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Volume 7 



JANUARY, 1929 



Number 1 



Annual Banquet to 



Bring Back Leaders of 



Early I. A. A. Days 



Frank L. MulhoUand, of Toledo, 

 Scheduled for Address of Evening 



THE reunion of former lead- 

 ers and friends of the Illi- 

 nois Agricultural 

 Association in the 

 early days of its 

 existence is ex- 

 pected to bring 

 back many fa- 

 miliar faces of ten 

 years ago when 



delegates and visitors 

 gather in Danville's 

 large armory for the 

 annual banquet on 

 Wednesday night, 

 Jan. 30, during the 

 coming I. A. A. meet- 

 ing. 



Invitations have 

 gone out to these 

 former leaders re- 

 questing their pres- 

 ence on this night. Former presidents 

 of the State Association including 

 Herman Danforth, St. Louis; J. W. 

 Kirkton, Normal; Harvey Sconce, Sid- 

 ell; Howard Leonard, Eureka; and 

 Sam H. Thompson, Quincy, are ex- 

 pected to attend. i 

 Reserve Ticket* Now 



While the detailed program for the 

 banquet has not been definitely ar- 

 ranged at this writing, the only set 

 speech scheduled is that of Frank L. 

 MulhoUand, Toledo, Ohio, who has 

 won nation-wide reputation as an in- 

 spirational speaker on organization. 

 Short talks from representative for- 

 mer leaders of the various periods 

 in the early history of the L A. A. 

 will be given during the early part 

 of the evening. The banquet promises 

 to draw an unprecedented number and 

 all delegates and visitors are being 

 asked to reserve tickets early. 



Last Call 



If you have not already made your 

 reservations for accommodations and 

 luncheon and banquet tickets at the 

 annual 1. A. A. meeting do so at once 

 by writing Otis Kercher, Farm Adviser, 

 Danville, 111. Send check to cover. 

 Luncheon $1.00, Banquet $1.50. 



WHERE BANQUET AND LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD 



Danville's Armory will provide ample room for the banquet, luncheon and 



group conference 



"The benefit I received from tke 

 efforts of the Farm Bureau and Illi- 

 nois Agricultural Association in equal- 

 izing land valuations in Stephenson 

 county amounted to $19.76 on my 

 77.S4 acres," writes Eric A. Carlson 

 of Lena, III. 



SENATOR GLENN IS 



LUNCHEON SPEAKER 



US. Senator Otis Glenn of Illi- 

 • nois will address the annual 

 luncheon scheduled for Thursday, 



January 31, in 

 the armory at 

 Danville. The 

 subject of 

 Senator 

 Glen n's ad- 

 dress will be 

 announced 

 later but it is 

 expected that 

 he will discuss 

 the farm legis- 

 lative s i t u a - 

 tion at Wash- 

 ing^ton. 



Mr. Glenn 

 was born at 



Hon. OUs Glenn Mattoon in 



Coles County in 1875 where his 

 father was a prominent farmer and 

 stock raiser. He graduated in law 

 from the University of Illinois after 

 which he set up law offices at Mur- 

 physboro in Jackson county. About 

 four years ago Glenn became a mem- 

 ( Continued on page 2) 



President's Address j 



to Feature Opening 

 of I. A. A. Convention 



Annual Report of I. A. A. Activities and 

 Treasurer's Report to Be Released Jan. 30 



'"llHE record of accomplish- 

 J. ments of the Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Associa- 

 tion in 1928, to- 

 gether with rec- 

 ommendations for 

 the future will 

 be covered in the 

 president's ad- 

 dress to be deliv- 

 ered by Earl C. Smith 

 on Wednesday morn- 

 ing, January 30, fol- 

 lowing the opening 

 of the 14th Annual 

 Convention. 



Mr. Smith will out- 

 line the trend of the 

 Association's devel- 

 opment in the past 

 year and will give the 

 high points covering 



this stage of the organization's growth 

 and progress. The president's address 

 will feature the morning session to be 

 held in the Terrace Theatre. 



Following the president's address 

 will come the treasurer's report by 

 Robt. A. Cowles, which is expected to 

 reflect a favorable financial situation 

 for the Association and ^1 its subsid- 

 iaries. 



Annual Report Coming | 



The Annual Report together with 

 the Treasurer's Report, now in process 

 of preparation, will be released to the 

 membership and the public that morn- 

 ing. Appointment of committees for 

 the Convention will be made before 

 adjournment for lunch. 



The five sectional conferences 

 scheduled for Wednesday afternoon 

 follow closely the program of last 

 year. Outside speakers will appear 

 before at least three of these confer- 

 ences, although the bulk of the time 

 from 1:00 to 4:30 p. m. will be de- 

 voted to shop talk and discussion. 

 These sectional conferences are pri- 

 marily designed to give the delegates 

 and members an opportunity to dis- 

 cuss the activities and policies of the 

 Association. It is the time for con- 

 ( Continued on page 5) 



I. A. A. MEETING pANyiLLE JANUARY 30-31 



