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to be put in this pamphlet I must have this information absolutely, or I 

 have not the courage to go to work and ask them $10 a page to pay for 

 it. They don't care for the minutes, but whatever I can put in there of 

 interest to them will be the stuff they are after. 



The Chairman: The executive committee is composed of the officers 

 of the association. The district managers are elected by the convention 

 to represent various districts. 



The Secretary: You people should have district managers for eacli 

 district shown on this map, which I have outlined., The first district 

 has been managed by Frank Montgomery of Mt. Pleasant. This district 

 is in the southeastern part of the state. It is for Lee, Van Buren, Des 

 Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Washington, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Cedar, 

 Johnson, Iowa, Jackson, Jones and Clinton counties. 



The Chairman: Gentlemen, who will you have for manager for that 

 district? 



J. Q. Lauer (Bremer) : I make a motion that we nominate Mr. W. H. 

 Shipman of West Liberty. 



Mr. Whetstine (Louisa): Second the nomination. 



The Chairman: Mr. Shipman has been nominated for that district. 

 If there are no further nominations, we will proceed with the vote. All 

 those in favor of Mr. Shipman as manager for this first district, signify by 

 raising the right hand. * * * Opposed the same sign. * * * mi-. 

 Shipman is declared elected. 



The next one is the second district, lying just west of that, composed 

 of Decatur, Appanoose, Davis, Wapello, Monroe, Lucas. Clarke, Warren, 

 Marion, Mahaska, Keokuk, Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek and Wayne counties, 

 of which Mr. W. B. Griffin of Albia, Iowa, is the present manager. Who 

 will you have for that district? , 



T. C. Legoe (What Cheer) : I move that we have Mr. R. E. Rollin of 

 Oskaloosa. 



Mr. Whetstine (Louisa) : Second. . 



The Chairman: If there are no further nominations, I will declare 

 nominations closed. Those in favor of Mr. Rollin will signify by raising 

 the right hand. * * * Opposed the same. * * * Mr. Rollin is 

 elected. ^ 



The third district is composed of Fremont, Page, Taylor, Ringgold, 

 Union, Adams, Montgomery, Mills, Cass, Pottawattamie, Adair, Madison, 

 Dallas, Guthrie, Audubon, Shelby and Harrison, and has been presided over 

 by F. C. Reece of Corning. Who will you have for that district? 



W. H. Shipman: Mr. George White of Malvern. 



G. E. Bliss (Adams) : Second the motion. 



The Chairman: If there are no further nominations, nominations are 

 declared closed. Those in favor of Mr. White as manager for this dis- 

 trict, signify by the usual sign., * * * Opposed the same. * * * 

 Mr. White is declared elected. 



The next is the fourth district, composed of Monona, Crawford, Ida, 

 Woodbury, Plymouth, Cherokee, O'Brien, Osceola, Clay, Sioux, Lyon and 



