers of the Associa- 

 \\y\\\ 1 desire at this time to announce that the executive com- 

 mittee has appointed your present secretary, Air. Keiffer, as ex- 

 pert at the next annual contest, or six months test as it is called, 

 of the butter scored by the National Butter- Alakers' Association. 

 The last scoring (in October) will be made at St. Louis. 



